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Cisco Catalyst Center vs ManageIQ

Cisco Catalyst Center

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ManageIQ

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FigureCisco Catalyst CenterManageIQ
Price from—Free
Free plan—Yes
Free trial——
Open source——
WebYesYes
WindowsYes—
macOSYes—
LinuxYesYes
APIYesYes
Self-hostedYesYes
Plans published21
Spec score · Virtualization Management Software7.9 (#10)8.0 (#9)
IntegrationsCisco documents integrations with ISE, ThousandEyes, Webex, Microsoft Teams, ServiceNow, Infoblox, and BlueCat, plus generic APIs for other ITSM and IPAM systems.The capabilities matrix lists providers including AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, IBM Cloud, Kubernetes, OpenStack, Red Hat, and VMware.

Plans

Cisco Catalyst Center

  • Cisco DNA AdvantagePriced on request
  • Cisco DNA EssentialsPriced on request

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ManageIQ

  • ManageIQFree

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In their own words

Cisco Catalyst Center

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ManageIQ

ManageIQ is a free, open-source cloud management platform for discovering and managing connected infrastructure. It inventories virtualization, container, network, and storage systems, maps relationships, and tracks changes. Its service catalog lets users order resource bundles and manage their lifecycle through policy, compliance, delegated operations, chargeback or showback, and retirement. ManageIQ scans virtual machines, hosts, and containers without agents, including foreign and uncooperative VMs. For optimization, it captures utilization metrics and supports identifying unused systems, right-sizing recommendations, capacity planning, and what-if scenarios. The agentless virtual appliance can run standalone or in a federated deployment. Other deployment options include appliances on cloud and virtualization platforms, a Docker monolithic container, and podified deployments on Kubernetes and OpenShift. A REST API uses HTTP requests and responses with JSON. Listed providers include AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, IBM Cloud, Kubernetes, OpenStack, Red Hat, and VMware, but supported operations vary by provider. Docker and Vagrant downloads are intended for proof-of-concept and non-production use.

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