Cisco DNA Center vs VMware NSX

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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With proper design, VMware NSX can and should be deployed to virtually any VMware virtualization environment, but the deployment should be tailored to the needs of that environment. There isn't really a one size fits all deployment design for all environments. That versatility is what provides its greatest strength to a business.

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Christina Harding

Network System Administrator

Hutto Independent School DistrictPrimary/Secondary Education, 1001-5000 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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End to end encryption on the wire.
Micro-segmentation.
Integrates well with existing VMWare environment.
Integrates well with our existing network.

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Professional in Information Technology

Information Technology and Services Company, 10,001+ 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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Interoperability in multi-vendor environments
Advanced networking and packet acceleration options can be improved

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Engineer in Engineering

Telecommunications Company, 10,001+ employees

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Usability

Cisco DNA Center 9.0

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Cisco DNA is a network controller and management dashboard that lets you take charge of your network. Cisco DNA Center provides a single dashboard concentrate and is easy to use. Maybe we should be open to multi-brand integration, as it can integrate other devices not made for Cisco and the different providers can reduce services.

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Michał Sabat

Infrastructure Engineer I

QuadPrinting, 10,001+ employees

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Support Rating

Cisco DNA Center 9.0

Based on 37 answers

Cisco is recognized for good products and good support on failure situations. When you buy a Cisco DNA Center you buy a SMARTnet contract that you can use to contact with Cisco Support (Cisco TAC) who are experienced engineers and solve any issue. On the other hand Cisco has a big community who will help you or you can find if your problem was presented by other.

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Cesar Durán

Field Engineer

BVS Technology SolutionsEducation Management, 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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We use both Cisco ACI and VMware NSX, and while they have different strengths and capabilities, I would recommend VMware NSX, as it can be used in all VMware environments, without costly physical infrastructure changes. Cisco ACI provides some of the same capabilities, but not all. It's focus relies on physical networking changes.

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Christina Harding

Network System Administrator

Hutto Independent School DistrictPrimary/Secondary Education, 1001-5000 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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Ability to move workloads more easily with the ability to stretch/move networks across multiple physical locations.
The added flexibility allows you to expedite tech refreshes since you're no longer constrained by the hardware.

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Professional in Information Technology

Information Technology and Services Company, 10,001+ employees

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Cisco DNA Center

VMware NSX

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Cisco DNA Center

VMware NSX

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Cisco DNA Center

VMware NSX

Cons

Cisco DNA Center

VMware NSX

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Cisco DNA Center

VMware NSX

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Cisco DNA Center

VMware NSX

Alternatives Considered

Cisco DNA Center

VMware NSX

Return on Investment

Cisco DNA Center

VMware NSX

Pricing Details

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Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

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