Cisco UCS Manager vs Huawei eSight comparison

Cisco and Huawei are both solutions in the IT Infrastructure Monitoring category. Cisco is ranked #16 with an average rating of 8.7, while Huawei is ranked #38 with an average rating of 8.7. Cisco holds a 1.4% mindshare in IM, compared to Huawei’s 0.9% 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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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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Categories and Ranking

Cisco UCS Manager

Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring

16th

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

38th

Average Rating

7.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Network Management Applications (9th)

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the IT Infrastructure Monitoring category, the mindshare of Cisco UCS Manager is 1.4%, down from 1.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Huawei eSight is 0.9%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Edwin Mwosa

IT Infrastructure Manager at KTDA

Enhanced network oversight with rapid issue identification and good efficiency

We mainly use Cisco UCS Manager to integrate and manage our Cisco switches across the building. We also utilize it for network integration. It provides an integrated solution for our Cisco environment, streamlining our operations and managing multiple Cisco devices like switches and routers Cisco…

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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

"The most valuable features are flexibility and management."

"A main feature of Cisco UCS Manager is its reliability, as all of the computing blades are in cluster mode."

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

"I can quickly manage the provisioned servers."

"It's robust."

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

"It is more robust than other solutions. So, the stability is good."

"The management is one of the most valuable features of this solution."

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

"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."

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

"The product is stable."

"The most important features are alarm management and the visualization of the health of our network devices."

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

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

"We can scale the solution."

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Cons

"Improving functionalities similar to InterSite within UCS Manager would be beneficial."

"We have three data centers and if we could manage all three data centers using one interface, it would be great."

"In the next release, I would like to see improvements made to their security."

"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."

"The primary challenge we face is identifying the correct version to deploy during firmware upgrades or compute updates."

"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."

"There is room for improvement in the software part of Cisco UCS Manager. It should be more user-friendly, especially when creating policies."

"The solution's pricing is high and could be reduced."

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"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."

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

"It is not a very flexible product."

"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."

"The price could be less costly."

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

"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."

"The variety of license types should be made simpler as, at present, it is complex."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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

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

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

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

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

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

"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."

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

"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 price is very expensive."

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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 do you like most about Huawei eSight?

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

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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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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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