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Based on 64 reviews and ratings
Attribute Ratings
- Cisco Prime LAN Management Solution is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend
- N-able N-central is rated higher in 1 area: Support Rating
Likelihood to Recommend

9.4
Cisco Prime LAN Management Solution
94%
13 Ratings
6.7
N-able N-central
67%
19 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew

Cisco Prime LAN Management Solution
N/A
0 Ratings
9.1
N-able N-central
91%
2 Ratings
Usability

Cisco Prime LAN Management Solution
N/A
0 Ratings
9.1
N-able N-central
91%
3 Ratings
Support Rating

7.6
Cisco Prime LAN Management Solution
76%
6 Ratings
8.7
N-able N-central
87%
14 Ratings
Implementation Rating

Cisco Prime LAN Management Solution
N/A
0 Ratings
8.4
N-able N-central
84%
4 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
Cisco Prime LAN Management Solution
Although Cisco Prime [LAN Management Solution] is a nice tool and no other 4rd party tools can match its native monitoring and managing capabilities still i have given less rating and that's because it is only for Cisco vendor Devices. Hence if you have only Cisco infrastructure then go for it or else look for another 4rd party tool in conjunction with Cisco prime.
Development Team Lead
AccentureComputer Software, 10,001+ employees
N-able N-central
N-Central would be most appropriate in a situation where an experienced admin would like a product that is as customizable as possible. The products allows for a lot of customization, but would be less appropriate in a situation where a less experienced admin is looking for a product that requires less set up.

Verified User
Manager in Information Technology
Information Technology & Services Company, 11-50 employeesPros
Cisco Prime LAN Management Solution
- Wireless file detection and planning mode has helped us expand into new areas of our buildings.
- Alerting is detailed when we have issues with hardwired and wireless devices, and Rogue Access Points are easily identifiable.
- Cisco equipment information is much more detailed than other management products' SNMP queries and is an excellent tool for troubleshooting end-device connectivity issues.
- Our KPI reporting for senior management and centralized management of our WIPS 'Wireless Intrusion Prevention' setup have both benefited significantly from the detailed reporting capabilities.
IT Specialist
Lamda I-TECHInformation Technology & Services, 11-50 employees
N-able N-central
- Remote tasks - entry-level techs can run basic tasks without physically touching a piece of equipment.
- Remote support - remote controlling user devices is easy and saves a lot of time with having to initiate a remote session.
- Management of devices, particularly patch management and anti-virus management - you can automatically approve and deploy patches and schedule automatic AV scans.
NOC Supervisor
One2One IncInformation Technology and Services, 11-50 employees
Cons
Cisco Prime LAN Management Solution
- Maps. One thing that I miss is the fact that you can't see both wired and wireless equipment in the same topology map. For visualization and troubleshooting purposes, that would help a lot, and I honestly don' t think it's that much harder to implement.
- I'd love to see an option to show 'live dashboards,' maps, or other visual tools to publish in a NOC room, or even just to broadcast in a big monitor to allow multiple workmates to check that information. Again, I don't think that would be too hard to implement. I remember a similar feature was available in the first versions of the product, way back in the 90's (yes, I'm that old :-) )
- Sometimes, depending on what screen you are, the solution can be a little slow. I'm not saying the whole system is slow, but sometimes that slowness can bother a little.
- Talking about areas for improvement, one area I think can be improved is the upgrade process. Even for not so large deployments, it can take a lot of time. Having this time decreased would be the right thing to do.
IT Infrastructure Specialist
RANDON S.AAutomotive, 5001-10,000 employees
N-able N-central
- Expensive software
- The support team are terrible
- Sales team will promise the world to get you over the line
- Subscription management is tedious
- Old software with very little development and the support team will not provide any further information on this - no roadmap
- Integrations galore - but none of them are effective
IT Consultant
ITInformation Technology & Services, 11-50 employees
Pricing Details
Cisco Prime LAN Management Solution
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—N-able N-central
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Likelihood to Renew
Cisco Prime LAN Management Solution
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
N-able N-central
N-able N-central 9.1
Based on 2 answers
Overall we have liked our solar winds experience, however, as our company has grown to support larger enterprises, this product does not have the functionality that our teams need in order to fully support them. The lack of granularity with backups and lack of ability to support nutanix environments is slowly drawing us into the use of other tools.

Verified User
Executive in Engineering
Computer & Network Security Company, 11-50 employeesUsability
Cisco Prime LAN Management Solution
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
N-able N-central
N-able N-central 9.1
Based on 3 answers
The user interface is fairly straight forward, with logic groupings for objects. I did not deploy this software, but am one of the daily administrators. Once you get the correct agent package (Which can be a challenge) the integration into AD is not bad. The UI could be more customized, but that may have been a design choice.

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Information Technology and Services Company, 51-200 employeesSupport Rating
Cisco Prime LAN Management Solution
Cisco Prime LAN Management Solution 7.6
Based on 6 answers
We are very happy using Cisco Prime LAN Management Solution for the following reason:1- Ease of use with the GUI.2- Very well organized dashboard which can view many statistics on your devices.3- Customized dashboard for different views ( for technical team and executives )4- Schedule configuration templates to use whenever we need on whatever device we want.
IT Network Manager
WadiDeglaSports, 1001-5000 employees
N-able N-central
N-able N-central 8.7
Based on 14 answers
Every time we have reached out to SolarWinds they are quick to respond, even offering support chat 24/7. Their support team is great and works with you to find solutions to issues. They have taken items we had issues with before and used those to create updates so that the issue is handled better in the future.
Senior Consultant
Moser ConsultingInformation Technology and Services, 201-500 employees
Implementation Rating
Cisco Prime LAN Management Solution
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
N-able N-central
N-able N-central 8.4
Based on 4 answers
Make sure if you your using a vm you follow the instructions for provisioning to the letter or it will be starting from square one
I.T. Manager
ET&TInformation Services, 11-50 employees
Alternatives Considered
Cisco Prime LAN Management Solution
There are various 3rd party tools available in the market which not only supports monitoring of cisco devices but also supports non-cisco devices, even with these capabilities in these 3rd party tools Cisco Prime has maintained a uniqueness in its products being the native tool from Cisco. The uniqueness is about product supportability for given devices and some of the edge features such as configuration management, detailed heatmaps etc
Associate Consultant
HCL TechnologiesInformation Technology & Services, 10,001+ employees
N-able N-central
SolarWinds N-central is on the more unique side of tools because it can do so many things, and do most of them quite well. For patching, it is much easier to use than SCCM. In terms of monitoring, it is not great out of the box and requires tweaking to take full advantage. Since it is agent-based, any time an agent fails to check in, it means that that device is effectively no longer being managed. It can take a great deal of effort to maintain and remediate agent issues.
It is a great tool to manage small to medium-sized environments, but would struggle to cover all the angles required in a larger enterprise setting.

Verified User
Administrator in Information Technology
Information Technology and Services Company, 1001-5000 employeesReturn on Investment
Cisco Prime LAN Management Solution
- It has helped us with our quarterly wireless security testing by pinpointing the location of non-approved access points vs. hunting for them via signal strength.
- Saves time by helping to identify network health issues before they become a definitive problem causing downtime.
- With errors detected early, we have noticed our wi-fi network is much more stable thus freeing up our engineer's time elsewhere.

Verified User
Analyst in Finance and Accounting
Financial Services Company, 1001-5000 employeesN-able N-central
- Reduced time to manage and support servers and endpoints.
- Provides support dept with more accurate information to assess and resolve issues quicker and more efficiently.
- The subscription cost associated with N-central, to our clients has a good profit margin for us.
Managed Services Adminsitrator
Diversified Computer Resources, IncComputer Networking, 11-50 employees