Cisco Prime [EOL] vs Huawei eSight comparison

"The installation is easy."

"Cisco Prime allows us to manage all the wireless controllers and access points."

"The solution's configuration management tool is amazing because it centralizes and pushes configurations which saves a lot of volume and effort."

"The most valuable is the assistance for network support."

"The VLAN mapping function has been most impactful in simplifying our network management tasks."

"We use Cisco Prime for network mapping and surveys."

"Cisco Prime is user-friendly, so we are comfortable using it."

"I have found the solution to be scalable."

"One of the most beneficial features of Huawei eSight is its simplicity and ease of use."

"The product is stable."

"I like the real-time location monitor or RTLS feature. It is similar to the monitoring feature in Cisco Prime."

"Huawei eSight provides businesses with monitoring capabilities of network devices across your network."

"I like that it supports all our Huawei devices. Unlike other network monitoring tools that monitor Huawei devices, it provides more details when it comes to monitoring or management. We can get complete details about the devices, and management is also simple."

"eSight allows me to monitor and solve any problem in the backbone and any switch in real-time."

"We use Huawei eSight to monitor devices like Wi-Fi controllers, LAN switches, and routers."

"The most important features are alarm management and the visualization of the health of our network devices."

"The product is expensive compared to other vendors in the market."

"Maybe it could be a little cheaper."

"Cisco Prime could improve the graphical user interface."

"I rate Cisco Prime seven out of 10 for affordability. All Cisco solutions are expensive."

"There is room for improvement in the Access layer."

"The user interface of Cisco Prime could be more user-friendly and increase its performance."

"The reporting feature of Cisco Prime should be improved."

"We would like to see the inclusion of detailed alerts."

"Huawei eSight should work on the option to have the email notification working on Office 365 Exchange."

"The price could be less costly."

"It will be better if they can make the simple network topology part more presentable. It would also be better if they had API integration and integration with third-party devices."

"eSight has many features and options, but sometimes, we feel that it should be more advanced, like Cisco. It would be good if they can enable some automation part in eSight. Most of our customers want automation in their network. They don't want a dependency on everything. That's why the automation part must be improved in Huawei. It will be beneficial for customers. Cisco has different products, and there are multiple products for monitoring, automation, etc. In the software-defined network, Cisco has ACI, and VMware has NSX. Such options must be there in Huawei to move to a software-defined network. Unlike Cisco, in the case of eSight, there is only one product. I am not aware of any other product. It would be good to enhance it with at least some automation options so that we can use it effectively in the campus network or big data center environment. When I implemented this Huawei solution, I faced some limitations in particular areas like wireless scanning. This is another part that they can improve. Wireless reporting option is not as effective as other monitoring solutions. For a particular use case, if a customer is asking for some reports, sometimes they are not 100% satisfactory. The reporting structure must be improved."

"Something that could be improved is the lack of integration with Cisco switches. In the next release, I would like to see better reporting."

"It is not a very flexible product."

"The solution needs to improve it's user interface to make it more modern and stylish. They need to design proper menu positions, features, etc. Right now the layout is complicated."

"The variety of license types should be made simpler as, at present, it is complex."

"The product's performance monitoring feature could be more intuitive."

"I would rate the pricing of Cisco Prime a seven out of ten."

"I rate the solution's pricing an eight out of ten."

"You need to get special quotes from the company for each order."

"The solution is not inexpensive but is worth it for large-scale environments."

"I would rate the solution's pricing an eight out of ten."

"The product is expensive compared to other vendors in the market."

"Cisco Prime is an expensive solution."

"The price is very expensive."

"Its pricing is better than any other Huawei product. Some products are cheaper in Huawei, and some products are cheaper in Cisco. Cisco has more benefits and options than Huawei if you consider different network environments."

"Pricing depends on the competition. If your competitor is like Cisco, then Huawei is much more competitive when it comes to pricing."

"The pricing for Huawei eSight is reasonable, especially with the base license and incremental licenses for additional devices. However, the variety of license types can be a bit complex. We used to sell eSight but switched to another solution, so we're not actively trading it anymore."

"I would rate this solution a nine out of ten for pricing. The pricing depends on which features you use and can become expensive."

"The solution’s pricing is reasonable."