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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/ACisco Catalyst SD-WAN is a software-defined wide area network solution designed to simplify and optimize enterprise network connectivity in complex digital landscapes. It enables organizations to connect any user to any application, whether on-premises, in data centers, or across multiple clouds, with integrated capabilities for multicloud support, security, predictive automation, and enhanced network visibility—all built on a Secure Access Service Edge (SASE)-enabled…N/A

    Intermapper

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AIntermapper is a network monitoring and mapping software for hybrid environments. Intermapper provides real-time performance alerts and bandwidth monitoring with cross-platform functionality.N/A
    Pricing
    Cisco Catalyst SD-WANIntermapper
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Cisco Catalyst SD-WANIntermapper
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional Details—Intermapper pricing is based on number of devices monitored. Intermapper is free for 5 devices or less. Subscription pricing starts at $303 for 25 devices. Device-based pricing starts at $765 for 25 devices.
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    Community Pulse
    Cisco Catalyst SD-WANIntermapper
    Considered Both Products
    Cisco
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    96%
    Would buy again
    133 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    116 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    135 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    93 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    87%
    Implementation went as expected
    109 Answers
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    Features
    Cisco Catalyst SD-WANIntermapper
    Network Performance Monitoring
    Comparison of Network Performance Monitoring features of Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN and Intermapper
    Feature
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    Ratings
    Intermapper
    7.2
    8 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Automated network device discovery00 Ratings7.05 Ratings
    Network monitoring00 Ratings8.08 Ratings
    Baseline threshold calculation00 Ratings7.05 Ratings
    Alerts00 Ratings7.08 Ratings
    Network capacity planning00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Packet capture analysis00 Ratings7.04 Ratings
    Network mapping00 Ratings8.07 Ratings
    Wireless infrastructure monitoring00 Ratings7.05 Ratings
    Hardware health monitoring00 Ratings7.07 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Cisco Catalyst SD-WANIntermapper
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.7
    (150 ratings)
    8.0
    (9 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.9
    (4 ratings)
    -
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    Usability
    8.7
    (67 ratings)
    -
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    Availability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Performance
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Support Rating
    8.3
    (15 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Product Scalability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Vendor post-sale
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
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    Vendor pre-sale
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    Cisco Catalyst SD-WANIntermapper
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cisco
    It's great for connectivity. I think if you're looking at. There's a lot of players out there that do SD- WAN, you can do hosted solutions, you can do your own. If you're looking to do it yourself, I think this product works out well. I do know it's hosted elsewhere by some other companies, but for us, we want the control and we don't have a huge amount of sites, so being able to control that's important and the data that we can get out of the product, we can see just seeing the application experience through Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN, really gives us good information.
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    Fortra
    Intermapper is a light weight, quick and easy to use monitoring application. It will get you up and monitoring key infrastructure devices with a simple management interface and effective alert system that doesn't generate a lot of noise. It provides mobile device access through a web interface and is relatively inexpensive.
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    Pros
    Cisco
    • We are able to use a multiple different circuits to go into the cloud, so we are not relying on just one particular private wireless. We're relying on wine circuits, ethernet, ethernet out. So it provides us that flexibility where we didn't have that before. Provides security that is very robust and flexible and scalable and it provides us with, the biggest thing is redundancy, where we have backup. For example, we have a Starlink for nuclear power plants. If our main circuits go down, we have that. And without Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN it would be very hard to actually achieve, to accomplish true redundancy. So we're happy with Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN in that regard.
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    Fortra
    • The best thing about Intermapper is that it is map-based. You start by building your map, which is done completely automatically. I've used many different monitoring software packages, Solarwinds, Nagios, Opmanager, and it is a royal PITA to create live maps with those.
    • Another great feature is that it shows you, visually, the bandwidth utilization of your network by using "ants" and color codes. Incredibly useful.
    • Alarms are very easy to setup, again much easier than the packages mentioned above.
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    Cons
    Cisco
    • I will say the way we use it now, and I think what happened was the way it was deployed, it was fine, but unfortunately over the course of the years we've gotten a little out of hand with our device templates and feature templates. I think if there's any form of feedback that I would give to Cisco is how do we find ways to improve the environment as it stands so we get to a certain point with the environment and then we don't know how to undo it or fix it or optimize the environment. Because right now we're in a position where we're playing a lot of catch up and clean up and if there was a way or some tool or feature that we can take advantage of that would allow us to optimize that environment where we will kind of corner ourselves into a lot of problems in the future. There's some feature or something that we could take advantage of that will allow us to optimize that environment and not let it get out of control pretty easily. That would be my suggestion.
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    Fortra
    • Setting up probes in bulk can be difficult, so it can take a long time to get the system set up correctly to start.
    • Sometimes the probes can be sensitive and report false positives.
    • Interface can be a little clunky and non intuitive at times.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Cisco
    I would rate SD-WAN highly because it has significantly improved network performance, reliability, and cost-efficiency for my organization. Its ability to optimize traffic dynamically, enhance security, and simplify management across multiple locations has been invaluable. With SD-WAN, we’ve reduced dependency on costly MPLS, improved cloud application performance, and gained greater control over our network infrastructure.
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    Fortra
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Cisco
    The niche configurations are given equal focus as the standard use cases, which can make onboarding difficult in the beginning (ie why am I not using an entire tab of the portal), but aside from that part, the dashboard is relatively easy to navigate and apply the configuration. The metrics and analytics available are also nice to have in a single pane.
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    Fortra
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    Reliability and Availability
    Cisco
    I think if we could afford, we could have HA inplace but we planned out outage and workaround to avoid any outages.
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    Fortra
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    Performance
    Cisco
    It does slow down over the period but it's same with other product. you need to clear/reboot services.
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    Fortra
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    Support Rating
    Cisco
    Al ser soluciones integradas del portafolio de soluciones de Cisco, el soporte es transversal a cada uno de los componentes implementados, teniendo el cliente la capacidad de resolver sus inconvenientes bajo una misma infraestructura que está totalmente homologada, satisfacciendo de esta manera, las necesidades del cliente asi como permitiendo, que este se concentre en su negocio. Since the Cisco SD-WAN tools are a part of Cisco’s broader portfolio of solutions, support cross-cuts to each of our deployed components, with our company as the customer having the ability to solve our problems through the same, approved infrastructure. Their support team easily satisfies the customer’s needs so that they continue to focus on business functions.
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    Fortra
    The product works well and is very easy to maintain. As such, we haven't had many occasions to use support. When we have called them they were easy to contact and responsive to our questions. We have had the product for years and it may have been a year or better since the last time we contacted them.
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    Implementation Rating
    Cisco
    I was late to participate but my team was very happy with the outcome.
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    Fortra
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Cisco
    We've used the old Cisco SD-WAN, which no longer exists. It was a lot more complex to configure what is now called Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN. So they've definitely come a long way in that it is a lot less complicated to set up and template based.
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    Fortra
    Intermapper is a cross between WhatsUp Gold and Nagios. WhatsUp Gold being for a less technical end-user and Nagios doing more than just SNMP scans and up down monitoring.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Cisco
    I didn't take part of this decision but it always multiyear contract get best discount.
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    Fortra
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    Scalability
    Cisco
    Really strength in scalability. Only thigs it's depends on some prototype Cisco product which you can't work with other Cisco products.
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    Fortra
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    Return on Investment
    Cisco
    • Our branch offices can connect to our enterprise network and the internet quickly and securely, which has helped to increase productivity and reduce downtime.
    • We have been able to reduce our dependence on expensive MPLS connections, and instead utilize a combination of broadband and LTE connections, which are more cost-effective
    • The centralized location improves network visibility and troubleshooting process
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    Fortra
    • Downtime costs money. Every minute we can get ahead of an outage is time that a plant is not sitting there waiting. We don't need to wait for a call from a plant, we know they are down immediately and we can begin troubleshooting.
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    ScreenShots

    Intermapper Screenshots

    Screenshot of Intermapper maps are flexible to configure exactly to your liking.Screenshot of See your devices on a Google map. Access on any device with our web-based version.Screenshot of Device statuses give you real-time information about how your equipment is performing