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Check Point VS Cisco Identity Services Engine_

As of 4 November 2026, Cisco Identity Services Engine is named by 514 companies and Check Point by 607; Check Point skews to companies under 200 people (31% vs 28%), Cisco Identity Services Engine to companies over 1,000 (51% vs 46%).

As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

The website-and-DNS footprint is not comparable between a marketing suite and a CRM: Check Point's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, Cisco Identity Services Engine rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

Check Point: 2–200 employees
31%
Cisco Identity Services Engine: 2–200 employees
28%
Check Point: 1,000+ employees
46%
Cisco Identity Services Engine: 1,000+ employees
51%
Postings per company, 90 days
3.0 · 2.7
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
607companies name Check Point
514companies name Cisco Identity Services Engine
0name both
1,797 · 1,389postings in 90 days, Check Point · Cisco Identity Services Engine
02 — Side by side

Who chooses which

Share of each tool's companies in every segment. "Leans" marks a gap of more than two points.

By company size
SegmentCheck PointshareCisco Identity Services EngineshareLeans
Self-employed112%92%even
2-10 employees335%204%even
11-50 employees6110%438%even
51-200 employees9716%8216%even
201-500 employees8314%5310%Check Point
501-1000 employees437%459%even
1001-5000 employees12020%9719%even
5001-10000 employees346%387%even
10,001+ employees12521%12725%Cisco Identity Services Engine
By industry
SegmentCheck PointshareCisco Identity Services EngineshareLeans
Technology & software23939%17734%Check Point
Business & finance services14223%9819%Check Point
Manufacturing & industry518%9518%Cisco Identity Services Engine
Utilities & infrastructure346%326%even
Consumer services & leisure325%163%Check Point
Commerce & trade274%194%even
Public, community & associations183%163%even
Transport, logistics & rental183%82%even
Media & content132%112%even
Property & construction122%92%even
Health care81%184%Cisco Identity Services Engine
Automotive61%112%even
By country
SegmentCheck PointshareCisco Identity Services EngineshareLeans
United States30150%31161%Cisco Identity Services Engine
United Kingdom396%285%even
France376%122%Check Point
Germany264%214%even
India203%133%even
Italy163%61%even
Canada142%163%even
Belgium122%51%even
Singapore122%––outside top 12
Netherlands102%––outside top 12
Spain91%––outside top 12
Australia81%92%even
Switzerland––61%outside top 12
Denmark––51%outside top 12
Poland––51%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentCheck PointshareCisco Identity Services EngineshareLeans
IT operations & business systems1,59764%1,37979%Cisco Identity Services Engine
Finance & accounting1837%––outside top 12
Sales1265%432%Check Point
Software engineering1114%282%Check Point
Customer service & success793%121%Check Point
Product, program & project management392%121%even
Education & training281%––outside top 12
manufacturing and production151%30%even
Engineering (non-software)120%704%Cisco Identity Services Engine
Business development & strategy110%––outside top 12
Data & AI100%121%even
General management & consulting100%30%even
facilities cleaning and security70%20%even
skilled trades and field service60%40%even
Marketing & communications50%20%even
real estate and property50%––outside top 12
Travel, leisure & events50%––outside top 12
Legal, compliance & risk40%––outside top 12
Quality, safety & environment30%40%even
social care and community30%––outside top 12
Administration & office20%––outside top 12
arts media and entertainment20%––outside top 12
Human resources20%––outside top 12
Unclassified20%30%even
healthcare clinical10%––outside top 12
hospitality and food service10%––outside top 12
construction and civil––20%outside top 12
research and science––20%outside top 12
Design & UX––10%outside top 12
public safety and protective services––10%outside top 12
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Cisco Identity Services Engine is named by 514 companies in job postings and Check Point by 607; 0 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/check-point-vs-cisco-ise)
How we know

Read from the source, not self-reported

Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →

  • Job postingsRead hourly from career sites. A tool counts when the employer's own text names it as the team's system; both tools can count for one company.
  • Website and DNSScripts and embeds on the company's pages, plus SPF, DKIM, MX and CNAME records of its domain that point at the vendor.
  • SegmentsCountry, size and industry from the company profile built from its website.
  • Not a reviewNo ratings, prices or feature claims. For those, read the vendors.
FAQ

Check Point vs Cisco Identity Services Engine: questions

Which is more used, Check Point or Cisco Identity Services Engine?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Check Point (607) over Cisco Identity Services Engine (514). By website-and-DNS footprint, Cisco Identity Services Engine (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses Check Point?

31% of Check Point companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 28% for Cisco Identity Services Engine. 46% of Check Point companies have over 1,000 employees, against 51% for Cisco Identity Services Engine.

Do companies run both?

0 companies name both in their postings, usually Check Point in marketing and Cisco Identity Services Engine in sales, or during a migration.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the employer's own text in job postings read hourly from career sites, and from scripts found on company websites in our crawl. No vendor data, no surveys.

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