Cisco Prime [EOL] vs Huawei eSight comparison

"We use this solution to troubleshoot our wireless systems, specifically regarding signal strength."

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

"The most valuable feature of Cisco Prime is its excellent audio and video conferencing with clear quality and no interruptions."

"What I found most beneficial from Cisco Prime is that it gives you an insight into what your network does, even when you're not actively monitoring what's going on with your network."

"Cisco Prime has been around for a long time, and it keeps getting better and better."

"Cisco Prime can help customers fix their Wi-Fi issues with scientific and digital data."

"It helps us manage and monitor analytics and fix issues."

"Has a good wireless heatmap and search management features."

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

"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."

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

"We can scale the solution."

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

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

"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 onboarding process could be improved and developed to enhance compatibility for non-Cisco devices."

"The overall management capabilities of Prime need to be improved."

"I want the tool to improve data visibility."

"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."

"The product needs to improve its stability."

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

"The solution is not easy to configure."

"Cisco Prime's initial setup is complex."

"This solution could be improved by offering monitoring for all devices and not only Huawei devices."

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

"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."

"It is not a very flexible product."

"The price could be less costly."

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

"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."

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

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

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

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

"We update the license every five years."

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

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

"The cost is quite high."

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

"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 solution’s pricing is reasonable."

"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."

"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."