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Cisco Catalyst Center vs DataMiner comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 2, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Cisco Catalyst Center
Ranking in Network Management Applications
1st
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.0
Number of Reviews
29
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
DataMiner
Ranking in Network Management Applications
5th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Network Management Applications category, the mindshare of Cisco Catalyst Center is 4.2%, down from 9.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of DataMiner is 5.4%, up from 1.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Network Management Applications Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Cisco Catalyst Center4.2%
DataMiner5.4%
Other90.4%
Network Management Applications
 

Featured Reviews

AadishBahati - PeerSpot reviewer
Principal Solution Architect at EchoStor
Unified automation has transformed network operations and simplifies multi‑site management
The learning curve is better with Cisco compared to other products. Everyone has a learning curve because everyone is bringing new technologies, new interfaces, and new ways of doing things. The other products have a steeper learning curve. When comparing Cisco with VMware, I am not comparing Cisco with Arista, Juniper, or HP because those are companies which are doing a very basic level of automation. Cisco is doing way more advanced things. In terms of advanced handling and the advanced orchestration and advanced management plane control that Cisco is delivering, the only competitiveness in advancement is VMware NSX. However, it is really complex. Cisco's platforms are much easier to understand and learn compared to VMware.The only disadvantage with Cisco would be their services and licensing, which is a bit complex and a bit too expensive. Because their services are so expensive, companies end up buying Cisco, but they end up not buying Cisco services to do it. When they turn to external partners, not many people outside know the technology as well as Cisco does. People deploy it, but they do not get the right resources to deploy it.
RamPrakash Ramar - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager, Engineering at Benchmark Broadcast Systems
Monitor broadcast systems effectively with real-time data processing and insightful feedback
The solution will monitor data in real-time and can scale out well. For instance, in a television studio, I might deal with about three hundred pieces of equipment. However, in other sites, it can handle 200 to 2500 nodes that send data every second. The system efficiently processes and analyzes data to provide insightful feedback, such as pinpointing specific equipment errors. It also offers predictive analytics based on received data, rather than just storing it.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Catalyst provides a reliable and mature network solution, which has stabilized all features and improved productivity."
"The integration of Cisco Catalyst Center is fine"
"The customer service is very good. They are excellent and efficient."
"Our customers are very happy with Cisco technology and they suppose it is the best solution for them."
"Operational efficiency is definitely better because everything is managed from one single plane, the visibility and monitoring is top-notch, and the smart fault handling and event handling are so nice that all of the guessing work has finished and Day 2 operation is definitely way better."
"The best feature is its availability, easy deployment, and the good support for the solution."
"Cisco Catalyst Center was flexible in terms of scalability, offering advanced security features and reliable performance."
"The best feature of Cisco is its industry-standard nature."
"The solution is user-friendly and is readily customizable, which allows us to do control and monitoring in a single stage."
"The solution will monitor data in real-time and can scale out well."
"Data Miner allows you to take control. It has an API to talk to different products, including drivers to talk to the APIs of third-party products. You can control it from the screen."
"The most valuable feature of DataMiner is its comprehensiveness. It provides an open driver that allows you to customize and program each aspect of the system. Additionally, there are many separate modules available that can be used to enhance the system's capabilities beyond just monitoring, allowing you to manage your entire workflow. This is a valuable feature that makes troubleshooting easier and helps to optimize the use of the system."
"DataMiner performs quite well because it can be customized to your requirements, to what you want to see."
"Among other NMS systems, DataMiner is considered the leader, and other NMS systems look up to DataMiner and aim to compete with it."
 

Cons

"My experience with pricing, setup costs, and licensing is that the hardware is probably a good price, but it feels like the license is always too expensive."
"The retention period of data could be improved from seven days to 30 days. This change would help in cases where users are on leave for extended periods."
"For someone new, the documentation is not very clear."
"The initial setup for Cisco Catalyst Center is not a simple process."
"The deployment process is pretty complex"
"If they can add a layer of portable hotspots with some licensing flexibility for 20 to 50 users, it would be a great feature."
"It is a little more expensive."
"There is room for improvement in introducing auto-heal AI capabilities. In the current setup, incidents are always reactionary, and it would be beneficial if Cisco Catalyst Center could proactively handle issues such as bandwidth crunches and packet drops."
"I am looking forward to the company continuing to improve its solution and incorporate new technologies. Specifically, I hope that they will allow their cloud database environment to host services, rather than requiring the use of on-premises digital or physical servers. The company is moving in this direction, but I am still waiting for this capability to be implemented."
"The system's complexity during installation could be reduced."
"Sometimes DataMiner is not stable, with rare memory leakage issues and other software problems."
"We would like to have more products supported by the drivers because there are so many products out there. If DataMiner has not built the drivers to support them we can not control them, we can only see them based on SNMP. If more drivers are included, it won't cost us if we have new products."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"DataMiner is an expensive solution and that is why many companies do not use it. Other solutions are less expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
14%
Government
11%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Manufacturing Company
18%
Construction Company
13%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Government
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise19
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cisco Catalyst Center?
Cisco is always expensive. Cisco Catalyst Center's price rating is eight.
What needs improvement with Cisco Catalyst Center?
There are areas for improvement with Cisco Catalyst Center, and I can discuss what could be improved. Additional features could be added to Cisco Catalyst Center in the future, and it is unclear wh...
What is your primary use case for Cisco Catalyst Center?
As a customer, the major use case for Cisco Catalyst Center is that it is easy to configure and troubleshoot, which are definitely the advantages of the product. If there are any specific challenge...
What needs improvement with DataMiner?
The system's complexity during installation could be reduced. It is not easily user-installable and requires specialization. Connecting to other systems needs a dedicated driver, often developed by...
What advice do you have for others considering DataMiner?
Overall, I would rate DataMiner as nine out of ten for clients who are not concerned about price, as it provides a good feature set. For budget-conscious clients, I'd rate it three or four out of t...
What is your primary use case for DataMiner?
My profession is broadcasting as a broadcast system integrator. I run live channels 24/7 in many countries. Each broadcaster has around 300 to 400 pieces of equipment to capture the signal from the...
 

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