Cisco DNA Center vs. DX Spectrum

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Cisco DNA Center
Score 8.2 out of 10
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Cisco DNA Center is a network management system that leverages AI to connect, secure, and automate customer’s network operations. It harnesses the Catalyst family of switching and wireless through AI-enabled automation that simplifies the IT experience and streamlines complex network operations. Offering operational flexibility, Cisco DNA Center can be deployed on-premises on a physical appliance or in a VMware virtual environment, or in a public cloud service such as Amazon Web…N/A
DX Spectrum
Score 7.3 out of 10
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DX Spectrum (formerly CA Spectrum) is network fault management software, from Broadcom company CA Technologies.N/A
Pricing
Cisco DNA CenterDX Spectrum
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Cisco DNA CenterDX Spectrum
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Best Alternatives
Cisco DNA CenterDX Spectrum
Small Businesses

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Sentry
Sentry
Score 8.8 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Cisco ACI
Cisco ACI
Score 9.0 out of 10
Sentry
Sentry
Score 8.8 out of 10
Enterprises
Cisco ACI
Cisco ACI
Score 9.0 out of 10
ignio AIOps
ignio AIOps
Score 8.5 out of 10
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User Ratings
Cisco DNA CenterDX Spectrum
Likelihood to Recommend
8.2
(84 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
Usability
8.3
(16 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.9
(45 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Cisco DNA CenterDX Spectrum
Likelihood to Recommend
Cisco
For the most part I really like DNA and am willing to keep working with it to get it setup and do the things it is advertised to do. The software upgrade feature has worked very well for me and after I am able to get a golden image setup, it seems to work very well.
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Broadcom
As I said before, not only for Spectrum, but for any monitoring tool, you need to know what is critical in your environment and think about how exactly you should monitor and treat it. If you have done that, everything will work just fine.
  • Well Suited - Networking Monitoring
  • Less Appropriate - When you need to customize some monitoring and to update the version
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Pros
Cisco
  • Ease of automation and configuration templates make the future you very glad you did it!
  • The PnP for switches that allow to boot up and contact the network with a pre-configuration is so amazing. Makes life easy!
  • Integrates well with our ISE platform, they have really made it well worth the cost to have everything with the name CISCO on your equipment. All of their devices work so well with this software.
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Broadcom
  • Polling and traps can be configured to take heartbeats at specified intervals and notify on an event in real-time, respectively.
  • Topology of devices gives a high-level overview of network architecture.
  • Discovery of devices is simple and secure with the use of community strings.
  • Details can be added per device or alarm type for actions to be taken to make troubleshooting easier.
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Cons
Cisco
  • The configuration template (Cisco Prime User created templates were much easier)
  • The Location based scheme (not all industries can go based on location for buildout)
  • An easier home dashboard to add a new device, instead of having to search through the menus
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Broadcom
  • NOC
  • Data Center/Telecom
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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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Broadcom
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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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Broadcom
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Alternatives Considered
Cisco
Meraki does what should be expected at it's price point, but it is geared to SMB. When it comes to enterprise networks, DNA Center is the clear path forward. It allows for more devices than just the ones it configures, it provides more customization and on boarding options, and the control stays within the organization. The DNA Center telemetry provides a more robust reporting than the Meraki dashboard, and again, the data stays on site. I see both being important in their own ways, but Meraki falls short in larger enterprises, and that is where DNA Center shines the most.
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Broadcom
Other tools I have used are more server/application-centric. CA Spectrum seems to work effectively and efficiently for network devices. Notification delays can be set to grant grace periods in case of network blips or false positives, which occur ALL the time. Other monitoring tools send event notifications immediately and would clear instantly, which while on-call can wake a technician for no reason.
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Return on Investment
Cisco
  • Efficient time spent elsewhere. I can spend my time troubleshooting other portions of the network instead of housekeeping current gear.
  • Assistance with inventory; it keeps an inventory of all the devices you add to it, so it can serve as an inventory of equipment if that's what you'd like from it.
  • Visibility; we can see more of the status of our gear, if it's unreachable, or if things are misbehaving the dashboard shows that there are irregularities.
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Broadcom
  • Proactive monitoring for networking
  • To many times to plan an update
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