Cisco Catalyst Assurance vs. Noction Flow Analyzer

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Cisco Catalyst Assurance
Score 8.1 out of 10
N/A
Replacing the former Cisco DNA Analytics and Assurance, Cisco Catalyst Assurance is an advanced network analytics solution that leverages machine learning and AI to provide insights, proactive issue detection, and accelerated troubleshooting for enterprise networks. It collects streaming telemetry and contextual data from endpoints, devices, users, and applications across the network to create a personalized baseline of normal network behavior. This enables AI-driven anomaly detection, root…N/A
Noction Flow Analyzer
Score 0.0 out of 10
N/A
Noction Flow Analyzer (NFA) is a flow-based monitoring and reporting software that collects, stores, and presents both real-time and historic traffic data across an entire network. It helps to analyze and understand a network’s traffic patterns, bandwidth utilization, hosts and applications traffic anomalies, better capacity planning, and a lot more. NFA allows for detailed BGP peering analysis, provides insights into potential security issues, and allows engineers to minimize network…
$299
per month
Pricing
Cisco Catalyst AssuranceNoction Flow Analyzer
Editions & Modules
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Noction Flow Analyzer
$299.00
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Cisco Catalyst AssuranceNoction Flow Analyzer
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsNFA licensing is simple, transparent, and upfront. There is no limit on the number of devices, interfaces, or sites that can be added to the system. Free updates to new releases and premium 24/7 support are available to all NFA users. BGP Data is delivered as an optional add-on to Noction Flow Analyzer at $199/month.
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User Ratings
Cisco Catalyst AssuranceNoction Flow Analyzer
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
7.8
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Cisco Catalyst AssuranceNoction Flow Analyzer
Likelihood to Recommend
Cisco
So not everyone is in need of a smart AI checking their network metrics looking for issues before they happen or finding and alerting on problems that the network staff may not have noticed, but if you have the budget for it, it could be a huge time saver for your whole department.
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Noction
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Pros
Cisco
  • Identify devices and their connectivity to the network
  • Troubleshoot device connectivity paths
  • Give us visibility into possible issues with network devices
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Noction
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Cons
Cisco
  • Recommendation actions can be improved
  • Feel like bit sluggish after some times, may be resources not optimised
  • Some integration gaps there.
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Noction
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Usability
Cisco
Cisco DNA Analytics and Assurance definitely has a steep learning curve. While it's had an upgrade to its onboarding, it's still a very technically heavy application that requires knowledge of Cisco networking and terminology. I think keeping that in mind helps with the expectations, but anyone can use the application with a little training and experience.
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Noction
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Alternatives Considered
Cisco
We moved away from Solarwinds during the breach. Haven't touched them with a 10 foot pole since.We looked at Splunk but decided to stick with a Cisco product since we are a Cisco shop
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Noction
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Return on Investment
Cisco
  • Loads of time saved diagnosing network issues.
  • Much effort saved having to determine network performance metrics by hand.
  • The Cisco brand is generally safe and trusted so you get that additional peace of mind.
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Noction
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ScreenShots

Noction Flow Analyzer Screenshots

Screenshot of Complete, up to the minute network traffic visibility on bandwidth usage, conversations, subnets, traffic usage by application, traffic distribution by locations, top prefixes, top ASNs, and more.Screenshot of Comprehensive Alerting system with a multitude of utilization, duration, and frequency threshold-based alerts delivered via individual notification channels such as email or a specific Slack channel.Screenshot of Detailed BGP analysis capability, to find peering candidates and make informed interconnection decisions, diagnose policy misconfigurations, route flapping, or other peering related issues.