We performed a comparison between Cisco DNA Center and HPE Intelligent Management Center 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."The product gives a consolidated view."
"Cisco DNA Center is a user-friendly solution."
"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."
"The most valuable features of the solution are all of its security features...It is a highly scalable solution."
"I think that their LAN automation is a very good feature."
"The monitoring features are very useful for network engineers."
"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 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."
"One of the notable advantages is its ability to provide quick responses, especially in critical situations."
"The most useful feature is infrastructure monitoring including switches and servers."
"The most valuable feature is the interface and its ease of use."
"It's a very complete product with a lot of functionality."
"The solution's integration feature can be better."
"DNA Center has been on the market for a few years and they need to update it."
"The solution’s security side could be improved."
"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."
"Integration with analytic tools and API integrations would be ideal."
"They can improve the network visibility. Licensing and its maintenance are also needed."
"The tool's deployment is complex. It also needs to improve its GUI."
"Requires more focus on the digital side of things."
"The integration with other network devices needs improvement."
"HPE Intelligent Management Center is a bit slow."
"One notable deficiency is the lack of online support for the product."
"I would like to see additional modules included."
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Cisco DNA Center is ranked 1st in Network Management Applications with 37 reviews while HPE Intelligent Management Center is ranked 7th in Network Management Applications with 6 reviews. Cisco DNA Center is rated 7.8, while HPE Intelligent Management Center is rated 7.0. 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 HPE Intelligent Management Center writes "Efficient network management providing fast response times, user-friendly navigation and reliable performance monitoring". Cisco DNA Center is most compared with Cisco Prime, Aruba Airwave, SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager, Juniper Mist Wired Assurance and Apstra Operating System, whereas HPE Intelligent Management Center is most compared with Aruba Airwave, Cisco Prime, Huawei eSight, SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager and IBM Tivoli NetCool. See our Cisco DNA Center vs. HPE Intelligent Management Center report.
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