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  • "Cisco Prime is an expensive solution."
  • "The price of Cisco Prime was reasonable because we purchased it as part of a Cisco One package. The package was a bundle of Cisco solutions together, such as Cisco ISE and CMX. The price is reasonable com compared to other solutions."
  • "You need to get special quotes from the company for each order."
  • "The solution is not inexpensive but is worth it for large-scale environments."
  • "I would rate the pricing of Cisco Prime a seven out of ten."
  • "If we have a license for Cisco DNA, we can use the same license for Cisco Prime."
  • "We update the license every five years."
  • "I would rate the solution's pricing an eight out of ten."

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    What do you like most about Cisco Prime?
    Top Answer:The VLAN mapping function has been most impactful in simplifying our network management tasks.
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    What needs improvement with Cisco Prime?
    Top Answer:There is room for improvement in the Access layer.
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    What is your primary use case for Cisco Prime?
    Top Answer:I use Cisco Prime to work with VLANs, especially the VLANs that function in my daily business. I deploy security updates, iOS configurations, and configs on the access layer, routers, and switches. I… more »
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    2nd
    out of 31 in Network Management Applications
    Views
    4,754
    Comparisons
    3,013
    Reviews
    29
    Average Words per Review
    417
    Rating
    8.0
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    In Network Management Applications
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    Overview

    Cisco Prime products deliver next-generation management by supporting an intuitive workflow-oriented user experience and integrated lifecycle operations across Cisco architectures, technologies, and networks.

    LightSOFT is ECI’s industry-leading network management system (NMS), providing unified multi-layer, end-to-end network management, through an intuitive, point-and-click user interface. Supports full FCAPS.

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    Mohawk Industries, Universidad EAFIT, Halton Healthcare
    SURFnet, GRNET
    Top Industries
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    Manufacturing Company21%
    Computer Software Company13%
    Healthcare Company13%
    Mining And Metals Company8%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company18%
    Government12%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Educational Organization6%
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    Small Business25%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise64%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business19%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise65%
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    Cisco Prime is ranked 2nd in Network Management Applications with 35 reviews while ECI LightSOFT [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Network Management Applications. Cisco Prime is rated 7.8, while ECI LightSOFT [EOL] is rated 0.0. The top reviewer of Cisco Prime writes "Robust, cost-effective, and provides good visibility, but the scalability could improve". On the other hand, Cisco Prime is most compared with Cisco DNA Center, SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager, Aruba Airwave, Huawei eSight and HPE Intelligent Management Center, whereas ECI LightSOFT [EOL] is most compared with .

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