We performed a comparison between DX Spectrum and Nagios XI 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."
"It is very stable. We have not had any major issues in over 10 years."
"It creates transparency and makes everything work by being more transparent."
"The main thing is obviously notifications about alerts, getting ahead of the curve to make sure that we do not have system going down, or if it is down we get to know it earlier."
"The solution's most valuable features are its integration with Broadcom tools and scalability."
"The product’s stability and robustness are valuable."
"It has a high-quality graphical interface."
"This product provides good visibility into applications at the backend."
"The integration point."
"The installation is no problem. I've installed Nagios several times."
"The most useful aspect of this solution is the ability to customize it for the client agent."
"The most valuable features of Nagios XI are you can customize it based on your use case and requirements. It is flexible and easy to integrate with our systems. You can customize the solution by adding additional features using code."
"The most valuable feature is the monitoring of processes."
"Though I downplayed the administrative NCC GUI, this is by far the strongest aspect of the Nagios XI product."
"Nagios XI helped me to draw the network and check for system failures."
"The most valuable feature is the dashboard, where I can have a single screen that provides a summary for hundreds of servers."
"Since this is an open source technology, if we are capable of writing the plugins in any scripting language, this product allows us to monitor anything we want."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"The CA Technologies sales team destroyed their relationship with our business units."
"Huawei devices are not properly supported, and there are incompatibility issues related to certain protocols."
"It was somewhat complex to implement."
"I would recommend AI capability built-in so it becomes more predictable and we jump ahead of the curve. This is the one really important feature I would really like to see in any product that provides alarms."
"From a functionality perspective, the product is not doing what it should. Also, there are some concerns about the accessibility. I would appreciate additional out-of-the-box troubleshooting scripts, like templates for addressing various issues. Currently, when troubleshooting online, I need to create my scripts. It would be beneficial if the platform could provide pre-built scripts or templates to help automate certain troubleshooting tasks."
"We have had some issues with the spec server and the high availability replication of data. It fails over well, but it does not come back very well. We get duplicated events."
"I would like to see them eliminate the Java console. The user interface for this is a Java applet that runs on your desktop, and it is very problematic for us."
"If they could interact with the MIBs of vendors better, and have a lot more pre-loaded ones, that would be amazing for us right now."
"I would like to see support for notification via SMS."
"It is really difficult to integrate Nagios XI with another system to generate logs and alert our management of failures in security infrastructure."
"I would like to be able to extend it to all of our data centers, whether they are in the cloud or not. It would be helpful if I could connect everywhere."
"Nagios XI can improve its GUI for users with a new look."
"The product does not have SAP monitoring."
"It can be quite difficult to know which drivers and agents to use when setting up."
"The Configuration Wizard needs improvement, because not all vendors are present."
"I would like a much easier GUI so that I can delete events and logs, which will free up a lot of space."
DX Spectrum is ranked 13th in Network Monitoring Software with 115 reviews while Nagios XI is ranked 8th in Network Monitoring Software with 54 reviews. DX Spectrum is rated 8.4, while Nagios XI is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of DX Spectrum writes "Comprehensive alerts, beneficial overall network viability, and scalability not limited". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Nagios XI writes "Great for monitoring IT services infrastructure with nice tools and helpful notifications". DX Spectrum is most compared with DX NetOps, Zabbix, SolarWinds NPM, Cisco DNA Center and vRealize Network Insight, whereas Nagios XI is most compared with Zabbix, Nagios Core, PRTG Network Monitor, Wireshark and Icinga. See our DX Spectrum vs. Nagios XI report.
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