We performed a comparison between Alcatel-Lucent OmniVista and Cisco Prime 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 is a good investment for features."
"I really like Visual RAF. I use that a lot and then I use the up and down status reports because it'll send me emails and text messages when access points go up or down. That way, I'm aware of what's going on."
"The most valuable feature of Alcatel-Lucent OmniVista is the monitoring of wired and wireless equipment."
"The reports are good."
"Network management solution that's very stable and scalable. It has a straightforward installation, fast technical support, and multiple features such as reporting, network health analysis, etc."
"Being able to see the health of the network is most valuable. It is very strong in terms of stability and scalability. Their technical support is also good."
"The interfaces are a valuable feature."
"Enables oversight in order to tweak and tune."
"Cisco Prime, from a management perspective, has good reporting."
"The installation is easy."
"The product's most valuable features are monitoring and configuration."
"The most valuable feature of Cisco Prime is its excellent audio and video conferencing with clear quality and no interruptions."
"The solution provides data that allows us to time travel through logs and perform remote operations or troubleshooting."
"The dashboard is a valuable feature. It's very clear, and the metrics make it easy to see the current network situation."
"Adding a reliable and proper heatmap for the access points would make this solution better."
"It needs to be infused with more artificial intelligence and machine learning."
"The location of the WiFi connection should be available to all users."
"They should add more security features."
"I would like to see a little better reporting, not reporting features, the report maker to be a little better."
"Alcatel-Lucent OmniVista could improve by adding more cybersecurity features."
"The onboarding process could be improved and developed to enhance compatibility for non-Cisco devices."
"They can also improve the management of more enterprise devices."
"The user interface of Cisco Prime could be more user-friendly and increase its performance."
"Cisco can only be used for Cisco environments and is not compatible with other vendors."
"Lacking in integration with a SIEM tool."
"Cisco needs to improve Prime's monitoring tab. If any device goes down, there is a 15-second lapse before we know. It would be much better if we were alerted two or three minutes before a device is about to fail, so we can dispatch a field engineer and avoid network downtime. I would like to see a feature that allows you to access the devices directly from Prime's monitoring tab. That would make work easier for us."
"The reporting feature of Cisco Prime should be improved."
"The product is expensive compared to other vendors in the market."
Alcatel-Lucent OmniVista is ranked 18th in Network Management Applications with 6 reviews while Cisco Prime is ranked 2nd in Network Management Applications with 35 reviews. Alcatel-Lucent OmniVista is rated 9.0, while Cisco Prime is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Alcatel-Lucent OmniVista writes "Helpful support, useful monitoring, and reliable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Cisco Prime writes "Robust, cost-effective, and provides good visibility, but the scalability could improve". Alcatel-Lucent OmniVista is most compared with Cisco DNA Center, Alcatel-Lucent ClearPass, SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager and Aruba Airwave, whereas Cisco Prime is most compared with Cisco DNA Center, SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager, Aruba Airwave, Huawei eSight and Fortinet FortiManager. See our Alcatel-Lucent OmniVista vs. Cisco Prime report.
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