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Cisco Intent-Based Networking

Composite Score

8.2 /10

CX Score

8.7 /10

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What is Cisco Intent-Based Networking?

Cisco Intent-Based Networking is a perspective or viewpoint on how a network infrastructure that meets Cisco DNA's functions, design principles, and requirements is operated. Using this perspective to operate the network will in turn enable the enterprise to embrace digitalization and the digital enterprise.

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Awards & Recognition

Cisco Intent-Based Networking won the following awards in the Autonomous Networks category

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2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

Latest Award, 2024

Strategy and Innovation
Service Experience
Product Impact
Contract Negotiation

Latest Award, 2024

2 Top Rated Capabilities

3 Top Rated Features

2023

2022 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2022

2 Top Rated Capabilities

8 Top Rated Features

2022

Cisco Intent-Based Networking Ratings

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87 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

84 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Product Experience

Negotiation and Contract

Conflict Resolution

Strategy & Innovation

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product Experience:: 99%
Negotiation and Contract:: 97%
Conflict Resolution:: 97%
Strategy & Innovation:: 99%
Service Experience:: 97%

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+98 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Cisco Intent-Based Networking?

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100% Positive

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Helps Innovate
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Unique Features

Feature Ratings

Average 84

Security

Explainability

Mitigation

Outcome-driven

Intent Translation

Natural Language

One-Touch

Assurance

Monitoring

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Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 82

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Ease of IT Administration

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Cisco Intent-Based Networking Reviews

Nidia M.

Role: Sales Marketing
Industry: Other
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted May 2024

Large-scale network security

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Cisco Intent-Based Networking from other similar products?

Cisco Intent-Based Networking is great at turning business requirements into a fully autonomous network fabric. By removing the need for complex infrastructure, network-wide policies can be set up quickly.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

As a global marketing leader, we must deliver seamless digital experiences on a planetary scale. Intent-Based Networking ensures our high-profile campaigns perform flawlessly. It uses machine learning to optimize connectivity based on real-time data.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Transitioning to a software-defined operating model requires planning and change. Organizations may have trouble adapting to new processes.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

In today's world, even a few seconds of lag can ruin a global marketing campaign. However, old network management methods made us slow and inconsistent. Cisco's Intent-Based Networking solutions showed us a smarter future. By coding our needs into software, we can automate our entire network as an application-driven fabric. Dynamic provisioning ensures every region and channel has the right connectivity. If traffic spikes, the network will automatically expand to avoid bottlenecks. Intent-Based Networking is the intelligent connectivity fabric our planet requires.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Shubham A.

Role: Sales Marketing
Industry: Consulting
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2024

Excellent with customer support

Likeliness to Recommend

7 /10

What differentiates Cisco Intent-Based Networking from other similar products?

Best things about cisco intent based networking is that it's user friendly and UI is very good , customer support is very helpful as well.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Customer support is best

What do you dislike most about this product?

A bit of lag at times , however that maybe the case with me only

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Can have this product in consideration if you are planning to buy any software in the same industry.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Enables Productivity
Unique Features
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Amiket G.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2025

Efficient, Automated, and Secure Networking

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Cisco Intent-Based Networking from other similar products?

Cisco’s IBN leverages AI/ML to automate network provisioning, configuration, and optimization, reducing manual intervention

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite aspect of Cisco Intent-Based Networking (IBN) is its AI-driven automation and proactive network assurance.

What do you dislike most about this product?

The solution requires significant investment in Cisco hardware, software, and training, making it less accessible for smaller organizations.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Ensure that your organization requires an AI-driven, automated networking solution. IBN is ideal for enterprises needing scalability, security, and proactive network management.

Pros

Trustworthy
Saves Time
Acts with Integrity
Helps Innovate

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Awards & Recognition

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2022 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

Cisco Intent-Based Networking Ratings

87 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

84 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

Emotional Footprint Overview

+98 Net Emotional Footprint

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Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Security Mechanisms and practices may consist in intent verification and validation; operations on intents by authenticated and authorized users only.

Explainability Resolution of conflicting intent, reconciliation of what the user wants and what the network can actually do and actually did.

Mitigation Minimizing the effects of compromised intents aims at making the intent-based system operationally safe by providing checkpoint and safeguard mechanisms.

Outcome-driven Users do not need to be concerned with how intent is achieved and are empowered to think in terms of outcomes.

Intent Translation Translate user intent into courses of action and requests to take against the network, which will be meaningful to network configuration and provisioning system

Natural Language Speak the language of the user as opposed to requiring the user to speak the language of the device/network.

One-Touch The user expresses intent in one form or another, and then the system takes over all subsequent operations.

Assurance Compare the actual network behavior that is being monitored and observed with the intended behavior that is expected per the single source of truth.

Monitoring Observes the network and its exhibited behavior including events and performance outliers, performing measurements to assess delivered service levels.

Intent Model Allow users to refine their desired business outcomes and articulate it in such ways so that it becomes actionable.

Abstraction Supporting different forms of expression of intents and being capable of refining the intent expressions to well-formed and exploitable expressions.

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Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Cisco Intent-Based Networking Reviews

Nidia M.

Large-scale network security

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Shubham A.

Excellent with customer support

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Amiket G.

Efficient, Automated, and Secure Networking

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Feature Ratings

Security

Explainability

Mitigation

Outcome-driven

Intent Translation

Natural Language

One-Touch

Assurance

Monitoring

Intent Model

Abstraction

Vendor Capability Ratings

Business Value Created

Ease of IT Administration

Vendor Support

Ease of Customization

Breadth of Features

Quality of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Data Integration

Availability and Quality of Training

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Implementation