We performed a comparison between Cisco Data Center Network Manager and NetCrunch based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Zabbix, Datadog, Auvik and others in Network Monitoring Software."We can manage the entire system across the network and troubleshoot the pain points."
"The most valuable feature is the connectivity monitoring."
"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 product has excellent stability."
"I don't have to rely on the on-site engineer who can do the configuration. I can have our team just plug the devices and perform remotely. I can also do the templates."
"The product makes the management of our environment simpler."
"Fabric suite automation is a great feature."
"Data Center Network Manager is absolutely stable."
"You can integrate all the networks into the software."
"Reporting on NetCrunch is pretty good. It's very similar to SolarWinds. It's just a different interface. The majority of everything there was beneficial."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"If the customer thinks about using additional solutions, Cisco should make sure they are not left out."
"In the next release, I would like to see it merged with Prime and I think that it should be more unified."
"The visibility of applications is not great."
"API lacks robustness."
"It is not very easy to monitor or to browse."
"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."
"The reporting is not very intuitive and has room for improvement."
"I didn't care for the role-based, permission-based options, which were not the best."
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Cisco Data Center Network Manager is ranked 26th in Network Monitoring Software with 19 reviews while NetCrunch is ranked 76th in Network Monitoring Software. Cisco Data Center Network Manager is rated 8.0, while NetCrunch is rated 8.0. 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 NetCrunch writes "A network monitoring platform with a useful reporting feature, but permission-based options could be better". Cisco Data Center Network Manager is most compared with Marvis Virtual Network Assistant, Zabbix, SolarWinds NPM and Cisco DNA Center, whereas NetCrunch is most compared with Zabbix, PRTG Network Monitor and Fortinet FortiSIEM.
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