We performed a comparison between Apstra Operating System and Cisco DNA Center based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Cisco, Red Hat, SolarWinds and others in Network Automation."Apstra Operating System's most important features are the security and AB test to define what approach we need to take in my company. Additionally, the solution does not take a lot of maintenance."
"The solution has the capability to scale."
"I think that their LAN automation is a very good feature."
"Cisco is a leading network company."
"The most valuable features were the monitoring, maintenance, and configuration."
"Cisco VXLAN is a protocol that has been around for some time, but the practical implementation and operational capability of Cisco DNA Center bring it to life."
"The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the fact that it gives some kind of ease in operations, especially since our company is moving from CLI to GUI-based configuration."
"We have many people from the team who manage a lot of devices. By using Cisco DNA Center, it has taken some of that burden away, we are impressed with it. We did the investment in CAPEX, but in the OPEX was very low."
"It is very versatile in terms of analytics."
"The report data could improve in Apstra Operating System."
"Technical support could be better. The price could be better, and it could be more stable."
"Requires more focus on the digital side of things."
"In terms of the clustering part, there are some concerns."
"What I want to see in Cisco DNA Center in the future is more support for other platforms so that you can manage third-party products, such as Fortinet."
"We encountered issues with their response times, which had a big impact on our workflow."
"The solution’s security side could be improved."
"When it comes to deploying wireless fields, integrating defaults into the DNS interface can be challenging."
"Integration with analytic tools and API integrations would be ideal."
Apstra Operating System is ranked 8th in Network Automation while Cisco DNA Center is ranked 1st in Network Automation with 37 reviews. Apstra Operating System is rated 8.0, while Cisco DNA Center is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Apstra Operating System writes "Highly secure, useful AB test, and stable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Cisco DNA Center writes "Practical implementation of VXLAN is good and provides centralized control". Apstra Operating System is most compared with VMware NSX, whereas Cisco DNA Center is most compared with Cisco Prime, Aruba Airwave, SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager, Huawei eSight and ExtremeCloud IQ.
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