We performed a comparison between Cisco Data Center Network Manager and Pandora FMS 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 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."
"Data Center Network Manager is absolutely stable."
"The product makes the management of our environment simpler."
"The interface of this solution is easy to use overall."
"After installation, you almost forget that it is working."
"You can integrate all the networks into the software."
"The feature I find most valuable, is the stability of the solution."
"Fabric suite automation is a great feature."
"You can configure several types of architecture for high availability or load balancing."
"The network monitoring and configuration within this solution is very good."
"The solution is so lightweight that with only 4GB of ram, it allows keeping track of up to two hundred agents from a single console."
"The administration of the console is very easy. I like that Pandora FMS is interactive and easy to manage."
"The most valuable feature is that it is an all-in-one monitoring system."
"Pandora's architecture is interesting. It's open so you can easily extend and enhance it. It's simpler to customize Pandora compared to other solutions. It's also scalable enough to support large environments."
"This product has allowed us to identify and correct certain issues that were affecting our solution."
"The most valuable features are auto-discovery and automatic detection of the network topology and network monitoring."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"It is not very easy to monitor or to browse."
"We need better performance and reliability."
"The automation feature could be improved."
"Could integrate better with VMware products."
"The configuration is too complicated and you have to create templates and use a lot of menus."
"The solution needs to improve reports."
"Automation for the RMA process can be added."
"The delivery Cisco Data Center Network Manager could improve if it was easier. Additionally, some feature improvement is needed."
"Third-party integration should be improved for some commonly used products."
"This solution requires proper training to get 100% out of it."
"It would be helpful to include the generation of reports for times that the network was out of service."
"The price for Pandora FMS is expensive."
"I think some improvements to the Android app would be good."
"Improvements are needed for server and network discovery, including service-based discovery."
"I would like to have a dashboard with all assets displayed, with a quick hover-over status."
"Pandora could deliver better analytics out of the box. You can work around these limitations with the help of other tools like Grafana. The shortcomings are mostly on the graphical side. The built-in report generators are a bit limited in some areas."
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Cisco Data Center Network Manager is ranked 27th in Network Monitoring Software with 20 reviews while Pandora FMS is ranked 28th in Network Monitoring Software with 22 reviews. Cisco Data Center Network Manager is rated 8.0, while Pandora FMS is rated 9.2. 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 Pandora FMS writes "The open architecture is easy to extend and enhance". Cisco Data Center Network Manager is most compared with Marvis Virtual Network Assistant, Zabbix and Cisco DNA Center, whereas Pandora FMS is most compared with Zabbix, Wazuh, PRTG Network Monitor, Nagios XI and SolarWinds NPM. See our Cisco Data Center Network Manager vs. Pandora FMS report.
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