We performed a comparison between Cisco ACI and Nuage Networks based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Cisco, Big Switch Networks, Aviatrix and others in Software Defined Networking (SDN)."The centralized management of the entire network data center, in this case with ACI, is the most valuable feature. By having access to some powerful APIs you can build your own tool to speak to the ACI controller, then with that, you can deploy things really fast. Having the option to build your own tools and then using the centralized management of the ACI to push the configuration to the network devices is very valuable."
"The features we find most valuable is the integration with the virtual switches of our UCS platform."
"We can implement customer requirements more quickly."
"What's most valuable in Cisco ACI is that it isn't like the legacy infrastructure where you have a lot of complexity in a TTR architecture. What I like most about Cisco ACI is that you can control those devices from a single console, even if you have three hundred devices. You can manage the entire infrastructure from a single point of contact, so Cisco ACI is a time saver. Another exclusive feature of Cisco ACI is its API interface that lets you enhance automation within the environment. You can manage your entire data center from a single interface through Cisco ACI. If you want to upgrade three hundred devices in one click, you can do that, and within one hour, all three hundred devices will be upgraded. I also like that Cisco keeps enhancing the product by adding different features, so there have been five major releases of Cisco ACI. Another valuable feature of the solution is that it's more user-friendly than Aruba and Juniper."
"This solution allows you to do everything quicker and more efficiently."
"Building the ACI Fabric is its most valuable feature."
"The integration with vCenter means that when I create something on the network, it only has to happen one time instead of many times for our many virtual hosts."
"I like using WebEx Board."
"It has good reporting and analytics, that most people can understand without too much difficulty."
"One of the most valuable features of this solution is network management. The customer is able to manage their network from home or we can also manage the whole customer network."
"It is stable and reliable."
"We faced some issues while configuring the microsegment."
"Figuring out how to implement the product for clients is the area we struggle with the most every day. Perhaps an enhancement would be artificially intelligent solutions, but that would be further down the road."
"The initial setup was fairly complex and it looks terrifying when you first log in. That's one thing about ACI. It takes a bit to wrap your mind around how it works. It's not overly complicated once you understand the concepts, but someone who has never worked with anything like ACI, will initially find it difficult to grasp the complexity of it."
"We had issues in the first deployment when we tried to finish the migration from traditional networking to Cisco ACI."
"They should improve the GUI, make it simpler. They also need to improve its integration with other automation tools."
"The initial setup was a bit complex. ACI was just out at that time, and there wasn't support at that time."
"I would like for there to be more information about it available. While using the ACI in the graphical interface, I would like if there was something that explained every step that you can click and it will tell you what you are doing in more detail."
"Training for this product is available from institutions but it is not available online where you can get users trained easily."
"The setup can be complex."
"Security is an area that could use some work."
Cisco ACI is ranked 2nd in Software Defined Networking (SDN) with 96 reviews while Nuage Networks is ranked 9th in Software Defined Networking (SDN) with 4 reviews. Cisco ACI is rated 8.0, while Nuage Networks is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of Cisco ACI writes "Stable, easy to extend, scalable, and has a host-based routing feature". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Nuage Networks writes "Easy to use features, good support, and has the ability to maintain a session when you lose an uplink". Cisco ACI is most compared with VMware NSX, Cisco Secure Workload, Akamai Guardicore Segmentation, Juniper Contrail Networking and HPE SDN, whereas Nuage Networks is most compared with Cisco SD-WAN, VMware NSX, Fortinet FortiGate and VMware SD-WAN.
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