We performed a comparison between Cisco DNA Center and Meraki Dashboard 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 solution helps with the management and orchestration of campaigns. It helps with visibility and analytics. I also like its SDA configuration."
"We can monitor all devices and get the required information using the product."
"It is a stable solution."
"Application Assurance works very well."
"I think that their LAN automation is a very good feature."
"Cisco DNA Center is a user-friendly solution."
"The most valuable feature of Cisco DNA Center is the AI (Artificial Intelligence) that provides us with valuable information."
"The most valuable features of Cisco DNA Center are wireless assurance and visibility."
"The most valuable feature of Meraki Dashboard is we can manage our switches and access point in one place."
"The most valuable feature is ease of use."
"What I love most about the Meraki Dashboard are its user-friendly features."
"The most valuable features are that it's easy to use and technically very complete. I can configure, do advanced troubleshooting in the dashboard, and reboot access points remotely."
"The ability of the product to perform with simplicity of deployment make it a valuable solution."
"The product can scale if you need it to."
"It is a reliable product. It provides a lot of information that is easy to read."
"It's really user-friendly."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"There should be an option for automation of template deployment by using the stored data. It is not easy to save configuration information for lots of devices without using other tools. There should be a tighter, better repository of information that can be merged with the templates."
"The solution needs to improve the dashboard."
"The product doesn’t have good monitoring capabilities."
"As a user, it would be good if I could plug in controllers, suites, and devices from other vendors to Cisco DNA Center."
"What I want to see in Cisco DNA Center in the future is more support for other platforms so that you can manage third-party products, such as Fortinet."
"The task failure reporting or provisioning failure reporting could be a little bit better in the UI, with more information given to the user."
"When it comes to deploying wireless fields, integrating defaults into the DNS interface can be challenging."
"They can improve the network visibility. Licensing and its maintenance are also needed."
"Third-party switches do not necessarily integrate easily with the system and this could be improved to allow for better adaptation."
"What needs improvement in Meraki Dashboard is its configuration. It'll also be better if the tool has more functionality, and that is what I'd like to see in its next release."
"You can't really clone or replicate a device, that sort of feature would be useful. You can clone the site but you cannot clone the device."
"The initial setup is complex and can be made more straightforward."
"The downside to the simplicity is that you can't get as granular as you could with the Cisco APs."
"If I am a user and I have a seat on the fourth floor, if I move across the building, the system should be able to track me and should be able to figure out my whereabouts or my position within the building if I'm connected to the wireless. That would make the administrator's life easier in terms of reachability."
"The coverage has been an issue for us."
"Price could be reduced."
Cisco DNA Center is ranked 25th in Network Monitoring Software with 37 reviews while Meraki Dashboard is ranked 9th in Network Monitoring Software with 51 reviews. Cisco DNA Center is rated 7.8, while Meraki Dashboard is rated 8.6. 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 Meraki Dashboard writes "Incredibly easy to use, great troubleshooting and prevention of malicious events". Cisco DNA Center is most compared with Cisco Prime, Aruba Airwave, SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager, Huawei eSight and HPE Intelligent Management Center, whereas Meraki Dashboard is most compared with SolarWinds NPM, ThousandEyes, Mist AI and Cloud, Zabbix and Cisco Secure Network Analytics. See our Cisco DNA Center vs. Meraki Dashboard report.
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