We performed a comparison between Cisco DNA Center and ExtremeCloud IQ 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."People like to use the dashboards to get an overview of their network."
"It is simple to manage and it is all done from a single dashboard."
"The solution helps with the management and orchestration of campaigns. It helps with visibility and analytics. I also like its SDA configuration."
"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."
"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."
"The most valuable features of Cisco DNA Center are wireless assurance and visibility."
"The best feature of Cisco DNA Center is the visibility page, where you can see everything on the dashboard, and you don't have to be a technical person to view the issues."
"It enables monitoring of various components such as access points, switch cards, and other elements within the company's solutions."
"The most valuable feature is the centralized management capability."
"ExtremeCloud offers features that not a lot of other vendors do like their data storage and the ability to swap licenses."
"What our customers like the most is that this device is so rugged. It has very good performance and throughput. Its console is very easy to use and has many features, which makes it different from its competitors. Cloud IQ has all the features built into the console, whereas other solutions require you to integrate multiple solutions with their consoles. You don't need to add anything extra with Cloud IQ. With this single solution, you can do almost everything."
"This solution's most valuable feature is its short deployment time."
"Ability to assign zero trust policies from the user."
"It's extremely easy to deploy. Even our access points are behind the net, not using real, public IP. We can easily add to the cloud. For deployment, we just need to let the access point take the DSCP from IP and then, even if it's not a requirement, we can see the serial number from the access points and add the serial number to the cloud directly."
"Our transaction polling is now way more secure."
"Everything can be seen from the dashboard."
"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 solution needs to improve the dashboard."
"Cisco DNA Center was a new technology for us, at the beginning, it was not easy to do, but Cisco did a lot of training with us to a level we could handle everything. The team is managing itself now without the assistance of Cisco."
"We encountered issues with their response times, which had a big impact on our workflow."
"What could be improved is the licensing cost of Cisco DNA Center. It's a little bit expensive."
"From the recent DNA point of view, there are some stability challenges with Cisco, but very minor."
"The solution's integration feature can be better."
"The task failure reporting or provisioning failure reporting could be a little bit better in the UI, with more information given to the user."
"We'd like to have a cloud dashboard from which we can see all devices."
"ExtremeCloud IQ’s user interface needs to be improved, and its current bugs need to be fixed."
"A mobile app would be awesome."
"For me, the only issue is the potential delay in the tool statistics updating in real time after making changes."
"ExtremeCloud should invest in an SD-WAN solution or integration with SD-WAN."
"Pricing could be improved. It could be lower."
"Lacks cyber asset tracking."
"They can improve just the onboarding process. More user information about the introduction to the product would be helpful. It would be good if they have a better user introduction to the new product because it is different than the prior version."
Cisco DNA Center is ranked 1st in Network Management Applications with 37 reviews while ExtremeCloud IQ is ranked 6th in Network Management Applications with 73 reviews. Cisco DNA Center is rated 7.8, while ExtremeCloud IQ is rated 8.6. 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 ExtremeCloud IQ writes "Robust stability for maximizing network efficiency and security". Cisco DNA Center is most compared with Cisco Prime, Aruba Airwave, SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager, Juniper Mist Wired Assurance and VMware NSX, whereas ExtremeCloud IQ is most compared with Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN, Ubiquiti Wireless, Mist AI and Cloud, Aruba Wireless and Ruckus Wireless. See our Cisco DNA Center vs. ExtremeCloud IQ report.
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