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Attribute Ratings
- Cisco DNA Center is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend
Likelihood to Recommend
8.6
Cisco DNA Center
86%
56 Ratings

8.5
VMware NSX
85%
4 Ratings
Usability
8.3
Cisco DNA Center
83%
7 Ratings

VMware NSX
N/A
0 Ratings
Support Rating
8.8
Cisco DNA Center
88%
41 Ratings

VMware NSX
N/A
0 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
Cisco DNA Center
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.

Verified User
Analyst in Research & Development
Research Company, 10,001+ employeesVMware NSX
Recommendation 10 for large companies, with a data center with more than 1000 VM's on average is very appropriate, as the security of the environment can be divided between physical firewall and virtual firewall and have another separate management for cases of troubleshooting, having only physical firewall in these In some cases, the rules are immense and this can cause future problems.
For Medium / Small companies, I do not recommend it, as the main one is a physical firewall, (Remembering that NSX does not replace a physical firewall), as smaller companies with less rules, only a physical firewall can be used.
Analista de Virtualização e Armazenamento
Hepta Tecnologia e InformáticaGovernment Administration, 201-500 employees
Pros
Cisco DNA Center
- 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.

Verified User
Professional in Information Technology
Oil & Energy Company, 1001-5000 employeesVMware NSX
- Broadcast Suppression: By suppressing broadcast traffic, we have been able to deploy a single VDI network in a /18 network space, allowing for rapid growth and proper DHCP lease timing for a VDI instant clone environment.
- Networking HA: Leveraging internal mechanisms for high availability, it provides disaster resiliency to a virtual networking environment.
- Cost Savings: All available features of NSX are licensed simultaneously. Load balancers, firewalls, and routers are all licensed as features, not per object, allowing for the deployment of as many of these objects as are needed.
Network System Administrator
Hutto Independent School DistrictPrimary/Secondary Education, 1001-5000 employees
Cons
Cisco DNA Center
- 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

Verified User
Consultant in Information Technology
Education Management Company, 201-500 employeesVMware NSX
- Our biggest challenge is gaining acceptance from network engineers who are used to working with other technologies.

Verified User
Professional in Information Technology
Information Technology and Services Company, 10,001+ employeesPricing Details
Cisco DNA Center
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—VMware NSX
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Usability
Cisco DNA Center
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.
Business Development Associate
BYJU'SE-Learning, 5001-10,000 employees
VMware NSX
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Cisco DNA Center
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.

Verified User
Manager in Sales
Hospitality Company, 1001-5000 employeesVMware NSX
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Cisco DNA Center
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.

Verified User
Team Lead in Professional Services
Information Technology and Services Company, 201-500 employeesVMware NSX

Verified User
Engineer in Engineering
Telecommunications Company, 10,001+ employeesReturn on Investment
Cisco DNA Center
- 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.

Verified User
Analyst in Information Technology
Hospital & Health Care Company, 1001-5000 employeesVMware NSX
- We are a company with 300 VM's and few departments, the investment was more for security, putting in ROI, we can mention that environmental security is priceless.
- We have a simplified understanding of east-west rules, bringing a lot of satisfaction to the user, since creating and modifying rules is a very simple activity.
- With NSX for virtual environment, the IT team was also very satisfied with the communication without the need for a physical medium (Switch for example). The machines that need more performance, are placed on the same physical Host, as a rule of affinity and with that the performance reaches the expected very easy.
Analista de Virtualização e Armazenamento
Hepta Tecnologia e InformáticaGovernment Administration, 201-500 employees