Cisco UCS Manager vs Huawei eSight comparison

Cisco and Huawei are both solutions in the IT Infrastructure Monitoring category. Cisco is ranked #18 with an average rating of 8.8, while Huawei is ranked #34 with an average rating of 9.0. Cisco holds a 1.3% mindshare in IM, compared to Huawei’s 0.8% mindshare. Additionally, 96% of Cisco users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 72% of Huawei users who would recommend it.

Cisco UCS Manager

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72% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 9, 2024

Cisco UCS Manager and Huawei eSight compete in the management solutions category. Cisco UCS Manager appears to have the upper hand due to its comprehensive integration and configuration features, despite Huawei eSight's affordability and adaptability.

Features: Cisco UCS Manager's comprehensive networking, storage, and compute unification provides advanced management capabilities. It is recognized for service profiles and flexibility in server management, enhancing virtualization environments. Configuration of server-level details is straightforward, but there are constraints with different hardware. Huawei eSight simplifies device monitoring and management for Huawei hardware and infrastructure, efficiently consolidating tasks. While streamlined, some advanced features are more evident in Cisco.

Room for Improvement: Cisco UCS Manager could improve its management interface for ease of use and implement smoother upgrade processes. It needs better integration capabilities and a more intuitive performance dashboard. Huawei eSight should enhance its automation features and improve integration with non-Huawei devices. Simplified reporting and alert systems would reduce admin stress, and improved documentation and technical support are needed.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Both Cisco UCS Manager and Huawei eSight are primarily on-premises solutions. Cisco's technical support is praised for responsiveness and expertise, while Huawei eSight also offers commendable support but may have regional variances. Cisco offers more comprehensive global support structures.

Pricing and ROI: Cisco UCS Manager is perceived as expensive compared to competitors, justified by its reliability and robust capabilities, with integrated setup and no component pricing. Huawei eSight provides a competitively priced option with simpler license structures, especially beneficial for Huawei infrastructure. Both solutions offer potential returns on investment, with a need for alignment with business needs.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Cisco UCS Manager

Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring

18th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Huawei eSight

Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring

34th

Average Rating

7.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Network Management Applications (10th)

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the IT Infrastructure Monitoring category, the mindshare of Cisco UCS Manager is 1.3%, down from 1.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Huawei eSight is 0.8%, down from 0.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

IT Infrastructure Monitoring Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Cisco UCS Manager	1.3%
Huawei eSight	0.8%
Other	97.9%

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Rob-Croxford

Consultant at rcnss

A market leader with an enhanced user interface for seamless experience

There is room for improvement in terms of cost and complexity to set up. It doesn't work straight out of the UCS, so someone who knows what they're doing is needed immediately, and it can be quite confusing. Some settings are still fairly well hidden, even the basic ones. Companies don't really understand how long it takes to set up. Also, when changes are pushed, it can take their phone line off the system for twenty minutes to half an hour. Out-of-the-box functionality is an issue, too. I know that my company is different, however, the basics are always the same. You do your tap lines, zip lines, and stuff like that, then you get your internal phone line system. That can all be automated and scripted, and it's probably part of the automation process. However, I haven't really seen it.

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Gary Strydom

Desktop Analyst at Transnet

Used to monitor devices and provides the hardware alarms feature

Huawei eSight has helped me overcome many monitoring aspects of the hardware. From a single view, I can monitor all the hardware. Instead of logging on to each piece of hardware and monitoring it individually, I can monitor them from one single point. I would recommend the solution to other users because it provides a single point of view of the hardware. Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Technical support has been good so far. We haven't had any issues with them. We're satisfied with the level of service they provide our company."

"The solution is highly scalable, mainly because of the templates that make it easy for you to actually edit on the system."

"The dashboard is awesome and you can easily get all of the information that you want."

"One of the valuable features is the user interface base."

"We can configure the Cisco UCS Manager, the profiles and interactions with the resource we manage."

"Creating UCS service profiles for quickly deploying servers and replicating that configuration to another server makes it easier for deployment."

"Cisco Infrastructure is one of the top vendors and no one can beat them in terms of switching and routing."

"Ease of management is certainly the most valuable feature in this product."

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"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."

"Technical support is good from Huawei."

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

"We have found the product to be stable and reliable."

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

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

"Since we have a central monitoring system, we can proactively monitor those devices, easily capture any abnormalities before major downtime, and quickly address the issues before they become a bigger problem in the future."

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Cons

"The interface and the way it is constructed is very complex. They should work to simplify it. It's quite difficult for somebody who doesn't know the product very well. Users should be able to get proficient with it faster. There's definitely room for improvement there."

"We faced issue with Nexus vem licensing issue which makes our complete DC went isolated in connect"

"There is room for improvement in terms of cost and complexity to set up. It doesn't work straight out of the UCS, so someone who knows what they're doing is needed immediately, and it can be quite confusing."

"Cisco UCS Manager is not a scalable solution because once you have 160 blades, it cannot be expanded more."

"The pricing can always be better, so I would like to see that being improved."

"The pricing aspect should be addressed."

"Cisco UCS is expensive compared to others. The Cisco UCS Chassis is more expensive than a standalone server, but some companies require standalone servers because of their production load and affordability. You need to pay more if you require more features on the Blade or if you need more ports on the switch."

"I would like to see improved visibility into the operating system, enabling us to identify issues directly from the operating system itself."

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"It is not a very flexible product. We cannot change much from our side."

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

"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."

"When I implemented this Huawei solution, I faced some limitations in particular areas like wireless scanning."

"It will be better if they can make the simple network topology part more presentable. It would also be better if they had API integration and integration with third-party devices."

"Technical support for the solution is not so good."

"Something that could be improved is the lack of integration with Cisco switches."

"The price is very expensive."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"With product discounts which can be negotiated, the product is a great value."

"We need to take a license for each port, which amounts to a big sum."

"You buy the hardware and then you get Cisco UCS Manager for free."

"Cisco UCS is more expensive than Dell and HP, but it is more reliable. I see less issues and it's quite stable."

"Cisco UCS Manager’s annual licensing fee is expensive."

"The pricing for Cisco UCS Manager is okay for its market, so it's a four out of five for me."

"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."

"The solution’s pricing is reasonable."

"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."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

13%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Computer Software Company

Government

Comms Service Provider

10%

Computer Software Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	8
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	18

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	5
Midsize Enterprise	5
Large Enterprise	1

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Cisco UCS Manager?

When one server fails, we can attach the service profile to a new server, which saves a lot of time.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cisco UCS Manager?

My experience with the pricing of Cisco UCS Manager ( /products/cisco-ucs-manager-reviews ) is that it is reasonable. Recently, we acquired an excellent bundle with significant discounts, with offe...

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What needs improvement with Cisco UCS Manager?

For improvements, while the current graphical user interface is satisfactory, it could be further simplified for different tasks. While it has been improved from using Java to HTML, simplifying the...

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What needs improvement with Huawei eSight?

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

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What is your primary use case for Huawei eSight?

We use the solution to monitor the hardware environment of our data center. We mainly use Huawei eSight to monitor the devices. It assists in monitoring our devices in terms of utilization and moni...

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What advice do you have for others considering Huawei eSight?

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Overview

Cisco UCS Manager helps significantly reduce management and administration expenses by automating routine tasks to increase operational agility. Customers can extend the benefits of Cisco UCS Manager globally across an enterprise to thousands of servers in multiple domains with Cisco UCS Central Software.

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Huawei's eSight is a unified software suite for planning, operating, and maintaining complex enterprise ICT infrastructure from global, converged networks and data centers to multimedia and video communications that includes the facilities necessary for delivering performance and IT services. eSight provides a platform that supports infrastructure and devices from third-party providers, to develop custom management applications and improves O&M efficiency.

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