Alternatives and competitors

Sites like Cisco

The 20 closest cloud network security alternatives to Cisco, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 8 technologies behind it.

Looking for an alternative to Cisco? The closest matches are Zscaler, Cato Networks and Cloudflare. We match sites by what they actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Vote on each alternative and leave a short note to help the next person choose.

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01 · Entity

About Cisco

Cisco umbrella.com

DNS-Layer and Cloud Cybersecurity Solutions | Cisco Umbrella

Cisco's enterprise network security provides advanced protection on a unified, cloud-delivered solution designed for the modern workplace.

Top 10K · #2,254 English 8 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026
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Summary by Claude

Cisco Umbrella, now Cisco Secure Access, is a cloud-delivered network security service. It covers DNS-layer filtering, a secure web gateway, CASB, data loss prevention, firewall as a service and zero-trust remote access in a security service edge (SSE) bundle.

Who it’s for
Enterprise IT and security teams
Business model
Subscriptions

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to Cisco’s (x) and how much traffic it gets, how much of the stack it shares, or where it sits in the embedding space itself (y). Lines split each axis at the median. Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.

similarity × popularity

Check PointThousandEyesMenlo SecurityCISAbsclink.cnPalo Alto NetworksCisco MerakiDuoCloudflareCato Networks

03 · Nearest neighbours

Alternatives to Cisco

Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to Cisco, thumbs down if it isn’t.

Only in English
  1. 01
    Zscaler zscaler.com Top 10K English

    Leading Cloud Enterprise Security Provider for Zero Trust

    Zscaler is a leading cloud enterprise security provider helping global businesses adopt zero trust for secure digital transformation.

  2. 02
    Cato Networks catonetworks.com Top 10K

    Israeli network security company

  3. 03
    Cloudflare cloudflare.com Top 100 English

    Cloudflare: Build for the agent era

    Welcome to Cloudflare - Powering the next generation of applications

  4. 04
    Duo duosecurity.com Top 10K English

    IAM & MFA Identity Security for Business, Humans, AI | Cisco Duo

    Cisco Duo secures workforce access and defends against advanced identity threats with IAM, phishing-resistant MFA, SSO, passwordless, and device trust.

  5. 05
    Cisco Meraki meraki.com Top 1K

    Provider of Networking Equipment for Large-scale Projects Developed by Cisco Systems

  6. 06
    Palo Alto Networks paloaltonetworks.com Top 1K English

    Leader in Cybersecurity Protection & Software for the Modern Enterprises - Palo Alto Networks

    Implement Zero Trust, Secure your Network, Cloud workloads, Hybrid Workforce, Leverage Threat Intelligence & Security Consulting. Cybersecurity Services & Education for CISO’s, Head of Infrastructure, Network Security Engineers, Cloud Architects & SOC Managers

  7. 07
    bsclink.cn Top 10K Chinese

    零信任_安全办公平台_远程安全访问_SASE方案_终端安全-白山云

    基于零信任理念和白山云全球边缘网络,「网络+安全+服务+情报」一体化建设,更安全、更快速、更经济地保障企业全球化高效办公,确保分布在全球各地的用户都能随时随地、快速安全地访问企业本地和云上资源。

  8. 08
    CISA cisa.gov Top 10K English

    Home Page | CISA

    Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency: America's Cyber Defense Agency

  9. 09

    Bot Restriction

  10. 10
    SonicWall sonicwall.com Top 10K

    cybersecurity company

  11. 11
    Menlo Security menlosecurity.com Top 10K English

    Browser Security for Humans and Agents | Menlo Security

    Secure your agentic enterprise with the Menlo Browser Security Platform. Get zero-day threat prevention, secure access, and data security in one unified platform.

  12. 12
    bsgslb.com Top 10K Chinese

    零信任_安全办公平台_远程安全访问_SASE方案_终端安全-白山云

    基于零信任理念和白山云全球边缘网络,「网络+安全+服务+情报」一体化建设,更安全、更快速、更经济地保障企业全球化高效办公,确保分布在全球各地的用户都能随时随地、快速安全地访问企业本地和云上资源。

  13. 13
    Mimecast mimecast.com Top 10K English

    Human Risk Management & Advanced Email Security | Mimecast

    Protect email and collaboration tools with Mimecast. Manage human risk and stay ahead of cyber threats with advanced security solutions.

  14. 14
    ThousandEyes thousandeyes.com Top 10K

    network monitoring company

  15. 15
    Barracuda Networks barracuda.com Top 10K English

    Cybersecurity Solutions: Email, Apps, Network, Data | Barracuda Networks

    Barracuda Networks is the worldwide leader in Email Protection, Application Protection, Network Security, and Data Protection Solutions

  16. 16
    Check Point checkpoint.com Top 1K English

    Check Point Software: Leader in Cyber Security Solutions

    Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. is a leading provider of cyber security solutions to corporate enterprises and governments globally.

  17. 17
    Proofpoint proofpoint.com Top 10K

    Cybersecurity Firm

  18. 18
    NextDNS nextdns.io Top 10K English

    NextDNS - The new firewall for the modern Internet

    NextDNS protects you from all kinds of security threats, blocks ads and trackers on websites and in apps and provides a safe and supervised Internet for kids — on all devices and on all networks.

  19. 19
    Tenable® tenable.com Top 10K English

    Vulnerability and exposure management | Cloud and AI security | Tenable®

    The leader in exposure management and AI security, Tenable cybersecurity solutions reduce cyber risk across IT, OT, cloud, identity & hybrid attack surfaces.

  20. 20
    Comodo Group comodo.com Top 10K English

    Advanced Website Protection for Unmatched Cyber Defense

    Safeguard your devices with Comodo's advanced endpoint protection and protect your websites from malware and cyber threats. Secure your site now!

Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to umbrella.com’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones Cisco uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.

04 · Fingerprints

Technology

What Cisco is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.

Built with

CMS
JavaScript libraries
  • jQuery asset https://umbrella.cisco.com/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.min.js?ver=3.7.1
CSS & UI
  • Font Awesome asset https://umbrella.cisco.com/wp-content/plugins/ubermenu/assets/fontawesome/css/all.min.css…
Languages & backends
  • PHP implied by WordPress (page source: /wp-content/)
Video
  • Wistia page source: fast.wistia.com
Email hosting
SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
  • Adobe TXT adobe-idp-site-verification=b35d54b9d9328dffa8c91f4d19b17ee8935ad8cf8…
  • Google Search Console meta google-site-verification: 2jKRZgkFS4jWvubKwLj1IiktmitBbbeHz6paAftfRdQ

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