Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (Formerly DCNM) vs NETSCOUT nGeniusONE comparison

Cisco and NETSCOUT are both solutions in the Network Monitoring Software category. Cisco is ranked #23 with an average rating of 8.1, while NETSCOUT is ranked #21 with an average rating of 8.5. Cisco holds a 0.5% mindshare in NMS, compared to NETSCOUT’s 1.7% mindshare. Additionally, 92% of Cisco users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 93% of NETSCOUT users who would recommend it.

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We performed a comparison between Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (Formerly DCNM) and NETSCOUT nGeniusONE 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.

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Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (Formerly DCNM) vs. NETSCOUT nGeniusONE

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Mindshare comparison

As of September 2024, in the Network Monitoring Software category, the mindshare of Juniper Mist Premium Analytics is 0.4%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (Formerly DCNM) is 0.5%, down from 0.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of NETSCOUT nGeniusONE is 1.7%, up from 1.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Shiva_Prasad

Senior Technical Consultant at Black Box Network Services

Jan 25, 2024

A cloud solution for warehousing with a troubleshooting feature

The initial setup is straightforward. It's based on user requirements. We also conduct heat mapping using a couple of tools. The only requirement is to understand the technical or configuration aspects from the user's end and then configure it. Mist takes no more than 15 to 20 minutes for a particular deployment. You need to understand the end user's environment and have a concrete plan on whether it's a greenfield installation or an existing one, considering the density and height. Based on that, we need to develop a passive heat map. Then, you need to discuss with the user to understand exactly what needs to be configured and what they require in their environment. Based on that, you can proceed with the installation. Additionally, you can perform post-installation heat mapping to ensure it matches the earlier heat map. I rate the initial setup an eight out of ten, where one is difficult, and ten is easy.

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Adolfo Gonzalez

Systems Consultant Director at Dasit

Jun 14, 2024

Helps improve my workflow by organizing and managing information efficiently

I use Cisco Data Center Network Manager to store information for different clients or customers in the data center It helps improve my workflow by organizing and managing this information efficiently. The monitoring capability is the best in Cisco Data Center Network Manager. It helps me…

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Arturo Aguilar

Specialized Engineering Services at Netcontroll

Sep 20, 2022

We can very easily solve the issue or try to find the error

There is a big issue with the special way they use InfiniStream to store data. The InfiniStream has a certain capacity. So our customer centre asks why we don't store all the information that uses InfiniStream in Vblock or something like that. And NETSCOUT says that we need to store those data in a special way. And we use a special appliance called InfiniStream. So this kind of storage is not so big. For example, our customer has saved all the data, restored all the information, and backed it up elsewhere. For example, if something happened in the past month, we can see the package because the storage is a kind of FIFO. So we have a very limited space to see the previous days.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"We can manage the entire system across the network and troubleshoot the pain points."

"The single dashboard is a valuable feature."

"Data Center Network Manager is absolutely stable."

"You can integrate all the networks into the software."

"After installation, you almost forget that it is working."

"The product makes the management of our environment simpler."

"It has a very nice dashboard so you can see what's currently happening in the network and the performance of the back story."

"The automation capability is more than enough. It depends on how we consider and integrate the automation engine. We need to ensure the automation engine and then how to perform it. It depends on the policy making, API integration, and other integrations."

"It uses push technology, which pushes the changes to all relevant devices to ensure they are updated accordingly."

"The monitoring capability is the best in Cisco Data Center Network Manager. It helps me improve network management tasks and optimize processes."

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"The product is very good. We have very few problems."

"The solution helps to troubleshoot and put our hands on the weak points of customer networks."

"From the standpoint of VoLTE and related things, it's providing visibility into the network and how it operates."

"For me, the most valuable features are the dashboards which we use to highlight the overall impact to the customers, and being able to drill down into the nitty-gritty of the customer experience."

"The VoLTE model, call search and Media Monitor were essential when we launched VoLTE. We're relying heavily on them to troubleshoot our VoLTE calls."

"If one of our network pipes is getting plugged up by somebody using too much bandwidth, we can use the NETSCOUT tool to examine and find out what is going on."

"The support is good."

"The ability of the dashboards is useful for discover, mapping and understanding of application behaviour."

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Cons

"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."

"The technical support needs improvement."

"The reporting is not very intuitive and has room for improvement."

"API lacks robustness."

"One of the biggest challenges is that we aren't always able to push the configuration onto the target device. Whenever this happens, we have to do a factory reset, put on the script, and then reconfigure it again. In the next release, I would like to have a troubleshooting feature."

"It is not very easy to monitor or to browse."

"The tool should be more user-friendly and improve AI integration."

"In the next release, I would like to see it merged with Prime and I think that it should be more unified."

"Data Center Network Manager is a little complex because it includes a lot of hardware to be installed."

"The automation feature could be improved."

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"NETSCOUT nGeniusONE can improve the detection of what area of the infrastructure could be having an issue, such as an application, server, or network. It needs to find evidence of a fault."

"One of the products we use is SolarWinds, and it provides a very cool mapping of an agent from end-to-end. If NETSCOUT could somehow implement that into their design... make it quicker and easier to get those net paths, it would be huge."

"There are so many features that it makes it hard to know it all. You end up paying for things that you don't use and probably don't even need. It might be better if Netscout came up with a modular way to pay for what you're going to use and not pay for all of this "white elephant" without being able to take advantage of all of it."

"The solution is not easy to install."

"The current solution is not easy to scale, because it is an appliance-based solution. So, you have to swap everything out."

"They can improve still on the workflows, document their workflows that are commonly used... We don't know some of the workflows yet, and it's not something that you can just read up in the manual. There is some stuff in the help manual and online, but it's to a point where you need to purchase extra training and services from them. You can't just go and read up on it yourself and learn from A to Z..."

"NETSCOUT nGeniusONE's pricing is higher compared to the competitors. It is more than 15-18 percent of competitor costs. It also needs to add AI features."

"The single pane of glass view is a challenge. I like the graphics, they're easy to understand, but when more digging is required, it's more complicated to get what I'm expecting."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is expensive."

"The solution is very expensive."

"The tool is always expensive, but their service, product quality, and support are good. We're happy with it, but it's still an expensive solution. There are cheaper alternatives but no similar platform across all domains."

"The product is licensed with contracts that work on a yearly basis rather than a monthly model."

"I would say that the pricing offers great value for the money."

"The price of Cisco Data Center Network Manager is expensive compared to other vendors on the market."

"When we purchase a Nexus box, the MDS CM license comes with it."

"We usually opt for a yearly plan, commonly for three or five years upfront. Some customers may not utilize all the features included in the product, and this can lead to them paying for functionalities they don't need."

"On average, Data Center Network Manager's pricing isn't too costly unless you choose a premier license."

"We have a premium customized contract for the solution."

"The price is only for acquisition; it's not a licence."

"It can be expensive, but if you have a good configuration, based on what you are looking for, it's okay, it's manageable."

"The scalability becomes very expensive quickly."

"Like any company, we always want better pricing. The pricing is okay, but it's not a cheap solution. When you want to deploy it across an enterprise as large as ours, you go into seven figures. It's not a cheap solution to get out there."

"Licensing is flexible, it's not tied to anything else. We can easily switch up the licensing piece... Obviously, NETSCOUT is a little bit in the higher range, but it gives you value for money. You get what you pay for."

"If you are able and you are willing to use everything that Netscout provides to you, it's probably a relatively fair price. The problem is that it's such a large and such a complex tool that I'm not sure that many companies would be able to use it entirely, the way it's expected to be used."

"The biggest problem we have with this product is the expense."

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

17%

Financial Services Firm

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Government

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24%

Financial Services Firm

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Government

12%

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17%

Computer Software Company

14%

Manufacturing Company

10%

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Juniper Mist Premium Analytics?

We can manage the entire system across the network and troubleshoot the pain points.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Juniper Mist Premium Analytics?

The solution is expensive. I rate the pricing an eight out of ten.

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What needs improvement with Juniper Mist Premium Analytics?

The technical support needs improvement.

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What do you like most about Cisco Data Center Network Manager?

It uses push technology, which pushes the changes to all relevant devices to ensure they are updated accordingly.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cisco Data Center Network Manager?

We usually opt for a yearly plan, commonly for three or five years upfront. Some customers may not utilize all the fe...

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What needs improvement with Cisco Data Center Network Manager?

It's very costly. Most of our customers are actually looking for other cost-effective solutions. Even if it has very ...

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Which is the best DDoS protection solution for a big ISP for monitoring and mitigating?

I would say if it’s an ISP that will build a scrubbing center, Netscout/Arbor is a good solution. In all other soluti...

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What do you like most about NETSCOUT nGeniusONE?

Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for NETSCOUT nGeniusONE?

There is a need to make yearly payments towards the licensing charges attached to the product. The product may come a...

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Overview

Juniper Mist Premium Analytics is a comprehensive network analytics solution that provides organizations with valuable insights into their network performance and user experience. The primary use case of this product is to enable IT teams to proactively monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize their network infrastructure.

The most valuable functionality of Juniper Mist Premium Analytics is its AI-driven insights and recommendations. Leveraging machine learning algorithms, it analyzes vast amounts of network data to identify anomalies, predict potential issues, and suggest remediation actions. This proactive approach helps organizations minimize network downtime, improve user experience, and optimize network performance.

By providing real-time visibility into network performance, Juniper Mist Premium Analytics helps organizations quickly identify and resolve network issues. It offers detailed analytics on network traffic, application performance, and user behavior, allowing IT teams to pinpoint the root cause of problems and take immediate action. This not only reduces troubleshooting time but also enhances overall network reliability.

Furthermore, Juniper Mist Premium Analytics enables organizations to optimize their network infrastructure. It provides insights into network capacity utilization, application usage patterns, and user behavior, allowing IT teams to make informed decisions about network design, resource allocation, and capacity planning. This helps organizations to ensure that their network is efficiently utilized and can support the growing demands of their users.

The Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC) offers a comprehensive solution for managing Cisco NX-OS switches in hybrid-cloud environments, providing automation, visibility, and consistent operations. Designed to simplify and enhance data center management, NDFC integrates with Cisco Nexus Dashboard to streamline network connectivity, reduce deployment times, and ensure seamless transitions with minimal disruptions. Its modular architecture, new user interface, and support for non-Nexus OS platforms make it a robust tool for LAN, SAN, and IP Fabric for Media management. Additionally, NDFC enhances fabric reliability, automates workflows, and supports cloud connectivity with AWS and Microsoft Azure, making it ideal for businesses adapting to increasingly complex digital environments.

The nGenius Real-Time Monitor software provides you with tools to monitor and display information about your network both historically and in real time. The nGenius Real-Time Monitor software allows you to understand your current network usage and to plan for future needs. It also allows you to proactively troubleshoot problem areas in your network.

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Banco de Guayaquil, Cox Communications, Kuwait Petroleum Italia, Roper St. Francis, University of British Columbia

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