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Cisco Catalyst Center pros and cons

Vendor: Cisco
4.4 out of 5

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PROS

Cisco is known for its stability in switching, DNA Center, and wireless.
Cisco Catalyst Center allows management of all fabric SD Access from one location.
Cisco provides comprehensive documentation for their platform.
Analytics features and high performance of the hardware are appreciated.
Customer service is excellent and efficient.

CONS

Cisco Catalyst Center only manages and monitors Cisco devices with a DNA license, specifically the Catalyst 9000 series.
Deployment process is complex.
Price to get in the door is quite high, with multiple licensing options.
Customers often complain about numerous software bugs requiring frequent patches and updates.
Retention period of data could be improved from seven days to 30 days to accommodate extended user absences.
 

Cisco Catalyst Center Pros review quotes

Bharath _Kumar - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 13, 2024
Cisco performs well in the network space, especially in areas like switching, DNA Center, and wireless, where it is known for its stability.
NM
Sep 2, 2024
The integration of Cisco Catalyst Center is fine
reviewer2585343 - PeerSpot reviewer
Feb 28, 2025
I find Cisco Catalyst Center to be a great solution because their hardware is strong, and the platform is reliable.
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CD
Jan 28, 2025
The best feature of Cisco is its industry-standard nature.
Ahmad Attal - PeerSpot reviewer
Feb 6, 2025
The analytics feature is quite good, and the hardware is very performant.
Daniel Garcia Montes - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 17, 2025
There is a lot of documentation for the platform, which is an advantage.
KR
Feb 7, 2025
Cisco Catalyst Center allows me to manage all the fabric SD Access from one location.
reviewer2592675 - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 11, 2024
The architecture and the way Cisco designs it, VXLAN and Cisco Express Forwarding are some of the features I like.
 

Cisco Catalyst Center Cons review quotes

Bharath _Kumar - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 13, 2024
The main drawback of Cisco Catalyst Center is that it can only manage and monitor Cisco devices with a DNA license, specifically the Catalyst 9000 series.
NM
Sep 2, 2024
The deployment process is pretty complex
reviewer2585343 - PeerSpot reviewer
Feb 28, 2025
Some documentation or use cases are not clear enough.
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CD
Jan 28, 2025
There should be tighter cohesion between the web-based GUI and the command line configuration.
Ahmad Attal - PeerSpot reviewer
Feb 6, 2025
My customers often complain about numerous software bugs requiring frequent software patches and updates to resolve these issues.
Daniel Garcia Montes - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 17, 2025
It is a little more expensive.
KR
Feb 7, 2025
The retention period of data could be improved from seven days to 30 days.
reviewer2592675 - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 11, 2024
The only limitation is when integrating with other products due to Cisco's proprietary protocols.