# Page 3 | ManageEngine Network Configuration Manager Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 3 - Is ManageEngine Network Configuration Manager the right Compliance solution for you? Explore 284 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/172274/Network-Configuration-Manager/reviews --- ManageEngine Network Configuration Manager 4.5 (284) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Page 3 - Reviews of ManageEngine Network Configuration Manager ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 51-75 of 284 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use HJ Hassene J. IT Support Specialist Real Estate Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Assisted me in conducting internal audits more efficiently" April 18, 2025 4.0 Pros The aspects of ManageEngine that I found most beneficial are the custom rule and the policy in the Network Configuration Manager. I relieved subpar copy quality by developing templates in accordance to intra and extra-legal regulation and the violation check was also done automatically. Cons Getting compliance reports of particular devices over time and at granular level takes more steps. While available, extracting the data into a report format requires time and at times, other tools to make the data presentable in a client interface. Review Source KP KEERATI P. Computer Engineer Higher Education Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Real-time alerts allow me to proactively prevent configuration drift" April 16, 2025 4.0 Pros I appreciate the automatic configuration backup system. Network Configuration Manager provides me with an understanding that switch and router configurations are current and backed up correctly. I also have a good experience in compliance audit policies that are derived from regulations in the real industry. Cons The reporting section can be made more flexible while using filters based on custom periods of time. At some point I required daily views for a month and instead of producing them inside the application I had to make them through the help of other programs. Review Source CV Cleriston V. IT System Administrative Higher Education Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Reduced chances of downtimes and increased network performance" April 5, 2025 5.0 Pros I found an automated configuration backup beneficial as it saves a user the time needed to make the backup manually. This made a point of ensuring that all configurations of the devices were well stored to avoid losses in case of eventualities. Cons While using the program I observed that the measures being taken for the detection of the firmware vulnerabilities impacted only some of the vendors. Some of them are missing the means to broaden the applied devices to raise the efficiency of the tool. Review Source OK Ouria K. Data Scientist Performing Arts Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Offering comprehensive backup and restore capabilities" April 23, 2025 5.0 Pros is an ideal solution, which can help to automate the process of configuration backups for network devices, and ensure their secure update. One more advantage of the tool is the capability of fast configuration restoration for network availability. Cons Not all multi-device updates are as smooth as was expected and some tasks are sometimes carried out manually. Review Source ZM Ziad M. Advertising Manager Retail Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Helped standardize all device configurations across multiple branches" April 16, 2025 4.0 Pros Network Configuration Manager enables me to enter rules according to the internal security standards and then makes conduct an audit that would point out the violations. I have also created autoremediation scripts that run on locking violation of the specified rules. Cons The syslog based tracking has issues with duplicating alerts when it is used when there are nested changes. This required a little optimization not to get several alerts for a single update event, which populated my notification list. Review Source JLN Jean Louis N. External Consultant Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Relieved us from damaging network blunders" April 7, 2025 4.0 Pros using the feature of instant rollback help in avoiding several outages that could have happened. Real time change alerts assisted us to identify when there were modifications that we had not authorized while the firmware vulnerability scans enhanced our security. Cons Some of the problems in this application included a time-consuming manual process of the initial device onboarding. At times, products import in large numbers was triggered errors, but the resulting error messages were not precise. Review Source MA Mohamed A. IT Infrastructure and Technical Support Manager Construction Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Gave me compliance management without all the fuss" April 9, 2025 4.0 Pros With regard to the third party management, I use its compliance rule engine to keep me prepared for audit. I set up my own rules according to internal practices, and the system highlights all violations this has become convenient to pass security audit without reviewing each case. Cons The te alert system can produce a large number of logs if the alert system is not well fine tuned. It sometimes deluge the syslog server with petty policy violation notification and this needed some tuning of the notification trigger levels. Review Source YA Yusra A. IT Engineer Pharmaceuticals Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Compliance policies helped improve the security status of our network" April 4, 2025 5.0 Pros With the help of we could set up specific rules and policies and make sure all the configurations were up to the mark. It not only helped in rationalizing the compliance processes but also ensured compliance satisfaction.​ Cons I faced the problem with some of the selected network devices because there are no many templates available in advance. They do not include more extensive directives for a vast number of devices that allow for easier integration. Review Source CG Cynthia G. Administrative Chief Retail Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Gave us important information for controlling configuration of the network" April 7, 2025 4.0 Pros In some occasions where I had made changes that affected the network this feature came in handy to sort out the problem. Real-time alerts regarding unauthorized configuration changes were very essential for security purposes. The compliance reports made audits a lot easier to deal with. Cons The firmware vulnerability scans at times generated false positives that needed to be checked by the team. The initial device discovery process was also slow when the application occurred in large networks. Review Source AU Adrian U. Internal Medicine Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Assist me in monitoring my switches more Intensely" April 9, 2025 4.0 Pros I liked the real-time change notifications of the configuration that were helpful when dealing with a lot of different settings. They immediately notify me when the settings of the device have been changed to something else and this can be most helpful. Cons Once in a while, it stops identifying new models of the firmwares in our network through the firmware vulnerability scan. This has the disadvantage of not being effective in identifying security threats for non-standard hardware. Review Source FM Faisal M. Senior Portfolio Manager Business Supplies and Equipment Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Configurations are automatically backed up and can be restored quickly" April 21, 2025 5.0 Pros The automated configuration backups have been very helpful. Over time, the automated configurations has greatly been of great help. Whenever there is a change that occurs on the devices, NCM immediately backs up the configuration which means that I always have updated copy stored safely. Cons At times I have seen it fails quietly especially when dealing with the devices of the less popular vendors. Review Source MA Murat A. IT Professor Higher Education Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Automated backups ensured we always had a recovery option" April 7, 2025 5.0 Pros I found it quite beneficial that allowed me to set actual custom compliance policies for devices. The disclosure of misconfiguration in real-time supported rapid detection of misconfigurations that would cause outages. Cons When dealing with a large number of devices some calls where there small delays within the web interface. The deployment of Firmware updates also was intermittent, and it required the restarting of the process. Review Source MZ Marcos Z. IT Support Specialist Media Production Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Instrumental in maintaining our network's adherence to industry regulations" April 21, 2025 5.0 Pros I appreciate that the Network Configuration Manager is also compliant with other standards PCI, HIPAA, CIS, and SOX. Automated compliance auditing means that regarding our network the configurations are as they should be, thus there is going to be no violation. Cons There are times when I was not able to receive real-time notifications for the changes to the configuration. Review Source OK Osman K. Financial Reporting Manager Higher Education Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Ensure increased compliance levels and reduced configuration issues" April 28, 2025 5.0 Pros The compliance auditing system was useful in enhancing security to ensure every device followed the right measures. Personalized reports of PCI DSS and HIPAA checks helped save several hours of work and allowed for addressing potential risks before audits. Cons Performance wise, when performing the computation with very large set of compliance data, the report generation may sometimes appear slightly sluggish. Review Source RB Ruhan B. Head of Unit for Contract Implementation Oil & Energy Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Increased the capacity to implement compliance policies" April 10, 2025 5.0 Pros provides me with the view of firmware status across vendors and alerts me of the existing outdated firmware. I have found that it is helpful to use before signing off the firmware update to boost the endpoint security resilience. Cons I was unable to make it correspond to our internal documentation formats and therefore had to export the data in plain format for compliance reports. Review Source oH osama H. network engineer Government Administration Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "NCM review" February 17, 2025 5.0 excellent support easy to use works very well i would prefer if keep automatically the last 3 versions of any config file also when adding a device manually i prefer to see in live what happens in the device as cli response. if syslog port is used by another app, i refer to see an error indicating that syslog port is already used. Pros easy gui, possibility to edit scripts, very good support Cons configuration file difference is not very accurate. you should bypass some settings related to uptime or date ..... also we should be able to exclude some devices from file config comparaison... Review Source MM Mohamed M. Area Manager Retail Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Automation to good fits with increasing network scale" April 10, 2025 5.0 I have been using this platform for compliance and operational purpose. It has saved me from needing to manage configs in many different ways and has given me mental resolution every time I am doing a change window. Pros I established different rules according to our company policy through and it alerted me about the breaches in near real-time. This was especially beneficial during audits where I do not have to repeatedly check the calendar independently. Cons It lacks fundamental filtering based on time range or some key commands that could have further helped filter change requests while figuring out issues. Review Source BP Bishnu P. Network Engineer Banking Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Ensure the network integrity and compliance continue" April 16, 2025 4.0 Pros The Network Configuration Manager is the feature that suits me most due to the its ability to define configurations as well as enforce and auto audit against it. I also have scheduled jobs that apply our VLAN specifications, SNMP configurations, and SSH parameters on all the edge router. Cons What is missing is the related script’s context when the commands were only partly executed. Once I had performed a bulk change job and I had no way of knowing which devices had been affected because a number of the exit codes were ambiguous. Review Source AS Ashraf S. Digital Marketing Manager Furniture Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Implementing real-time monitoring for revising our network security" April 21, 2025 4.0 Pros There are number of outstanding features in like real time configuration tracking. It effectively helps me to receive immediate notifications of the changes to revert to the unauthorized modifications and secure the integrity of our network.​ Cons It is important to note that the alert system occasionally causes false positives whenever a specific time range is chosen for server maintenance. It yields alert fatigue thus there is the possibility of missing real problems.​ Review Source GB Gerencia B. General Manager Transportation/Trucking/Railroad Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Streamlining configuration rollbacks during crises" April 22, 2025 4.0 Pros Network Configuration Manager and having the ability to rollback the changes that has been made have have been very useful in case of any network hitches. It allows us easily to go back to a good state and save a lot of time thus recovery of services in case of any complication.​ Cons The rollback process does not have an option that will let one see the changes which are about to be enacted. This absence can make one less certain as to what state of the shape is being restored.​ Review Source ME Matthias E. Software Engineer Higher Education Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Provides outstanding accommodation for network configuration surveillance" April 23, 2025 4.0 Pros The more striking features of WASP are in Configuration Auditing and Change Detection features. Network Configuration Manager is useful in identifying the changes made on network configuration accurately thereby supporting the stability of the network and its compliance. Cons Some aspects related to the configuration rollbacks could be done better. The rollback process only brings back the prior settings, though there are slight differences in the settings that need correction. Review Source LP Lopesh P. Engineer Transportation/Trucking/Railroad Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "A Great tool for Automating and scheduling Network configuration" November 4, 2024 5.0 saved lot of time, effort and cost by providing all the inventory in a single dashboard. Also automating task, scheduling and upgrading appliance OS is very simple and time saving. Pros 1) Centralized Configuration Management 2) Configuration Change Tracking 3) Easy integration with other tools 4) It makes network troubleshooting easier Cons 1) Performance issue with large deployment 2) Customer support response time Alternatives considered [SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager](https://www.capterra.com/p/216635/SolarWinds-Network-Configuration-Monitor/) Reason for choosing ManageEngine Network Configuration Manager ManageEngine is cost effective compared to SolarWinds Review Source MA Magdalena A. IT Project Manager Architecture & Planning Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Granular access controls have prevented unauthorized changes" April 25, 2025 5.0 Pros One of the most prominent features is the role-based access control feature of this system. Network Configuration Manager gives an opportunity to grant the particular levels of access to numerous people and to limit the changes of other birds-brained individuals. Cons Filtering the report to provide only necessary fields takes some time and perhaps the layout of the reports should be more friendly.​ Review Source PC Paolo C. Managing Director Computer & Network Security Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Excellent product that we have been using for at least a decade" September 12, 2024 5.0 Helps to solve a variety of challenges related to managing network device configurations. One major benefit is how it reduces the risk of human error during configuration changes. By providing automated configuration backups, it allows us to quickly roll back to a previous version if a mistake occurs, minimizing downtime and avoiding potential issues. It’s also really useful for compliance management, ensuring that our devices meet both internal security policies and external regulatory standards. This helps maintain network security and ensures we stay compliant, which is crucial in our industry. The ability to track real-time configuration changes is another important feature, as it allows us to detect any unauthorized or unintended modifications immediately. This helps maintain better control over the network and boosts overall security. Lastly, the system supports a wide variety of devices from different vendors, making it much easier to manage a multi-vendor environment. This saves time and helps keep configurations consistent across the board. In summary, it's been beneficial in improving network stability, security, and efficiency, making network management more streamlined and less prone to errors. Pros A range of powerful features for network configuration management. It offers automated backup and restore, ensuring device configurations are safely backed up and can be restored quickly in case of errors or failures. The compliance management feature helps keep devices aligned with both regulatory standards and internal policies, making it easy to detect and fix non-compliance issues. Another standout feature is the ability to track real-time configuration changes, which is critical for identifying unauthorized or accidental changes as they happen. The platform also supports multi-vendor environments, so it works seamlessly with a variety of network devices from different manufacturers. On top of that, role-based access control enhances security by restricting who can make changes, while the user-friendly interface makes it easy for both new and experienced users to operate the system without steep learning curves. All these features combined make it a reliable and efficient solution for managing network configurations across diverse infrastructures. Cons One aspect that could be improved is the user interface. While it’s functional and offers a lot of features, it can sometimes feel cluttered and a bit overwhelming for those who are new to the platform. It takes some time to get familiar with all the options and navigate efficiently. The initial setup can also be quite complex, especially in larger environments with multiple devices. Integrating it into an existing network might require more time and technical know-how than you might expect. Lastly, while the tool supports a wide range of devices, there can occasionally be compatibility issues with less common or newer hardware, requiring more manual configuration or waiting for updates. Alternatives considered [SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager](https://www.capterra.com/p/216635/SolarWinds-Network-Configuration-Monitor/) Reason for choosing ManageEngine Network Configuration Manager Price. Many interesting features. Easy to use. Stability. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Network Engineer Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "NCM Experience " February 20, 2025 4.0 It has greatly improved the efficiency of network infrastructure management. The vulnerability and compliance analysis features help ensure the security posture of the network infrastructure. Pros I like the ability to automate the execution of commands on network devices. Cons I don't like that it is not compatible with PAM or password managers that are not native to ManageEngine. 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