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Attribute Ratings
- Cisco DNA Center is rated higher in 1 area: Support Rating
- Cisco DNA Center and Zabbix are tied in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend
Likelihood to Recommend
8.6
Cisco DNA Center
86%
56 Ratings

8.6
Zabbix
86%
21 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew
Cisco DNA Center
N/A
0 Ratings

10.0
Zabbix
100%
2 Ratings
Usability
8.3
Cisco DNA Center
83%
7 Ratings

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

5.7
Zabbix
57%
8 Ratings
Implementation Rating
Cisco DNA Center
N/A
0 Ratings

6.0
Zabbix
60%
2 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+ employeesZabbix
Zabbix is very well suited for infrastructure monitoring i.e. the underlying host servers, basically, compute nodes. However, it has limited FM & PM capabilities for the workloads, i.e., the virtual machines (VMs). Zabbix has an easy-to-use GUI which can be explored easily & provides good filtering of the data.
Technical CARE Specialist
NokiaTelecommunications, 10,001+ 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 employeesZabbix
- Collecting hardware data - CPU, Memory, Network, and Disk Metrics are collected and reported on.
- Flexible design - It is very easy to build out even very large environments via the templating system. You can also start where you are - network monitoring, server monitoring, etc. and then build it out from there as time and resources permit.
- Provides a "plugin architecture" (via XML templates) to allow end users to extend it to monitor all kinds of equipment, software, or other metrics that are not already added into the software already.
- Very complete documentation. Almost every aspect of Zabbix has been documented and reported on.
- Cost - Zabbix is FOSS software and always free. Support is reasonably priced and readily available.
Infrastructure Engineer
Matthews InternationalInternet, 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 employeesZabbix
- In a busy Zabbix environment, it can easily overwhelm the underlying database. Plan on having SSDs and a significant server infrastructure to keep up with more than a hundred hosts.
- Building out Zabbix metrics that suit your environment can be very time consuming. When choosing a monitoring platform like Zabbix, expect a steep learning curve and to invest significant resources to make the tool valuable.
- This is less important than it has been in the past, but current versions of Zabbix still do not handle IPMI checks of hardware very well. We needed to write our own wrapper for IPMI checks rather than using the built in IPMI poller.

Verified User
Director in Information Technology
Internet Company, 201-500 employeesPricing Details
Cisco DNA Center
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Zabbix
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Likelihood to Renew
Cisco DNA Center
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Zabbix
Zabbix 10.0
Based on 2 answers
It is free. It didn't cost anything to implement (other than my time and the cost incurred for it) and it is filling a badly needed gap in our IT infrastructure. Support is available if we have issues and can be done annually or paid for on a per incident basis as needed. Expansion, updates, and all other future lifecycle activities are likewise free of cost, so as long as someone is able to implement/maintain the software (and the OSS project is maintained) then I imagine the company will never leave it.
Infrastructure Engineer
Matthews InternationalInternet, 1001-5000 employees
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
Zabbix
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 employeesZabbix
Zabbix 5.7
Based on 8 answers
The setup is the most time-consuming portion of using zabbix. It takes a lot of effort to shape it into a usable format and even then it can get very messy. It's not exactly intuitive and as mentioned the UI seems a bit antiquated. If I was to roll out a monitoring solution from scratch, I'd probably look for alternatives which are easier to use and maintain.

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Telecommunications Company, 501-1000 employeesImplementation Rating
Cisco DNA Center
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Zabbix
Zabbix 6.0
Based on 2 answers
We are a mainly Windows environment, so it would be useful if we could have used Active Directory to deploy agents. As of version 4.2, Zabbix has announced a new agent MSI file to allow exactly that. Unfortunately, we didn't have that option.Also, for Linux and MAC deployments, there is no simple way to deploy that. Using remote scripts you may be able to create something, but most places will opt for either SNMP (agentless) or manual installation of agents to add to Zabbix. A way of deploying agents via discovery would go a long way to helping in the adoption of the tool.
Infrastructure Engineer
Matthews InternationalInternet, 1001-5000 employees
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 employeesZabbix
We're using the Solarwinds suite as our global monitoring standard, but it is very complex and its licensing model makes it difficult to monitor a wide range of technologies. So, we're using Zabbix as a complement on our monitoring process.Zabbix is a way more flexible and has free integrations to a wide range of technologies. It is also more 'user friendly' and easy to manage.

Verified User
Analyst in Information Technology
Oil & Energy 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 employeesZabbix
- Zabbix simply makes it easier to identify, and subsequently resolve problems quickly
- Zabbix gives one web page to look at to see a list of all on-going issue in a single place
- Zabbix can automate response to alerts. For example, Zabbix allows you the customization to take a monitored server out of production rotation if it is identified as unhealthy
Linux Engineer
Thomas Jefferson University HospitalsEntertainment, 10,001+ employees