We performed a comparison between Nagios Log Server and VMware Aria Operations for Logs based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Log Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The initial setup of Nagios Log Server was easy and straightforward."
"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."
"A great feature of the solution involves its internal portal."
"The product is scalable."
"The virtualization solution supports data center virtualization, network and security."
"The solution is quite user-friendly."
"It gives the customer a quick overview, so they don't have to dig. There's a clear dashboard with many sensors in a single space. He gets a helicopter view of his environment, but he can investigate further if there are serious issues. It's pretty user-friendly."
"Our current costs are too high, and this tool will help us to better optimize our infrastructure."
"The interface of the solution is good."
"What I like is that you can have different storage locations for different applications."
"The tool helps my company deal with security and log analysis, which are very important areas for us...It is a scalable solution."
"It is a very useful tool if you have a VMware environment."
"The support could be better."
"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."
"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 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."
"The customization and dashboards have shortcomings and need to be improved to make the tool look more presentable."
"The tool does not provide a centralized pane for monitoring."
"Paid or free does not matter, but it is complex to find good training material for vRealize Log Insight."
"Log retention should have more options for user control."
"The tool is expensive."
"The solution isn't user-friendly for admins."
"In the VMware environment, one area for improvement is the handling of VM failovers due to host failures, such as unexpected shutdowns from hardware issues. Currently, High Availability (HA) doesn't seem to recognize whether the VMs are online during failover, treating them as offline or unavailable."
"From an improvement perspective, the tool needs to be made more user-friendly."
"The solution should be more user-friendly. The user interface and dashboard could be simplified."
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Nagios Log Server is ranked 36th in Log Management with 5 reviews while VMware Aria Operations for Logs is ranked 10th in Log Management with 24 reviews. Nagios Log Server is rated 7.8, while VMware Aria Operations for Logs is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Nagios Log Server writes "A scalable and affordable tool for monitoring data centers ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VMware Aria Operations for Logs writes "Gives a clear forecast about existing machines, and has an automation feature that helps in reducing a lot of ambiguities and managing operational efficiencies". Nagios Log Server is most compared with Wazuh, Graylog, LogRhythm SIEM, syslog-ng and SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server, whereas VMware Aria Operations for Logs is most compared with Splunk Enterprise Security, Elastic Security, LogRhythm SIEM, Graylog and IBM Security QRadar. See our Nagios Log Server vs. VMware Aria Operations for Logs report.
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