We performed a comparison between Cisco Data Center Network Manager and ExtraHop Reveal(x) for IT Operations 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."
"Automation of the ILS."
"After installation, you almost forget that it is working."
"Fabric suite automation is a great feature."
"The most valuable features of Cisco Data Center Network Manager are consistency and the core server. The teams have had a good experience."
"The interface of this solution is easy to use overall."
"The tool's most valuable feature is the consolidated dashboard, providing insights into parameters and overall usage of network features. It allows us to easily summarize insights through the dashboards. The solution offers automation capabilities, particularly in the context of connecting LAN sites with websites."
"The most valuable feature is the connectivity monitoring."
"It uses push technology, which pushes the changes to all relevant devices to ensure they are updated accordingly."
"There are many valuable features in this product, but probably the biggest is the customization capability it has."
"This solution is more applications reference architecture focused. Its benefit is that it specializes in that space."
"Not only can you look at the protocol import level. It also has a live PCAP analysis."
"Wire data analytics."
"The most valuable feature is the way it handles data, from Layer 2 up to Layer 7. We can see everything that happens in the network."
"The most valuable features are security detections, perimeter detection, dashboards, and alerts."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"The automation feature could be improved."
"Could integrate better with VMware products."
"One of the biggest challenges is that we aren't always able to push the configuration onto the target device. Whenever this happens, we have to do a factory reset, put on the script, and then reconfigure it again. In the next release, I would like to have a troubleshooting feature."
"The reporting is not very intuitive and has room for improvement."
"Data Center Network Manager is a little complex because it includes a lot of hardware to be installed."
"If the customer thinks about using additional solutions, Cisco should make sure they are not left out."
"The tool's pricing strategy could be improved to compete more effectively in the market, especially against competitors like Huawei, Aruba, and Juniper."
"It would be nice to have the ability to more easily collect information from other software when doing some types of analysis."
"This solution would be improved if it had the ability to retain data longer."
"Network visibility is something that needs to be improved."
"They have a new solution, ExtraHop Reveal(x), and I think it needs improvement."
"I would improve the Rule-Based Access Control (RBAC) by providing granular access control to the data."
"They either have to go broad or decide what their bread and butter is and get really good at that."
"We'd like to see a local presence within the region in order to have seamless service whether it's the support, the implementation, or professional services."
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Cisco Data Center Network Manager is ranked 26th in Network Monitoring Software with 20 reviews while ExtraHop Reveal(x) for IT Operations is ranked 56th in Network Monitoring Software with 8 reviews. Cisco Data Center Network Manager is rated 8.0, while ExtraHop Reveal(x) for IT Operations is rated 8.6. 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 ExtraHop Reveal(x) for IT Operations writes "Great for identifying application interdependencies with helpful support but needs better visualizations". Cisco Data Center Network Manager is most compared with Marvis Virtual Network Assistant, Zabbix, Cisco DNA Center and SolarWinds NPM, whereas ExtraHop Reveal(x) for IT Operations is most compared with vRealize Network Insight, NETSCOUT nGeniusONE, ThousandEyes, SolarWinds NPM and Dynatrace. See our Cisco Data Center Network Manager vs. ExtraHop Reveal(x) for IT Operations report.
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