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We performed a comparison between Elastic Beats and Nagios Log Server based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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"The security aspects in general have been very useful to use.""There's a whole spectrum of features on the solution that users can take advantage of. It's a very robust product."

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"One of the most valuable features is the dashboard because the UI was effective and easy to use. The alert systems are good as well. We had no failovers and had high availability. We can search the queries fast as well in Nagios Log Server.""It provides an easy way to identify errors and spot issues, making troubleshooting more efficient.""The product is scalable.""The initial setup of Nagios Log Server was easy and straightforward.""A great feature of the solution involves its internal portal."

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"The dashboard is not user-friendly. The solution, in general, isn't great from a user's perspective.""At some level, the documentation, the information as far as the components, it's sometimes a little difficult to find the information necessary to implement aspects."

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"The configurations during initial setup could be improved. If they could be agentless, as in the case of the Ansible product, it would be better. I would like to be able to analyze the network bandwidth.""As we are talking about a product which is open to the public, the pricing makes it challenging for us to profit off of its marketing.""The customization and dashboards have shortcomings and need to be improved to make the tool look more presentable.""It would be beneficial for Nagios to incorporate a tool that goes beyond log management and includes features to monitor overall system health and assess the effectiveness of antivirus solutions.""The support could be better."

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  • "It wasn't cheap, but it was cost-effective compared to many of the other solutions."
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  • "We found the pricing to be quite affordable."
  • "For a single instance, the price is around $4,000."
  • "On a scale of one to ten, where one is expensive, and ten is cheap, I rate the pricing an eight or nine."
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    Top Answer:It provides an easy way to identify errors and spot issues, making troubleshooting more efficient.
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    Overview

    Beats is the platform for single-purpose data shippers. They install as lightweight agents and send data from hundreds or thousands of machines to Logstash or Elasticsearch.

    Nagios Enterprises delivers official products, services, and solutions for and around Nagios – the industry standard in enterprise-grade IT infrastructure monitoring. With millions of users worldwide, Nagios is the undisputed champion in the IT monitoring space. Our team of dedicated professionals works to ensure total customer satisfaction with all the services we provide. Our extensive network of partners helps extend Nagios services and solutions to new organizations and markets worldwide to meet a variety of business needs. Nagios Enterprises was founded in 2007 by Ethan Galstad. Ethan created what would later become known as Nagios in 1999, and currently serves as the President of Nagios Enterprises.

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    Top Industries
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    Financial Services Firm27%
    Computer Software Company14%
    Real Estate/Law Firm14%
    Construction Company9%
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    Computer Software Company13%
    Government9%
    Retailer9%
    Financial Services Firm8%
    Company Size
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    Small Business21%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise68%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business27%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise61%
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    Elastic Beats doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Log Management while Nagios Log Server is ranked 38th in Log Management with 5 reviews. Elastic Beats is rated 8.0, while Nagios Log Server is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Elastic Beats writes "A robust solution with a whole spectrum of features that's extremely scalable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Nagios Log Server writes "A scalable and affordable tool for monitoring data centers ". Elastic Beats is most compared with , whereas Nagios Log Server is most compared with Wazuh, Graylog, LogRhythm SIEM, syslog-ng and SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server.

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