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."It scales very well. When you increasingly scale with it, it makes the product easier to work with."
"ACI's most valuable feature is sizing - you can easily find the sizing of the data, which means the data speed, CPU, and virtualization can be determined."
"The centralized configuration is its most valuable feature."
"We use Cisco ACI for perimeter security and threat detection."
"The most valuable feature is the unified fabric."
"In legacy networks, managing changes requires individual tickets for each device. ACI's single pane of glass management through APIC is a big advantage. So, single-tenant management is a plus."
"It has reduced our day-to-day operations by at least half."
"The most valuable features include microsegmentation, L3 Out features, and the common tenant and tenancy model."
"The most valuable feature is its user-friendly management dashboard."
"Network Security is one of the most valuable features of Cisco Enterprise Network Functions Virtualization."
"It is easy to manage, easy to maintain, and stable. If you set up everything alright, it will give years without any issues."
"The support system that they have in place is very good and they are easy to reach."
"Routing, switching, and wireless network security are the valuable features of Cisco Enterprise Network Functions Virtualization."
"Scalability is not a problem."
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"One of the things that makes it a lot more complicated is the way contracts are handled in ACI. Contracts are like their own access lists. They can improve the setting up of contracts between devices a lot. It can be simplified."
"Cisco ACI, segmentation-wise, could be more flexible, which is an area for improvement. The solution could be improved in terms of macro or micro-segmentation for many access lists and contracts. The process becomes very messy in the end."
"The initial setup was a bit complex. ACI was just out at that time, and there wasn't support at that time."
"Biannually, there is a new design delivered by Cisco. Thus, you are always running behind the new design, and it never stops. With Cisco ACI, this has been a nightmare."
"I believe there's room for improvement in terms of ACI's integration with various technologies."
"I would like to be able to test the upgrades in a simulation before implementing them in production because not everyone has a lab."
"Cisco SDN will only work with its own devices, so that's a downside."
"The ACI setup is in its initial phases is difficult. The learning curve at the beginning is higher than a normal setup."
"In terms of what could be improved, I would say the cost. The SDN hardware especially is much too expensive, specifically 799 and 9000."
"This is a software solution, which is less stable than a hardware solution by definition."
"It would be helpful if they offered modularized upgrades, such as additional memory or a faster processor."
"The solution's orchestration part could be improved."
"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."
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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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