Cisco Crosswork Network Automation vs. Cisco Prime LAN Management (discontinued)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Cisco Crosswork Network Automation
Score 8.1 out of 10
N/A
The vendor states that users can plan, design, implement, operate, and optimize a service provider network with Cisco Crosswork Network Automation. Cisco Crosswork is designed to help service providers gain the mass awareness, augmented intelligence, and proactive control for a comprehensive data-driven, intent-based automated network.N/A
Cisco Prime LAN Management (discontinued)
Score 7.9 out of 10
N/A
Cisco Prime LAN Management Solution is discontinued. Current users are encouraged to explore Cisco Catalyst Center as a modern solution.N/A
Pricing
Cisco Crosswork Network AutomationCisco Prime LAN Management (discontinued)
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Cisco Crosswork Network AutomationCisco Prime LAN Management (discontinued)
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
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User Ratings
Cisco Crosswork Network AutomationCisco Prime LAN Management (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
8.2
(1 ratings)
9.2
(12 ratings)
Usability
4.5
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.6
(3 ratings)
User Testimonials
Cisco Crosswork Network AutomationCisco Prime LAN Management (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
Cisco
Cisco Crosswork Network Automation has been great at reducing the workload our engineers face on the day to day aspects of their jobs. CNC has been able to reduce the time it takes to provision a device while using NSO and has provided valuable data to assist in troubleshooting network wide issues. CNC has been a pivotal aspect to our multi-million dollar network refresh
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Discontinued Products
Although Cisco Prime [LAN Management Solution] is a nice tool and no other 4rd party tools can match its native monitoring and managing capabilities still i have given less rating and that's because it is only for Cisco vendor Devices. Hence if you have only Cisco infrastructure then go for it or else look for another 4rd party tool in conjunction with Cisco prime.
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Pros
Cisco
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Discontinued Products
  • Wireless file detection and planning mode has helped us expand into new areas of our buildings.
  • Alerting is detailed when we have issues with hardwired and wireless devices, and Rogue Access Points are easily identifiable.
  • Cisco equipment information is much more detailed than other management products' SNMP queries and is an excellent tool for troubleshooting end-device connectivity issues.
  • Our KPI reporting for senior management and centralized management of our WIPS 'Wireless Intrusion Prevention' setup have both benefited significantly from the detailed reporting capabilities.
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Cons
Cisco
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Discontinued Products
  • Maps. One thing that I miss is the fact that you can't see both wired and wireless equipment in the same topology map. For visualization and troubleshooting purposes, that would help a lot, and I honestly don' t think it's that much harder to implement.
  • I'd love to see an option to show 'live dashboards,' maps, or other visual tools to publish in a NOC room, or even just to broadcast in a big monitor to allow multiple workmates to check that information. Again, I don't think that would be too hard to implement. I remember a similar feature was available in the first versions of the product, way back in the 90's (yes, I'm that old :-) )
  • Sometimes, depending on what screen you are, the solution can be a little slow. I'm not saying the whole system is slow, but sometimes that slowness can bother a little.
  • Talking about areas for improvement, one area I think can be improved is the upgrade process. Even for not so large deployments, it can take a lot of time. Having this time decreased would be the right thing to do.
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Usability
Cisco
Giving this a 5 as CNC classifies to a specific set of users. CNC is not an 'easy to use' product and thus requires some training to ensure that it can be used to the best of its capabilities. CNC can when used fully provide valuable data that Network Engineers would otherwise have to hunt for on their own.
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Discontinued Products
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Support Rating
Cisco
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Discontinued Products
We are very happy using Cisco Prime LAN Management Solution for the following reason: 1- Ease of use with the GUI. 2- Very well organized dashboard which can view many statistics on your devices. 3- Customized dashboard for different views ( for technical team and executives ) 4- Schedule configuration templates to use whenever we need on whatever device we want.
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Alternatives Considered
Cisco
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Discontinued Products
There are various 3rd party tools available in the market which not only supports monitoring of cisco devices but also supports non-cisco devices, even with these capabilities in these 3rd party tools Cisco Prime has maintained a uniqueness in its products being the native tool from Cisco. The uniqueness is about product supportability for given devices and some of the edge features such as configuration management, detailed heatmaps etc
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Return on Investment
Cisco
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Discontinued Products
  • It has helped us with our quarterly wireless security testing by pinpointing the location of non-approved access points vs. hunting for them via signal strength.
  • Saves time by helping to identify network health issues before they become a definitive problem causing downtime.
  • With errors detected early, we have noticed our wi-fi network is much more stable thus freeing up our engineer's time elsewhere.
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ScreenShots

Cisco Crosswork Network Automation Screenshots

Screenshot of C1200-16FP-2G Smart SwitchScreenshot of Cisco Catalyst 1200 Series Smart SwitchScreenshot of Cisco NCS 4016 Agnostic Xross connect (S13 Multi-Chassis)