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    Cisco Catalyst Center

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/ACisco Catalyst Center provides an intent-based platform for managing enterprise networks across campus, branch, and edge environments. It combines automation, analytics, and assurance to streamline IT operations, improve security posture, and reduce manual tasks. With integratedAI/ML-driven insights, policy-based controls, and end-to-end visibility across wired and wireless infrastructures, Catalyst Center empowers IT teams toproactively detect issues, enforce compliance, and accelerate…N/A

    NetBrain Technologies

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/ANetBrain, founded in 2004, provides a no-code automation platform for hybrid network observability, allowing organizations to enhance their operational efficiency through automated workflows. The platform applies automation across three key workflows: troubleshooting, change management, and assessment.N/A
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    Cisco Catalyst CenterNetBrain Technologies
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    Cisco Catalyst CenterNetBrain Technologies
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Cisco Catalyst CenterNetBrain Technologies
    Considered Both Products
    Cisco
    Chose Cisco Catalyst Center
    The software upgrades and ability to integrate with the wireless telemetry data set Cisco DNA Center ahead. However the automation with Change Control, Intent and better path mapping (even across MPLS and WAN Circuits) make NetBrain a needed tool to get that gives you that …
    Incentivized
    Chose Cisco Catalyst Center
    We have checked other solutions like NetBrain, and we discovered that Cisco DNA Center is way simpler to use, and it gives us exactly what we need. Even though it provides much less information, this tool is capable of showing you exactly what you need. Also, in terms of …
    Incentivized
    Chose Cisco Catalyst Center
    We chose Cisco Catalyst Center because it provides a more complete solution for our environment, as well as easier integration and more tools.
    Incentivized
    Chose Cisco Catalyst Center
    DNA Center is superior in that it can perform remote upgrades and stage the upgrades along with automatically identifying products on the network.
    Incentivized
    Chose Cisco Catalyst Center
    My advice for anyone who is looking into implementing this solution is to start with Cisco Assurance and do the mapping of the network. I would suggest asking for help from the partners to help with the installation. You can do it on your own but you will easily save the money …
    Incentivized
    Chose Cisco Catalyst Center
    DNAC at this time can do much more and really there is nothing similar to SDA that I can fine from other vendors
    Incentivized
    Chose Cisco Catalyst Center
    DNA Center is best for Cisco environments and is a more complete management, automation, assurance, and deployment tool.
    Incentivized
    NetBrain Technologies
    Chose NetBrain Technologies
    Best part of NetBrain is that it is customisable ,you can create apps based on your requirement and run them in your environment. Lot of flexibility
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    92%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    90%
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    Happy with the feature set
    96%
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    83%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    80%
    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
    Cisco Catalyst CenterNetBrain Technologies
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.4
    (343 ratings)
    9.6
    (5 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.9
    (9 ratings)
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    Usability
    7.9
    (19 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.7
    (33 ratings)
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    Online Training
    8.0
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    User Testimonials
    Cisco Catalyst CenterNetBrain Technologies
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cisco
    Would recommend Cisco Catalyst Center to medium to large scale organizations that have many cookie-cutter sites and the resources to properly provision all their devices. I would not recommend to teams that do not have a strong network engineering team that can navigate the various intricacies of the platform.
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    NetBrain Technologies
    Great for our large global environment. Works well with our legacy and newer equipment. Ease of install was exciting compared to other products we POC'd. Less of a learning curve when training Teams on how to monitor and troubleshoot while in production. Service desk were able to capture the logs and load into our ticketing system with ease.
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    Pros
    Cisco
    • Again, the ease of use of the APIs and the API Explorer provides the tools needed to write these custom workflows that allow us to do a lot of the automation we’re doing now, saving hundreds of hours by using those tools.
    • The product is very intuitive, and there is a lot of support out there in the DevNet community to help with that.
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    NetBrain Technologies
    • Network Issues Troubleshooting
    • Visualizing the root cause using color coding
    • out of the box runbooks available
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    Cons
    Cisco
    • Within its Tasks - Audit, it can sometimes allow plaintext data, including passwords, to be seen. There should be functionality to detect password usage and appropriately obfuscate the data.
    • Occasionally, Catalyst Center does not sync changes properly within templates, which requires deleting and reconfiguring the template version. Better processes here would be beneficial.
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    NetBrain Technologies
    • Not all devices are integrated with the same quality.
    • Not all steps are self-explaining.
    • The updates were difficult (but thanks to the help of support no real problem).
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Cisco
    I think new products are often "half-baked" or over hyped when they release, as was the case with DNAC. We were well ahead of the curve in acquiring it. But as it has matured it is now a fantastic addition to our infrastructure. I think we are easing into a stage where it is hard to envision a large organization NOT having Catalyst Center in place. If for nothing outside of the mapping and troubleshooting aspects; using it as a "source of truth".
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    NetBrain Technologies
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    Usability
    Cisco
    Cisco DNA Center is going to help us in security, simplicity and ease of administration. Cisco DNA Center is complete management and control platform that simplifies and streamlines network operations. Cisco DNA Center offers a single dashboard for every core function in your network. With this platform, IT can become more nimble and respond to changes and challenges faster and more intelligently.
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    NetBrain Technologies
    This is a easly tool that i've worked.
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    Support Rating
    Cisco
    El soporte de CISCO DNA Center es muy bueno, responden a mis dudas pero no he tenido oportunidad de reportar un incidente o determinar un tiempo de respuesta critico. The support of CISCO DNA Center is very good, they answer my questions, but I have not had the opportunity to report an incident or determine a critical response time.
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    NetBrain Technologies
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    Online Training
    Cisco
    It was informative, but the labs were not available long enough for us to get intimately familiar with CCNA before it was closed. The course instructor was well informed and got us as close to ready as she could.
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    NetBrain Technologies
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    Alternatives Considered
    Cisco
    Cisco Catalyst Centeris basic zero-touch provisioning out of the box. You just rack and stack the switches, patch 'em in, and the controller pushes the config automatically. No need to console into every single box or spend hours script-running over CLI.The AI-driven assurance and telemetry are top-tier. Instead of getting flooded with useless syslog alerts when a link drops, it correlates the telemetry data to give you proactive health checks. It literally pinpoints wireless anomalies and bandwidth chokepoints before the users even start opening tickets.It handles fabric microsegmentation like a boss through SD-Access and TrustSec. You can easily enforce group-based policies right at the hardware level. It drops IoT gear, guests, and corporate traffic into their own secure buckets dynamically, without you having to manage a trillion messy VLANs and ACLs.
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    NetBrain Technologies
    Best part of NetBrain is that it is customisable ,you can create apps based on your requirement and run them in your environment. Lot of flexibility
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    Return on Investment
    Cisco
    • I have used it for upgrading devices, and it's does a great job at that, however out operations team for whatever reason has not adopted the feature.
    • Overall it feels like Cisco Catalyst Center has been huge waste of time. I feel like my time would be better spent on other projects and looking at other products and tools
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    NetBrain Technologies
    • Time it takes for Service Desk to identify issues has been cut into 1/2
    • Able to present maps to management for circuit throughput issues and why we need a larger circuit
    • The logs are clear and easy to understand
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    Cisco Catalyst Center Screenshots

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    NetBrain Technologies Screenshots

    Screenshot of how NetBrain defines what can be assessed in a network, how often it can be assessed, and how it scales through no-code automation.Screenshot of what a Golden Path through a hybrid cloud looks likeScreenshot of how using no-code network automation can cover all aspects of a network.