We performed a comparison between Cisco DNA Center and Forward Enterprise based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Cisco, Red Hat, SolarWinds and others in Network Automation."I think that their LAN automation is a very good feature."
"The most valuable features of Cisco DNA Center are wireless assurance and visibility."
"What I found valuable in Cisco DNA Center is the Software-Defined Access Network, so the entire LAN network can be centralized and managed from a single dashboard. Cisco DNA Center is suitable for centralized management and lets you deploy switches in a centralized fashion. You can also do multiple switch port configurations simultaneously and segregate your traffic into multiple fabrics. Another valuable feature of Cisco DNA Center is enhanced security through Scalable Group Tags. Cisco DNA Center can be integrated with your Cisco ISE to enhance the port securities, and this paves the way for Software-Defined Networking in the LAN segment, which is the main advantage of Cisco DNA Center. I also like that you can use Cisco DNA Center for data assurance or correlation. The solution shows your network and client health parameters, which I find convenient for troubleshooting."
"It enables monitoring of various components such as access points, switch cards, and other elements within the company's solutions."
"The product gives a consolidated view."
"Has a good processing feature with a high level of accuracy."
"It is simple to manage and it is all done from a single dashboard."
"Cisco DNA Center is a user-friendly solution."
"All the features are valuable in Forward Enterprise."
"They should include UTM features in the product."
"Integration with analytic tools and API integrations would be ideal."
"Technical support could be better. The price could be better, and it could be more stable."
"As a user, it would be good if I could plug in controllers, suites, and devices from other vendors to Cisco DNA Center."
"The weaknesses primarily involve pricing and the ongoing need for increased bandwidth and data throughput."
"An area for improvement in Cisco DNA Center is the latency in data correlation. For example, sometimes, when an issue happens, and I check the logs, I can't find the corresponding log. There's a delay in log replication, so this is what needs improvement in Cisco DNA Center. Reporting in Cisco DNA Center could also be improved because it only has a few templates, and you can't customize it based on your requirements. There aren't many options available in Cisco DNA Center regarding reporting, versus Cisco Prime, which has excellent features for different levels of detailed reports. I'd like to see real-time data replication in the next release of Cisco DNA Center, similar to what's done in Meraki. Data in Meraki is real-time with no delay, so data is immediately replicated in the cloud. Currently, there's a lag in Cisco DNA Center, and addressing that lag is the enhancement I'd like to see in Cisco DNA Center. The solution also needs to be more user-friendly."
"We encountered issues with their response times, which had a big impact on our workflow."
"From the recent DNA point of view, there are some stability challenges with Cisco, but very minor."
"Forward Enterprise could improve by increasing flexibility. Additionally, there should be an Android version or desktop."
Earn 20 points
Cisco DNA Center is ranked 1st in Network Automation with 37 reviews while Forward Enterprise is ranked 18th in Network Automation. Cisco DNA Center is rated 7.8, while Forward Enterprise is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Cisco DNA Center writes "Practical implementation of VXLAN is good and provides centralized control". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Forward Enterprise writes "Plenty of useful features, and simple implementation". Cisco DNA Center is most compared with Cisco Prime, Aruba Airwave, SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager, Huawei eSight and Juniper Mist Wired Assurance, whereas Forward Enterprise is most compared with NetBrain.
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