We performed a comparison between Forward Enterprise and NetBrain based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Cisco, Red Hat, SolarWinds and others in Network Automation."All the features are valuable in Forward Enterprise."
"NetBrain is a very simple tool."
"This product has good network monitoring and troubleshooting capabilities."
"Chain management is a good feature. I don't get it on other solutions."
"A reliable, time-saving tool for providing accurate layer 2 and layer 3 network mappings."
"Enables maps to be drawn out."
"Forward Enterprise could improve by increasing flexibility. Additionally, there should be an Android version or desktop."
"The solution could integrate more automation."
"It would be nice if the setup was a little simpler. Also, if the solution could provide more training materials for new people coming into our company so they can quickly learn how to use the functionalities."
"Each device needs to be configured to allow NetBrain to poll for the information it needs, which can be very time-consuming for a large network."
"Support needs to improve for the installed product and some of the reporting could be more flexible to provide more complete cataloging."
"The IP interface brief isn't consistent."
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Forward Enterprise is ranked 18th in Network Automation while NetBrain is ranked 5th in Network Automation with 6 reviews. Forward Enterprise is rated 8.0, while NetBrain is rated 7.2. The top reviewer of Forward Enterprise writes "Plenty of useful features, and simple implementation". On the other hand, the top reviewer of NetBrain writes "Good monitoring and troubleshoot capabilities, improves overall network traffic visibility". Forward Enterprise is most compared with , whereas NetBrain is most compared with Cisco DNA Center, ThousandEyes, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, SolarWinds Network Automation Manager and ScienceLogic.
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