We performed a comparison between BlueCat Gateway and Cisco DNA Center based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Network Automation solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The ability to develop a kiosk-like solution for in-person assistance is crucial."
"We found IP and Network Discovery the most valuable features of BlueCat Gateway. Our team found it very easy to build, verify, and validate APIs in BlueCat Gateway, mainly if the users have a background in development and APIs. Our team found that BlueCat Gateway answers our needs well."
"The solution helps in user microsegmentation."
"It is very versatile in terms of analytics."
"It gives us automation capabilities for pushing out the configuration to branch networks. It also provides visibility into the health of user network devices."
"Has a good processing feature with a high level of accuracy."
"What's most valuable in Cisco DNA Center is the ability to manage any Cisco infrastructure and device through it. Setup was straightforward."
"DNA Center is scalable."
"It does a lot of things automatically, and that's the big thing with it. They're making the software so that you don't need to be as knowledgeable as me on the switching and routing side to get your work done. If you want, you can have DNA troubleshoot your problem for you and give you solutions or fix it itself, if it was something that's just a configuration issue."
"The automation features are significant, reducing configuration time. This means outstanding functionality. By deploying the controller automatically, the rest becomes automated"
"My most significant concern is that the documentation has problems."
"One area for improvement in BlueCat Gateway is the time it takes to fill in the dropdown in the UI of the solution because the speed with which the data loads isn't that fast. It would be better if you didn't have to wait for old items to load before seeing the first data."
"As a user, it would be good if I could plug in controllers, suites, and devices from other vendors to Cisco DNA Center."
"They should include UTM features in the product."
"The solution’s security side could be improved."
"The network, data center, and SD-WAN are all being treated as different services, but I would like to have only one solution to manage all of them."
"There is a limitation with the number of VRFs that you can have in your network, and this has caused us problems with some customers."
"Cisco could improve the security side of their solutions."
"Technical support could be better. The price could be better, and it could be more stable."
"The weaknesses primarily involve pricing and the ongoing need for increased bandwidth and data throughput."
BlueCat Gateway is ranked 9th in Network Automation with 2 reviews while Cisco DNA Center is ranked 1st in Network Automation with 37 reviews. BlueCat Gateway is rated 9.0, while Cisco DNA Center is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of BlueCat Gateway writes "Simple to use, straightforward to deploy, and provides good support and documentation". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Cisco DNA Center writes "Practical implementation of VXLAN is good and provides centralized control". BlueCat Gateway is most compared with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, whereas Cisco DNA Center is most compared with Cisco Prime, Aruba Airwave, SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager, Huawei eSight and Juniper Mist Wired Assurance. See our BlueCat Gateway vs. Cisco DNA Center report.
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