We performed a comparison between Nagios Core and SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer 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."
"Nagios Core is very configurable. Whatever you want, you can do it."
"Key features include the GUI interface, its notification capabilities, and the real-time reporting."
"Alert calls occur anytime a service goes down or a matrix is difficult and that helps us to quickly restore service and transfer work."
"We use the product to monitor server applications."
"The most valuable feature of Nagios Core is the ability to check the availability of the server for network connectivity. Additionally, the interface is good."
"I like that it's very simple to install, easy to manage and deploy, and easy to use for monitoring."
"The most valuable feature of Nagios Core is it allows us to develop and add as many plugins as we want."
"The notifications are definitely one of the most valuable features of Nagios Core. We know what to look for and what to expect when things are down."
"As it offers enterprise solutions, it has all the essential features for business."
"What I like the most is the bandwidth assessment."
"The most helpful feature of SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer is bandwidth analysis, which lets you see who's hogging your network."
"This solution gives us important information about the utilization of protocols, particularly in terms of how often they are used."
"SolarWinds has improved our organization because whenever a device is down, we get an alert."
"For stability, I would give SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer a rating of ten out of ten."
"The solution's most valuable feature is its traffic analysis."
"The program is scalable enough for our usage."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"The core version is no match for the XI version."
"Cloud monitoring is an area for improvement because there aren't too many plugins available."
"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."
"I would like to see more training videos."
"The UI is a little outdated and graphics could be displayed in a better way."
"Nagios Core is limited in terms of distributed setups, and there is no central view for remote data centers."
"It is a bit slow due to latency."
"There is room for improvement in the graphics."
"There are some areas for improvement in SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer. There are some challenges with the solution when compared to other monitoring tools such as difficulty in operations and difficulty with backup installation. My team is currently trying out different solutions but would need to see how it goes."
"They should work on the configuration of the Log Analyzer feature."
"It is a scalable solution, but it is costly to scale. Therefore, I would rate scalability at eight out of ten."
"The solution needs better log management and log coordination with tools."
"Customer Support is quite complex."
"This solution does not do a very good job when I am trying to look deeper into my internal network, in particular with respect to individual ports."
"I would like to see better customization capabilities."
"The pricing is expensive."
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Nagios Core is ranked 7th in Network Monitoring Software with 46 reviews while SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer is ranked 6th in Network Traffic Analysis (NTA) with 34 reviews. Nagios Core is rated 8.0, while SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Nagios Core writes "An Open Source Fully Featured Data Centre Monitoring Tool". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer writes "Displays traffic visibility and efficient traffic flows". Nagios Core is most compared with Zabbix, Nagios XI, Centreon, Icinga and OP5 Monitor, whereas SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer is most compared with ManageEngine NetFlow Analyzer, Cisco Secure Network Analytics, Zabbix, SolarWinds NPM and Darktrace. See our Nagios Core vs. SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer report.
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