We performed a comparison between Cisco Prime and Huawei eSight 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."We use Cisco Prime for network mapping and surveys."
"The technical support team is very good."
"The dashboard is a valuable feature. It's very clear, and the metrics make it easy to see the current network situation."
"The solution provides data that allows us to time travel through logs and perform remote operations or troubleshooting."
"It helps us manage and monitor analytics and fix issues."
"The most valuable is the assistance for network support."
"If an AP or any wireless device goes into critical mode, Cisco Prime sends an alert. That is the most helpful feature."
"Cisco Prime is user-friendly, so we are comfortable using it."
"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."
"We can scale the solution."
"I like the real-time location monitor or RTLS feature. It is similar to the monitoring feature in Cisco Prime."
"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 product is stable."
"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."
"There is room for improvement in the Access layer."
"Maybe it could be a little cheaper."
"They could consider offering more flexible pricing options for their customers."
"I rate Cisco Prime seven out of 10 for affordability. All Cisco solutions are expensive."
"We would like to see the inclusion of detailed alerts."
"They can also improve the management of more enterprise devices."
"The solution is not easy to configure."
"If you think about a centralized monitoring system, Cisco Prime is not good because it does not support third-party vendors like Palo Alto or FortiGate."
"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."
"Something that could be improved is the lack of integration with Cisco switches. In the next release, I would like to see better reporting."
"This solution could be improved by offering monitoring for all devices and not only Huawei devices."
"The price could be less costly."
"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."
"It is not a very flexible product."
"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 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."
Cisco Prime is ranked 2nd in Network Management Applications with 35 reviews while Huawei eSight is ranked 10th in Network Management Applications with 8 reviews. Cisco Prime is rated 7.8, while Huawei eSight is rated 6.8. The top reviewer of Cisco Prime writes "Robust, cost-effective, and provides good visibility, but the scalability could improve". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Huawei eSight writes "Useful RTLS feature and good support but needs automation options and better wireless reporting". Cisco Prime is most compared with Cisco DNA Center, SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager, Aruba Airwave, Fortinet FortiManager and HPE Intelligent Management Center, whereas Huawei eSight is most compared with Cisco DNA Center, Zabbix, PRTG Network Monitor, SolarWinds NPM and HPE Intelligent Management Center. See our Cisco Prime vs. Huawei eSight report.
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