We performed a comparison between Cisco Data Center Network Manager and Cisco DNA Center 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."
"The single dashboard is a valuable feature."
"Fabric suite automation is a great feature."
"The interface of this solution is easy to use overall."
"I like that is easy to work on and straightforward."
"The feature I find most valuable, is the stability of the solution."
"The tool's most valuable feature is the consolidated dashboard, providing insights into parameters and overall usage of network features. It allows us to easily summarize insights through the dashboards. The solution offers automation capabilities, particularly in the context of connecting LAN sites with websites."
"The product has excellent stability."
"The product makes the management of our environment simpler."
"The most valuable features of Cisco Data Center Network Manager are consistency and the core server. The teams have had a good experience."
"It gives us automation capabilities for pushing out the configuration to branch networks. It also provides visibility into the health of user network devices."
"Has a good processing feature with a high level of accuracy."
"People like to use the dashboards to get an overview of their network."
"The most valuable features of Cisco DNA Center are wireless assurance and visibility."
"It does a lot of things automatically, and that's the big thing with it. They're making the software so that you don't need to be as knowledgeable as me on the switching and routing side to get your work done. If you want, you can have DNA troubleshoot your problem for you and give you solutions or fix it itself, if it was something that's just a configuration issue."
"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."
"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."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"The technical support needs improvement."
"The solution needs to improve reports."
"Data Center Network Manager is a little complex because it includes a lot of hardware to be installed."
"The configuration is too complicated and you have to create templates and use a lot of menus."
"If the customer thinks about using additional solutions, Cisco should make sure they are not left out."
"The tool's pricing strategy could be improved to compete more effectively in the market, especially against competitors like Huawei, Aruba, and Juniper."
"The visibility of applications is not great."
"It would be nice to have the ability to more easily collect information from other software when doing some types of analysis."
"It is not very easy to monitor or to browse."
"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."
"Cisco could improve the security side of their solutions."
"The solution can be quite pricey."
"Integration with analytic tools and API integrations would be ideal."
"The weaknesses primarily involve pricing and the ongoing need for increased bandwidth and data throughput."
"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 product has many features that do not work properly."
"As a user, it would be good if I could plug in controllers, suites, and devices from other vendors to Cisco DNA Center."
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Cisco Data Center Network Manager is ranked 27th in Network Monitoring Software with 20 reviews while Cisco DNA Center is ranked 25th in Network Monitoring Software with 37 reviews. Cisco Data Center Network Manager is rated 8.0, while Cisco DNA Center is rated 7.8. 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 Cisco DNA Center writes "Practical implementation of VXLAN is good and provides centralized control". Cisco Data Center Network Manager is most compared with Marvis Virtual Network Assistant and Zabbix, whereas Cisco DNA Center is most compared with Cisco Prime, Aruba Airwave, SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager, Huawei eSight and Juniper Mist Wired Assurance. See our Cisco DNA Center vs. Cisco Data Center Network Manager report.
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