We performed a comparison between Cisco Data Center Network Manager and SolarWinds NPM 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."
"The interface of this solution is easy to use overall."
"Data Center Network Manager is absolutely stable."
"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."
"The feature I find most valuable, is the stability of the solution."
"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."
"Automation of the ILS."
"You can integrate all the networks into the software."
"SolarWinds' network and server application monitoring features are strong."
"What I've found most valuable about the solution is that it's scalable."
"The most valuable features are language support and technical support."
"The most valuable feature of SolarWinds NPM is the performance monitoring to see the memory, and CPU utilization."
"SolarWinds is reasonably priced."
"Technical support has always been great. They are very responsive. We've been satisfied with their level of support."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the monitoring capabilities."
"With just three modules, I can monitor server performance (whether it’s a VM, in the cloud, or an on-premises server."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"In the next release, I would like to see it merged with Prime and I think that it should be more unified."
"It's a relatively expensive product for some clients."
"The configuration is too complicated and you have to create templates and use a lot of menus."
"We need better performance and reliability."
"If the customer thinks about using additional solutions, Cisco should make sure they are not left out."
"It is not very easy to monitor or to browse."
"The delivery Cisco Data Center Network Manager could improve if it was easier. Additionally, some feature improvement is needed."
"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."
"We are looking to change away from this solution because of the documentation and the solution doesn't have enough integration in our country. The documentation is too weak."
"The solution is not always good with new features, so it's take a long time."
"My team has had a lot of issues with support."
"SolarWinds NPM could improve by adding the deepest inspection, performance networking, and IP address discovery."
"SolarWinds NPM can be very slow at times. The database optimization can be done to improve the product performance."
"They need to work on their automation and automatically discover devices. They are not very good at automatically discovering devices."
"Being able to detect devices that are trying to connect wirelessly would make using this solution much easier."
"Time: A worldwide deployment can be confusing for dispersed users with non-local times. Each node should have a local time (with summer offset if appropriate) & each user should view & report in their local time."
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Cisco Data Center Network Manager is ranked 26th in Network Monitoring Software with 19 reviews while SolarWinds NPM is ranked 4th in Network Monitoring Software with 147 reviews. Cisco Data Center Network Manager is rated 8.0, while SolarWinds NPM is rated 8.2. 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 SolarWinds NPM writes "High-level, comprehensive, and proactive monitoring in a user-friendly interface". Cisco Data Center Network Manager is most compared with Marvis Virtual Network Assistant, Zabbix and Cisco DNA Center, whereas SolarWinds NPM is most compared with Zabbix, PRTG Network Monitor, ManageEngine OpManager, ThousandEyes and LogicMonitor. See our Cisco Data Center Network Manager vs. SolarWinds NPM report.
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