We performed a comparison between Cisco DNA Center and VMware NSX based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Network Automation solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It gives us automation capabilities for pushing out the configuration to branch networks. It also provides visibility into the health of user network devices."
"The solution helps with the management and orchestration of campaigns. It helps with visibility and analytics. I also like its SDA configuration."
"The product gives a consolidated view."
"We can monitor all devices and get the required information using the product."
"I think that their LAN automation is a very good feature."
"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 monitoring features are very useful for network engineers."
"DNA Center is scalable."
"It is a stable solution...The solution's initial setup process was easy."
"The most valuable features are the micro-segmentation and integrated security options."
"NSX gives us the ability to put our network, NSX, onto any network there is, which allows us not to have to go to the network team to create networks our VLANs for networks."
"The solution is very good at micro-segmentation."
"The most valuable features are ease of use and user interface."
"The installation is straightforward, it took a couple of hours."
"The microsegmentation is a good feature. You can segment details, products, or hardware information."
"We secured our organisation with Micro-segmentation."
"Requires more focus on the digital side of things."
"The task failure reporting or provisioning failure reporting could be a little bit better in the UI, with more information given to the user."
"When it comes to deploying wireless fields, integrating defaults into the DNS interface can be challenging."
"They can improve the network visibility. Licensing and its maintenance are also needed."
"The features of Cisco DNA Center and Cisco Prime could have more parity."
"The product has many features that do not work properly."
"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 setup is complex and should be made easier."
"The first time setting it up was difficult."
"If you're worried that NSX is too complex, I would tell you to take another look. If you compare NSX to a similar solution you might find it to be a bit more complex. Usually, the guy that comes in to implement NSX isn't the network guy and will lack the knowledge for the program. He can lack the knowledge for this program and will therefore think it's complex. You need somebody with network experience."
"If there are other solutions already in place, it can be difficult to implement."
"An area for improvement in VMware NSX is that it uses up more resources and is heavy on the network. What I'd like to see in the next release of the solution is more automation."
"The solution can improve by making it more straightforward, easier to install and maintain in the environment."
"Its licensing model could be VM based."
"In the next release, they should enhance the visual interface. With NSX-T, it's difficult to communicate between the public cloud and the container."
Cisco DNA Center is ranked 1st in Network Automation with 37 reviews while VMware NSX is ranked 4th in Network Automation with 93 reviews. Cisco DNA Center is rated 7.8, while VMware NSX is rated 8.0. 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 VMware NSX writes "Allows for seamless micro-segmentation and the support is exceptional". Cisco DNA Center is most compared with Cisco Prime, Aruba Airwave, SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager, Huawei eSight and Apstra Operating System, whereas VMware NSX is most compared with Nutanix Flow Network Security, Illumio, Cisco ACI, Akamai Guardicore Segmentation and Check Point CloudGuard Network Security. See our Cisco DNA Center vs. VMware NSX report.
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