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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- k = 20
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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.
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
03 · Nearest neighbours
Alternatives to Cisco
Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to Cisco, thumbs down if it isn’t.
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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.
Very close cos 0.895 - 02
Cloudflare: Build for the agent era
Welcome to Cloudflare - Powering the next generation of applications
Close cos 0.886 - 03
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.
Close cos 0.879 - 04
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
- Adobe
- Google Search Console
- Adobe Experience Manager
- Adobe Experience Platform Tags
- Akamai
- Akamai Edge DNS
Close cos 0.878 - 05
Home Page | CISA
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency: America's Cyber Defense Agency
Close cos 0.876 - 06
Prove Cyber Resilience with Drills & Labs | Immersive
Immersive One is the platform for continuous cyber resilience. Run realistic drills, close skill gaps with labs, benchmark performance, and be ready for any threat.
Close cos 0.871 - 07
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.
Close cos 0.872 - 08
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.
Close cos 0.870 - 09
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
- Google Search Console
- Adobe Experience Manager
- Adobe Experience Platform Tags
- Atlassian
- Azure DNS
- Azure Front Door
Close cos 0.868 - 10
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.
Close cos 0.869 - 11
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.
Close cos 0.867 - 12
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.
Close cos 0.865 - 13
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!
Close cos 0.864 - 14
BleepingComputer | Cybersecurity, Technology News and Support
BleepingComputer is a premier destination for cybersecurity news for over 20 years, delivering breaking stories on the latest hacks, malware threats, and how to protect your devices.
Close cos 0.863 - 15
Tailscale | Secure Connectivity for AI, IoT & Multi-Cloud
The connectivity platform for devs, IT, and security teams. Zero Trust identity-based access that deploys in minutes and scales to every resource. Start free.
Close cos 0.861 - 16
Data Management Engine for Security & Connectivity on the Endpoint - Mobolize
From on-device Wi-Fi security to intelligent endpoint-to-cloud connectivity, Mobolize enables our partners’ strategic differentiation and success on any endpoint.
Close cos 0.859 - 17
Sophos: Cyber Resilience for the Agentic AI Era
Sophos Fusion is the industry’s most complete cyber defense system. It sees everything, connects everything, and enables your defenses to respond as one.
Close cos 0.862 - 18
Enterprise Cybersecurity Solutions | ThreatLocker
A Zero Trust cybersecurity solutions platform, ThreatLocker delivers world-class enterprise security software and solutions worldwide.
Close cos 0.861 - 19
Panda Security | Official Website
The best antivirus protection for all your devices: Don't be a target! Join the next generation of digital protection
Close cos 0.859 - 20
AhnLab
AhnLab delivers an AI-powered cybersecurity platform that connects endpoint, network, cloud, CPS security, XDR, and threat intelligence to help businesses stay secure.
Close cos 0.856
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
- WordPress page source: /wp-content/
- 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
- Google Workspace MX aspmx.l.google.com
- SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
- Adobe TXT adobe-idp-site-verification=b35d54b9d9328dffa8c91f4d19b17ee8935ad8cf8…
- Google Search Console meta google-site-verification: 2jKRZgkFS4jWvubKwLj1IiktmitBbbeHz6paAftfRdQ
Stack changes
No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what Cisco adds or drops shows up here.
What competitors use
Across the 20 closest sites.
- Google Search Console 17/20
- Atlassian · not on umbrella.com 14/20
- Microsoft 365 · not on umbrella.com 13/20
- Apple Business · not on umbrella.com 9/20
- Google Tag Manager · not on umbrella.com 9/20
- DocuSign · not on umbrella.com 8/20
- Adobe 7/20
- Google Workspace 7/20
- Marketo · not on umbrella.com 6/20
- Miro · not on umbrella.com 6/20
- Salesforce · not on umbrella.com 6/20
- Amazon Route 53 · not on umbrella.com 6/20
- Zendesk · not on umbrella.com 6/20
- Cloudflare · not on umbrella.com 5/20
- OpenAI · not on umbrella.com 5/20
- Zoom · not on umbrella.com 5/20