We performed a comparison between Cisco DNA Center and PRTG Network Monitor 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."
"It is simple to manage and it is all done from a single dashboard."
"I like that we can easily configure any new hardware. It's also easy to deploy and easy to troubleshoot."
"The product offers an intuitive and automated way to manage user networks. It gives me an insight into the network health."
"The solution helps with the management and orchestration of campaigns. It helps with visibility and analytics. I also like its SDA configuration."
"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."
"Application Assurance works very well."
"What's most valuable in Cisco DNA Center is the ability to manage any Cisco infrastructure and device through it. Setup was straightforward."
"It enables monitoring of various components such as access points, switch cards, and other elements within the company's solutions."
"PRTG Network Monitor is a very stable product."
"The most valuable feature is the notifications. As long as you spend time and think about what and when you want to be notified, it's always accurate. It is always there. I find things out before my Internet provider."
"There is a simplicity to setting up the extra sensors. It's really easy for us to build infrastructure and start monitoring very quickly."
"It is pretty simple to use, which is always a good thing. It's been very reliable in updating us if any issues crop up."
"Ability to create a dashboard inside software monitoring."
"The most valuable feature of PRTG Network Monitor is real-time monitoring."
"It is great for service level agreements and can comply fully with internet monitoring or any interface."
"It allows us to directly add individual VMs independently."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"What could be improved is the licensing cost of Cisco DNA Center. It's a little bit expensive."
"The task failure reporting or provisioning failure reporting could be a little bit better in the UI, with more information given to the user."
"In terms of the clustering part, there are some concerns."
"From the recent DNA point of view, there are some stability challenges with Cisco, but very minor."
"There is a limitation with the number of VRFs that you can have in your network, and this has caused us problems with some customers."
"As a user, it would be good if I could plug in controllers, suites, and devices from other vendors to Cisco DNA Center."
"They can improve the network visibility. Licensing and its maintenance are also needed."
"The weaknesses primarily involve pricing and the ongoing need for increased bandwidth and data throughput."
"This solution is a good product so far, but I haven't been using it long enough to know how it could be improved."
"In our organization, we encounter performance issues with our PRTG probe service. I saw documentation from the vendor or Paessler mentioning that there are limitations for WMI sensors. Other than that, we are okay with PRTG."
"The desktop app is the one area where it do with some improvement. From a user's perspective, I would like to be able to get more out of the desktop app as opposed to where we are now with it."
"The technical support service should be improved."
"When using PRTG Network Monitor it is beneficial if you have prior experience with it, the user interface could improve."
"This product can be improved by updating the net flow interface. The one that is in place works – I can get all the information I need from it – but it is a little bit clunky."
"The only sort of limitation is the actual probes. So, if you don't have enough probes on there, you can over flip them and cause the WMI sensors and SNMP sensors to sort of overload. Sometimes, they might timeout for a minute, but they do come back."
"The thing that we do struggle with a bit is in the historic data. If I want look over 30 days, because it averages out onto one graph, you can't zoom in and drill down information."
Cisco DNA Center is ranked 25th in Network Monitoring Software with 37 reviews while PRTG Network Monitor is ranked 5th in Network Monitoring Software with 96 reviews. Cisco DNA Center is rated 7.8, while PRTG Network Monitor is rated 8.2. 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 PRTG Network Monitor writes "It's an all-in-one solution, and net flow is included in the licensing ". Cisco DNA Center is most compared with Cisco Prime, Aruba Airwave, SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager, Huawei eSight and Juniper Mist Wired Assurance, whereas PRTG Network Monitor is most compared with Zabbix, Centreon, Nagios XI, SolarWinds NPM and ManageEngine OpManager. See our Cisco DNA Center vs. PRTG Network Monitor report.
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