# Page 7 | ManageEngine Network Configuration Manager Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 7 - 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 7 - Reviews of ManageEngine Network Configuration Manager ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 151-175 of 280 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use RN Raghu N. Network and security admin Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "NCM review" January 18, 2024 4.0 Overall satisfied with NCM product. as well as customer support. Pros Ease of Management and initial setup. Good to keep us MSB and configurations backup Cons Multiple options sometimes confusing.sometimes hard to find Troubleshooting documents Review Source MT Michael T. Manager, Network & Systems Engineering Telecommunications Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Simplified Network Configuration management" March 25, 2022 5.0 Manage Engine NCM simplifies the task of checking all of my network devices configurations for compliance with a set of defined configuration standards. Pros Manage Engine makes it easy to save and store a copy of all of your network device configurations and keep historical copies as changes are made. Cons The end of life hardware and software tracking could use more work. Some of the EOL data has to be manually entered rather than dynamically pulled from vendor web sites. Review Source YH Yariv H. CISO Computer & Network Security Used the software for: 2+ years ### "NCM - the best compliance tool for network devices " January 12, 2022 5.0 To comply with CIS standard we have build the compliance rules to all network devices. It was easy to write it and manage it. Reports were accepted by audit. Network configuration backup and change management was just a bonus. Pros Support all Network devices out there, create backups and change management to network devices. allow to create complicated compliance rules . Cons ability to export compliance rules to share with others is missing. Reason for choosing ManageEngine Network Configuration Manager NCM is easy to implement, supports ALL network devices out there. with a very good engine to write compliance rules. Review Source KH Kiel H. MIS Director Mental Health Care Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Network Configuration Manager is a fantastic addon to Opamanger" March 8, 2023 5.0 Overall, the manageengine tools are fantastic and provide a lot of features for a very reasonable cost. The integration of these ad-hoc tools within some of their larger tools like Opmanger just makes them even better. Pros Honestly, it nearly set itself up. We obviously had to create some policy customization, but out of the box it was immediately useful by identifying issues with firmware updates, capturing config backups and all sorts of other taks. Cons We had an issue with the config backup on a single switch that even manageengine couldn't immediately help with. It took a few tries to find a tech who could assist. Other than that, it works really well. Review Source LRA Laxmikanth Rao A. Manager IT Financial Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Manage Engine Products - AWESOME..!!!" October 26, 2023 5.0 In One Word it is AWESOME..!!! Pros Pricing..!!! is more effective when compared with other products. Cons Almost good, but need be more keen on Org. requirements Review Source fK faisal K. head of infrastructure Automotive Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "op manager review" November 16, 2023 3.0 it is installed but not properly configured, even contacted managengine heads in gitex, but they did not even call. This isbthe treatment for 2nd biggest company of saudi arabia Pros amazing features , backup is good option Cons lots of feature but no support on configuration from vendor and system integration people lacks of knowledge. Review Source NN Nishant N. Delivery Manager - APAC Building Materials Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Easy our compliance & audit requirements" January 30, 2023 5.0 Compliance and Audit requirements are fulfilled very well Pros Managing uniform configuration across landscape Cons So way you can deploy with automation will be very helpful Reason for choosing ManageEngine Network Configuration Manager Other product was complicated to manage and expensive Review Source KN Krishnan N. Transformation manager Information Technology and Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Efficient tool for network devices " June 5, 2023 5.0 From the day one software solutioning to implementation, entire cycle Manage engine team helps us to smooth transition Pros Having many satisfying feature, really helps automated way of configuring the network based devices, thus reduces downtime and increase the uptime, hence easy to configure as bulk device, administration, task based activities, smooth transition from multivendor devices. Cons we yet to see the experience for big bang approach, hope that time we will see any cons Alternatives considered [SolarWinds Service Desk](https://www.capterra.com/p/129478/Solarwinds-Service-Desk/) Review Source ME Malcolm E. Network Specialist Medical Devices Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Manage Engine NCM " April 6, 2023 4.0 Good product, reasonably priced, fairly easy to setup and Support were always responsive. Pros Easy of deployment and configuration. Flexible scripting to roll out config changes. Good set of features including compliance checks, vulnerability assessments, backup and restore. Cons There is a lag with the ssh client when typing compared to Putty. Not a major issue but if doing anything of note on a device would use putty. There is a tag feature which can be used to organise devices, once set cant be changed which is an annoyance if you accidentally assign the wrong TAG. The in built compliance checks don't always match the device commands so need tweaking. Reason for choosing ManageEngine Network Configuration Manager From demos seemed to be simpler product to set up and seemed more of a standalone product. Review Source mR michael R. Net admin Mining & Metals Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Linux version and integration is more difficult to upgrade and install. " July 17, 2023 5.0 Cons Linux version and integration is more difficult to upgrade and install. Reason for choosing ManageEngine Network Configuration Manager Because we are using ManageEngine products Review Source RK Raghesh K. ITSM Specialist Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "NCM for Network Management" September 21, 2023 5.0 Automatic config backup and alerting on config changes are really helpful. EOL EOS updates is another benefit we are getting from NCM. Pros Configuration backup feature is mostly used and it helps our Network administrators to backup configurations with ease. Cons Current Dasboard is ok however there is a room for improvement. Review Source JD Johan D. Infrastructure Engineer Network,Security&Telecom Computer Networking Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Opmanager NCM" February 26, 2020 4.0 Backups of configs of our switches. You get a nice overview in graphs/reports which switches have been backed up successfully. Pros I like the nice interface and the responsive support that remotely helps in case of problems. It is easy to shedule backups of configs of your switches and to verify what changes have been done to these configs or compare configs. Scripting for deploying vlan's across several switches for example is also an easy task. Cons Although the interface is nice ;if you sometimes look for something it is sometimes difficult to find what you are looking for because there are so many things where you can click onto.... It is a pity that Vlan overviews and some other useful info are a separate product (included in portmapper);I think it should be included by default into NCM. Reason for choosing ManageEngine Network Configuration Manager Because we don't use Cisco and our brand of switches was not supported. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Network Engineer Media Production Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Takes patience to get right, but overall a great product" December 6, 2021 4.0 It took some time to get it set up right, and had to jump through a few hoops to get it to backup the WLCs. But once all was setup , the product runs great and is very usefull. Pros Support for multiple vendors. Easy to configure templates. Quick and responsive UI. Cons Discovery and addition not very accurate. Adding a node is not straight forward. Can't modify names of nodes. Can't search through nodes. Alternatives considered [Ansible Tower](https://www.capterra.com/p/149875/Ansible-Tower/) Reason for choosing ManageEngine Network Configuration Manager It was more focused and had enterprise support Review Source kkD kaushal kishor D. Manager- IT Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Digital Automation with ManageEngine" October 14, 2022 4.0 Excellent experience and we are confident on ManageEngine services. We are already using a product of Zoho ticketing of the same, which is best for our use. Pros Comprehensive network visibility and prevention of Network disaster Cons Cloud service monitoring is not expected from S/w side, because for any bandwidth issue we will check and confirm by RCA first by S/w logs. Reason for choosing ManageEngine Network Configuration Manager ManageEngine OpManager Plus to get a consolidated one and most importantly to be with a trusted brand like "ManageEngine" Review Source ST Senthilnathan T. Senior Network Engineer Media Production Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Network Configuration Manager - The easy but efficient way to handle Cisco infrastructure" January 27, 2022 5.0 Pros Ease of use, Good Support, Versatility are the main reasons to prefer and stay with NCM; It works well with any Cisco product and we use it heavily for audit compliance, backup solution, configuration push etc., Cons Not much to comment as its a good product Alternatives considered [Kiwi Syslog Server](https://www.capterra.com/p/238901/Kiwi-Syslog-Server/)[Splunk Enterprise](https://www.capterra.com/p/94317/Splunk/) Reason for choosing ManageEngine Network Configuration Manager Good Value for Money Swift Support Switched from [Kiwi Syslog Server](https://www.capterra.com/p/238901/Kiwi-Syslog-Server/) More Features and better support from the backend technical and sales team Review Source WS Warren S. Infrastructure Engineer Telecommunications Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "One Pane of Glass" October 28, 2020 4.0 My overall experience is a positive one and I think once the small bugs are addressed it will be a very popular product at a third of the cost of some industry leaders such as Solarwinds. Perfect for businesses that sit on the threshold between medium and large business. Pros NCM, along with its supporting packages gives you a very powerful toolset. NCM is amazing at providing all the necessary management features all in one pane of glass. The ability to track changes and backup are very useful as well as the ability to alert and monitor interfaces. Cons There isn't one specific feature that i didn't like however I would say that there appears to be a mixed experience when it comes to implementing. There appears to be a bug with running backup and change detection at the same time, some switches tend to repeat certain syslog messages and this in turn creates a backup loop. Reason for choosing ManageEngine Network Configuration Manager We have a good toolset already provided by Manage engine and they are working well and have been a good value for money. Review Source RW Ravihara W. Senior Manager IT Security Banking Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Need to map the organization requirements with the product capabilities when evaluating the product " April 4, 2023 4.0 Managing network device configurations from the single console and checking the compliance levels from the single dashboard with reports. Pros PCI compliance requirement fulfilment with not much effort from the NCM tool. Cons Manage Engine tool provided all organization requirements expected from the Network configuration manager Reason for choosing ManageEngine Network Configuration Manager Support for multiple products Review Source DG Derlis G. Administrador de Infraestructura TI Banking Used the software for: 2+ years ### "NCM Review" August 11, 2021 4.0 The NCM allows me to have an efficient backup of the configuration of the devices and to control the compliance of policies. So also for the implementation of new functionalities, it was easy to update to the new versions. Pros NCM allows me to have control of equipment configurations, changes and compliance. Cons That does not allow me to directly import the backups of the devices. Alternatives considered [SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager](https://www.capterra.com/p/216635/SolarWinds-Network-Configuration-Monitor/) Reason for choosing ManageEngine Network Configuration Manager Price Review Source BD Brian D. Consulting Network Engineer Telecommunications Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Great Company and Software Support" May 11, 2020 5.0 We were looking for a simple and easy to use management software that reflected out customer test environment and gave us customization and ease of use management software we could use to manage our lab. Pros I love the ease of management and the simplicity of using the software. Everything is laid out in a very seamless and logical manner and nothing stands out as being out of place or located in some buried menu somewhere. Everything is easy to access and navigate through and the support, if needed, is always there and ready to help. Cons Cost can be a little off-putting at first but once you realize the value you're getting for your money it's more than worth the cost. Alternatives considered [N-sight RMM](https://www.capterra.com/p/163344/N-sight/) Reason for choosing ManageEngine Network Configuration Manager Price, ease of use, and quality of support. Review Source Response from ManageEngine July 8, 2020 Hey Brian, thanks for your valuable feedback. This drives us to keep improving our products. AM Atul M. Technical Service Engineer Expert Information Technology and Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Best for NCM" March 28, 2024 5.0 Good to have it for network envirnoment to manage. Best to use along with Opmanager and NFA for more effectiveness of Network infrastructure handling and monitoring. Pros 1\. Compliance reports. 2. Two Factor authentication 3. Multiple login options i.e. Basic, SAML, 2 factor etc 4.Third party integration Cons Thirdparty integration can be made avaiable with API or webhook. SNMP Traps required to send for any alerting / alarms /events. Review Source TS Tim S. Senior Network Engineer Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "NCM Review" April 24, 2020 4.0 Overall the product is very stable and works continuously. We've had a handful of issues, but the support team were great on identifying and resolving issues for us. Pros We backup all out devices hourly and have emailed change detection enabled, this is key for our global team to understand any changes made clearing showing the before and after changes. Cons We have some Cisco ASA Firewalls with multiple contexts which are only accessible from the mgmt context, so are not able to see each context in NCM. As a workaround, we use configlets to backup all context files by tftp instead. Also it would be great to have the open to change a device template attached to a device, currently if we want to use a different device template, we have to delete and re-add - which also loses all config change history. Review Source DB Devender B. Delivery Head Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Feedback" November 16, 2022 4.0 Pros This product is much more economic than others Cons this product needs to be more scalable and stable Review Source AW Adam W. Infrastructure Engineer Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Discover your Network" August 15, 2023 5.0 Pros Device discovery makes my life so easy, by discovering and recording devices on the network so i can find devices quickly and also provides informative inventory to help when auditing. Config Backup allows me to ensure all configs are backed up and ready to use in case of diaster. Cons Not the least favourite but compliance to industry standards is not required for my network and my company. Review Source WC Will C. VP of IT Wholesale Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Great Product" December 13, 2023 5.0 Great process, Great product. It is a no nonsense approach to backup and manage your network devices Pros Easy to setup and was able to manage devices quickly Cons Version control could get a little confusing at first but I got used to it Switched from [Kiwi Syslog Server](https://www.capterra.com/p/238901/Kiwi-Syslog-Server/) Cost and usability from the previous product Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Tech consultant Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "NCM for Networkers " June 21, 2022 5.0 Pros Everything is combined in this tools , no need to use any other tolls if you use NCM. Cons Due to multiple features of tool it is a bit complex for beginners . Review Source Talk to a Capterra advisor for free and get results within 15 minutes.