We performed a comparison between Cisco DNA Center and OpenText Network Node Manager i based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Network Management Applications solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."We can monitor all devices and get the required information using the product."
"I like that we can easily configure any new hardware. It's also easy to deploy and easy to troubleshoot."
"Cisco DNA Center is a user-friendly solution."
"It gives us automation capabilities for pushing out the configuration to branch networks. It also provides visibility into the health of user network devices."
"It does a lot of things automatically, and that's the big thing with it. They're making the software so that you don't need to be as knowledgeable as me on the switching and routing side to get your work done. If you want, you can have DNA troubleshoot your problem for you and give you solutions or fix it itself, if it was something that's just a configuration issue."
"Has a good processing feature with a high level of accuracy."
"Cisco VXLAN is a protocol that has been around for some time, but the practical implementation and operational capability of Cisco DNA Center bring it to life."
"People like to use the dashboards to get an overview of their network."
"If you install one node on Network Node Manager and want to scale it up, it's pretty easy to create more nodes."
"You can utilize the main file from various vendors for integration."
"It is stable for fault and availability."
"Our monitoring and network teams of less than 100 people use this solution. The availability and fault monitoring are good."
"Most valuable function would have to the internal causal engine and its root cause analyzer which keep us updated on critical errors and incidents in our network environment."
"The best feature is the solution's entire credibility with all vendors."
"We do not have any issues stability-wise."
"The platform has good stability."
"When it comes to deploying wireless fields, integrating defaults into the DNS interface can be challenging."
"The features of Cisco DNA Center and Cisco Prime could have more parity."
"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."
"They should include UTM features in the product."
"From the recent DNA point of view, there are some stability challenges with Cisco, but very minor."
"DNA Center has been on the market for a few years and they need to update it."
"The weaknesses primarily involve pricing and the ongoing need for increased bandwidth and data throughput."
"An area for improvement in Cisco DNA Center is the latency in data correlation. For example, sometimes, when an issue happens, and I check the logs, I can't find the corresponding log. There's a delay in log replication, so this is what needs improvement in Cisco DNA Center. Reporting in Cisco DNA Center could also be improved because it only has a few templates, and you can't customize it based on your requirements. There aren't many options available in Cisco DNA Center regarding reporting, versus Cisco Prime, which has excellent features for different levels of detailed reports. I'd like to see real-time data replication in the next release of Cisco DNA Center, similar to what's done in Meraki. Data in Meraki is real-time with no delay, so data is immediately replicated in the cloud. Currently, there's a lag in Cisco DNA Center, and addressing that lag is the enhancement I'd like to see in Cisco DNA Center. The solution also needs to be more user-friendly."
"The resources utilized could be a bit higher, and that is one of the challenges that isn't optimized"
"Right now, we have open tickets and they are not closing as expected."
"Micro Focus Network Node Manager is not powered to drill down for traffic visibility."
"The deployment architecture and installation part needs improvement."
"We had some issues with some of the features, some modules are not meeting expectations."
"Only to improve the GUI."
"As the technologies evolve, also these solutions or the monitoring tools should evolve to cover the progress in technology, including capabilities related to monitoring of virtualized devices today, as the DNS is on the table in this way."
"They should add AI options in the product's next release."
More OpenText Network Node Manager i Pricing and Cost Advice →
Cisco DNA Center is ranked 1st in Network Management Applications with 37 reviews while OpenText Network Node Manager i is ranked 13th in Network Management Applications with 23 reviews. Cisco DNA Center is rated 7.8, while OpenText Network Node Manager i is rated 7.8. 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 OpenText Network Node Manager i writes "Easy-to-implement product with a valuable map topology feature". Cisco DNA Center is most compared with Cisco Prime, Aruba Airwave, SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager, Juniper Mist Wired Assurance and Huawei eSight, whereas OpenText Network Node Manager i is most compared with SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager, Fortinet FortiManager, DX Spectrum and IBM Tivoli NetCool. See our Cisco DNA Center vs. OpenText Network Node Manager i report.
See our list of best Network Management Applications vendors.
We monitor all Network Management Applications reviews to prevent fraudulent reviews and keep review quality high. We do not post reviews by company employees or direct competitors. We validate each review for authenticity via cross-reference with LinkedIn, and personal follow-up with the reviewer when necessary.