We performed a comparison between Cisco DNA Center and OpenText Network Node Manager i 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."I like that we can easily configure any new hardware. It's also easy to deploy and easy to troubleshoot."
"People like to use the dashboards to get an overview of their network."
"DNA Center is scalable."
"Cisco DNA Center provides operational support, compliance support, security vulnerability detection, and automatic scheduling."
"What's most valuable in Cisco DNA Center is the ability to manage any Cisco infrastructure and device through it. Setup was straightforward."
"Cisco is a leading network company."
"The automation features are significant, reducing configuration time. This means outstanding functionality. By deploying the controller automatically, the rest becomes automated"
"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."
"If you install one node on Network Node Manager and want to scale it up, it's pretty easy to create more nodes."
"Real time network monitoring application: It is very stable, which provides quick root cause analysis (RCA) for any network faults."
"The platform has good stability."
"It's quite a mature solution."
"We do not have any issues stability-wise."
"You can utilize the main file from various vendors for integration."
"It gives us a good overview of what's happening in our networks and the devices in the networks."
"The best feature is the solution's entire credibility with all vendors."
"The solution needs to improve the dashboard."
"They should include UTM features in the product."
"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."
"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."
"The tool's IoT integration should be better."
"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."
"The weaknesses primarily involve pricing and the ongoing need for increased bandwidth and data throughput."
"When I open a ticket, usually they respond very late. Some of the people I negotiate with seem undertrained."
"Reporting. Even though this is available in separate software (iSPI) there is potential in making the reporting more SLA-aware and more intuitive."
"The deployment architecture and installation part needs improvement."
"They should add AI options in the product's next release."
"As the technologies evolve, also these solutions or the monitoring tools should evolve to cover the progress in technology, including capabilities related to monitoring of virtualized devices today, as the DNS is on the table in this way."
"Only to improve the GUI."
"The solution should integrate with NAC servers."
"The way the solution currently works means I'm not able to customize my own reports."
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Cisco DNA Center is ranked 1st in Network Management Applications with 37 reviews while OpenText Network Node Manager i is ranked 14th in Network Management Applications with 23 reviews. Cisco DNA Center is rated 7.8, while OpenText Network Node Manager i is rated 7.8. 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 OpenText Network Node Manager i writes "Easy-to-implement product with a valuable map topology feature". Cisco DNA Center is most compared with Cisco Prime, Aruba Airwave, SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager, Juniper Mist Wired Assurance and Huawei eSight, whereas OpenText Network Node Manager i is most compared with SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager, Fortinet FortiManager, DX Spectrum and IBM Tivoli NetCool. See our Cisco DNA Center vs. OpenText Network Node Manager i report.
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