We performed a comparison between ExtremeManagement and OpenText Network Automation based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Cisco, Fortinet, Broadcom and others in Network Management Applications."The best thing about the solution is that it is all managed from just a single application window. We call this feature a single pane of glass due to the fact that almost all the features are all managed within a single application, or a browser, to be more specific."
"The technical support services are good."
"The report model is one of the valuable models. We are able to see all the information concentrated in reports, which is very useful. We are able to get the information about the performance of the equipment and check that everything is okay. You can get very useful information across applications, so we have very good experience with their management solutions. It has many functionalities to simplify the administration and monitor the development of the switches or AP. It is easy to deploy, easy to configure. and easy to develop. Its price is also good."
"ExtremeManagement brings in the most value by reducing the technical debt to the organization in terms of having to hire personnel to maintain it or contract it."
"I need fewer people to do implementation and support, and I don't have to go on-site to change the configuration or otherwise support the switch."
"When compared with SolarWinds, it is more user-friendly, and tasks can be completed more quickly."
"Pushing the network configuration to bulk devices. This saves a considerable amount of time that the engineer spends in pushing the network configuration."
"Some features are quite difficult to configure and they are very complicated to figure out. Maybe the vendors should introduce a more driven configuration that can clarify the processes a bit more to make the processes more clearly defined."
"It would be great to not need an on-premises SiteIQ license for running a Fabric OS cloud or managing third-party devices."
"They can improve the information period. Currently, we are able to have information for only 14 or 15 days, but we would like to have information for an extended period of maybe 30 days. Their technical support can also be improved in terms of the response time to the tickets."
"There could be better integration with third-party equipment and vendors."
"It would be helpful if this solution had support for configuring and managing third-party hardware devices."
"Compatibility of the devices needs to be enhanced, as it seems to be limited."
"Level one administration task can be defined in Micro Focus Network Automation but it could be more simplified."
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ExtremeManagement is ranked 14th in Network Management Applications with 5 reviews while OpenText Network Automation is ranked 12th in Network Automation. ExtremeManagement is rated 9.0, while OpenText Network Automation is rated 7.2. The top reviewer of ExtremeManagement writes "Mature and robust platform; can be used to manage Cisco switches". On the other hand, the top reviewer of OpenText Network Automation writes "Helps the configuration backup be validated before and after any change in the network infrastructure". ExtremeManagement is most compared with Cisco DNA Center, ExtremeCloud IQ, DataMiner and SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager, whereas OpenText Network Automation is most compared with Cisco DNA Center, SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager, BackBox, NetBrain and BMC TrueSight Network Automation.
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