We performed a comparison between Apstra Operating System and Cisco DNA Center based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Cisco, Red Hat, SolarWinds and others in Network Automation."Apstra Operating System's most important features are the security and AB test to define what approach we need to take in my company. Additionally, the solution does not take a lot of maintenance."
"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."
"It gives us automation capabilities for pushing out the configuration to branch networks. It also provides visibility into the health of user network devices."
"Cisco VXLAN is a protocol that has been around for some time, but the practical implementation and operational capability of Cisco DNA Center bring it to life."
"Application Assurance works very well."
"The solution helps with the management and orchestration of campaigns. It helps with visibility and analytics. I also like its SDA configuration."
"The most valuable feature of Cisco DNA Center is the AI (Artificial Intelligence) that provides us with valuable information."
"Cisco DNA Center provides operational support, compliance support, security vulnerability detection, and automatic scheduling."
"The product gives a consolidated view."
"The report data could improve in Apstra Operating System."
"The solution's technical support is an area with which my company's clients have a problem. Cisco doesn't provide good technical support unless a user has a big account that Cisco wants to retain."
"There are some software problems from version to version. It takes a long time for DNA Center to recognize the video and control access devices."
"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."
"Integration with analytic tools and API integrations would be ideal."
"There is a limitation with the number of VRFs that you can have in your network, and this has caused us problems with some customers."
"The solution’s security side could be improved."
"They can improve the network visibility. Licensing and its maintenance are also needed."
"As a user, it would be good if I could plug in controllers, suites, and devices from other vendors to Cisco DNA Center."
Apstra Operating System is ranked 8th in Network Automation while Cisco DNA Center is ranked 1st in Network Automation with 37 reviews. Apstra Operating System is rated 8.0, while Cisco DNA Center is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Apstra Operating System writes "Highly secure, useful AB test, and stable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Cisco DNA Center writes "Practical implementation of VXLAN is good and provides centralized control". Apstra Operating System is most compared with VMware NSX, whereas Cisco DNA Center is most compared with Cisco Prime, Aruba Airwave, SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager, Huawei eSight and ExtremeCloud IQ.
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