Cisco DNA Center vs Pulseway

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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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Pulseway is well suited for just about any situation where there is a need to remotely monitor and manage computers. The most basic features are available to anyone with a free account, so even a home user can set it up and use to keep an eye on computers. The more sophisticated features require a fairly inexpensive subscription, but are well worth the cost for a business wanting to monitor the health of their servers, etc.My experience with Pulseway is limited to using it in situations where there are fewer than a dozen or so computers/servers being monitored. I'm not really sure how well it scales up, so I can't say if it is a good solution for a large corporation with hundreds or thousands of machines that need to be monitored.

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Richard Hogan

Engineering Technician

Hogan's Systems Consulting, LLCInformation Technology & Services, 1-10 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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Running windows updates: Pulseway really helps us keep our end-user devices up to date, without the need to handle each device individually.
Sending notifications on our servers really helps with taking care of issues before they cause downtime.
Pulseway's remote desktop client works very well, even over slower internet connections.

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Nathan Weber

Network System Administrator

Chamber + AssociatesReal Estate, 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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I would like to be able to connect to the managed system's console if the app's capabilities still don't meet my needs.
I'd like for it to be easier to configure. Some operating systems, Linux for example, are not that easy to setup for disk space management. Windows and Mac are very easy to setup for it.
I'd like to be able to configure process restarts in case of a failure.

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Kenneth Hess

Senior Systems Analyst

CymSTAR, LLCDefense & Space, 201-500 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Starting Price

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Cisco DNA Center Editions & Modules

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General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

Yes

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Yes

Entry-level set up fee?

No

Starting Price

$176 per endpoint

Pulseway Editions & Modules

Edition

Enterprise	1.76¹

per endpoint

Additional Pricing Details

Pay as you go. No hidden fees or contracts. Term based discounts!

Usability

Cisco DNA Center 8.3

Based on 7 answers

Yes, it did make tasks simplified in many ways. We can check all the network requirements and even check statistics in a single place, which makes the overall process fast and efficient. Also, it helps in minimizing configuration errors; the processes which used to take days can be done in hours.

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Pranjal Mittal

Business Development Associate

BYJU'SE-Learning, 5001-10,000 employees

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Pulseway 10.0

Based on 2 answers

Pulseway is very user friendly. The system is labeled in terms and grouped together by function so that anyone can understand and locate the functions that they need. We use this system to monitor a file server that we have that can have an unstable power supply. This allows us to easily see that the system is offline and get it back to operational with minimal downtime.

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Administrator in Information Technology

Consumer Goods Company, 51-200 employees

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Support Rating

Cisco DNA Center 8.8

Based on 41 answers

Overall support for Cisco DNA Software is fairly good. Whenever we have a question that needs an answer and we are unable to figure out, we reach out to the support team. They are able to figure out our needs and provide the proper support. They are always available via email or phone call.

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Manager in Sales

Hospitality Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Pulseway 9.5

Based on 2 answers

I haven't really needed much support for Pulseway, so I can't really say a whole lot about their support. Pulseway has been pretty much trouble-free for us. There are regular updates and new features. The updates never seem to break anything or cause problems. It just works.

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Richard Hogan

Engineering Technician

Hogan's Systems Consulting, LLCInformation Technology & Services, 1-10 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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Pulseway has the most features, the best looking app with the best design and better usability than any others we evaluated. We liked the uniformity of the app design across all platforms (Windows, Android, Apple) and the notifications displayed on each platform. The price was a major contributor to our selection of Pulseway compared to the competition.

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Brian Heersink

IT Director

San Luis Valley HealthHospital & Health Care, 501-1000 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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Simplified management of helpdesk queries made for improved customer satisfaction
Simplicity of reporting on client tickets helped reveal common faults and training requirements
Reduced costs of server management with excellent server monitoring, reporting and the ability to complete real world server management tasks simply

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Alex Taylor

Director / Owner

Support Stack LimitedComputer Networking, 1-10 employees

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Cisco DNA Center vs Pulseway

Cisco DNA Center

Pulseway

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Cisco DNA Center

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Cisco DNA Center

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Cisco DNA Center

Pulseway

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General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

Starting Price

Cisco DNA Center Editions & Modules

Additional Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

Starting Price

Pulseway Editions & Modules

Edition

Additional Pricing Details

Usability

Support Rating

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