We performed a comparison between Cisco Data Center Network Manager and SolarWinds NPM 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."
"VCNM provides a unique capability of managing the admin VDCs of Nexus boxes."
"Data Center Network Manager is absolutely stable."
"The most valuable features of Cisco Data Center Network Manager are consistency and the core server. The teams have had a good experience."
"Fabric suite automation is a great feature."
"Automation of the ILS."
"You can integrate all the networks into the software."
"The product makes the management of our environment simpler."
"The interface of this solution is easy to use overall."
"Network performance is the main issue clients are facing. SolarWinds checks if a node is down, and we can set thresholds for performance metrics. For example, we set it up to get an alert automatically if a value is over 80 percent. It has a full dashboard that covers CP, hard disk, and node monitoring."
"SolarWinds dashboard is very fast. Also, their interface is very good, it looks very user-friendly. The product allows me to see a summary of the network being monitored at a glance."
"It did a good job of the collection and then an investigation of the net flow of information for understanding the applications that were being used at certain locations."
"I like SolarWinds support because it's 24/7. You describe your issues, your situation and maybe two or three hours later you can discuss a solution with a technical engineer."
"I found a lot of valuable features in SolarWinds NPM, such as the customized application monitoring that allows you to customize any monitoring and script customization, and you also have the option to deploy and upgrade SolarWinds NPM online, which is very useful for my organization."
"It combines and presents information from many different sources, giving a corporate-wide vision on a single pane of glass."
"I like that SolarWinds NPM is a strong tool for monitoring network devices, switches, and routers. It's also a user-friendly tool. My team also likes how scalable it is."
"Their support team is efficient, and it is easy to set up."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"One of the biggest challenges is that we aren't always able to push the configuration onto the target device. Whenever this happens, we have to do a factory reset, put on the script, and then reconfigure it again. In the next release, I would like to have a troubleshooting feature."
"The solution needs to improve reports."
"The configuration is too complicated and you have to create templates and use a lot of menus."
"The delivery Cisco Data Center Network Manager could improve if it was easier. Additionally, some feature improvement is needed."
"We need better performance and reliability."
"Sometimes the product gives us problems that require support."
"In the next release, I would like to see it merged with Prime and I think that it should be more unified."
"Automation for the RMA process can be added."
"SolarWinds NPM could improve by adding the deepest inspection, performance networking, and IP address discovery."
"GUI needs improvement with a more graphical dashboard."
"The solution is not always good with new features, so it's take a long time."
"The improvement would be that SolarWinds NPM thoroughly checks its patches before releasing them to the market. Better testing, alpha testing, and then releasing it to the market."
"The aesthetic widgets should be dynamic widgets, so the customization can be even more customizable."
"We are looking to change away from this solution because of the documentation and the solution doesn't have enough integration in our country. The documentation is too weak."
"The only thing that can be improved is to continually add to the existing capabilities of the product."
"Complex and overly detailed setup."
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Cisco Data Center Network Manager is ranked 26th in Network Monitoring Software with 20 reviews while SolarWinds NPM is ranked 4th in Network Monitoring Software with 147 reviews. Cisco Data Center Network Manager is rated 8.0, while SolarWinds NPM is rated 8.2. 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 SolarWinds NPM writes "High-level, comprehensive, and proactive monitoring in a user-friendly interface". Cisco Data Center Network Manager is most compared with Marvis Virtual Network Assistant, Zabbix and Cisco DNA Center, whereas SolarWinds NPM is most compared with Zabbix, PRTG Network Monitor, ManageEngine OpManager, ThousandEyes and LogicMonitor. See our Cisco Data Center Network Manager vs. SolarWinds NPM report.
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