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Arista Data ANalyZer vs Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (Formerly DCNM) comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Arista Data ANalyZer
Ranking in Network Monitoring Software
88th
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
Network Packet Broker (NPB) (4th)
Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabri...
Ranking in Network Monitoring Software
29th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.2
Number of Reviews
26
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2025, in the Network Monitoring Software category, the mindshare of Arista Data ANalyZer is 0.3%, down from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (Formerly DCNM) is 0.7%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Network Monitoring Software Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (Formerly DCNM)0.7%
Arista Data ANalyZer0.3%
Other99.0%
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Jagdev Dhaliwal - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Engineer at a healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Flow monitoring has improved planning for east-west traffic and real-time capacity decisions
Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (Formerly DCNM) helps to understand the flows and data plane capacities, which are the primary use cases. Usually, people struggle with east-west traffic flow when they need to decide on firewalls or products. People typically understand north-south traffic flows but usually miss the east-west traffic flows in data centers. I was focusing more on this so that people can accordingly plan, such as after F5, the number of servers, the number of sessions needed, and whether we need to plan the interface for groups from the line capacity perspective. This kind of information was valuable to us. The real-time telemetry feature was beneficial. When experiencing performance issues, I could determine if there were any issues related to flows or areas where bottlenecks were occurring.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
20%
Computer Software Company
11%
Healthcare Company
8%
Government
8%
Government
13%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Performing Arts
6%
 

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Company SizeCount
Small Business10
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise16
 

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What do you like most about Cisco Data Center Network Manager?
It uses push technology, which pushes the changes to all relevant devices to ensure they are updated accordingly.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cisco Data Center Network Manager?
The tool is always expensive, but their service, product quality, and support are good. We're happy with it, but it's still an expensive solution. There are cheaper alternatives but no similar plat...
What needs improvement with Cisco Data Center Network Manager?
In a mixed architecture where Nexus switches are used as border devices and are connected to a Palo Alto firewall (e.g., version 9.1 or 10.1), you might encounter issues with BGP peering. For insta...
 

Also Known As

DANZ
Cisco Data Center Network Manager
 

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