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Cisco Catalyst Center vs Huawei eSight comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 2, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Cisco Catalyst Center
Ranking in Network Management Applications
2nd
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.2
Number of Reviews
18
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Huawei eSight
Ranking in Network Management Applications
10th
Average Rating
7.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
IT Infrastructure Monitoring (35th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Network Management Applications category, the mindshare of Cisco Catalyst Center is 5.1%, down from 6.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Huawei eSight is 3.8%, down from 5.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Network Management Applications Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Cisco Catalyst Center5.1%
Huawei eSight3.8%
Other91.1%
Network Management Applications
 

Featured Reviews

AR
Network Engineer at Edmonton Catholic School Board
Has improved infrastructure management with customizable reporting and automated deployment
Cisco Catalyst Center's reporting is one of the best features, providing graphs and quick hit analysis in one place instead of having to search elsewhere. Historical data can be stored in Cisco Catalyst Center, and dashboards and widgets can be configured to personal preference. Device deployment can be automated to the point where all someone needs to do is plug it in. Zero Touch Provisioning, while requiring some initial work to set up properly, provides significant benefits. Once configured, it reduces the need for travel by specific network personnel, allowing on-site or other staff to handle device deployment by simply plugging in the cable.
Gary Strydom - PeerSpot reviewer
Desktop Analyst at Transnet
Used to monitor devices and provides the hardware alarms feature
Huawei eSight has helped me overcome many monitoring aspects of the hardware. From a single view, I can monitor all the hardware. Instead of logging on to each piece of hardware and monitoring it individually, I can monitor them from one single point. I would recommend the solution to other users because it provides a single point of view of the hardware. Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"There is a lot of documentation for the platform, which is an advantage."
"The most valuable feature of Cisco Catalyst Center is automation."
"Cisco Catalyst Center's reporting is one of the best features, providing graphs and quick hit analysis in one place instead of having to search elsewhere."
"Cisco Catalyst Center has greatly enhanced the user-friendliness of configuring Catalyst switches."
"The solution primarily focuses on visibility into Cisco products and day zero, day one, and day two operations, enabling plug-and-play features, device onboarding, hierarchy definition, and telemetry data collection to offer a comprehensive 360-degree view with basic automation and visibility assurance at its core."
"Cisco Catalyst Center was flexible in terms of scalability, offering advanced security features and reliable performance."
"The architecture and the way Cisco designs it, VXLAN and Cisco Express Forwarding are some of the features I like."
"Catalyst provides a reliable and mature network solution, which has stabilized all features and improved productivity."
"eSight allows me to monitor and solve any problem in the backbone and any switch in real-time."
"We have found the product to be stable and reliable."
"The most important features are alarm management and the visualization of the health of our network devices."
"We use this solution to monitor our sales."
"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."
"Technical support is good from Huawei."
"The product is stable."
"Huawei eSight provides businesses with monitoring capabilities of network devices across your network."
 

Cons

"The retention period of data could be improved from seven days to 30 days."
"Current pricing is too expensive for features that users may not be sure they will use, pricing the company out of the market."
"For someone new, the documentation is not very clear."
"My customers often complain about numerous software bugs requiring frequent software patches and updates to resolve these issues."
"It is a little more expensive."
"The price to get in the door is quite high."
"The initial setup of Cisco Catalyst Center is complex."
"Advanced hardware replacement services have seen a degradation in quality, with delays in replacement parts."
"This solution could be improved by offering monitoring for all devices and not only Huawei devices."
"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."
"The price could be less costly."
"When I implemented this Huawei solution, I faced some limitations in particular areas like wireless scanning."
"The price is very expensive."
"Something that could be improved is the lack of integration with Cisco switches. In the next release, I would like to see better reporting."
"It is not a very flexible product. We cannot change much from our side."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"I would rate this solution a nine out of ten for pricing. The pricing depends on which features you use and can become expensive."
"The solution’s pricing is reasonable."
"The pricing for Huawei eSight is reasonable, especially with the base license and incremental licenses for additional devices. However, the variety of license types can be a bit complex. We used to sell eSight but switched to another solution, so we're not actively trading it anymore."
"The price is very expensive."
"Its pricing is better than any other Huawei product. Some products are cheaper in Huawei, and some products are cheaper in Cisco. Cisco has more benefits and options than Huawei if you consider different network environments."
"Pricing depends on the competition. If your competitor is like Cisco, then Huawei is much more competitive when it comes to pricing."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
14%
Government
13%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Energy/Utilities Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Construction Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise13
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise1
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cisco Catalyst Center?
I am totally satisfied with the functionality, but we cannot discuss prices with Cisco.
What needs improvement with Cisco Catalyst Center?
My feedback about the web-based interface of Cisco Catalyst Center is that it is very good with no issues, but for some reasons, it is working poorly in Google Chrome, so I must use Firefox for bet...
What is your primary use case for Cisco Catalyst Center?
Cisco Catalyst Center is used for monitoring, troubleshooting, and management as the core of the network, and everything we do is in Catalyst.
What needs improvement with Huawei eSight?
Huawei eSight should work on the option to have the email notification working on Office 365 Exchange.
What is your primary use case for Huawei eSight?
We use the solution to monitor the hardware environment of our data center. We mainly use Huawei eSight to monitor the devices. It assists in monitoring our devices in terms of utilization and moni...
What advice do you have for others considering Huawei eSight?
Huawei eSight has helped me overcome many monitoring aspects of the hardware. From a single view, I can monitor all the hardware. Instead of logging on to each piece of hardware and monitoring it i...
 

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Sample Customers

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