We performed a comparison between Cisco DNA Center and Citrix ADM based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Network Management Applications solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It offers automation, security enforcement, analytics, and integration with other Cisco technologies, making it a key driver for efficient network operations and compliance with security protocols."
"The product gives a consolidated view."
"Application Assurance works very well."
"It gives us automation capabilities for pushing out the configuration to branch networks. It also provides visibility into the health of user network devices."
"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 features were the monitoring, maintenance, and configuration."
"The most valuable feature of Cisco DNA Center is the AI (Artificial Intelligence) that provides us with valuable information."
"What's most valuable in Cisco DNA Center is the ability to manage any Cisco infrastructure and device through it. Setup was straightforward."
"The most valuable features are for the ADMs and the overall monitoring environment."
"The most impressive thing about Citrix ADM is that we don't encounter latency."
"An essential component is the Director, which provides detailed insights into sessions, including identifying session failures, connection issues, user lockouts, etc. It presents a list of problems to address, enabling you to click on them and resolve them efficiently."
"Just one solution can handle thousands of users... So, it is a very convenient tool to use."
"Content filtering, security layer, and application customization features are the most valuable."
"The analytics are a great feature."
"We like the periodic upgrades and backups, also made via ADMs, and it makes our environment much more robust and reliable."
"Available on any device and can be accessed on a wide area network."
"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."
"From the recent DNA point of view, there are some stability challenges with Cisco, but very minor."
"The tool's IoT integration should be better."
"There should be an option for automation of template deployment by using the stored data. It is not easy to save configuration information for lots of devices without using other tools. There should be a tighter, better repository of information that can be merged with the templates."
"They can improve the network visibility. Licensing and its maintenance are also needed."
"Requires more focus on the digital side of things."
"The product doesn’t have good monitoring capabilities."
"The task failure reporting or provisioning failure reporting could be a little bit better in the UI, with more information given to the user."
"I would like to see the virtual and desktop license included in the pricing."
"Citrix ADM needs to improve on its additional features and reduce the communication ports."
"The tool's pricing is a pain point since we have many cheaper alternatives."
"They need to make the solution a little more familiar with easy study guides, learning videos, etc."
"Some features of Citrix ADM are available on the cloud, which could really be helpful if they were available on an on-premise version."
"When a new version comes out, sometimes, my existing configuration gets wiped out. They should work on this so that my existing configuration doesn't get impacted with an upgrade to a newer version. There could also reduce frequent firmware upgrade activities and have a stable version so that once we upgrade it, we don't have to upgrade it for two to three years."
"The interface could be improved, some customers struggle with that."
"Deployment is complicated."
Cisco DNA Center is ranked 1st in Network Management Applications with 37 reviews while Citrix ADM is ranked 9th in Network Management Applications with 9 reviews. Cisco DNA Center is rated 7.8, while Citrix ADM is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Cisco DNA Center writes "Practical implementation of VXLAN is good and provides centralized control". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Citrix ADM writes "A tool for centralized management including inventory and sales tracking". Cisco DNA Center is most compared with Cisco Prime, Aruba Airwave, SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager, Juniper Mist Wired Assurance and Huawei eSight, whereas Citrix ADM is most compared with SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager and DX Spectrum. See our Cisco DNA Center vs. Citrix ADM report.
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