Cisco Catalyst Center vs ManageEngine OpManager
Cisco Catalyst Center
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ManageEngine OpManager
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| Figure | Cisco Catalyst Center | ManageEngine OpManager |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | $7.92/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 8 |
| Spec score · Network Topology Mapping Software | 7.9 (#12) | 9.2 (#1) |
| Access controls | It supports predefined and custom fine-grained user roles, including administrator, network administrator, and observer roles. | OpManager supports custom user roles and password policies, plus Active Directory, SAML, and two-factor authentication. |
| Founded | 1984 | 1996 |
| Headquarters | San Jose, California, United States | Pleasanton, California, United States |
| Integrations | Cisco documents integrations with ISE, ThousandEyes, Webex, Microsoft Teams, ServiceNow, Infoblox, and BlueCat, plus generic APIs for other ITSM and IPAM systems. | Help documentation lists integrations with ServiceDesk Plus, Applications Manager, AlarmsOne, ServiceNow, Slack, Jira Service Management, Microsoft Teams, Telegram, PagerDuty, Cisco WebEx, Log360 and WhatsApp through custom integration. |
| Purpose | Cisco Catalyst Center is a centralized network controller and management dashboard for enterprise network operations. | OpManager monitors and manages network infrastructure from a unified console. |
| Security | Catalyst Center supports FIPS 140-2-compliant cryptography modules, and Cisco recommends deploying it behind a firewall on a private internal network. | The product page lists GDPR, FIPS 140-2, and ISO/IEC 27001 and mentions SSL encryption, password protection, and file integrity monitoring. |
| Support | Cisco says Catalyst and Cisco DNA software subscriptions include embedded software support and downloads; opening a support case requires a Cisco Service Contract. | The free download page offers registration for free technical support. |
Plans
Cisco Catalyst Center
- Cisco DNA AdvantagePriced on request
- Cisco DNA EssentialsPriced on request
ManageEngine OpManager
- Free EditionFree
- Free EditionFree
- Standard Edition$95 a year
- Standard Edition$95 a year
- Professional Edition$145 a year
- Professional Edition$145 a year
- Enterprise Edition$4,595 a year
- Enterprise Edition$4,595 a year
In their own words
Cisco Catalyst Center
Cisco Catalyst Center has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
ManageEngine OpManager
ManageEngine OpManager monitors and manages network infrastructure from a self-hosted unified console. It tracks device and server metrics including CPU, memory, disk use, latency, packet loss, and response time. For traffic and bandwidth analysis, it supports NetFlow, sFlow, J-Flow, and IPFIX. Severity-based alerts and automated troubleshooting through scripts or workflow actions address faults. The product page says OpManager supports more than 11,000 device types from over 450 vendors. Integrations include ServiceNow, Microsoft Teams, OpenAI, Jira, Grafana, Slack, ServiceDesk Plus, webhooks, and REST APIs. It can use a locally deployed Ollama runtime for on-premises AI processing without data leaving the network. Access controls include custom roles, password policies, Active Directory, SAML, and two-factor authentication; listed security measures include SSL encryption and file integrity monitoring. The perpetual Free Edition monitors three devices. A 30-day full-featured trial has no device cap. Standard starts at $95 a year for 10 devices, Professional at $145 a year for 10 devices, and Enterprise at $4,595 a year for 250 devices.