# Cisco Data Center Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra

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 Cisco Data Center Software Review 2026: Features, Integrations, Pros & Cons

Last updated on March 13, 2026

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Cisco Data Center

## What is Cisco Data Center?

New applications run faster than ever before on Cisco UCS servers and Application Centric Infrastructure.

## What is Cisco Data Center used for?

[Data Center Management](https://www.capterra.com/data-center-management-software/)

Overall rating

Based on 22 user reviews

Reviews sentiment

Positive

86%

Neutral

14%

Negative

0%

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## Compare with a popular alternative

Capterra selects software alternatives based on relevant features, verified user reviews and user interactions. Placement may be influenced by client status.

### Cisco Data Center

4.5 (22)

VS.

[### Cisco ACI](https://www.capterra.com/p/235274/Cisco-ACI/)

[4.0 (1)](https://www.capterra.com/p/235274/Cisco-ACI/#reviews)

Starting Price

Contact vendor

Starting Price

Contact vendor

Free Trial

Free Version

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

Ease Of Use

4.2 (22)

Ease Of Use

4.0 (1)

Value For Money

4.1 (18)

Value For Money

4.0 (1)

Customer Service

4.3 (20)

Customer Service

4.0 (1)

## Cisco Data Center alternatives

[SpaceObServer](https://www.capterra.com/p/10042665/SpaceObServer/)

[0.0](https://www.capterra.com/p/10042665/SpaceObServer/#reviews)

Starting price

$42.00

Per User, Per Month

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

User Rating

0%

of reviewers

rated it above 4 stars

[Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/10042665/SpaceObServer/)

[SolidFire](https://www.capterra.com/p/158531/SolidFire/)

[3.8 (5)](https://www.capterra.com/p/158531/SolidFire/#reviews)

Starting price

$120.00

Per User, Per Month

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

User Rating

60%

of reviewers

rated it above 4 stars

[Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/158531/SolidFire/)

[Symantec Data Center Security](https://www.capterra.com/p/32113/Symantec-Data-Center-Security/)

[3.3 (3)](https://www.capterra.com/p/32113/Symantec-Data-Center-Security/#reviews)

Starting price

Contact vendor for pricing

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

User Rating

33%

of reviewers

rated it above 4 stars

[Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/32113/Symantec-Data-Center-Security/)

[Modius OpenData](https://www.capterra.com/p/116748/Modius-OpenData/)

[0.0](https://www.capterra.com/p/116748/Modius-OpenData/#reviews)

Starting price

Contact vendor for pricing

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

User Rating

0%

of reviewers

rated it above 4 stars

[Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/116748/Modius-OpenData/)

## Pricing

Value for money

4.1 (18)

### Starting price

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Value for money

4.1 (18)

4.1

Based on 18 reviews

## Support, customer service and training options

Customer Service

4.3 (20)

Support

-   Email/Help Desk
-   FAQs/Forum
-   Knowledge Base
-   Phone Support
-   24/7 (Live rep)
-   Chat

Training

-   In Person
-   Live Online
-   Webinars
-   Documentation
-   Videos

Deployment

-   Web
-   Android
-   iPhone/iPad

Typical users

-   Freelancers
-   Small businesses
-   Mid size businesses
-   Enterprises

Customer Service

4.3 (20)

4.3

Based on 20 reviews

## User reviews

Overall rating

4.5

Based on 22 reviews

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5(13)

4(6)

3(3)

2(0)

1(0)

Mentioned topic

Sorted by most recent

Olivia S.

Network Engineer

Information Technology and Services

### "Highly Scalable cloud networking solution"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

4.0

4.0

Likelihood to Recommend

9/10

August 7, 2022

I have used Cisco Data Center solutions severally and their robustness always stands out. From super-simplicity to top speeds, Cisco remains unmatched in the Networks dimension.

Pros

Provides a scalable Software Defined Networking Storage (SDN) storage. Superiorly optimizes network workloads. Cisco data Center SDNs greatly enhance application agility and data automation.

Cons

Acquiring Cisco data center products is quite costly.

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

TW

Tyler W.

OPerator

Building Materials

### "Pretty Good"

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

4.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

4.0

4.0

Likelihood to Recommend

7/10

July 29, 2021

Pros

Just the ease of use is pretty impressive

Cons

not to much to write here pretty good product

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

AU

Anonymous User

Workforce Scheduler

Telecommunications

### "Great product to get started, lacks other functionality"

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

4.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

3.0

3.0

Customer Service

4.0

4.0

Likelihood to Recommend

6/10

February 2, 2021

It was cheap to setup and it did the function well, however as our business moved into bigger plans this product didnt have the functions that we required. If our business was the same back 2 years ago, this product would of done a sufficient job

Pros

\-Ease of use, it did the functions that we required at the time of Inbound and Outbound calling with reporting for Contact Centre metrics -Only had 1 or 2 incidents of technical errors in my 2 years+ of using the product

Cons

\-Lacks functionality. We had to purchase another software for dashboards and another function for call recording as it lacked these functions -Reporting wasn't customizable, we had to download them as CSV files then use Excel magic to create reports that was suitable

Reasons for choosing Cisco Data Center

Sorry, wasnt part of the purchasing

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

TM

Thatayaone M.

Director, Consulting Engineer

Computer Networking

### "Cisco Nexus Switches: Best Solution For Your Data Center"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

9/10

October 23, 2020

Cisco Nexus Switches are the best in the industry. Most of my clients' data centers are supported by cisco nexus switches, especially Nexus 7700, Nexus 5600, and Nexus 2K. The switches support the need for high bandwidth, low latency, which are required speeds for modern data centers. The switches are utilized in all types of data centers from small to large data centers.

Pros

I have been supporting, implementing clients data center networks running cisco nexus switches for more than 5 years now, the devices are more robust and stable even under extreme temperature environment, even though running devices on high-temperature data centers is not recommended by Cisco. Python support. VPC, OTV, and VX-LAN support ISSU is available. Easy to use yet robust CLI. Powerful and stable hardware. True near line-rate speeds. Well supported and updated NX-OS software, great online support community, and best manufacturer support.

Cons

A lot of Linux based commands Very expensive data center solution Requires good knowledge of Cisco data center technologies

Reasons for choosing Cisco Data Center

My clients did not consider other alternative products, they went straight to cisco products because they run cisco products on other sections of their networks.

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

MA

Merrick A.

Billing Manager

Alternative Medicine

### "Cisco is great for recording content"

3.0

Overall Rating

3.0

3.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

0.0

0.0

Likelihood to Recommend

8/10

September 20, 2020

Great database for recording, storing, and screening call information.

Pros

My office uses Cisco to record out bound calls for quality and training purposes. I like the call log portion of Cisco, and the fact that I can set availability for my work line. The recordings themselves are easy to access for review.

Cons

I haven't noticed any cons for this software. My user id requires internet access for logging in. The only possible downside I can see would come from network connectivity issues, but it hasn't happened yet.

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

AU

Anonymous User

Support Engineer

Banking

### "my review for Cisco Data Center"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

3.0

3.0

Likelihood to Recommend

9/10

December 14, 2019

very good experience as when started using Cisco Data Center, physical servers became more stable

Pros

stability of the servers hardware and the features on the management software (UCS) are the advantages in my opinion

Cons

technical support is not fast in cases and needs many follow ups to get relevant updates, also logs some times are very big.

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

AU

Anonymous User

Server Administrator

Telecommunications

### "Great Setup for Datacenter"

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

4.0

Ease of Use

3.0

3.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

3.0

3.0

Likelihood to Recommend

8/10

July 23, 2019

Very Complex setup but end results are worth it

Pros

Easy upgrade firmware on UCS. Able to seperate multiple networks with ease and allow certain vlans to pass over specific ports without complex cli commands via the web gui. You can customize each port to provide a specific function ex. network uplink, storage appliance, etc.

Cons

The Fabric interconnect is very picky about what sfp's you can use i have only been able to get cisco branded sfp's to work. none of the cisco compatible sfp's that i have come across have worked. I am unable to ping from the fabric interconnects to see if network is making it to the fabrics.

Reasons for choosing Cisco Data Center

Vendor suggested the product and demonstrated the features that would fit our setup

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

MT

Mark T.

Network Analyst

Mining & Metals

### "Cisco Data Center - Traditional Networking"

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

4.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

8/10

July 19, 2019

Easy implementation from a previous vendor going to a data centre class box, very stable and very little issues.

Pros

Cisco Nexus 9K data center switches are a great option to future proof the data center without going full out SDN. In addition the Nexus 9K offers value in the Nexus Data Center class switch.

Cons

Some early support of specific features (using QSA for example in place of 40/100G optics) was not supported at first but is now, other than that its typical Cisco.

Reasons for choosing Cisco Data Center

Cisco fit the ecosystem (Cisco in the campus)

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

CT

Cyndi T.

Training & Instructional Design

Insurance

### "Our Customer Service Life Line"

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

4.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

4.0

4.0

Likelihood to Recommend

8/10

March 26, 2019

Pros

We have more than 30,000 employees that use Cisco on a daily basis. It's user friendly and Cisco provides great support when issues exist.

Cons

Rare, Occasional shut downs. Although rare, the outage is a great impact to our company and our customers. On the positive side, outages are usually short lived.

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

Melissa M.

Consultor II

Telecommunications

### "Cisco Data Center Experience "

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

December 10, 2018

Pros

Overall cost Strong consulting partnership Strong services expertise Strong user community Cost management Create internal/operational efficiencies Improve customer relations/service

Cons

They are very prone to damage with abrupt drops of energy, where sometimes the stored information has been lost

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