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Value at a Glance

Averages based on real user reviews.

Time to Implement

2 months

Return on Investment

17 months

User Insights

Average based on 283 real user reviews.

Implementation Time

2 months

Perceived Cost

$$$$$

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Gerardo H.
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Gerardo H.
Consulting engineer
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Cisco Umbrella the extra layer that you need for your clients"
4.5/5
What do you like best about Cisco Umbrella?

It's a cloud solution, with easy administration and a solid secure layer to protect any kind of endpoint. It also can be used as a replacement for Proxy servers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cisco Umbrella?

Secure client deployment can be better, there's space to improve the decryption feature to protect TLS 1.3 traffic, actually TLS decryption faces a broad of problems with end users and computers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Chayaram V.
CV
Chayaram V.
Business Consultant
Health, Wellness and Fitness
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Skills development"
3/5
What do you like best about Cisco Umbrella?

It very useful as provide multiple security to a device with remote access anywhere. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cisco Umbrella?

When high winds or load they don't work well effectively. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Dor A.
DA
Dor A.
System Administrator
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Excellent and essential protection"
4/5
What do you like best about Cisco Umbrella?

Umbrella implementation and integration is very simple and straightforward. It covers both on-premise and roaming clients. Policy is quite simple to manage and understand. There's a policy tester to assist with troubleshooting specific scenarios. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cisco Umbrella?

We found Umbrella DNS protection quite an excellent product as long as dns protection is all that you seek. As an actual web proxy (umbrella sig) we found it quite lacking in terms of features. For example- the ability to use private IP was not possible, which causes a security risk when you want to restrict access to online services from specific trusted locations and sources. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Mohit R.
Cyber Security Associate
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Security about cloud delivery firewall"
5/5
What do you like best about Cisco Umbrella?

cloud delivered firewall & secure web gateway Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cisco Umbrella?

I think they need to provide free training of cisco umbrella for college students & fresher's. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Networking
TC
Verified User in Computer Networking
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Easy to use and very flexible"
4.5/5
What do you like best about Cisco Umbrella?

It provides protection against cyber threats through DNS layer security. It provides comprehensive visibility into internet activity across all devices and users and makes it a strong choice for organisation with large remote workforces. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cisco Umbrella?

Some users have noted that Umbrella could improve its data loss prevention capabilities to better protect against exfiltration of sensitive information Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Adrian alberto P.
AP
Adrian alberto P.
Logical Security Team Lead
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Cisco Umbrella as a Cloud based security solution"
4.5/5
What do you like best about Cisco Umbrella?

Umbrella boasts a vast security database that constantly updates, allowing it to effectively block malicious domains, URLs, and IP addresses. This proactive approach helps prevent users from accessing phishing sites, malware repositories, and other harmful resources. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cisco Umbrella?

Cost: Umbrella can be expensive, especially for larger organizations with a high number of users. The pricing model is based on the number of devices protected, which can quickly add up for large deployments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Amruth G.
AG
Amruth G.
Network operations advisor
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"A very friendly platform"
5/5
What do you like best about Cisco Umbrella?

Helps me learn more about Cisco networks Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cisco Umbrella?

Nothing as such I like everything about Cisco umbrella Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

nirmal b.
NB
nirmal b.
Information Technology Analyst
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Cisco Umbrella Review"
5/5
What do you like best about Cisco Umbrella?

Cloud Security, DNS layer security, global Intelligence, Scalability Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cisco Umbrella?

Cost, Dependency on DNS, privacy concerns. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Translation and Localization
AT
Verified User in Translation and Localization
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Simple -Secure-Satisfied"
3.5/5
What do you like best about Cisco Umbrella?

Used to stress about online threats but Umbrella changed the game. Easy setup, blocks bad stuff, keeps my organization safe without slowing things down. Totally recommend! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cisco Umbrella?

High Cost of product and dont justifiy its features Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Banking
AB
Verified User in Banking
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Great Product. Easy to use and find solutions"
4/5
What do you like best about Cisco Umbrella?

Cisco Umbrella is easy to deploy and use. It helps me analyse threats at real time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cisco Umbrella?

Sometimes many sites are blocked by Cisco Umbrella all of a sudden. Need to improve the support team. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Pricing Insights

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Time to Implement

2 months

Return on Investment

17 months

Average Discount

22%

Perceived Cost

$$$$$
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