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We performed a comparison between AWS Trusted Advisor and Cisco Intersight based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Cloud Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed AWS Trusted Advisor vs. Cisco Intersight Report (Updated: March 2024).
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Pros
"The Security Advisor is the most valuable feature. It instantly informs you about any system misconfigurations, and the best part is, it's completely free.""The cost optimization features are valuable.""AWS Trusted Advisor is a tool that we can use to optimize the AWS infrastructure cost.""The cost optimization and security-related fixes in AWS Trusted Advisor have been great."

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"The product has good integration.""Scalable portfolio of services for remote device management, with good cloud integration. It's also easy to set up.""I like Intersight because of the integration with HashiCorp, Kubernetes, and each cloud because Intersight is the IO module.""Intersight can validate our environment.""Cisco Intersight has valuable features for workflow automation and inventory administration.""What I like most about Cisco Intersight is its manageability.""The tool helps to manage Cisco servers.""Our organization uses Cisco Intersight since it helps manage our physical infrastructure."

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Cons
"For EC2 instances, we need to install the AWS CloudWatch agent to get the memory metric because we don't have a by-default memory utilization graph on cost optimization.""The tenancy must be free for all metrics.""I'd like the solution to support clouds beyond AWS.""Maybe adding more security rules would be great."

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"The unique problem with Cisco Intersight is that it's not supporting some players.""An area for improvement in Cisco Intersight is automation. It needs more automation capabilities. Apart from enhanced automation, I want Cisco Intersight to integrate with third-party monitoring tools in its next release.""It's a very complex solution.""The solution needs some enhancement in order to build the cluster in two nodes.""In the future, the solution needs to plan on an extension to cover a broader range of objects since, at present, there are some Cisco devices within the range of Intersight UCS that it can't manage.""When new features are added, the service becomes full of bugs.""The usability must be better.""Cisco Intersight needs some improvement in terms of stability. Hybrid cloud management and proper hyperscaler tie-up are other areas for improvement."

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  • "Cisco Intersight is not cheap, but it's not the most expensive product either."
  • "It's just the standard licensing cost. There are no additional fees."
  • "Cisco Intersight has competitive pricing. On a scale of one to five, my rating for its pricing is four."
  • "You can get a free license for monitoring but need to purchase a license if you need extra control."
  • "The product is cost-effective."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The Security Advisor is the most valuable feature. It instantly informs you about any system misconfigurations, and the best part is, it's completely free.
    Top Answer:As long as you have a corporate AWS account, which most companies do. Personal accounts wouldn't have it, but any corporate account gets it for free. It's a free feature from AWS. So it's bundled with… more »
    Top Answer:Maybe adding more security rules would be great. It comes with around 20-25 baseline rules. If you want more, like 300-400 rules, you'd need to purchase Security Hub from AWS. So, more built-in rules… more »
    Top Answer:Intersight can validate our environment.
    Top Answer:We used the solution's automation capabilities, but it wasn’t easy. It was part of why we took some time to deploy the solution. It didn't give us much value. It wasn't that good. Intersight is a… more »
    Top Answer:We use the solution for server management across various locations.
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    22nd
    out of 75 in Cloud Management
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    Average Words per Review
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    13th
    out of 75 in Cloud Management
    Views
    2,318
    Comparisons
    1,880
    Reviews
    7
    Average Words per Review
    468
    Rating
    7.9
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    Overview

    AWS Trusted Advisor is your customized cloud expert! It helps you to observe best practices for the use of AWS by inspecting your AWS environment with an eye toward saving money, improving system performance and reliability, and closing security gaps.

    Cisco Intersight is Cisco’s systems management platform that delivers intuitive computing through cloud-powered intelligence. This platform offers a more intelligent level of management that enables IT organizations to analyze, simplify, and automate their environments in ways that were not possible with prior generations of tools. This capability empowers organizations to achieve significant savings in Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and to deliver applications faster, so they can support new business initiates. The advantages of the model-based management of the Cisco UCS platform plus Cisco Intersight are extended to Cisco UCS servers and Cisco HyperFlex and Cisco HyperFlex Edge systems. Cisco HyperFlex Edge is optimized for remote sites, branch offices, and edge environments.

    Sample Customers
    Expedia, Intuit, Royal Dutch Shell, Brooks Brothers
    EXMAR, RapidScale
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company20%
    Financial Services Firm18%
    Healthcare Company6%
    Manufacturing Company6%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company43%
    Financial Services Firm7%
    Manufacturing Company5%
    Healthcare Company5%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business18%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise65%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business30%
    Midsize Enterprise20%
    Large Enterprise50%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business14%
    Midsize Enterprise10%
    Large Enterprise76%
    Buyer's Guide
    AWS Trusted Advisor vs. Cisco Intersight
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about AWS Trusted Advisor vs. Cisco Intersight and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
    768,578 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    AWS Trusted Advisor is ranked 22nd in Cloud Management with 4 reviews while Cisco Intersight is ranked 13th in Cloud Management with 10 reviews. AWS Trusted Advisor is rated 8.6, while Cisco Intersight is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of AWS Trusted Advisor writes "A stable and easy-to-use product that provides excellent cost optimization features and technical support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Cisco Intersight writes "Scalable and easy to set up portfolio of services; good for remote device management and other functions". AWS Trusted Advisor is most compared with AWS Control Tower, CloudCheckr , IBM Turbonomic and VMware Aria Cost powered by CloudHealth, whereas Cisco Intersight is most compared with Cisco UCS Manager, HPE OneView, IBM Turbonomic, Cisco UCS Director and VMware Aria Automation. See our AWS Trusted Advisor vs. Cisco Intersight report.

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