We performed a comparison between Cisco UCS Manager and PRTG Network Monitor based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two IT Infrastructure Monitoring solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Cisco Infrastructure is one of the top vendors and no one can beat them in terms of switching and routing."
"From a usability and functionality perspective, Cisco UCS Manager is very good."
"It is more robust than other solutions. So, the stability is good."
"The flexibility and the ease in which the features can be expanded are the solution's most valuable aspects."
"When one server fails, we can attach the service profile to a new server, which saves a lot of time."
"The reporting functionality will give you any report you want."
"The solution is highly scalable, mainly because of the templates that make it easy for you to actually edit on the system."
"The most valuable features are flexibility and management."
"The technical support seems to be quick, clever, and has a comprehensive knowledge base online, which is fantastic."
"The initial setup was easy. We didn't have any issues with the process and everything rolled out smoothly."
"Stable and scalable network monitoring tool. Installation is simple and straightforward."
"The scalability is good. You can improve a remote host or the clustering. This gives it the flexibility to monitor another infrastructure remotely."
"The initial setup is pretty easy."
"Speed of deployment is one of the most valuable features."
"We have asked questions of their technical support and they have a very good response time."
"The solution provides us with needed feedback on our IT infrastructure. It gives us really good quality of service when it comes to monitoring of available space and available resources. It allows us to preempt issues before they become a problem for the business."
"The integration with other solutions could be better. I think Cisco can only integrate using Intersight. There is a second interface available as a SaaS platform, in the cloud, or on-premise. It's based on the Redfish protocol, which is standard for all the B-series servers in the market. We can integrate other solutions using API."
"The interface and the way it is constructed is very complex. They should work to simplify it. It's quite difficult for somebody who doesn't know the product very well. Users should be able to get proficient with it faster. There's definitely room for improvement there."
"We have three data centers and if we could manage all three data centers using one interface, it would be great."
"The pricing can be better."
"I would like to see Cisco UCS optionally work as a hyper-converged system because right now, it only operates as a converged system."
"I want to be able to schedule multiple sequential updates in one go."
"Getting a CLI report on routers, switches, or any other CLI configuration device is difficult."
"Cisco UCS Manager should have a simplified deployment in the sense of not having multiple machines, demilitarized zones, and on-premise options."
"The solution could be better and faster when it comes to performance."
"The technical support service should be improved."
"I would like to see a more robust platform and a new dashboard. In addition, the code is good, but it needs improvement."
"I would like the ability to monitor Cisco IRS devices."
"Once you start going above 5000 sensors, things do start to get a bit shaky. There are some best practice out there that you will need to adopt and be aware of."
"Along with more room for automation, more room for advanced configuration can be integrated into the solution."
"There is room for improvement in this solution for the performance and third-party monitoring protocols. They need to be updated to the latest ones."
"They could improve the process of updating the license."
Cisco UCS Manager is ranked 29th in IT Infrastructure Monitoring with 21 reviews while PRTG Network Monitor is ranked 6th in IT Infrastructure Monitoring with 96 reviews. Cisco UCS Manager is rated 8.0, while PRTG Network Monitor is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Cisco UCS Manager writes "Used to manage servers, monitor or manage firmware upgrades, and push policies". On the other hand, the top reviewer of PRTG Network Monitor writes "It's an all-in-one solution, and net flow is included in the licensing ". Cisco UCS Manager is most compared with Cisco Intersight, Nutanix Prism, HPE OneView, Zabbix and Datadog, whereas PRTG Network Monitor is most compared with Zabbix, Centreon, SolarWinds NPM, Nagios XI and ManageEngine OpManager. See our Cisco UCS Manager vs. PRTG Network Monitor report.
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