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Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (Formerly DCNM) vs NinjaOne comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 10, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
1.0
Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller delivers consistent connections and high ROI, benefiting diverse sectors over a decade.
Sentiment score
6.5
NinjaOne streamlines operations, enabling remote resolutions and productivity boosts, with most organizations seeing cost and workload reductions quickly.
NinjaOne enables significant time savings, reducing my workload by 40% to 50%, primarily due to remote management capabilities.
Owner at AvalisNT AG
Time-wise, it is probably saving the service desk a day a week.
Head of Technology Operations at Codi Group
We saved money because we were able to consolidate three different tools into one.
IT Director at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.4
Customer service is praised for responsiveness and expertise, though some operational cases take longer to resolve.
Sentiment score
7.0
NinjaOne's support is praised for responsiveness and capability, though some users note occasional slow responses and limited availability.
Cisco's support I would rate as a 10 compared to all other vendors.
Network Engineer at a healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Our experience with escalation supports, including auto escalation to third-level or engineering support, has been very positive.
Cloud Consultant at i-Community AG
The customer support at NinjaOne is excellent, rated ten out of ten.
Owner at AvalisNT AG
Customer support from NinjaOne is excellent.
Assistant Vice President, Tech Solutions at LPL Financials
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.3
Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller is scalable, supporting integration and expansion, with varied user experiences on upgrading and compatibility.
Sentiment score
8.2
NinjaOne efficiently scales across businesses, offering cost-effective and flexible device management for thousands of endpoints with ease.
I would rate the scalability of NinjaOne as ten out of ten.
CEO AND CTO at DeserveIT
We easily install the agent on new servers and can create scripts to automate agent installation.
DevOps Engineer at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
NinjaOne's scalability is brilliant, as we have gone from 2,000 devices to 3,500 devices.
Head of Technology Operations at Codi Group
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.8
The Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller is praised for its stable performance and reliability, especially in managing data centers.
Sentiment score
8.2
Users find NinjaOne reliable and stable due to frequent updates, despite occasional minor issues with remote command execution.
I would rate the stability a ten out of ten.
Owner at AvalisNT AG
In the two years I have used it, I have never experienced any downtime or reliability issues.
DevOps Engineer at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
NinjaOne is extremely stable.
IT Director at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
 

Room For Improvement

Cisco Nexus Dashboard needs easier configuration, better integration, improved performance, intuitive reporting, and competitive pricing to enhance user experience.
NinjaOne requires reporting, interface, integration, and feature improvements, addressing cost, usability, and security concerns for a better user experience.
I do not believe it integrated well with different infrastructures for hybrid environments.
Network Engineer at a healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Security and reporting, including business intelligence tools, are adequate.
Cloud Consultant at i-Community AG
NinjaOne should consider adding notifications about script executions to email, Teams, or Slack channels.
DevOps Engineer at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
The ability to have more than one NinjaOne agent on a device at a time, as this is a significant issue in our current state.
Assistant Vice President, Tech Solutions at LPL Financials
 

Setup Cost

Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller is costly but offers high value, transparent pricing, and excellent support and service.
NinjaOne offers competitive, device-specific monthly pricing with good value, affordable compared to competitors, and benefits for educational institutions.
The pricing for NinjaOne is appropriate for small companies.
Cloud Consultant at i-Community AG
NinjaOne is reasonably priced, particularly with the inclusion of TeamViewer, SentinelOne, and Bitdefender.
Owner at AvalisNT AG
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for NinjaOne is fairly cheap and easy.
IT Support at Team Trinet
 

Valuable Features

The Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller offers stability, ease of use, integration, and real-time insights for optimized network management.
NinjaOne boosts IT efficiency with remote management, automation, strong security, and seamless integration, offering a user-friendly, cost-effective solution.
People typically understand north-south traffic flows but usually miss the east-west traffic flows in data centers.
Network Engineer at a healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees
The software's automation tools have solved critical deployment problems for small businesses.
Cloud Consultant at i-Community AG
A significant feature of NinjaOne is its remote access capability, which is essential for my clients’ home office usage.
Owner at AvalisNT AG
Every month, every quarter, I see new features, and it is always evolving.
CEO AND CTO at DeserveIT
 

Categories and Ranking

Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabri...
Ranking in Network Monitoring Software
28th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.2
Number of Reviews
26
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
NinjaOne
Ranking in Network Monitoring Software
21st
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
24
Ranking in other categories
Help Desk Software (9th), Server Monitoring (5th), IT Service Management (ITSM) (8th), Remote Access (10th), Vulnerability Management (27th), Mobile Device Management (MDM) (4th), IT Alerting and Incident Management (11th), Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) (1st), Patch Management (6th), MSP Backup (1st), Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) (7th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Network Monitoring Software category, the mindshare of Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (Formerly DCNM) is 0.6%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of NinjaOne is 1.0%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Network Monitoring Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
NinjaOne1.0%
Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (Formerly DCNM)0.6%
Other98.4%
Network Monitoring Software
 

Featured Reviews

Jagdev Dhaliwal - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Engineer at a healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Flow monitoring has improved planning for east-west traffic and real-time capacity decisions
Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (Formerly DCNM) helps to understand the flows and data plane capacities, which are the primary use cases. Usually, people struggle with east-west traffic flow when they need to decide on firewalls or products. People typically understand north-south traffic flows but usually miss the east-west traffic flows in data centers. I was focusing more on this so that people can accordingly plan, such as after F5, the number of servers, the number of sessions needed, and whether we need to plan the interface for groups from the line capacity perspective. This kind of information was valuable to us. The real-time telemetry feature was beneficial. When experiencing performance issues, I could determine if there were any issues related to flows or areas where bottlenecks were occurring.
Not Joseph Pearson - PeerSpot reviewer
Assistant Vice President, Tech Solutions at LPL Financials
Has simplified remote software delivery and script management but needs improved reporting flexibility and better Mac support
NinjaOne's best features include ease of use regarding enablement and deployment, a broad selection and ability of software enablement, and API deliveries. Using CrowdStrike, we are able to tie in NinjaOne's API to have these automatically deliver to endpoints upon addition of those devices to a group with that policy deployed to it. NinjaOne has positively impacted our organization by making delivery easier for our end users and improving the ability to create scripts, manage scripts, and check status of devices and their compliance. This easier delivery with NinjaOne gives us oversight on devices without having to be on the call or remoted in directly to a device.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Government
10%
Construction Company
9%
Healthcare Company
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
Computer Software Company
11%
Government
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business10
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise16
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business17
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise4
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Cisco Data Center Network Manager?
It uses push technology, which pushes the changes to all relevant devices to ensure they are updated accordingly.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cisco Data Center Network Manager?
The tool is always expensive, but their service, product quality, and support are good. We're happy with it, but it's still an expensive solution. There are cheaper alternatives but no similar plat...
What needs improvement with Cisco Data Center Network Manager?
I do not believe it integrated well with different infrastructures for hybrid environments. I am uncertain because we have never attempted that in our environment, so they could perform better in t...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for NinjaOne?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that I think it is very reasonable for the product that we get.
What needs improvement with NinjaOne?
NinjaOne can be improved by making mobile usage on the system cheaper because it becomes an expensive commodity.
What is your primary use case for NinjaOne?
My main use case for NinjaOne is patching operating systems and applications. I use NinjaOne for patching security vulnerabilities and ensuring that everything is kept up to date on the network for...
 

Also Known As

Cisco Data Center Network Manager
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Overview

 

Sample Customers

Banco de Guayaquil, Cox Communications, Kuwait Petroleum Italia, Roper St. Francis, University of British Columbia
Status Pros, Mitchell and Company
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