We performed a comparison between Cisco Data Center Network Manager and ThousandEyes 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 most valuable feature is the connectivity monitoring."
"Fabric suite automation is a great feature."
"VCNM provides a unique capability of managing the admin VDCs of Nexus boxes."
"I like that is easy to work on and straightforward."
"The product has excellent stability."
"It uses push technology, which pushes the changes to all relevant devices to ensure they are updated accordingly."
"I don't have to rely on the on-site engineer who can do the configuration. I can have our team just plug the devices and perform remotely. I can also do the templates."
"After installation, you almost forget that it is working."
"The solution is very easy to use."
"The solution's initial setup process was straightforward...In terms of ROI, the solution is worth the money."
"It's fairly easy to set up."
"The authentication overall - including to the VPN and LAN - is excellent."
"ThousandEyes gives companies better visibility."
"The installation process is not hard at all."
"The most valuable aspect of the solution was the ability to see how the connection quality is between the sites and get an alert if it was turning bad."
"From our perspective, ThousandEyes stands out as an invaluable tool because of its deep and extensive capabilities."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"We need better performance and reliability."
"Data Center Network Manager is a little complex because it includes a lot of hardware to be installed."
"The delivery Cisco Data Center Network Manager could improve if it was easier. Additionally, some feature improvement is needed."
"In the next release, I would like to see it merged with Prime and I think that it should be more unified."
"The visibility of applications is not great."
"The reporting is not very intuitive and has room for improvement."
"The solution needs to improve reports."
"If the customer thinks about using additional solutions, Cisco should make sure they are not left out."
"The tool does not provide features for application-level monitoring."
"Presently, it lacks the ability to integrate with other Cisco products."
"Once I fully use the tool 100%, I'm sure I would have something to critique, however, for now, I'm happy with it."
"It might be practical to extend monitoring capabilities to include network devices"
"They only offer synthetic requests."
"It would be nice if the solution covered other areas like server monitoring."
"The guest portal is hard to use."
"There is room for improvement in terms of customization and user-friendliness."
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Cisco Data Center Network Manager is ranked 26th in Network Monitoring Software with 20 reviews while ThousandEyes is ranked 12th in Network Monitoring Software with 11 reviews. Cisco Data Center Network Manager is rated 8.0, while ThousandEyes is rated 8.4. 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 ThousandEyes writes "Reliable. simple to set up, and offers fast monitoring capabilities". Cisco Data Center Network Manager is most compared with Marvis Virtual Network Assistant, Zabbix, Cisco DNA Center and SolarWinds NPM, whereas ThousandEyes is most compared with Cisco Secure Network Analytics, Accedian Skylight, Dynatrace, SolarWinds NPM and AppDynamics. See our Cisco Data Center Network Manager vs. ThousandEyes report.
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