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We performed a comparison between Cisco UCS Manager and Nagios Core based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two IT Infrastructure Monitoring solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed Cisco UCS Manager vs. Nagios Core Report (Updated: March 2024).
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Pros
"What I like most about Cisco UCS Manager is the ease of administration. It also allows the central management of maintenance, installation, and configuration activities.""We can configure the Cisco UCS Manager, the profiles and interactions with the resource we manage.""Ease of management is certainly the most valuable feature in this product.""It is more robust than other solutions. So, the stability is good.""From a usability and functionality perspective, Cisco UCS Manager is very good.""The interface is ergonomic and native. We can use UCS Manager to do all the configurations for the servers, including storage, networking, and all the other components we need inside the fabric. It's simple and flexible.""The flexibility and the ease in which the features can be expanded are the solution's most valuable aspects.""I can deploy something in my 50-odd servers all in one go, in parallel, whereas if I was to do that individually, it could be a nightmare."

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"The most valuable features are the reports and the way it generates the report in a graphical manner.""It has made the life of the network operations staff more proactive in managing the resources of the infrastructure. It prevents disasters long before they can take place.""It is fairly easy to set up, and we can monitor pretty much everything we want to.""Our customers like that Nagios Core is an open source solution. It can be customized to our customers' specific needs.""The most valuable feature of Nagios Core is it allows us to develop and add as many plugins as we want.""I like the way the solution sends alerts and how it keeps on escalating them.""Dashboard provides monitor of total assets.""The most valuable feature is the performance parameters of the system."

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Cons
"Cisco UCS Manager is not a scalable solution because once you have 160 blades, it cannot be expanded more.""I want to be able to schedule multiple sequential updates in one go.""The interface and the way it is constructed is very complex. They should work to simplify it. It's quite difficult for somebody who doesn't know the product very well. Users should be able to get proficient with it faster. There's definitely room for improvement there.""Its user interface can be improved. It can be more user-friendly.""The integration with other solutions could be better. I think Cisco can only integrate using Intersight. There is a second interface available as a SaaS platform, in the cloud, or on-premise. It's based on the Redfish protocol, which is standard for all the B-series servers in the market. We can integrate other solutions using API.""Cisco UCS Manager should have a simplified deployment in the sense of not having multiple machines, demilitarized zones, and on-premise options.""The pricing can be better.""Upgrading the firmware is a difficult procedure."

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"Nagios Core does not have a graphic display.""The UI is a little outdated and graphics could be displayed in a better way.""The mapping is a little hard.""The scalability needs improvement, it's not scalable at this time.""Cloud monitoring is an area for improvement because there aren't too many plugins available.""The user interface could be more interactive because it is pretty basic.""It's not that easy to install the product itself. Also, the UI is a bit hard for regular users to navigate through.""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."

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  • "With product discounts which can be negotiated, the product is a great value."
  • "You buy the hardware and then you get Cisco UCS Manager for free."
  • "The pricing for Cisco UCS Manager is okay for its market, so it's a four out of five for me."
  • "Cisco UCS is more expensive than Dell and HP, but it is more reliable. I see less issues and it's quite stable."
  • "Cisco UCS Manager’s annual licensing fee is expensive."
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  • "It's free."
  • "The Nagios Core (PNP4Nagios + Core) is free and can be setup by Netadmin within a few hours. The only additional cost is the cloud server."
  • "We have saved a lot of time, money, and effort in reducing disaster times, which is owed to Nagios quick alerting."
  • "Nagios Core is free to use."
  • "Lessening the price point would be an improvement."
  • "We are using the open-source, unpaid version."
  • "Most the plugin features are free."
  • "We are using the free version."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:It is more robust than other solutions. So, the stability is good.
    Top Answer:In comparison to other solutions, it is expensive. In HP servers, for example, we have HP SIM, and in Dell DXL, there's Dell Open Manager. Cisco UCS Manager is not as familiar with upgrades… more »
    Top Answer:There is room for improvement in the software part of Cisco UCS Manager. It should be more user-friendly, especially when creating policies. For example, if I am putting a maintenance policy, the… more »
    Top Answer:What I like about Nagios Core is that it helps me ensure everything is running smoothly by checking the status of hosts and services.
    Top Answer:I have found Nagios Core to be challenging in terms of its centralized architecture and configuration complexities, especially in a Microsoft environment. Making optimizations or changes often… more »
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    Overview
    Cisco UCS Manager helps significantly reduce management and administration expenses by automating routine tasks to increase operational agility. Customers can extend the benefits of Cisco UCS Manager globally across an enterprise to thousands of servers in multiple domains with Cisco UCS Central Software.

    This is IT infrastructure monitoring's industry-standard, open-source core. Free without professional support services.

    Sample Customers
    Management Science Associates, Peak 10, Virtual Consulting Professionals
    Airbnb, Cisco, PayPal, FanDuel
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Comms Service Provider42%
    Consumer Goods Company8%
    Energy/Utilities Company8%
    Financial Services Firm8%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company33%
    Financial Services Firm11%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Government7%
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    Computer Software Company25%
    Financial Services Firm17%
    Retailer13%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company15%
    Government11%
    Financial Services Firm9%
    Educational Organization8%
    Company Size
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    Small Business29%
    Midsize Enterprise10%
    Large Enterprise62%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business14%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise74%
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    Small Business38%
    Midsize Enterprise21%
    Large Enterprise42%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business25%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise59%
    Buyer's Guide
    Cisco UCS Manager vs. Nagios Core
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Cisco UCS Manager vs. Nagios Core and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
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    Cisco UCS Manager is ranked 31st in IT Infrastructure Monitoring with 20 reviews while Nagios Core is ranked 8th in IT Infrastructure Monitoring with 46 reviews. Cisco UCS Manager is rated 8.0, while Nagios Core is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Cisco UCS Manager writes "Stable and resilient, but slightly more complicated to deploy". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Nagios Core writes "An Open Source Fully Featured Data Centre Monitoring Tool". Cisco UCS Manager is most compared with Cisco Intersight, Nutanix Prism, Zabbix, Datadog and HPE OneView, whereas Nagios Core is most compared with Zabbix, Nagios XI, Centreon, Icinga and OP5 Monitor. See our Cisco UCS Manager vs. Nagios Core report.

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