We performed a comparison between Cisco Data Center Network Manager and NetBrain 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."
"Automation of the ILS."
"We use the product to manage access points."
"I like that is easy to work on and straightforward."
"The product makes the management of our environment simpler."
"It uses push technology, which pushes the changes to all relevant devices to ensure they are updated accordingly."
"Fabric suite automation is a great feature."
"The product has excellent stability."
"The interface of this solution is easy to use overall."
"Chain management is a good feature. I don't get it on other solutions."
"A reliable, time-saving tool for providing accurate layer 2 and layer 3 network mappings."
"This product has good network monitoring and troubleshooting capabilities."
"NetBrain is a very simple tool."
"Enables maps to be drawn out."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"The tool's pricing strategy could be improved to compete more effectively in the market, especially against competitors like Huawei, Aruba, and Juniper."
"The visibility of applications is not great."
"API lacks robustness."
"The reporting is not very intuitive and has room for improvement."
"It would be nice to have the ability to more easily collect information from other software when doing some types of analysis."
"It is not very easy to monitor or to browse."
"Sometimes the product gives us problems that require support."
"The automation feature could be improved."
"It would be nice if the setup was a little simpler. Also, if the solution could provide more training materials for new people coming into our company so they can quickly learn how to use the functionalities."
"The solution could integrate more automation."
"Support needs to improve for the installed product and some of the reporting could be more flexible to provide more complete cataloging."
"Each device needs to be configured to allow NetBrain to poll for the information it needs, which can be very time-consuming for a large network."
"The IP interface brief isn't consistent."
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Cisco Data Center Network Manager is ranked 27th in Network Monitoring Software with 20 reviews while NetBrain is ranked 15th in Network Troubleshooting. Cisco Data Center Network Manager is rated 8.0, while NetBrain is rated 7.2. 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 NetBrain writes "Good monitoring and troubleshoot capabilities, improves overall network traffic visibility". Cisco Data Center Network Manager is most compared with Marvis Virtual Network Assistant, Zabbix and Cisco DNA Center, whereas NetBrain is most compared with Cisco DNA Center, ThousandEyes, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, SolarWinds Network Automation Manager and Forward Enterprise. See our Cisco Data Center Network Manager vs. NetBrain report.
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