We performed a comparison between Cisco ACI and Cisco Enterprise Network Functions Virtualization based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Network Virtualization solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The best part of ACI is that it can integrate with a lot of virtual environments like VMware, Hyper-V, and KVM."
"It is easy to use because you have all the information coming from the same technology."
"Because of its automation feature, when you configure scripts for Cisco ACI, it reduces human error."
"The most valuable features are the ease of setup for redundancy, as well as centralized control."
"The ability to integrate with other systems is the most valuable feature."
"With ACI, if you need more capacity you can just buy more and plug them in without needing to do anything else. All of the sudden that infrastructure is there for me to use, configure, and add stuff to."
"One significant attraction for clients in Iran is the robustness of multicast solutions, which has been a major driver for them to migrate to Cisco ACI."
"Having a lot of racks and switches with a single point of configuration which can be done with automation on one platform using one API. This makes everything work faster."
"Routing, switching, and wireless network security are the valuable features of Cisco Enterprise Network Functions Virtualization."
"The most valuable feature is its user-friendly management dashboard."
"Scalability is not a problem."
"It is easy to manage, easy to maintain, and stable. If you set up everything alright, it will give years without any issues."
"Network Security is one of the most valuable features of Cisco Enterprise Network Functions Virtualization."
"The support system that they have in place is very good and they are easy to reach."
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"Technical support needs to be more helpful. It's rare that you get a knowledgeable person."
"I wish that if I had to open up an additional tab, I wouldn't have to log in every single time."
"The firewall has room for improvement because there is no central inspection yet on Cisco ACI."
"Its graphical user interface (GUI) is not as user-friendly as it could be."
"ACI's blade servers could be more flexible, and its storage interface is a little too complex because they use some third-party storage solution."
"The initial setup was a bit complex."
"Training for this product is available from institutions but it is not available online where you can get users trained easily."
"Cisco ACI would benefit by providing the option to integrate easily with DNAC in their next release."
"The solution's orchestration part could be improved."
"It would be helpful if they offered modularized upgrades, such as additional memory or a faster processor."
"In terms of what could be improved, I would say the cost. The SDN hardware especially is much too expensive, specifically 799 and 9000."
"One of the things that can be improved is trimming all mobile numbers so that it aids in swiftly acquiring information for tablets or any necessary solution."
"There is room for improvement in enhancing compatibility with other solutions and vendors."
"This is a software solution, which is less stable than a hardware solution by definition."
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Cisco ACI is ranked 1st in Network Virtualization with 96 reviews while Cisco Enterprise Network Functions Virtualization is ranked 3rd in Network Virtualization with 6 reviews. Cisco ACI is rated 8.0, while Cisco Enterprise Network Functions Virtualization is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Cisco ACI writes "Stable, easy to extend, scalable, and has a host-based routing feature". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Cisco Enterprise Network Functions Virtualization writes "Versatile, offering flexibility and scalability". Cisco ACI is most compared with VMware NSX, Cisco Secure Workload, Akamai Guardicore Segmentation, Nuage Networks and Juniper Contrail Networking, whereas Cisco Enterprise Network Functions Virtualization is most compared with . See our Cisco ACI vs. Cisco Enterprise Network Functions Virtualization report.
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