We performed a comparison between Cisco Data Center Network Manager and SolarWinds NPM based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Network Monitoring Software 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."
"The tool's most valuable feature is the consolidated dashboard, providing insights into parameters and overall usage of network features. It allows us to easily summarize insights through the dashboards. The solution offers automation capabilities, particularly in the context of connecting LAN sites with websites."
"The product has excellent stability."
"The most valuable feature is the connectivity monitoring."
"I don't have to rely on the on-site engineer who can do the configuration. I can have our team just plug the devices and perform remotely. I can also do the templates."
"After installation, you almost forget that it is working."
"VCNM provides a unique capability of managing the admin VDCs of Nexus boxes."
"I like running the scripts. With the help of a Python script, we deployed within the configuration and built up the code."
"The interface of this solution is easy to use overall."
"You can monitor performance counters effortlessly."
"There are a lot of valuable features with SolarWinds NPM. We can receive a lot of detailed data from the monitoring that can use useful for investigations, especially when you are troubleshooting. It is very helpful. Overall it was a very good experience."
"The SolarWinds NPM framework, upon which most of their flagship products are built, empowers a wide variety of admins and users to quickly find value in their installed products."
"We can proactively fix historical issues, so we won't face those problems in future."
"It's a very good tool and a very stable tool."
"Network performance is the main issue clients are facing. SolarWinds checks if a node is down, and we can set thresholds for performance metrics. For example, we set it up to get an alert automatically if a value is over 80 percent. It has a full dashboard that covers CP, hard disk, and node monitoring."
"The most valuable feature is the graphical user interface."
"As we look to add more servers to our virtual environment and to understand the impact, the solution allows us to dig into the historical charts related to capacity planning."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"If the customer thinks about using additional solutions, Cisco should make sure they are not left out."
"It's a relatively expensive product for some clients."
"In the next release, I would like to see it merged with Prime and I think that it should be more unified."
"Sometimes the product gives us problems that require support."
"The automation feature could be improved."
"API lacks robustness."
"The tool's pricing strategy could be improved to compete more effectively in the market, especially against competitors like Huawei, Aruba, and Juniper."
"Data Center Network Manager is a little complex because it includes a lot of hardware to be installed."
"An area for improvement would be the use of modular licenses, which are not practical for big clients."
"The integration with the APIs and the web servers deployed can definitely be improved."
"The solution could improve in many areas, such as the marketing and description of the products, providing areas of improvement, cloud capabilities, and being able to be more streamlined with the current integration points with other applications."
"Complex and overly detailed setup."
"SolarWinds NPM could improve the graphics of the interface and more customized reporting."
"SolarWinds NPM could improve by adding the deepest inspection, performance networking, and IP address discovery."
"It would be good to have high security."
"This solution would benefit from expanding on the capabilities within the API."
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Cisco Data Center Network Manager is ranked 27th in Network Monitoring Software with 20 reviews while SolarWinds NPM is ranked 4th in Network Monitoring Software with 147 reviews. Cisco Data Center Network Manager is rated 8.0, while SolarWinds NPM is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Cisco Data Center Network Manager writes "Provides insight into the network's health data and has an excellent support team". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SolarWinds NPM writes "High-level, comprehensive, and proactive monitoring in a user-friendly interface". Cisco Data Center Network Manager is most compared with Marvis Virtual Network Assistant, Zabbix and Cisco DNA Center, whereas SolarWinds NPM is most compared with Zabbix, PRTG Network Monitor, ManageEngine OpManager, ThousandEyes and Entuity. See our Cisco Data Center Network Manager vs. SolarWinds NPM report.
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