# Page 4 | ManageEngine Network Configuration Manager Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 4 - Is ManageEngine Network Configuration Manager the right Compliance solution for you? Explore 280 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 (280) 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 4 - Reviews of ManageEngine Network Configuration Manager ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 76-100 of 280 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use DZ Deepaksinh Z. Deputy Manager Computer Networking Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "NCM || Very Useful tool for Networking Bulk Configuration " October 23, 2024 5.0 1) Easy to configure, easy to manage. 2) Automating tasks and scheduling config changes is very simple and time saving. 3)Overall experience is very, just need to work on pricing part. Pros 1) Very Useful tool for bulk configuration. 2) No Human interference required for this configuration. 3) There is no bind for any vendor perspective, we can configure all vendor's network devices from NCM. 4) We also upgrade IOS from this tool. Cons 1) Pricing is very high for small business. 2) Can not integrated with 3rd party tool 3) Lack of support get from ManageEngine. Review Source PG Piyush G. Platform Engineer Pharmaceuticals Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Network Device Backup and configuration made easy using NCM" October 17, 2024 4.0 ManageEngine Network Configuration Manager is great solution for automated network device backups offering other features like compliance management . Pros 1)Centralized Configuration Management 2)Automated backups of the devices 3)Configuration change tracking. 4)Easy Integration with other tools. Cons 1) Limitation for Vendors 2) Performance issues with many network devices. 3)No cloud based deployment Review Source BQ Brandon Q. Information Technology Technician III Food & Beverages Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "NCM has been treating us well" September 11, 2024 5.0 Overall, we are very happy with NCM. ManageEngine support has always been top notch when we've needed support configuring things/troubleshooting. Pros NCM has made managing our network devices super streamlined. We really like how easy it was to discover devices, add credentials, etc. It is super convenient to have all switches accessible from the same interface and SSH into them. The configlets are great as well. Very affordable as well. Cons Not applicable, we are very happy with NCM. Review Source TL Terry L. Systems Engineer Automotive Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "NCM Review" September 30, 2024 4.0 Excellent support and ease of setup were what we like the most. Pros Scheduling backups was easily setup and working well. Cons creating reports is not really what I enjoy doing Review Source GEM Gowri Eswar M. Principal Engineer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "ITCONVERGENCE Review" August 20, 2024 4.0 Overall it is good experience and we need some finetune on scripts. Pros The interface is very easy to understand. Cons It was throwing errors while adding the devices it might be the credentials issue or template issue. We need to dig into logs for easy to troubleshoot the issue. Switched from [SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager](https://www.capterra.com/p/216635/SolarWinds-Network-Configuration-Monitor/) Due to vulnerability detection on version 2020.1 we moved to this tool. Review Source AA Amirrul A. Technical Manager Information Technology and Services Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "NCM Review" November 12, 2024 4.0 Great experience as NCM can monitor, manage and backup most supported appliance. Pros Beside managing the appliances, NCM can be very useful once Disaster happen as it can be backup and failover/export features. Cons Overall okay, but it could be great if dashboard improved a bit. just my 2 cent opinion. Review Source JM Joseph M. Network operations manaager Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Excellent product with a lot of potential" August 16, 2024 5.0 Excellent, we plan on continuing to add customers and licenses as we operationalize this in our company. Pros NCM has allowed us to identify and remediate firmware vulnerabilities for our customer base. The reporting allows us to provide our customers with reports that assist them in planning and device replacement. Cons We would like to see it pull contract information for each device. Review Source MH Mohammed H. Network Engineer Computer & Network Security Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "ManageEngine User-Friendly " August 13, 2024 5.0 I have around one year of experience with ManageEngine, both in customer environments and with a lab setup on my personal laptop. I find that ManageEngine has a user-friendly interface, making it easy to onboard devices and change configurations. It is also a very effective network monitoring tool for large-scale networks. Pros I mostly liked the interface, it was very user-friendly and allowed me to check all the configuration settings and device statuses. It supports network devices from all vendors, making it easy to configure and manage, with straightforward access and setup Cons Users, including myself, feel that the customization options are limited and not as flexible as they would like Review Source ME Mohamed E. Network Security Engineer Computer & Network Security Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Network Security Engineer" November 19, 2024 5.0 Pros Easy to use and reduce the our effort to configure network devices Cons I can't use it to test before install i production Review Source PM PURNENDU M. Network Architect Computer Networking Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "ManageEngine Network Configuration Manager" August 13, 2024 5.0 Overall experience is good. Like the feature of applying credentials through Rest APIs Pros It gives the deeplook into the configuration changes of Network devices. It provides firmware vulnerability hence helps IT team to update to ping point the vulnerable network devices and update it with latest firmware thus protecting Business. Cons Not good with MDM. At times struggle to configure. Review Source JC John C. Network Administrator Education Management Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Makes switch managment and compliance easy" June 18, 2024 4.0 The platform was realitively easy to setup and add my devices. Once I got in the interface, I was able to qucikly setup Policies to confirm that our base config has been applied to our devices out in the enterprise. Pros The ability to ensure that certain command sets are enabled/disabled on all switches in our environment Cons It takes a while to find certain items. when looking for reports or where I can approve multiple config changes, I found that I have to click around a bit to find the right screen. Hopefully with more use I will learn where to go quicker. Review Source MGM Mohamed Gamaleldin M. Network Engineer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "ManageEngine NCM User Experience" August 14, 2024 5.0 It is a great tool, and I believe every company caring about his business and network health and status should have this. Pros It is scalable, stable, minimizing the network downtime, automated, and reliable. Cons Actually, the price but i know it is worthy, but it would be costly for startups. Review Source BK Boitumelo K. support engineer Computer & Network Security Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Senior support engineer" June 28, 2024 5.0 manage engine with their AI technology is so amazing Pros Their system are user friendly friendly Cons with all the security measures meets our business requirement Review Source AKG Ankur Kumar G. Manager Industrial Automation Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Manage Engine-ITOM" September 20, 2024 5.0 It’s fantastic and definitely discussed to review further. Pros It’s monitoring and backup with reconfiguration in case of disaster. Cons Some complications in-term of different vlan in the network. how we monitor port vs vlan. Review Source MS Mohamed S. Network Engineer Building Materials Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Network Configuration Manager for Secure and stable network" June 2, 2024 4.0 NCM is the perfect tool for Managing the network, there is features for backup and change management, roll back changes, notification etc. also it supports different network devices from multiple vendors it is very suitable for organization with network containing more nodes and devices controlled by admins. Pros One of the core features of NCM that excited me is the Automated change management functionality, that we can track the change in real time, and we can know who mad these changes also the time of change is made Cons All features of NCM is very helpful for professional networking environment and in that features change notifications can be selected is the least one for me, also it should be helpful when more employees working with the same level and using NCM for change and Backup Managment of various Networking devices we can know who made that and there is option for roll back if it is undesirable. Alternatives considered [SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager](https://www.capterra.com/p/216635/SolarWinds-Network-Configuration-Monitor/) Review Source VK Veer K. Sr.Administrator Entertainment Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "ManageEngine NCM-Good Tool" June 15, 2024 5.0 Pros I like most about ManageEngine Network Configuration Manager is it saves time and makes network administrators life so easy, automates all configuration tasks, Easy to troubleshoot the issues of network devices,Network Configuration Manager is an user friendly. Cons Nothing cons to say about ManageEngine NCM. Review Source TJ TR J. Infrastructure Manager Business Supplies and Equipment Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Automate the backups and centralized config management" May 30, 2024 4.0 Pros Relatively easy and intuitive to setup without custom scripting Cons For our initial needs of a configuration management and switch backup application, this fulfills the need. Review Source SR Sandeep R. Cybersecurity architect Retail Used the software for: 2+ years ### "NCM is better and simpler than DevOps" April 26, 2024 5.0 Amazingly satisfied with NCM. We have been able to get by with relative quicker learning curve when we have new team members joining the team. NCM was something they could adopt to easily as compared to Rancid or learning devops tools for managing networks. Pros \- It alerts us almost immediately when changes are made on critical device. - Ability to be assured that the backups of the devices are happening and alerting in place if there's a failure due to a connectivity issue. - Point in time snapshot of backup of CLI configuration - Ability to investigate a block of configuration and create reports for multiple devices. Cons When the remote devices don't connect, the product is little un-forgiving and doesn't give much information. You have to invoke support to troubleshoot. Switched from [Kiwi CatTools](https://www.capterra.com/p/10009328/Kiwi-CatTools/) NCM was less expensive, better and faster. Review Source PP Pinkal P. Deputy manager Defense & Space Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Efficient and Effective: Streamlining Network Configuration Management with ManageEngine Network Configrationj Manager ." May 9, 2024 5.0 Pros (1) User Friendly Interface. (2) Integration is very easy for Cisco and other OEM. (3) Reporting and Analysis. (4) Multi-Vendor Support. (5) Scheduled Configuration Tasks. (6) Configuration Templates for Automation. (7) Compliance and security. Cons (1) Cost. (2) Limited Customization like no Hardening comparison of added assets. (3) Dependency on Device support. (4) More Focus on IOS upgradation WLC and Switch automated. (5) Support limitation. Review Source JP Janardhanan P. Consultant Computer Software Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Easy to Use Highly beneficial tool" July 25, 2024 4.0 Good product that will help in reducing number of trained manpower Pros Eases the network configuration task for desired security level Cons Not very popular. Difficult to get manpower with desried skill level. Review Source SK Svetlana K. senior network engineer Banking Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "NCM service for Network Management" May 16, 2024 5.0 Pros Device inventory, device configuration history, centralized device management Cons Searching. Every time it bring me at first screen (it doesnt remember search criteria). Review Source AMA Abdullah Mohameed A. Network specialist Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Networking" May 22, 2024 5.0 Pros its ability to automate network configuration tasks and ensure compliance with policies is quite efficient Cons Nothing i don't like about it Its so useful Review Source DG Devin G. Network Engineer Legal Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "ManageEngine Review" May 8, 2024 5.0 It has worked great for our needs and filling a stop-gap of retired software. Pros Ease of use and ability to easily add/remove devices Cons I didn't like anything less than the most liked thing. Switched from [Google Docs](https://www.capterra.com/p/160756/Google-Docs/) EOL/EOS on support of the old platform.. Review Source vS vignesh S. NOC Engineer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Feedback about ManageEngine Network Configuration Manager" May 29, 2024 5.0 Pros The intuitive user interface and comprehensive reporting tools make it easy to monitor network changes and ensure network security.ork changes and ensure network security. Cons The initial setup and configuration can be complex and time-consuming for new users Review Source AS Anand S. AVP Infrastructure Network Financial Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Good tool for NCM" May 2, 2024 5.0 Its helps to manage the backup and do the configuration of devices on large run Pros Its helps to manage the backup and do the configuration of devices on large run Cons No proper tech reference.we need to raise a tac and that is also take much time Review Source Talk to a Capterra advisor for free and get results within 15 minutes.