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."Cisco is a leading network company."
"The product offers an intuitive and automated way to manage user networks. It gives me an insight into the network health."
"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."
"What's most valuable in Cisco DNA Center is the ability to manage any Cisco infrastructure and device through it. Setup was straightforward."
"I like the visibility, instant build, network, policies, and the ability to control access. I also like that you can visualize your whole network."
"The solution helps in user microsegmentation."
"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."
"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."
"We use the product for load balancing and as a reverse proxy solution."
"Just one solution can handle thousands of users... So, it is a very convenient tool to use."
"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."
"The most impressive thing about Citrix ADM is that we don't encounter latency."
"We like the periodic upgrades and backups, also made via ADMs, and it makes our environment much more robust and reliable."
"The analytics are a great feature."
"From the recent DNA point of view, there are some stability challenges with Cisco, but very minor."
"Requires more focus on the digital side of things."
"They can improve the network visibility. Licensing and its maintenance are also needed."
"An area for improvement in Cisco DNA Center is the latency in data correlation. For example, sometimes, when an issue happens, and I check the logs, I can't find the corresponding log. There's a delay in log replication, so this is what needs improvement in Cisco DNA Center. Reporting in Cisco DNA Center could also be improved because it only has a few templates, and you can't customize it based on your requirements. There aren't many options available in Cisco DNA Center regarding reporting, versus Cisco Prime, which has excellent features for different levels of detailed reports. I'd like to see real-time data replication in the next release of Cisco DNA Center, similar to what's done in Meraki. Data in Meraki is real-time with no delay, so data is immediately replicated in the cloud. Currently, there's a lag in Cisco DNA Center, and addressing that lag is the enhancement I'd like to see in Cisco DNA Center. The solution also needs to be more user-friendly."
"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."
"What could be improved is the licensing cost of Cisco DNA Center. It's a little bit expensive."
"The tool's IoT integration should be better."
"The solution can be quite pricey."
"I would like to see the virtual and desktop license included in the pricing."
"The tool's pricing is a pain point since we have many cheaper alternatives."
"Citrix ADM needs to improve on its additional features and reduce the communication ports."
"Citrix is more expensive than Horizon."
"They need to make the solution a little more familiar with easy study guides, learning videos, etc."
"Some features of Citrix ADM are available on the cloud, which could really be helpful if they were available on an on-premise version."
"Deployment is complicated."
"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."
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, Juniper Mist Wired Assurance and Huawei eSight, whereas Citrix ADM is most compared with SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager and DX Spectrum. See our Cisco DNA Center vs. Citrix ADM report.
See our list of best Network Management Applications vendors.
We monitor all Network Management Applications reviews to prevent fraudulent reviews and keep review quality high. We do not post reviews by company employees or direct competitors. We validate each review for authenticity via cross-reference with LinkedIn, and personal follow-up with the reviewer when necessary.