We performed a comparison between Cisco DNA Center and DX Spectrum 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."We can manage the entire system across the network and troubleshoot the pain points."
"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."
"We can monitor all devices and get the required information using the product."
"What's most valuable in Cisco DNA Center is the ability to manage any Cisco infrastructure and device through it. Setup was straightforward."
"The most valuable features were the monitoring, maintenance, and configuration."
"It is simple to manage and it is all done from a single dashboard."
"The automation features are significant, reducing configuration time. This means outstanding functionality. By deploying the controller automatically, the rest becomes automated"
"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 Cisco DNA Center is the AI (Artificial Intelligence) that provides us with valuable information."
"The Spectrum tool improved our network assurance levels for our business units."
"I have found the cross analysis feature to be the most valuable."
"The main thing is obviously notifications about alerts, getting ahead of the curve to make sure that we do not have system going down, or if it is down we get to know it earlier."
"Offers a lot of functionality."
"The presentation layer is pretty simple and straightforward."
"The fault management is perfect."
"What I like best is the configuration management functionality."
"The product’s stability and robustness are valuable."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"Requires more focus on the digital side of things."
"There are some software problems from version to version. It takes a long time for DNA Center to recognize the video and control access devices."
"The weaknesses primarily involve pricing and the ongoing need for increased bandwidth and data throughput."
"They should include UTM features in the product."
"I would like is to have a small information pointer available. It could be a plus feature that I want to implement. When I hover my mouse over the user interface, it should provide a brief explanation. It would be helpful to have it incorporated into the UI."
"They can improve the network visibility. Licensing and its maintenance are also needed."
"Cisco DNA Center should improve its configuration management. It is better to have a dev version before pushing it."
"The network, data center, and SD-WAN are all being treated as different services, but I would like to have only one solution to manage all of them."
"The GIS map feature needs to be enhanced and synced with topology views of containers and global collections."
"If they could interact with the MIBs of vendors better, and have a lot more pre-loaded ones, that would be amazing for us right now."
"There should be better integration with other Broadcom products, like network performance manager. Currently, for every part of a product, you need a separate server environment. You have something for Spectrum, you have something for network performance, and you have something for NetFlow. There are a lot of islands and server farms with different technologies. They should be redeveloped to get one platform for all."
"I would like to see better scalability, and maybe, a more intuitive user interface. "
"I think the management or configuration of devices needs some improvement."
"Technical support for this product is not so good. It needs improvement."
"We want to make our own choice for the AIOps solution and do not want to be forced to use the Broadcom OI solution by default."
"There should be a facility to integrate with other monitoring applications that are currently running in the environment."
Cisco DNA Center is ranked 1st in Network Management Applications with 36 reviews while DX Spectrum is ranked 4th in Network Management Applications with 115 reviews. Cisco DNA Center is rated 7.8, while DX Spectrum 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 DX Spectrum writes "Comprehensive alerts, beneficial overall network viability, and scalability not limited". Cisco DNA Center is most compared with Cisco Prime, Aruba Airwave, SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager, Huawei eSight and Juniper Mist Wired Assurance, whereas DX Spectrum is most compared with DX NetOps, Zabbix, SolarWinds NPM, ThousandEyes and IBM SevOne Network Performance Management (NPM). See our Cisco DNA Center vs. DX Spectrum report.
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