We performed a comparison between Nagios Core and NetBrain 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."
"I like that it's very simple to install, easy to manage and deploy, and easy to use for monitoring."
"The application performance monitoring feature is valuable."
"It is fairly easy to set up, and we can monitor pretty much everything we want to."
"Nagios Core is stable."
"We mostly use Nagios Core to integrate with Python and Bash Script."
"Alert calls occur anytime a service goes down or a matrix is difficult and that helps us to quickly restore service and transfer work."
"The most valuable feature depends on the project. It's great if you need to check to ensure a service is running 24/7. I can use the full solution for free, and it's flexible. If I need to add a dashboard, I can integrate it with Nagios. Cloud synchronization is wonderful."
"We use the product to monitor server applications."
"NetBrain is a very simple tool."
"This product has good network monitoring and troubleshooting capabilities."
"Enables maps to be drawn out."
"Chain management is a good feature. I don't get it on other solutions."
"A reliable, time-saving tool for providing accurate layer 2 and layer 3 network mappings."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"The technical support needs improvement."
"Nagios Core does not have a graphic display."
"The UI is a little outdated and graphics could be displayed in a better way."
"The scalability needs improvement, it's not scalable at this time."
"I would like to see a sensor that shows the traffic of a user and what they're doing on the network."
"It is a bit slow due to latency."
"The core version is no match for the XI version."
"Would benefit from aggregations if a particular server goes down."
"Nagios Core could improve by adding a user interface. If you want the user interface you have to use Nagios XI."
"The solution could integrate more automation."
"Each device needs to be configured to allow NetBrain to poll for the information it needs, which can be very time-consuming for a large network."
"Support needs to improve for the installed product and some of the reporting could be more flexible to provide more complete cataloging."
"The IP interface brief isn't consistent."
"It would be nice if the setup was a little simpler. Also, if the solution could provide more training materials for new people coming into our company so they can quickly learn how to use the functionalities."
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Nagios Core is ranked 7th in Network Monitoring Software with 46 reviews while NetBrain is ranked 15th in Network Troubleshooting. Nagios Core is rated 8.0, while NetBrain is rated 7.2. The top reviewer of Nagios Core writes "An Open Source Fully Featured Data Centre Monitoring Tool". On the other hand, the top reviewer of NetBrain writes "Good monitoring and troubleshoot capabilities, improves overall network traffic visibility". Nagios Core is most compared with Zabbix, Nagios XI, Icinga, Centreon and OP5 Monitor, whereas NetBrain is most compared with Cisco DNA Center, ThousandEyes, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, SolarWinds Network Automation Manager and ScienceLogic. See our Nagios Core vs. NetBrain report.
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