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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Cisco Crosswork Network Automation

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/AThe vendor states that users can plan, design, implement, operate, and optimize a service provider network with Cisco Crosswork Network Automation. Cisco Crosswork is designed to help service providers gain the mass awareness, augmented intelligence, and proactive control for a comprehensive data-driven, intent-based automated network.N/A

    N-able N-sight RMM

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/ASolarWinds Remote Monitoring & Management (RMM) is a cloud-based system monitoring offering for Managed Service Providers. It provides a full monitoring and management suite, including automation and threat detection capabilities, and can integrate with other SolarWinds products.N/A
    Pricing
    Cisco Crosswork Network AutomationN-able N-sight RMM
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    Cisco Crosswork Network AutomationN-able N-sight RMM
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Cisco Crosswork Network AutomationN-able N-sight RMM
    Considered Both Products
    Cisco
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    78%
    Would buy again
    7 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    9 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    75%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    9 Answers
    Features
    Cisco Crosswork Network AutomationN-able N-sight RMM
    Monitoring Tasks
    Comparison of Monitoring Tasks features of Cisco Crosswork Network Automation and N-able N-sight RMM
    Feature
    Cisco Crosswork Network Automation
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    Ratings
    N-able N-sight RMM
    10.0
    15 Ratings
    30% above category average
    Remote monitoring00 Ratings10.015 Ratings
    Network device monitoring00 Ratings10.014 Ratings
    Management Tasks
    Comparison of Management Tasks features of Cisco Crosswork Network Automation and N-able N-sight RMM
    Feature
    Cisco Crosswork Network Automation
    -
    Ratings
    N-able N-sight RMM
    10.0
    15 Ratings
    29% above category average
    Patch Management00 Ratings10.015 Ratings
    Policy-based automation00 Ratings10.015 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Cisco Crosswork Network AutomationN-able N-sight RMM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    -
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    6.2
    (28 ratings)
    Usability
    -
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    9.3
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
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    7.4
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Cisco Crosswork Network AutomationN-able N-sight RMM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cisco
    Cisco Crosswork Network Automation has been great at reducing the workload our engineers face on the day to day aspects of their jobs. CNC has been able to reduce the time it takes to provision a device while using NSO and has provided valuable data to assist in troubleshooting network wide issues. CNC has been a pivotal aspect to our multi-million dollar network refresh
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    N-able
    SolarWinds patch management has had issues over the years. Sometimes requiring manual intervention to get resolved. The UI [with N-able RMM (formerly Solarwinds RMM)] makes it easy to see status of systems and identify any alerts easily. Remotely monitoring the status of servers/computers. Managing the systems, patching, systems maintenance and remote support.
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    Pros
    Cisco
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    N-able
    • It provides fantastic remote access capabilities. The Take Control tool gives us a robust platform that is capable of remote controlling almost any endpoint we need to and the chat, file transfer, and screen recording tools are all exceptionally useful.
    • SolarWinds RMM is particularly useful as a single pane of glass solution that allows us to monitor and manage thousands of endpoints across dozens of different clients. It does a solid job of allowing us to sort, organize, and filter based off of who and what we want to see at any given time.
    • Due to its client based nature, the platform excels at in-depth monitoring of services, event logs, and the functionality of systems with custom script checks.
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    Cons
    Cisco
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    N-able
    • UI speed and threading across multiple windows (1 window refreshing, causes all refreshes to hang).
    • Load times in certain menus, regardless of server specs.
    • Integration with 3rd party applications.
    • Speed of dev team response in regards to existing features malfunctioning, or major bugs that Solarwinds does not consider major.
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    Usability
    Cisco
    Giving this a 5 as CNC classifies to a specific set of users. CNC is not an 'easy to use' product and thus requires some training to ensure that it can be used to the best of its capabilities. CNC can when used fully provide valuable data that Network Engineers would otherwise have to hunt for on their own.
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    N-able
    The interface is easy to navigate. Setting up policies is straight forward. The antivirus and web filter are simple and exceptions are easy to make. Upgrading the agent is made simple and creating scripts is made fool proof. (Well, almost)
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    Support Rating
    Cisco
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    N-able
    The ease of use, full functionality, reliability and excellent support.[N-able RMM (formerly Solarwinds RMM)] gives users a full suite of tools with a single installable file. Unlike standard tools, you don't have to install several different executables to be able to have fully protected end points.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Cisco
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    N-able
    SolarWinds definitely is the the most ready out of the box as far as getting is up and running and you can start using it where other system go from need ing a little setup like importing MIBS to completely needing to configure the system. As far a performance once things are up and working I feel they all do a good job at basic monitoring and management. The difference is that SolarWinds does a good job at having things templated but allows you to customize some attributes. If you are want to make major customization for alerts and monitoring and other things SolarWinds is not the best option. But, then again, you will not need a team just to manage the system.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    N-able
    • The ROI is immediate for us. The advanced alerting alone makes this product an ace in our bag. The confidence you have in your network is wonderful.
    • Another big ROI we get from the advanced alerting is the peace of mind that our engineers feel. We are a 24/7 shop, so being on-call goes from being hectic to extremely manageable.
    • The only negative I can honestly say is when the time comes to patch the product. Micro-patches are easy enough, but jumping versions can be a bit taxing.
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    ScreenShots

    Cisco Crosswork Network Automation Screenshots

    Screenshot of C1200-16FP-2G Smart SwitchScreenshot of Cisco Catalyst 1200 Series Smart SwitchScreenshot of Cisco NCS 4016 Agnostic Xross connect (S13 Multi-Chassis)

    N-able N-sight RMM Screenshots

    Screenshot of N-able RMM Dashboard