Cisco Prime [EOL] vs Huawei eSight comparison

"The solution provides data that allows us to time travel through logs and perform remote operations or troubleshooting."

"The customer service and support for this solution is good."

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

"It gives you the ability to upgrade switches remotely, schedule the upgrade time, perform backups, and monitor the health of all networks."

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

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

"Cisco Prime is a one-stop place to log in and manage our entire wireless infrastructure."

"The map overview of our campus environment shows the distribution of RF frequency channels and the distribution of a client, providing us with a great idea of where the busier areas are within our environment to allow us to tweak and tune."

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

"We use this solution to monitor our sales."

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

"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."

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

"Since we have a central monitoring system, we can proactively monitor those devices, easily capture any abnormalities before major downtime, and quickly address the issues before they become a bigger problem in the future."

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

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

"They can also improve the management of more enterprise devices."

"Maybe it could be a little cheaper."

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

"Maybe it could be a little cheaper."

"Some improvements are needed, specifically in the form of more updates and enhancements."

"Cisco Prime is slow at times, we often have to restart the database to run reports or to gain access."

"The product needs to improve its stability."

"The reporting could be simplified and the information made clearer to the user."

"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."

"In my experience with eSight, I can tell you that you will experience a number of alerts that can be stressful to the administrator monitoring plenty of devices."

"It is not a very flexible product."

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

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

"The price is very expensive."

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

"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."

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

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

"The cost is quite high."

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

"We update the license every five years."

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

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

"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."

"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."

"The price is very expensive."

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

"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."