Top 10 McAfee Network Security Platform Alternatives & Competitors

Top 10 Alternatives to McAfee Network Security Platform Recently Reviewed By G2 Community

#1

Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls
By Palo Alto Networks
(131)4.5 out of 5
Our next-generation firewall classifies all traffic, including encrypted traffic, based on application, application function, user and content. You can create comprehensive, precise security policies, resulting in safe enablement of applications. This lets only authorized users run sanctioned applications, greatly reducing the surface area of cyber attacks across the organization.
Categories in common with McAfee Network Security Platform:
• Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (IDPS)
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Reviewers say compared to McAfee Network Security Platform, Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls is:
Better at support
Better at meeting requirements
Easier to admin
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#2

AlienVault USM (from AT&T Cybersecurity)
By AT&T
(113)4.4 out of 5
AlienVault USM (from AT&T Cybersecurity) is a platform that provides five essential security capabilities in a single console to manage both compliance and threats, understanding the sensitive nature of IT environments, include active, passive and host-based technologies to match the requirements of each particular environment.
Categories in common with McAfee Network Security Platform:
• Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (IDPS)
Reviewers say compared to McAfee Network Security Platform, AlienVault USM (from AT&T Cybersecurity) is:
Better at support
Slower to reach roi
Better at meeting requirements
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#3

Cisco Secure IPS (NGIPS)
By Cisco
(17)4.1 out of 5
High performance. Resiliency. Security operations empowerment. NGIPS receives new policy rules and signatures every two hours, so your security is always up to date.
Categories in common with McAfee Network Security Platform:
• Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (IDPS)
Reviewers say compared to McAfee Network Security Platform, Cisco Secure IPS (NGIPS) is:
More expensive
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#4

FortiGate IPS
By Fortinet
(14)4.7 out of 5
Whether part of a firewall solution or a separate standalone appliance, Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS) technology is becoming an increasingly ubiquitous part of network security defenses.
Categories in common with McAfee Network Security Platform:
• Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (IDPS)
Reviewers say compared to McAfee Network Security Platform, FortiGate IPS is:
Better at support
More usable
Easier to admin
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#5

FireEye Network Security and Forensics
By Trellix
(14)3.8 out of 5
FireEye Network Security (NX) solutions protect against known and unknown advanced attacks with the signature-less Multi-Vector Virtual Execution (MVX) engine, conventional intrusion prevention system (IPS) and intelligence-driven detection.
Categories in common with McAfee Network Security Platform:
• Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (IDPS)
Reviewers say compared to McAfee Network Security Platform, FireEye Network Security and Forensics is:
Better at support
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#6

Hybrid Cloud Security
By Trend Micro
(175)4.5 out of 5
Hybrid Cloud Security solution, powered by XGen security, delivers a blend of cross-generational threat defense techniques that have been optimized to protect physical, virtual, and cloud workloads.
Categories in common with McAfee Network Security Platform:
• Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (IDPS)
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Reviewers say compared to McAfee Network Security Platform, Hybrid Cloud Security is:
Better at support
More usable
Easier to do business with
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#7

Blumira Automated Detection & Response
By Blumira
(107)4.6 out of 5
Blumira's Automated SIEM enables organizations to detect and respond effectively to cybersecurity threats without having a dedicated in-house security operations center or security expertise.
Categories in common with McAfee Network Security Platform:
• Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (IDPS)
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Reviewers say compared to McAfee Network Security Platform, Blumira Automated Detection & Response is:
Better at support
More usable
Easier to admin
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#8

Snort
By Snort
(18)4.0 out of 5
SNORT(r), The standard in IDS and IPS.
Categories in common with McAfee Network Security Platform:
• Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (IDPS)
Reviewers say compared to McAfee Network Security Platform, Snort is:
Better at support
More usable
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#9

Intezer
By Intezer
(192)4.5 out of 5
Automate your malware analysis. Get answers quickly about any suspicious file, URL, endpoint or memory dump.
Categories in common with McAfee Network Security Platform:
• Network Sandboxing
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Reviewers say compared to McAfee Network Security Platform, Intezer is:
Better at support
More usable
Easier to set up
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#10

Zscaler Internet Access
By Zscaler
(116)4.4 out of 5
Zscaler Internet Access delivers the complete security stack as a service from the cloud.
Categories in common with McAfee Network Security Platform:
• Network Sandboxing
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Reviewers say compared to McAfee Network Security Platform, Zscaler Internet Access is:
Better at support
Easier to admin
More usable
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