We performed a comparison between Cisco Data Center Network Manager and Meraki Dashboard based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Network Monitoring Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."We can manage the entire system across the network and troubleshoot the pain points."
"The interface of this solution is easy to use overall."
"Monitoring system provides a clear indication of what's going on in the network."
"It uses push technology, which pushes the changes to all relevant devices to ensure they are updated accordingly."
"We use the product to manage access points."
"The tool's most valuable feature is the consolidated dashboard, providing insights into parameters and overall usage of network features. It allows us to easily summarize insights through the dashboards. The solution offers automation capabilities, particularly in the context of connecting LAN sites with websites."
"The product makes the management of our environment simpler."
"You can integrate all the networks into the software."
"After installation, you almost forget that it is working."
"We've been spending a lot less time on tickets and deployments, so we have more time to do other things."
"You don't have to be a network engineer to use it."
"We have found the client dashboard to be very simple to use, especially in our Meraki environment."
"The initial setup was easy."
"The most valuable feature is knowing the wireless and switch are healthy."
"The initial setup process is quite simple."
"Meraki Dashboard does not require a lot of maintenance. Cisco tells communicates through the Meraki Dashboard web client, it will automatically send updates to the equipment. They will send you an email on what day the updates will take place. If you want to proceed, you can click on accept, or you can decline them and schedule the updates at another time."
"The most valuable features are that it's easy to use and technically very complete. I can configure, do advanced troubleshooting in the dashboard, and reboot access points remotely."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"Sometimes the product gives us problems that require support."
"If the customer thinks about using additional solutions, Cisco should make sure they are not left out."
"It is not very easy to monitor or to browse."
"In the next release, I would like to see it merged with Prime and I think that it should be more unified."
"The tool's pricing strategy could be improved to compete more effectively in the market, especially against competitors like Huawei, Aruba, and Juniper."
"The reporting is not very intuitive and has room for improvement."
"We need better performance and reliability."
"The automation feature could be improved."
"There are some issues with the NAT configuration, it is now impossible to some operations with the solution."
"It would be helpful to have the ability to create a floor plan based on an existing PDF or JPEG, which is automatically converted into a usable network map."
"What needs improvement in Meraki Dashboard is its configuration. It'll also be better if the tool has more functionality, and that is what I'd like to see in its next release."
"The tool needs to incorporate more integration platforms. Integrating technical support features directly into the dashboard would be highly beneficial. This would allow technicians to troubleshoot issues more efficiently."
"An area for improvement in Meraki Dashboard is licensing management because it's a little complex. Product licensing can be made a little bit easier through license concurrency and a more straightforward approach to applying the license to products and services."
"More integration would be an improvement."
"When users are trying to roam from one location to another location, geographical tracking would be helpful."
"Meraki Dashboard could improve integration with non-Cisco platforms."
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Cisco Data Center Network Manager is ranked 27th in Network Monitoring Software with 20 reviews while Meraki Dashboard is ranked 9th in Network Monitoring Software with 51 reviews. Cisco Data Center Network Manager is rated 8.0, while Meraki Dashboard is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Cisco Data Center Network Manager writes "Provides insight into the network's health data and has an excellent support team". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Meraki Dashboard writes "Incredibly easy to use, great troubleshooting and prevention of malicious events". Cisco Data Center Network Manager is most compared with Marvis Virtual Network Assistant, Zabbix and Cisco DNA Center, whereas Meraki Dashboard is most compared with Cisco DNA Center, SolarWinds NPM, ThousandEyes, Mist AI and Cloud and Zabbix. See our Cisco Data Center Network Manager vs. Meraki Dashboard report.
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