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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ACisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (formerly Cisco Data Center Network Manager, or DCNM) is a monitoring and management platform. It is optimized for large organizations and enterprises, particularly with data centers.N/A

    Nmap

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/ANmap is a free, open source network discovery, mapper, and security auditing software. Its core features include port scanning identifying unknown devices, testing for security vulnerabilities, and identifying network issues.

    $49,980

    one-time fee

    Pricing
    Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric ControllerNmap
    Editions & Modules
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    Nmap OEM Small/Startup Company Redistribution License - Quarterly Term Maintenance Fee
    $7,980
    Every Three Months per license
    Nmap OEM Mid-Sized Company Redistribution License - Quarterly Term Maintenance Fee
    $11,980
    Every Three Months per license
    Nmap OEM Enterprise Redistribution License - Quarterly Term Maintenance Fee
    $13,980
    Every Three Months per license
    Nmap OEM Small/Startup Company Redistribution License - Annual Maintenance Fee
    $14,980
    per year per license
    Nmap OEM Mid-Sized Company Redistribution License - Annual Maintenance Fee
    $19,980
    per year per license
    Nmap OEM Enterprise Redistribution License - Annual Maintenance Fee
    $23,980
    per year per license
    Nmap OEM Small/Startup Company Redistribution License - Perpetual License
    $49,980
    one-time fee per license
    Nmap OEM Small/Startup Company Redistribution License - 5 year prepay Maintenance Fee
    $59,920
    Every Five Years per license
    Nmap OEM Mid-Sized Company Redistribution License - 5 year prepay Maintenance Fee
    $79,920
    Every Five Years per license
    Nmap OEM Mid-Sized Company Redistribution License - Perpetual License
    $79,980
    one-time fee per license
    Nmap OEM Enterprise Redistribution License - 5 year prepay Maintenance Fee
    $95,920
    Every Five Years per license
    Nmap OEM Enterprise Redistribution License - Perpetual License
    $98,980
    one-time fee per license
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric ControllerNmap
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsAll perpetual licenses include a six-month trial period during which you can cancel for any reason and receive a full refund of all money paid (including maintenance). The term license is only a 3-month commitment and cal also be terminated with full refund during the first 30 days of the initial quarter.
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    Community Pulse
    Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric ControllerNmap
    Considered Both Products
    Cisco
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    100%
    Would buy again
    14 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    14 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    14 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    11 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    13 Answers
    Features
    Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric ControllerNmap
    Network Performance Monitoring
    Comparison of Network Performance Monitoring features of Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller and Nmap
    Feature
    Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller
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    Ratings
    Nmap
    5.3
    17 Ratings
    40% below category average
    Automated network device discovery00 Ratings5.011 Ratings
    Network monitoring00 Ratings10.012 Ratings
    Baseline threshold calculation00 Ratings9.06 Ratings
    Alerts00 Ratings3.04 Ratings
    Network capacity planning00 Ratings6.07 Ratings
    Packet capture analysis00 Ratings2.07 Ratings
    Network mapping00 Ratings10.016 Ratings
    Customizable reports00 Ratings1.010 Ratings
    Wireless infrastructure monitoring00 Ratings2.08 Ratings
    Hardware health monitoring00 Ratings5.06 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric ControllerNmap
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    Auvik
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Cisco Meraki Dashboard
    Score9 out of 10
    PingPlotter
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Cisco Prime LAN Management (discontinued)
    Score7.7 out of 10
    NETSCOUT nGeniusONE
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    User Ratings
    Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric ControllerNmap
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.6
    (3 ratings)
    10.0
    (18 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    8.6
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.4
    (7 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    7.3
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric ControllerNmap
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cisco
    Datacenter spine life architecture with 2 pods, you can cover any scenario. It's easy to connect the firewall and to deploy the VXLAN configuration.
    Incentivized
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    Open Source
    If you're a sysadmin, or anyone who's had to deploy network services, you've almost certainly had to use Nmap at some point or other. Need to see what devices are on your LAN? Nmap can tell you that. Want to check which ports your web server has open to the internet? Nmap is your friend.
    Nmap is a powerful command-line tool and has many options that require some reading of documentation to get the best out of (although generally straightforward). If the thought of working at the command-line scares you (presumably not if you're reading this review), then you may want a much simpler tool, or at least check out Zenmap GUI.
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    Pros
    Cisco
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    Open Source
    • NMap provides a very fast and a very thorough network "sweep" that allows you to quickly map out exactly what's on your network.
    • NMap is highly configurable. The "canned" choices are very good in most instances, but using various switches and options, you can create a very specific scan and get exactly the results you're looking for.
    • NMap is easy to use. Even a new administrator will be able to use the graphical version (Zenmap) with efficiency right away.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Cisco
    • I think that there is room for improvement in Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller with interface groups
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    Open Source
    • The GUI version on Nmap could use some improvement with the options that are available to do scans. For example, they could make it easier to select options for the different types of scanning for people who are beginners
    • There are no abilities to schedule a scan in the Nmap tool.
    • An intensive scan sometimes takes too much time to complete.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Cisco
    Renewing NDFC is a smart strategic move. It transforms manual network management into an automated, policy-driven infrastructure. By leveraging real-time telemetry and centralized control for data center LANs and SANs, your organization gains the scalability, visibility, simplicity, and security needed for complex management operations in modern, high-performance data centers ecc
    Incentivized
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    Open Source
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    Usability
    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    Open Source
    Nmap uses are very practical and I don't think there is a better tools for what Nmap does. It is open-sources that therefore there is no cost to use it. It offers a number of benefits, including but not limited to network mapping, port scanning and more. It is very reliable as a network scanning tool.
    Incentivized
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    Performance
    Cisco
    That’s a great automation suits and easy to use
    Incentivized
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    Open Source
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    Support Rating
    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    Open Source
    There is a very large support community and a robust selection of add-ons and scripts. Once you get the use down this is one of the most powerful tools and you can find anything you are looking for as far as examples on the web. While not having official support its not lacking by any means.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Cisco
    Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller is much more efficient and programmable; EPN is like template-ready software without automation. Instead, NDFC is very useful during configuration and deployment.
    Incentivized
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    Open Source
    Alternatives to Nmap (other IP scanners) are often much more limited in what they can do; They often only allow you to scan a specific subset of ports or a limited number of IP addresses in one command. Nmap is unrestricted in that regard. What makes Nmap stand out above the rest, is the complete network analysis package you get with it. It allows IP scanner, network deep-dives, hardware analysis, vulnerability analysis, encryption detailing, and so much more, in one free application
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    Scalability
    Cisco
    Security has been a great paramount from day one
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    Open Source
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    Return on Investment
    Cisco
    • Time on configuration.
    • Setup
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    Open Source
    • Nmap with Wireshark is free, so it's been a great combo team to gather info and test.
    • It's allowed us to avoid fines from false positives and to fix actual issues ourselves.
    • Great for finding hosts, helps keep the network secure.
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