We performed a comparison between Cisco Data Center Network Manager and Zabbix 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."
"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 product has excellent stability."
"The feature I find most valuable, is the stability of the solution."
"After installation, you almost forget that it is working."
"Data Center Network Manager is absolutely stable."
"VCNM provides a unique capability of managing the admin VDCs of Nexus boxes."
"The tool's most valuable feature is the consolidated dashboard, providing insights into parameters and overall usage of network features. It allows us to easily summarize insights through the dashboards. The solution offers automation capabilities, particularly in the context of connecting LAN sites with websites."
"The interface of this solution is easy to use overall."
"Zabbix helps to save time."
"The integration capabilities and APIs are the best part."
"The basic setup is very easy."
"The solution is open-source, easy to manage, and user-friendly making it easy for anyone to use."
"We are able to monitor our virtual infrastructure, virtual machines, windows servers, databases, and the network using a simple network management protocol. We are able to pull almost all the metrics that we want, receive notifications, and have them integrate with telegrams for certain devices that are critical, such as UPSs."
"The most valuable feature is that it provides network segregation for server monitoring."
"The solution allows you to configure and customize how you want to collect information from servers or other systems."
"Health and communication links availability."
"The technical support needs improvement."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"We need better performance and reliability."
"The solution needs to improve reports."
"If the customer thinks about using additional solutions, Cisco should make sure they are not left out."
"The delivery Cisco Data Center Network Manager could improve if it was easier. Additionally, some feature improvement is needed."
"The automation feature could be improved."
"Sometimes the product gives us problems that require support."
"Automation for the RMA process can be added."
"In the next release, I would like to see it merged with Prime and I think that it should be more unified."
"The performance reporting could be improved."
"The only improvement I would suggest, revolves around its AI and ML capabilities."
"Documentation terminology could be improved."
"I had problems using Zabbix when working with SUSE Enterprise; many companies use SUSE."
"The user web interface is a little bit too basic, we need to link Zabbix to Grafana to have more options, such as graphs and charts. The interface needs to be improved. Additionally, there could be better integration with Grafana API."
"Zabbix isn't very good at automation just yet."
"The solution needs to add features for finding loopholes or problems and their root causes."
"Correlation of events would be a wonderful addition."
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Cisco Data Center Network Manager is ranked 27th in Network Monitoring Software with 20 reviews while Zabbix is ranked 1st in Network Monitoring Software with 101 reviews. Cisco Data Center Network Manager is rated 8.0, while Zabbix is rated 8.2. 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 Zabbix writes "Allows any number of customizations but lacks functionality for finding root causes". Cisco Data Center Network Manager is most compared with Marvis Virtual Network Assistant and Cisco DNA Center, whereas Zabbix is most compared with Centreon, Checkmk, SolarWinds NPM, Nagios Core and Nagios XI. See our Cisco Data Center Network Manager vs. Zabbix report.
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