We performed a comparison between Cisco Data Center Network Manager and SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Network Monitoring Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."We can manage the entire system across the network and troubleshoot the pain points."
"The single dashboard is a valuable feature."
"You can integrate all the networks into the software."
"After installation, you almost forget that it is working."
"Fabric suite automation is a great feature."
"The most valuable features of Cisco Data Center Network Manager are consistency and the core server. The teams have had a good experience."
"Automation of the ILS."
"I like running the scripts. With the help of a Python script, we deployed within the configuration and built up the code."
"The feature I find most valuable, is the stability of the solution."
"The product makes the management of our environment simpler."
"The monitoring is perfect, showing you the details for the utilization of resources and network bandwidth."
"I would rate NetFlow Traffic Analyzer's stability ten out of ten."
"It is great at telling you if your devices are working and it keeps an eye on your network's overall performance."
"The solution's most valuable feature is its traffic analysis."
"What people found most valuable in SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer is its report customization feature."
"The bandwidth monitoring functionality is one of the most important features for our customers. When the customer notices that their bandwidth usage is too high for some reason, they will use the traffic analysis within SolarWinds NTA to identify which protocols (e.g. HTTPS) or applications are using up the bandwidth."
"In terms of the implementation, we've actually used SAM, the server and application monitoring tools. The network configuration tools are very useful in terms of bulk upgrading switches and infrastructure. Also, the Network Traffic Analyzer was extremely useful to track down errant users soaking up bandwidth."
"For stability, I would give SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer a rating of ten out of ten."
"The technical support needs improvement."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"Sometimes the product gives us problems that require support."
"Could integrate better with VMware products."
"The automation feature could be improved."
"The visibility of applications is not great."
"Automation for the RMA process can be added."
"It is not very easy to monitor or to browse."
"It would be nice to have the ability to more easily collect information from other software when doing some types of analysis."
"In the next release, I would like to see it merged with Prime and I think that it should be more unified."
"Technical support needs improvement."
"It is a scalable solution, but it is costly to scale. Therefore, I would rate scalability at eight out of ten."
"They should work on the configuration of the Log Analyzer feature."
"What needs improvement in SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer is performance because sometimes, my team struggles too much for the solution to perform correctly for a specific deployment in my organization. Having a more detailed view in SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer is another area for improvement, but that's more part of the protocol than the actual solution."
"It can be complex to set up and configure."
"The problem is that SolarWinds is trying to bolt in too much and that can leave bugs, which you have to then sort out, leaving the product unstable. SolarWinds needs to try and slow down and improve the stability of the product, as opposed to bringing out more and more features."
"The pricing is expensive."
"An area for improvement in SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer is application visibility because some applications aren't being recognized correctly. You can see applications such as Facebook and YouTube, but SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer needs to have more visibility into more applications. Currently, SolarWinds fails to detect more powerful applications, such as Zoom and Teams. If SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer can recognize every application and be able to report on each in terms of bandwidth, then that would be good. This is what I'd like to see in the next release of the solution."
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Cisco Data Center Network Manager is ranked 26th in Network Monitoring Software with 20 reviews while SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer is ranked 6th in Network Traffic Analysis (NTA) with 34 reviews. Cisco Data Center Network Manager is rated 8.0, while SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Cisco Data Center Network Manager writes "Provides insight into the network's health data and has an excellent support team". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer writes "Displays traffic visibility and efficient traffic flows". Cisco Data Center Network Manager is most compared with Marvis Virtual Network Assistant, Zabbix and Cisco DNA Center, whereas SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer is most compared with Zabbix, Cisco Secure Network Analytics, ManageEngine NetFlow Analyzer, SolarWinds NPM and Darktrace. See our Cisco Data Center Network Manager vs. SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer report.
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