We performed a comparison between Nagios XI and Wireshark based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
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"The installation is no problem. I've installed Nagios several times."
"Nagios allows us to configure any device so that we can send pager alerts when people don't have access to emails. It also allows us to schedule downtime and maintenance."
"The most valuable feature is the monitoring of processes."
"The Script Module in Nagios is really easy to use and is really cost efficient."
"The most useful aspect of this solution is the ability to customize it for the client agent."
"This is a very good solution and it is simple to use, for any company."
"Nagios is stable and it's easy to use the monitoring software, which is why we chose this product."
"The transmission and reception issues are valuable."
"It has a good syntax to put the commands in and get information out of."
"Setup is very easy. It's also possible to change source code and compile if you want to change something in the code, because it's free."
"Wireshark's best features are that it lets us see what traffic is in the network and what data should be encrypted."
"Wireshark has a lot of features. It's a powerful tool if you're familiar with it. You can see everything on the network with it."
"The session-level filtering features are valuable."
"If you're dealing with troubleshooting network, voice issues, or network operations, having a tool like Wireshark to dive into packet details is important. The initial setup is straightforward. Anyone starting out or looking to deploy it on your personal PC or machine can do it easily."
"The initial setup is simple."
"The product's stability could be even better."
"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 product could be optimized to improve the administrative user experience via the Nagios Core Configuration (NCC) GUI module."
"Improve the documentation, examples, and best practices, therefore users can understand how to do things."
"The Configuration Wizard needs improvement, because not all vendors are present."
"The scalability of Nagios XI is scalable. However, it is not easy to do."
"The way Nagios displays information isn't easy for a new user to understand. It's not intuitive enough. You need to read some tutorials or be trained to understand what it's displaying. Also, I think it needs more features to improve network visibility because there are some things you can't detect."
"I would like to see more customization in the network map because it is a bit tricky to use it."
"DNS could be improved."
"Whenever we select one of the packets, in terms of the number of bytes, for example, there are three planes, and in the detailed plane, I have to count the number of bytes manually."
"We would like the product to be developed so that it doesn't rely on internet access for installation. We would like to see all of the components required to be integrated into the installer."
"The product is great but I wish there were more of an emphasis on the command line tools."
"Wireshark could be improved with a delay option when getting data automatically."
"In the future, it would be nice to see color coding. It is just black and white."
"Sometimes I need to use tcpdump when I need to check the packets on CLI."
"The solution’s user interface could be improved."
Nagios XI is ranked 9th in IT Infrastructure Monitoring with 54 reviews while Wireshark is ranked 4th in Network Troubleshooting with 61 reviews. Nagios XI is rated 8.2, while Wireshark is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of Nagios XI writes "Great for monitoring IT services infrastructure with nice tools and helpful notifications". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Wireshark writes "User-friendly with an easy setup and a nice interface". Nagios XI is most compared with Nagios Core, Zabbix, PRTG Network Monitor, SCOM and Icinga, whereas Wireshark is most compared with Zabbix, SolarWinds NPM, Colasoft Capsa, ClearSight Analyzer and Microsoft Network Monitor.
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