Cisco Prime [EOL] vs Huawei eSight comparison

"The endpoint information Cisco Prime generates helps us troubleshoot, and it's also useful for compliance reporting and endpoint identification."

"Cisco Prime allows us to manage all the wireless controllers and access points."

"The most valuable feature of Cisco Prime is the heat maps."

"Has a good wireless heatmap and search management features."

"The solution provides data that allows us to time travel through logs and perform remote operations or troubleshooting."

"Cisco Prime, from a management perspective, has good reporting."

"The technical support team is very good."

"We use the solution to control the physical service station that is part of the SCADA network. We connect and control them remotely."

"We can scale the solution."

"Huawei eSight provides businesses with monitoring capabilities of network devices across your network."

"One of the most beneficial features of Huawei eSight is its simplicity and ease of use."

"The solution's most valuable dashboard features include monitoring storage, resource availability, and hardware alarms."

"I like that it supports all our Huawei devices. Unlike other network monitoring tools that monitor Huawei devices, it provides more details when it comes to monitoring or management. We can get complete details about the devices, and management is also simple."

"eSight allows me to monitor and solve any problem in the backbone and any switch in real-time."

"We use Huawei eSight to monitor devices like Wi-Fi controllers, LAN switches, and routers."

"I like the real-time location monitor or RTLS feature. It is similar to the monitoring feature in Cisco Prime."

"The onboarding process could be improved and developed to enhance compatibility for non-Cisco devices."

"Cisco Prime needs to have lower prices and more customization options."

"The product needs to improve its stability."

"Cisco Prime's initial setup is complex."

"The overall management capabilities of Prime need to be improved."

"The product's performance monitoring feature could be more intuitive."

"It should be able to monitor Palo Alto, Juniper, and Check Point products - not just Cisco solutions."

"The solution needs to include centralized management that aligns with the Greenfield network and its focus on real-time, scenario-based applications."

"Something that could be improved is the lack of integration with Cisco switches. In the next release, I would like to see better reporting."

"The solution needs to improve it's user interface to make it more modern and stylish. They need to design proper menu positions, features, etc. Right now the layout is complicated."

"This solution could be improved by offering monitoring for all devices and not only Huawei devices."

"The price could be less costly."

"Huawei eSight should work on the option to have the email notification working on Office 365 Exchange."

"The solution and the operating system come separately. It would be easier if we did not have to deploy anything. A bundle feature would be better."

"eSight has many features and options, but sometimes, we feel that it should be more advanced, like Cisco. It would be good if they can enable some automation part in eSight. Most of our customers want automation in their network. They don't want a dependency on everything. That's why the automation part must be improved in Huawei. It will be beneficial for customers. Cisco has different products, and there are multiple products for monitoring, automation, etc. In the software-defined network, Cisco has ACI, and VMware has NSX. Such options must be there in Huawei to move to a software-defined network. Unlike Cisco, in the case of eSight, there is only one product. I am not aware of any other product. It would be good to enhance it with at least some automation options so that we can use it effectively in the campus network or big data center environment. When I implemented this Huawei solution, I faced some limitations in particular areas like wireless scanning. This is another part that they can improve. Wireless reporting option is not as effective as other monitoring solutions. For a particular use case, if a customer is asking for some reports, sometimes they are not 100% satisfactory. The reporting structure must be improved."

"It is not a very flexible product."

"The solution is not inexpensive but is worth it for large-scale environments."

"Cisco Prime is an expensive solution."

"I would rate the solution's pricing an eight out of ten."

"The cost is quite high."

"We update the license every five years."

"The price of Cisco Prime was reasonable because we purchased it as part of a Cisco One package. The package was a bundle of Cisco solutions together, such as Cisco ISE and CMX. The price is reasonable com compared to other solutions."

"You need to get special quotes from the company for each order."

"If we have a license for Cisco DNA, we can use the same license for Cisco Prime."

"Its pricing is better than any other Huawei product. Some products are cheaper in Huawei, and some products are cheaper in Cisco. Cisco has more benefits and options than Huawei if you consider different network environments."

"The pricing for Huawei eSight is reasonable, especially with the base license and incremental licenses for additional devices. However, the variety of license types can be a bit complex. We used to sell eSight but switched to another solution, so we're not actively trading it anymore."

"Pricing depends on the competition. If your competitor is like Cisco, then Huawei is much more competitive when it comes to pricing."

"The price is very expensive."

"I would rate this solution a nine out of ten for pricing. The pricing depends on which features you use and can become expensive."

"The solution’s pricing is reasonable."