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# Cisco DNA

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> Cisco DNA (Digital Network Architecture) software for secure switching with Cisco's switch products.
> 
> Verdict: Rated **4.0/5** by 2 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**.

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## Quick Stats & Ratings

| Metric | Rating | Detail |
| **Overall** | **4.0/5** | 2 Reviews |
| Ease of Use | 4.0/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Customer Support Software | 3.0/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Value for Money | 3.5/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Features | 4.0/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Recommendation percentage | 60% | (6/10 Likelihood to recommend) |

## About the vendor

- **Company**: Cisco
- **Founded**: 2010

## Commercial Context

- **Pricing Details**: Contact Cisco for pricing information.
- **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+
- **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based
- **Supported Languages**: English
- **Available Countries**: United States

## Features

- Monitoring
- Network Provisioning
- Threat Response
- Visual Analytics

## Category

- [IoT Software](https://www.capterra.co.il/directory/31016/iot/software)

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## Reviews

### "love-hate relationship: Incredibly useful orchestration trapped behind expensive licensing and a slow GUI" — 4.0/5

> **Ema** | *11 August 2026* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 2.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: Easy inventory and discovery of devices. To make it more elaborate provision detects your devices by IP addresses and then collect all the information from the devices. Once they are discovered, you have a 360 view of device, for example switches -- you can see , software version, EOL, connected ports... once the devices are connected and cisco smart accout is setup, you can provision cisco smart licenses. There are many other features that help a lot with network management, checking compliance of the devices, creating golden config that can be pyshed to devices. And also to mention , Honestly, SWIM (Software Image Management) saves our team weeks of work. Pushing out a golden image to a couple hundred Catalyst switches simultaneously without it blowing up in our face is huge. The client 360 tracing is also a lifesaver for wireless troubleshooting. When helpdesk gets a ticket about a VIP dropping Wi-Fi, I can just plug in the MAC address and see the exact AP, signal strength, and onboarding steps where it failed instead of hunting through endless syslog strings.
> 
> **Cons**: The hardware footprint requirements are just ridiculous—the physical appliance takes up a massive amount of rack space and compute just to run the underlying cluster. Also, the GUI can be painfully sluggish when you try to load up a big network topology map. Cisco's licensing model is another headache; forcing the mandatory DNA/Catalyst center license bundle on hardware purchases makes renewals a nightmare to justify to finance. Lastly, expect bugs. Every major code upgrade feels like a gamble where something in the web UI inevitably breaks and you end up opening a TAC case.
> 
> It’s a bit of a love-hate relationship. On one hand, it has completely changed how we handle day-to-day operations and deployment loops. Before we got it running, a site-wide IOS upgrade meant pulling all-nighters and manually checking configs. Now, SWIM handles bulk upgrades reliably, and the client health tracing has saved our helpdesk endless hours of troubleshooting random Wi-Fi drops. It legitimately unifies wired and wireless visibility under one pane of glass.On the other hand, the administrative overhead is real. Maintaining the underlying cluster and dealing with a sluggish web UI can be frustrating. Major code upgrades still make us nervous because a minor GUI bug usually pops up, forcing us to open a TAC case. It’s an incredibly powerful platform if you have a massive enterprise Cisco footprint, but you definitely pay a premium for it in hardware footprint, licensing costs, and learning curve.

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### "A Greta Network Security Solution" — 4.0/5

> **Assi** | *22 February 2024* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: With Cisco DNA, we keep our network secure and it also comes with great IoT capabilities
When it comes to EDR, this tool has it all and also houses some amazing threat intelligence features
> 
> **Cons**: Not ideal for use by non information technology staff especially the setup process.

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