We performed a comparison between Cisco Prime and OpenText Network Node Manager i based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Network Management Applications solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Cisco Prime can help customers fix their Wi-Fi issues with scientific and digital data."
"The most valuable features of Cisco Prime include its comprehensive functionality as a one-stop solution for basic SNMP port management."
"The product's most valuable features are monitoring and configuration."
"Cisco Prime is helpful as it provides us with real-time monitoring. This allows us to be proactive in our environment."
"If an AP or any wireless device goes into critical mode, Cisco Prime sends an alert. That is the most helpful feature."
"The most valuable feature of Cisco Prime is the heat maps."
"It gives you the ability to upgrade switches remotely, schedule the upgrade time, perform backups, and monitor the health of all networks."
"Cisco Prime allows us to manage all the wireless controllers and access points."
"Real time network monitoring application: It is very stable, which provides quick root cause analysis (RCA) for any network faults."
"If you install one node on Network Node Manager and want to scale it up, it's pretty easy to create more nodes."
"It is a scalable product."
"We do not have any issues stability-wise."
"The best feature is the solution's entire credibility with all vendors."
"It gives us a good overview of what's happening in our networks and the devices in the networks."
"Most valuable function would have to the internal causal engine and its root cause analyzer which keep us updated on critical errors and incidents in our network environment."
"It is stable for fault and availability."
"They could consider offering more flexible pricing options for their customers."
"There is room for improvement in the Access layer."
"I want the tool to improve data visibility."
"I would rate the scalability of Cisco Prime a six out of ten. To scale up from a hundred to a thousand devices, the platform needs to be rebuilt logically. This process might require a downtime window and may involve changing the hardware or upgrading to a larger appliance."
"The product is expensive compared to other vendors in the market."
"The reporting could be simplified and the information made clearer to the user."
"The product's performance monitoring feature could be more intuitive."
"Cisco Prime needs to have lower prices and more customization options."
"Right now, we have open tickets and they are not closing as expected."
"The solution should integrate with NAC servers."
"When I open a ticket, usually they respond very late. Some of the people I negotiate with seem undertrained."
"The dashboards are not customizable and it's not user-friendly."
"Only to improve the GUI."
"Micro Focus Network Node Manager is not powered to drill down for traffic visibility."
"Micro Focus Network Node Manager is not the best when it comes to drilling down for more visibility, especially regarding traffic."
"Reporting. Even though this is available in separate software (iSPI) there is potential in making the reporting more SLA-aware and more intuitive."
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Cisco Prime is ranked 2nd in Network Management Applications with 35 reviews while OpenText Network Node Manager i is ranked 10th in Network Management Applications with 23 reviews. Cisco Prime is rated 7.8, while OpenText Network Node Manager i is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Cisco Prime writes "Robust, cost-effective, and provides good visibility, but the scalability could improve". On the other hand, the top reviewer of OpenText Network Node Manager i writes "Easy-to-implement product with a valuable map topology feature". Cisco Prime is most compared with Cisco DNA Center, SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager, Aruba Airwave, Huawei eSight and HPE Intelligent Management Center, whereas OpenText Network Node Manager i is most compared with SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager, Cisco DNA Center, Fortinet FortiManager, DX Spectrum and IBM Tivoli NetCool. See our Cisco Prime vs. OpenText Network Node Manager i report.
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