We performed a comparison between DX Unified Infrastructure Management 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."
"The number of probes available. Out of the box, I believe about 200 probes are available. And, if there's a probe that is not available, you can write one. You can also go to the communities and suggest, and based on demand, CA will write one for you."
"Great out-of-the-box capability."
"I can use the Drag and Drop feature to build dashboards within minutes."
"It is reliable when it comes to monitoring."
"I recall the initial setup being straightforward."
"It gives us visibility inside applications. It helps us to dig down and find the root cause of any issue within the network."
"Monitoring infrastructure and business applications are the most valuable features."
"The monitoring of the applications to let our business know when things are performing and that they're up and available."
"The most valuable feature of Nagios XI is customization. We can customize based on our requirements. We can do modifications and implement a lot of scripts. Additionally, it is easy to use."
"Though I downplayed the administrative NCC GUI, this is by far the strongest aspect of the Nagios XI product."
"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 dashboard allows you to see what's going on in the overall system."
"The ability to set up templates and groups of checks, as well as customize the checks themselves."
"I can monitor a software made in-house to software of bigger companies."
"Nagios XI is a simple monitoring tool with performance management."
"The most useful aspect of this solution is the ability to customize it for the client agent."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"There should be wider coverage of storage infrastructure."
"We would like to see automatic network topology."
"Stability."
"I think it can be improved by a greater provision of specialized technical support, as there are very few trained personnel there."
"The dashboards need to be improved."
"The biggest feature that I've been hoping they would enhance on is inventory management: things like adding/removing nodes."
"It would be good to implement views showing the aggregated status graphically."
"The company has not kept pace with developments."
"Open-source software is usually not user-friendly."
"The interface could be more user-friendly."
"Improve the documentation, examples, and best practices, therefore users can understand how to do things."
"We often need to develop custom plugins to get Nagios to work the way we want it to work because the features we need are not always available in Nagios."
"The pricing has recently risen. I know they've changed what is covered under the license, however, it doesn't change the way we use it and adds nothing to our experience, and yet we now have to pay more."
"The reporting part should be made simpler. While we can obtain all the reports we need, we always have to create work-arounds to get them."
"The installation and monitoring need improvement."
"Nagios XI can improve its GUI for users with a new look."
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DX Unified Infrastructure Management is ranked 37th in Network Monitoring Software with 120 reviews while Nagios XI is ranked 8th in Network Monitoring Software with 54 reviews. DX Unified Infrastructure Management is rated 8.2, while Nagios XI is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of DX Unified Infrastructure Management writes "Easy to set up, simple to use, and offers great technical support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Nagios XI writes "Great for monitoring IT services infrastructure with nice tools and helpful notifications". DX Unified Infrastructure Management is most compared with DX SaaS, DX Spectrum, SCOM, ManageEngine OpManager and Zabbix, whereas Nagios XI is most compared with Zabbix, Nagios Core, PRTG Network Monitor, Icinga and Wireshark. See our DX Unified Infrastructure Management vs. Nagios XI report.
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