We performed a comparison between Cisco DNA Center and Citrix ADM 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."What's most valuable in Cisco DNA Center is the ability to manage any Cisco infrastructure and device through it. Setup was straightforward."
"What I found valuable in Cisco DNA Center is the Software-Defined Access Network, so the entire LAN network can be centralized and managed from a single dashboard. Cisco DNA Center is suitable for centralized management and lets you deploy switches in a centralized fashion. You can also do multiple switch port configurations simultaneously and segregate your traffic into multiple fabrics. Another valuable feature of Cisco DNA Center is enhanced security through Scalable Group Tags. Cisco DNA Center can be integrated with your Cisco ISE to enhance the port securities, and this paves the way for Software-Defined Networking in the LAN segment, which is the main advantage of Cisco DNA Center. I also like that you can use Cisco DNA Center for data assurance or correlation. The solution shows your network and client health parameters, which I find convenient for troubleshooting."
"The product gives a consolidated view."
"It gives us automation capabilities for pushing out the configuration to branch networks. It also provides visibility into the health of user network devices."
"The product offers an intuitive and automated way to manage user networks. It gives me an insight into the network health."
"Cisco DNA Center provides operational support, compliance support, security vulnerability detection, and automatic scheduling."
"I like that we can easily configure any new hardware. It's also easy to deploy and easy to troubleshoot."
"DNA Center is scalable."
"The most impressive thing about Citrix ADM is that we don't encounter latency."
"The analytics are a great feature."
"We use the product for load balancing and as a reverse proxy solution."
"Available on any device and can be accessed on a wide area network."
"The most valuable features are for the ADMs and the overall monitoring environment."
"Just one solution can handle thousands of users... So, it is a very convenient tool to use."
"We like the periodic upgrades and backups, also made via ADMs, and it makes our environment much more robust and reliable."
"Content filtering, security layer, and application customization features are the most valuable."
"Technical support could be better. The price could be better, and it could be more stable."
"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."
"The solution's technical support is an area with which my company's clients have a problem. Cisco doesn't provide good technical support unless a user has a big account that Cisco wants to retain."
"Integration with analytic tools and API integrations would be ideal."
"They can improve the network visibility. Licensing and its maintenance are also needed."
"From the recent DNA point of view, there are some stability challenges with Cisco, but very minor."
"The solution’s security side could be improved."
"There is a limitation with the number of VRFs that you can have in your network, and this has caused us problems with some customers."
"I would like to see the virtual and desktop license included in the pricing."
"The tool's pricing is a pain point since we have many cheaper alternatives."
"The interface could be improved, some customers struggle with that."
"They need to make the solution a little more familiar with easy study guides, learning videos, etc."
"Some features of Citrix ADM are available on the cloud, which could really be helpful if they were available on an on-premise version."
"Deployment is complicated."
"When a new version comes out, sometimes, my existing configuration gets wiped out. They should work on this so that my existing configuration doesn't get impacted with an upgrade to a newer version. There could also reduce frequent firmware upgrade activities and have a stable version so that once we upgrade it, we don't have to upgrade it for two to three years."
"Citrix ADM needs to improve on its additional features and reduce the communication ports."
Cisco DNA Center is ranked 1st in Network Management Applications with 36 reviews while Citrix ADM is ranked 9th in Network Management Applications with 9 reviews. Cisco DNA Center is rated 7.8, while Citrix ADM is rated 8.4. 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 Citrix ADM writes "A tool for centralized management including inventory and sales tracking". Cisco DNA Center is most compared with Cisco Prime, Aruba Airwave, SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager, Huawei eSight and Juniper Mist Wired Assurance, whereas Citrix ADM is most compared with SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager, DX Spectrum and DataMiner. See our Cisco DNA Center vs. Citrix ADM report.
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