We performed a comparison between Nagios Core and Nmap based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Network Monitoring Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."We can manage the entire system across the network and troubleshoot the pain points."
"The single dashboard is a valuable feature."
"Nagios Core is stable."
"The most valuable feature is the performance parameters of the system."
"Provides timely notifications."
"I like that it's very simple to install, easy to manage and deploy, and easy to use for monitoring."
"It is fairly easy to set up, and we can monitor pretty much everything we want to."
"The application performance monitoring feature is valuable."
"Nagios monitors our servers, so we know if anything goes wrong and can solve the problem before it happens."
"The most valuable features are the reports and the way it generates the report in a graphical manner."
"The scanning procedure includes UDP ports which sets it apart from competitors."
"Nmap has a powerful command line tool and a set of diagnostic features."
"It enables us to delve deeper and identify the services and open ports on the system and visualize this information on a dashboard automatically."
"Nmap's performance is great, and I've never noticed any issues in this respect. It really doesn't put a heavy load on the machine when using it."
"From a functionality standpoint, it's robust and straightforward to comprehend."
"The most valuable feature of the solution for security audits stems from the fact that it serves as a powerful tool with the ability to scan a large number of ports."
"It helps us secure the network infrastructure."
"It is a very user-friendly product."
"The technical support needs improvement."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"The tool needs to improve the integrations."
"Would benefit from aggregations if a particular server goes down."
"It's not that easy to install the product itself. Also, the UI is a bit hard for regular users to navigate through."
"Nagios Core can improve the graphical interface, it would make things a little easier."
"I would like to see a sensor that shows the traffic of a user and what they're doing on the network."
"It would be nice if the company offered a sales or contract manager that was dedicated to our company so that we would have some sort of link to Nagios, and if we had issues or questions, we'd be able to contact them directly."
"Nagios Core could improve by adding a user interface. If you want the user interface you have to use Nagios XI."
"The user interface could be more interactive because it is pretty basic."
"The solution's initial setup could be better."
"One of the drawbacks of the standard Nmap utility is that it does not come with a graphical user interface, unlike a number of other open-source alternatives such as Zenmap."
"It takes a bit of time to get familiar with the solution and its options."
"The challenge often lies in finding suitable courses and professional resources."
"There are concerns with the stability of the product, making it an area where improvements are required."
"Nmap major operates through the CLI; there's no GUI component, and that's where the challenge is."
"Nmap needs to improve its scanning speed."
"The solution should increase the number of features under a free license."
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Nagios Core is ranked 7th in Network Monitoring Software with 46 reviews while Nmap is ranked 17th in Network Monitoring Software with 20 reviews. Nagios Core is rated 8.0, while Nmap is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Nagios Core writes "An Open Source Fully Featured Data Centre Monitoring Tool". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Nmap writes " Improves network monitoring and offers insights into traffic, including VPNs". Nagios Core is most compared with Nagios XI, Zabbix, Icinga, Centreon and OP5 Monitor, whereas Nmap is most compared with Azure Network Watcher, SolarWinds NPM, Domotz, SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer and Zabbix. See our Nagios Core vs. Nmap report.
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