We performed a comparison between Cisco Data Center Network Manager and Cisco DNA Center 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."The single dashboard is a valuable feature."
"We can manage the entire system across the network and troubleshoot the pain points."
"Data Center Network Manager is absolutely stable."
"The feature I find most valuable, is the stability of the solution."
"I don't have to rely on the on-site engineer who can do the configuration. I can have our team just plug the devices and perform remotely. I can also do the templates."
"The most valuable feature is the connectivity monitoring."
"Automation of the ILS."
"VCNM provides a unique capability of managing the admin VDCs of Nexus boxes."
"You can integrate all the networks into the software."
"The interface of this solution is easy to use overall."
"It gives us automation capabilities for pushing out the configuration to branch networks. It also provides visibility into the health of user network devices."
"It is simple to manage and it is all done from a single dashboard."
"DNA Center is scalable."
"The most valuable features were the monitoring, maintenance, and configuration."
"The monitoring features are very useful for network engineers."
"The most valuable feature of Cisco DNA Center is the AI (Artificial Intelligence) that provides us with valuable information."
"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."
"What's most valuable in Cisco DNA Center is the ability to manage any Cisco infrastructure and device through it. Setup was straightforward."
"The technical support needs improvement."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"The solution needs to improve reports."
"Automation for the RMA process can be added."
"The configuration is too complicated and you have to create templates and use a lot of menus."
"Sometimes the product gives us problems that require support."
"One of the biggest challenges is that we aren't always able to push the configuration onto the target device. Whenever this happens, we have to do a factory reset, put on the script, and then reconfigure it again. In the next release, I would like to have a troubleshooting feature."
"We need better performance and reliability."
"Data Center Network Manager is a little complex because it includes a lot of hardware to be installed."
"Could integrate better with VMware products."
"Cisco DNA Center should improve its configuration management. It is better to have a dev version before pushing it."
"The solution can be quite pricey."
"DNA Center has been on the market for a few years and they need to update it."
"The product doesn’t have good monitoring capabilities."
"The weaknesses primarily involve pricing and the ongoing need for increased bandwidth and data throughput."
"We encountered issues with their response times, which had a big impact on our workflow."
"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."
"It seems to be a little bit more centered toward wireless than wired. You've got more options you can do wirelessly than you can with the wired switches, but it works for what we need it to do. We would like to see a little bit more about the traffic, and we're looking at what's out there to see about that. We are looking at something that might give us a bit more insight into the actual traffic. If they had the full functionality on the wired side, as they do on the wireless side in terms of being able to view traffic and everything, it would be good."
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Cisco Data Center Network Manager is ranked 26th in Network Monitoring Software with 20 reviews while Cisco DNA Center is ranked 24th in Network Monitoring Software with 37 reviews. Cisco Data Center Network Manager is rated 8.0, while Cisco DNA Center is rated 7.8. 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 Cisco DNA Center writes "Practical implementation of VXLAN is good and provides centralized control". Cisco Data Center Network Manager is most compared with Marvis Virtual Network Assistant and Zabbix, whereas Cisco DNA Center is most compared with Cisco Prime, Aruba Airwave, SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager, Juniper Mist Wired Assurance and Huawei eSight. See our Cisco DNA Center vs. Cisco Data Center Network Manager report.
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