We performed a comparison between Cisco Data Center Network Manager and SolarWinds NPM 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."
"I like that is easy to work on and straightforward."
"Automation of the ILS."
"The interface of this solution is easy to use overall."
"The most valuable features of Cisco Data Center Network Manager are consistency and the core server. The teams have had a good experience."
"You can integrate all the networks into the software."
"I like running the scripts. With the help of a Python script, we deployed within the configuration and built up the code."
"I don't have to rely on the on-site engineer who can do the configuration. I can have our team just plug the devices and perform remotely. I can also do the templates."
"The product has excellent stability."
"The people in technical support are very good."
"Reporting tools are a great feature along with the ability to create customized reports for you"
"The initial setup was straightforward. We deployed the solution from new and completed the upgrades."
"The SolarWinds NPM framework, upon which most of their flagship products are built, empowers a wide variety of admins and users to quickly find value in their installed products."
"I like that SolarWinds NPM is a strong tool for monitoring network devices, switches, and routers. It's also a user-friendly tool. My team also likes how scalable it is."
"The initial setup is easy."
"It gives us a map of the network setup and one console to see the entire network."
"The interface is user-friendly, making it easy to use."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"One of the biggest challenges is that we aren't always able to push the configuration onto the target device. Whenever this happens, we have to do a factory reset, put on the script, and then reconfigure it again. In the next release, I would like to have a troubleshooting feature."
"In the next release, I would like to see it merged with Prime and I think that it should be more unified."
"Data Center Network Manager is a little complex because it includes a lot of hardware to be installed."
"It is not very easy to monitor or to browse."
"The automation feature could be improved."
"The visibility of applications is not great."
"The delivery Cisco Data Center Network Manager could improve if it was easier. Additionally, some feature improvement is needed."
"The reporting is not very intuitive and has room for improvement."
"The solution's network discovery and node addition processes need more work."
"The solution could improve in many areas, such as the marketing and description of the products, providing areas of improvement, cloud capabilities, and being able to be more streamlined with the current integration points with other applications."
"It would be good to have high security."
"I would like to have a Syslog server module for this product. That would make the solution better."
"Technical support and releases are not particularly reliable."
"SolarWinds NPM could improve the graphics of the interface and more customized reporting."
"I think Solar Winds NPM needs to create a profile with documentation responsibility."
"This solution would benefit from expanding on the capabilities within the API."
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Cisco Data Center Network Manager is ranked 26th in Network Monitoring Software with 20 reviews while SolarWinds NPM is ranked 4th in Network Monitoring Software with 147 reviews. Cisco Data Center Network Manager is rated 8.0, while SolarWinds NPM is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Cisco Data Center Network Manager writes "Provides insight into the network's health data and has an excellent support team". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SolarWinds NPM writes "High-level, comprehensive, and proactive monitoring in a user-friendly interface". Cisco Data Center Network Manager is most compared with Marvis Virtual Network Assistant, Zabbix and Cisco DNA Center, whereas SolarWinds NPM is most compared with Zabbix, PRTG Network Monitor, ManageEngine OpManager, ThousandEyes and LogicMonitor. See our Cisco Data Center Network Manager vs. SolarWinds NPM report.
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