Cisco Prime [EOL] vs Huawei eSight comparison

"Enables oversight in order to tweak and tune."

"The most valuable features of Cisco Prime include its comprehensive functionality as a one-stop solution for basic SNMP port management."

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

"Technical support is great, and we find them to be helpful and responsive."

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

"In terms of reliability especially, Cisco is light years ahead."

"As a large organization, it is difficult to individually monitor every device. Instead, we use Cisco Prime to keep an eye on the network and services. We do not use it as a node tool, as we have other tools for network operation centers. When services go down, it can cause issues, we rely on Cisco Prime to monitor and notify us of any service disruptions. We mainly use Cisco Prime Infrastructure for configuration-level tasks."

"I have found the solution to be scalable."

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

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

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

"The product is stable."

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

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

"We have found the product to be stable and reliable."

"The solution's most valuable dashboard features include monitoring storage, resource availability, and hardware alarms."

"The solution is considered legacy and DNAC has overcome it because of centralized controls that allow a complete LAN network to be moved to centralized management."

"Cisco Prime could improve the graphical user interface."

"Cisco Prime could improve the notifications in the system. Having more details about what is happening would be useful, such as traffic numbers or who is connected. We can see them through the firewall controller, but it would be better if you can see them from one place."

"Maybe it could be a little cheaper."

"Cisco Prime needs to have lower prices and more customization options."

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

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

"I would love for Cisco Prime to show bandwidth usage and consumption, but I can't monitor bandwidth usage at a given time."

"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 price could be less costly."

"Something that could be improved is the lack of integration with Cisco switches."

"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."

"Technical support for the solution is not so good."

"The solution and the operating system come separately. It would be easier if we did not have to deploy anything. A bundle feature would be better."

"When I implemented this Huawei solution, I faced some limitations in particular areas like wireless scanning."

"It is not a very flexible product. We cannot change much from our side."

"The cost is quite high."

"Cisco Prime is an expensive solution."

"If we have a license for Cisco DNA, we can use the same license for Cisco Prime."

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

"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."

"The price of Cisco Prime was reasonable because we purchased it as part of a Cisco One package. The package was a bundle of Cisco solutions together, such as Cisco ISE and CMX. The price is reasonable com compared to other solutions."

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

"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."

"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."