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."
"Automation of the ILS."
"Data Center Network Manager is absolutely stable."
"I like that is easy to work on and straightforward."
"The most valuable features of Cisco Data Center Network Manager are consistency and the core server. The teams have had a good experience."
"The feature I find most valuable, is the stability of the solution."
"The most valuable feature is the connectivity monitoring."
"I like running the scripts. With the help of a Python script, we deployed within the configuration and built up the code."
"Monitoring system provides a clear indication of what's going on in the network."
"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 solution helps in user microsegmentation."
"We can monitor all devices and get the required information using the product."
"Cisco DNA Center is a user-friendly solution."
"The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the fact that it gives some kind of ease in operations, especially since our company is moving from CLI to GUI-based configuration."
"Has a good processing feature with a high level of accuracy."
"People like to use the dashboards to get an overview of their network."
"Application Assurance works very well."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"The technical support needs improvement."
"The delivery Cisco Data Center Network Manager could improve if it was easier. Additionally, some feature improvement is needed."
"The visibility of applications is not great."
"The tool's pricing strategy could be improved to compete more effectively in the market, especially against competitors like Huawei, Aruba, and Juniper."
"If the customer thinks about using additional solutions, Cisco should make sure they are not left out."
"The automation feature could be improved."
"Sometimes the product gives us problems that require support."
"It would be nice to have the ability to more easily collect information from other software when doing some types of analysis."
"The configuration is too complicated and you have to create templates and use a lot of menus."
"The tool's IoT integration should be better."
"The features of Cisco DNA Center and Cisco Prime could have more parity."
"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."
"Cisco DNA Center should improve its configuration management. It is better to have a dev version before pushing it."
"It seems to be a little bit more centered toward wireless than wired. You've got more options you can do wirelessly than you can with the wired switches, but it works for what we need it to do. We would like to see a little bit more about the traffic, and we're looking at what's out there to see about that. We are looking at something that might give us a bit more insight into the actual traffic. If they had the full functionality on the wired side, as they do on the wireless side in terms of being able to view traffic and everything, it would be good."
"The solution’s security side could be improved."
"The solution's integration feature can be better."
"The solution needs to improve the dashboard."
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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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