We performed a comparison between Aruba Airwave and Cisco DNA Center based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Network Management Applications solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The solution's initial setup process is straightforward."
"The Clarity feature makes it easy to use and understand what is going on with your network in a nice dashboard."
"The most valuable feature of Aruba Airwave is the multivendor support, which enables you to manage and monitor different vendors or products."
"It can interact with other vendors better than Cisco, which is a good point of AirWave. It is easy to use, and its reporting is good."
"Aruba Airwave provides a robust solution for monitoring and configuring Wi-Fi networks."
"It contains valuable features for engineers to C-level executives, who want visibility, performance, statistics, and a platform which can take action for them without manual intervention, saving time and money."
"The technical support services are good."
"It's scalable because it's licensed per device and we bought licenses with each device. I would rate it a nine out of ten for scalability."
"The most valuable feature of Cisco DNA Center is the AI (Artificial Intelligence) that provides us with valuable information."
"The most valuable features of the solution are all of its security features...It is a highly scalable solution."
"Has a good processing feature with a high level of accuracy."
"The most valuable features of Cisco DNA Center are wireless assurance and visibility."
"It offers automation, security enforcement, analytics, and integration with other Cisco technologies, making it a key driver for efficient network operations and compliance with security protocols."
"The solution helps with the management and orchestration of campaigns. It helps with visibility and analytics. I also like its SDA configuration."
"We can monitor all devices and get the required information using the product."
"It is very versatile in terms of analytics."
"We're looking for more device compatibility. Like compatibility with third-party devices."
"Whenever you get an error it doesn't immediately tell you what the thing is that is causing the error. You have to sit down and research it. If it could say what error is causing the issue, it would make my troubleshooting a lot quicker."
"They should make it cheaper. By doing that, they can replace Cisco, which is also very expensive. If it is equivalent to Cisco in the features, with a reduced price, they can sell it more than Cisco."
"I would try to integrate more products from different vendors in future releases. Because that's really good features that Aruba Airway has, but it's so limited."
"The integration with other platforms like Cisco needs to be improved."
"I want a management solution to manage and monitor everything from a single dashboard. This is not there with Airwave."
"Pricing for Aruba Airwave could be cheaper, which is an area for improvement in the solution."
"Cost is always a big issue for partners."
"The solution needs to improve the dashboard."
"The features of Cisco DNA Center and Cisco Prime could have more parity."
"As a user, it would be good if I could plug in controllers, suites, and devices from other vendors to Cisco DNA Center."
"The weaknesses primarily involve pricing and the ongoing need for increased bandwidth and data throughput."
"DNA Center has been on the market for a few years and they need to update it."
"Cisco DNA Center should improve its configuration management. It is better to have a dev version before pushing it."
"They can improve the network visibility. Licensing and its maintenance are also needed."
"In terms of the clustering part, there are some concerns."
Aruba Airwave is ranked 6th in Network Management Applications with 16 reviews while Cisco DNA Center is ranked 1st in Network Management Applications with 37 reviews. Aruba Airwave is rated 8.4, while Cisco DNA Center is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Aruba Airwave writes "The solution has multi-vendor support, and it can be used for network management". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Cisco DNA Center writes "Practical implementation of VXLAN is good and provides centralized control". Aruba Airwave is most compared with HPE Intelligent Management Center, Cisco Prime, Fortinet FortiManager, Huawei eSight and Alcatel-Lucent OmniVista, whereas Cisco DNA Center is most compared with Cisco Prime, SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager, Huawei eSight, Juniper Mist Wired Assurance and Fortinet FortiManager. See our Aruba Airwave vs. Cisco DNA Center report.
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