We performed a comparison between Cisco ACI and Nuage Networks based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Cisco, Big Switch Networks, Juniper and others in Software Defined Networking (SDN)."The product works very well with our virtual environment."
"Building the ACI Fabric is its most valuable feature."
"The biggest benefit has been that it has improved communication between my endpoints in the data center."
"One of the most valuable features is centralized management. The other is the ability to create policies by routing."
"With Cisco ACI, I can deploy things with a script, then run it in five minutes."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is the Call Manager."
"The most valuable feature is programmability, where we can manage a network via APIs and software, as opposed to having to manage complex hardware."
"We get a full holistic view of the ecosystem."
"One of the most valuable features of this solution is network management. The customer is able to manage their network from home or we can also manage the whole customer network."
"It has good reporting and analytics, that most people can understand without too much difficulty."
"It is stable and reliable."
"The ACI user interface is complex and Cisco should improve it."
"Deploying Cisco ACI was a little complex because we needed to add a lot to the fabric. You need to configure some servers, connect everything, make templates, and deploy switches. It takes five people to deploy and maintain."
"In the new version of 4.0, the management groups for updating the software is not the best way to do it. It was better in 3.2."
"We would like to have faster services and problem monitoring for our customers."
"The only drawback that we are seeing is the user interface is still a little complex and difficult to use. It needs a more user-friendly interface."
"Our problems with Cisco ACI are mainly related to the contracts and how to manage them easily in the platform. Cisco also needs to improve the log files and the complexity of the graphical interface."
"Because this is new technology, which requires a different way of thinking, it can be hard to understand. Therefore, I would like more documentation or education."
"We faced some issues while configuring the microsegment."
"Security is an area that could use some work."
"The setup can be complex."
Cisco ACI is ranked 2nd in Software Defined Networking (SDN) with 96 reviews while Nuage Networks is ranked 9th in Software Defined Networking (SDN) with 4 reviews. Cisco ACI is rated 8.0, while Nuage Networks is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of Cisco ACI writes "Stable, easy to extend, scalable, and has a host-based routing feature". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Nuage Networks writes "Easy to use features, good support, and has the ability to maintain a session when you lose an uplink". Cisco ACI is most compared with VMware NSX, Cisco Secure Workload, Akamai Guardicore Segmentation, Juniper Contrail Networking and HPE SDN, whereas Nuage Networks is most compared with Cisco SD-WAN, VMware NSX, Fortinet FortiGate, VMware SD-WAN and Meraki SD-WAN.
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