We performed a comparison between Cisco DNA Center and Citrix ADM 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."The most valuable features of the solution are all of its security features...It is a highly scalable solution."
"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."
"DNA Center is scalable."
"The automation features are significant, reducing configuration time. This means outstanding functionality. By deploying the controller automatically, the rest becomes automated"
"It is very versatile in terms of analytics."
"We have many people from the team who manage a lot of devices. By using Cisco DNA Center, it has taken some of that burden away, we are impressed with it. We did the investment in CAPEX, but in the OPEX was very low."
"Cisco DNA Center is a user-friendly solution."
"The solution helps in user microsegmentation."
"Just one solution can handle thousands of users... So, it is a very convenient tool to use."
"We like the periodic upgrades and backups, also made via ADMs, and it makes our environment much more robust and reliable."
"The most valuable features are for the ADMs and the overall monitoring environment."
"Content filtering, security layer, and application customization features are the most valuable."
"Available on any device and can be accessed on a wide area network."
"The analytics are a great feature."
"An essential component is the Director, which provides detailed insights into sessions, including identifying session failures, connection issues, user lockouts, etc. It presents a list of problems to address, enabling you to click on them and resolve them efficiently."
"We use the product for load balancing and as a reverse proxy solution."
"When it comes to deploying wireless fields, integrating defaults into the DNS interface can be challenging."
"I would like is to have a small information pointer available. It could be a plus feature that I want to implement. When I hover my mouse over the user interface, it should provide a brief explanation. It would be helpful to have it incorporated into the UI."
"The network, data center, and SD-WAN are all being treated as different services, but I would like to have only one solution to manage all of them."
"The product doesn’t have good monitoring capabilities."
"As a user, it would be good if I could plug in controllers, suites, and devices from other vendors to Cisco DNA Center."
"The solution can be quite pricey."
"From the recent DNA point of view, there are some stability challenges with Cisco, but very minor."
"Cisco could improve the security side of their solutions."
"The tool's pricing is a pain point since we have many cheaper alternatives."
"I would like to see the virtual and desktop license included in the pricing."
"Some features of Citrix ADM are available on the cloud, which could really be helpful if they were available on an on-premise version."
"The interface could be improved, some customers struggle with that."
"Citrix is more expensive than Horizon."
"They need to make the solution a little more familiar with easy study guides, learning videos, etc."
"When a new version comes out, sometimes, my existing configuration gets wiped out. They should work on this so that my existing configuration doesn't get impacted with an upgrade to a newer version. There could also reduce frequent firmware upgrade activities and have a stable version so that once we upgrade it, we don't have to upgrade it for two to three years."
"Deployment is complicated."
Cisco DNA Center is ranked 1st in Network Management Applications with 37 reviews while Citrix ADM is ranked 9th in Network Management Applications with 9 reviews. Cisco DNA Center is rated 7.8, while Citrix ADM is rated 8.4. 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 Citrix ADM writes "A tool for centralized management including inventory and sales tracking". Cisco DNA Center is most compared with Cisco Prime, Aruba Airwave, SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager, Huawei eSight and Juniper Mist Wired Assurance, whereas Citrix ADM is most compared with SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager, DX Spectrum and DataMiner. See our Cisco DNA Center vs. Citrix ADM report.
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