Cisco DNA Center vs Indeni

Likelihood to Recommend

When you have relaxed calendar for migrating to [Cisco] DNA Center, it perfectly do the automation job. As setting it up very time consuming, it requires flexibility on operations. In a tight calendar, [Cisco] DNA Center migration is a stressful process.While it is the perfect tool as a network automation product with various vendor support, you may also need to consider is it fully compatible with your current devices on your network. As we were setting up a new infrastructure, we purchased all equipment compatible with Cisco's solution.

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Analyst in Research & Development

Research Company, 10,001+ employees

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This applies to current releases, I guess the next one will be much more comprehensive.

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Sergei Chernooki

Network and Project engineer, IT. Cisco Certified Trainer

FreelanceComputer Networking, 51-200 employees

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Pros

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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Professional in Information Technology

Oil & Energy Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Installation and initial setup.
Updates.
Communications and support from developers.
Looks pretty solid, few bugs.

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Sergei Chernooki

Network and Project engineer, IT. Cisco Certified Trainer

FreelanceComputer Networking, 51-200 employees

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Cons

En el data Center, integrando los equipos que se encuentra en el corazon de la red y previniendo que esten actualizados // For Data Centers, integrating equipment that is the core of a network, and preventing them from being updated
En las diferentes areas del campus para poder monitorizar el funcionamiento de los dispositivos // Improving remote monitoring of devices
En la identificacion de problemas de seguridad de los dispositivos de red // Improving identification of network security issues

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Consultant in Information Technology

Education Management Company, 201-500 employees

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Hardware support.
Slack integration (not sure if really needed, just because many others have this).
Universal connector for Linux boxes.

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Sergei Chernooki

Network and Project engineer, IT. Cisco Certified Trainer

FreelanceComputer Networking, 51-200 employees

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Usability

Cisco DNA Center 9.0

Based on 3 answers

I really like DNAC because it builds overlay fabric without problem and it is really user friendly to manage, integrate with other vendors. But two things that I do not like and for me is a 9 are you can not save or archive device's configurations and the other is you must buy physical server.

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Cesar Durán

Field Engineer

BVS Technology SolutionsEducation Management, 1001-5000 employees

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Support Rating

Cisco DNA Center 9.0

Based on 37 answers

Cisco's customer support is always top-notch. Being able to call in, provide some basic information about the product, then getting on the phone with a tech that knows the product inside and out is a great asset. Many companies fall short in providing excellent customer support. I won't name names, but you can see that many companies struggle with customer support. Cisco has one of the best approaches to customer support in my opinion. After a call with a support representative, I don't find myself wishing something would change for the better.

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Thomas Osborne

Network System Administrator

CentralSquare TechnologiesInformation Technology & Services, 1001-5000 employees

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Alternatives Considered

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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Team Lead in Professional Services

Information Technology and Services Company, 201-500 employees

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Indeni is not a substitution, I guess it can be used for operations support while Cisco Prime does configuration management and PRTG can monitor traffic and/or WAN.

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Sergei Chernooki

Network and Project engineer, IT. Cisco Certified Trainer

FreelanceComputer Networking, 51-200 employees

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Return on Investment

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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Analyst in Information Technology

Hospital & Health Care Company, 1001-5000 employees

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No, I am in the evaluation stage and cannot calculate ROI.
Indeni can be used to support the implementation of high-scale projects.

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Sergei Chernooki

Network and Project engineer, IT. Cisco Certified Trainer

FreelanceComputer Networking, 51-200 employees

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Cisco DNA Center vs Indeni

Cisco DNA Center

Indeni

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