We are a small MSP and we use Auvik Network Management to monitor the networks of our clients.
Support Engineer / T1 Team Lead at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Provides full visibility, helps us remediate issues quickly, and manage firewalls remotely
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable feature of Auvik is the comprehensive network management it provides."
- "Scheduling maintenance would be much easier if there was a dedicated section readily visible on each client's main page."
What is our primary use case?
How has it helped my organization?
The network map is essential – without it, we'd be lost quickly. Fortunately, it provides us with a convenient and near real-time view of the system, allowing for optimal monitoring.
The Auvik network map offers complete visibility of all devices where we have established credentials.
We started to see the benefits of Auvik as soon as we added an Auvik specialist to our team.
Auvik has helped reduce our mean time to resolution. It is now almost immediate. When a cluster goes down, we receive an alert almost immediately.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature of Auvik is the comprehensive network management it provides. While we initially had someone install it for our client, it wasn't set up correctly. Thankfully, our new Auvik specialist came in, cleaned everything up, and configured it properly. Now, we have clear visibility into our network, including breakdowns of VLANs, device locations, and communication paths. We even discovered a built-in GUI traceroute tool that helps us pinpoint network bottlenecks with ease.
What needs improvement?
The interface could be more user-friendly for getting to our clients. While the overall experience is positive, there's room for improvement. The main client pages load slowly, but interestingly, navigating through drop-down menus before reaching the main page is faster. Scheduling maintenance would be much easier if there was a dedicated section readily visible on each client's main page.
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For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Auvik Network Management for one and a half years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Auvik Network Management is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Auvik Network Management is scalable.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We transitioned from SolarWinds Orion to Auvik Network Management due to its wider range of features. Beyond core functionalities, Auvik provides backup and restore options for configurations, and to our delight, we recently discovered the ability to remotely manage firewalls directly through the platform, eliminating the need for on-site VPN access.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate Auvik Network Management eight out of ten.
We maintain the server we host Auvik on.
I recommend Auvik Network Management. Once you get to know the solution, you'll be able to utilize its full potential.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
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Director of Engineering at a tech vendor with 11-50 employees
The monitoring and management functions couldn't be more straightforward, but it doesn't work with Tailscale
Pros and Cons
- "Auvik has alerts that help you be proactive by telling you when something is behaving abnormally."
- "We use a service called Tailscale, a peer-to-peer private networking tool. My biggest issue with Auvik was getting it to scan devices across the Tailscale network. I suspect it's not supported there. That would be a valuable extension for us."
What is our primary use case?
I run an engineering team with a dynamic cloud-based environment. I was interested in tools that can help me understand what we have deployed.
There are about five people administrating it. In terms of the number of locations, it's hard to say. We're a distributed remote team, but we have multiple cloud environments. We don't have locations in the physical sense of the word anymore.
How has it helped my organization?
One of our core objectives is to understand the services and systems deployed in the cloud. It's not always obvious. I'm hopeful that Auvik will help.
Having a single platform is somewhat important. It's also essential to integrate Auvik with other solutions. However, I don't think there's a situation where one tool can be the single integrated platform within a space. I checked out the API and the integrations around that. It all looks good, but I didn't use it that much. I did some basic integrations, but I don't think having a single integrated portal product is everything. The right amount of features are integrated into Auvik, but it doesn't need to have everything integrated, and nothing ever will be fully integrated.
We use various tools, including our homebrewed management scripts, some monitoring tools, and cloud portals. They aren't all applications per se, but we have various overlapping tools. Switching to Auvik would save us some time, but some key hangups prevent us from proceeding with it.
The automatic discovery would help us avoid repeated configuration steps. The automated device inventory feature is potentially valuable. Employees are expensive, and we want them focused on high-value tasks.
Visibility is crucial. Auvik has alerts that help us be proactive by telling us when something is behaving abnormally.
What is most valuable?
The automatic discovery feature is the most valuable, but I've got some issues. The monitoring and management functions are effortless. It couldn't be more straightforward. We use lots of tools, and they need to be as simple as possible. Auvik has an advantage there because I certainly would pick it over something else. However, we often find ourselves using functions that aren't so easy to use because we need them, and they're the only option available.
The network visualization was intuitive enough, but it's hard to say because the network I was testing had a reasonably flat structure. It was good for what I was doing, but I don't know how that scales.
What needs improvement?
We use a service called Tailscale, a peer-to-peer private networking tool. My biggest issue with Auvik was getting it to scan devices across the Tailscale network. I suspect it's not supported there. That would be a valuable extension for us.
For how long have I used the solution?
I haven't used Auvik for long. I did a demo for about a day where I set up the features and played with the interface extensively.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Auvik is highly stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I haven't stretched Auvik's capabilities, but it's been fine.
How are customer service and support?
I rate Auvik support a six out of ten. They were very responsive, but I didn't feel that the answer was quite accurate.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Neutral
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We had a mixture of cloud consoles and self-management scripts. I saw Auvik advertised and thought the automatic discovery sounded handy, so I took a free trial.
How was the initial setup?
I run the engineering team, so I wouldn't do the deployment, but I manage the people who would. It's pretty straightforward, and I implemented Auvik out of the box. It takes very little time to deploy. I could see devices within an hour. I spent most of the day playing with configurations, adding SNMP credentials, and exploring. I could get something running in half an hour to an hour. Auvik was much quicker to set up than some other tools.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I'm concerned about the price. It seems quite expensive.
What other advice do I have?
I rate Auvik a seven out of ten. Currently, it doesn't work for us because of the limitation on Tailscale. If it weren't for that, I would give it a perfect ten. Unfortunately, it doesn't meet our needs, so I can't score it too high.
The setup was smooth, and you can tell they've put a lot of thought into helping people with that. I'm curious why all the devices have API keys next to them when I know some devices don't have APIs. It wasn't clear what that meant. Maybe the way the APIs work could use a little bit of polish.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
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Network Administrator at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees
Enables us to become proactive rather than reactive; we immediately know when something is down
Pros and Cons
- "It's easy to get the information I need. I don't need to hunt for it or run queries to get it."
- "When credentials are rejected, I'd like to get a little information about why in the error message."
What is our primary use case?
Auvik is a monitoring solution for our infrastructure. We needed a tool to monitor the network, tell us when something is down, notify us when resources are low, and functions like that.
How has it helped my organization?
Auvik has helped us become proactive rather than reactive. We immediately know when something is down, so we're not finding out from users calling to complain. Auvik has made it easier to get the information we need. It's a significant improvement over our previous solution, which was completely useless.
It automates tasks like obtaining the switch configs. I no longer need to go into the switches and manually download the configs, then save them in a certain spot. It's a time saver. The configs are automatically updated and saved in the cloud, so if something were to happen on-prem, we can log into that portal from anywhere and get our configs back.
It's a great solution for that. We don't have to worry about what happens if we get wiped out. We'll always have our switch configs in the cloud. It also helps keep our device inventories updated because it's automatically scanning, but it hasn't saved us much time because we're fairly small.
What is most valuable?
It's easy to get the information I need. I don't need to hunt for it or run queries to get it. It's fairly important to have a single interface. I don't want to check multiple places to see what's going on in my infrastructure.
What needs improvement?
When credentials are rejected, I'd like to get a little information about why in the error message.
For how long have I used the solution?
We've been using Auvik for nearly two months.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Auvik is stable. It's good.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We previously used OpenManage Network Manager from Dell EMC, but we got rid of it because it was too large and cumbersome to utilize effectively. It was pretty awful. It was on-premise and unwieldy. Auvik's cloud-based solution has been great.
How was the initial setup?
Setting up Auvik was a piece of cake. This was an absolute breeze to set up compared to my last solution. We had the last solution for three years, and I don't think it was fully set up. With Auvik, I installed the collector, pointed it at my networks, and away it went. There was nothing to it. The network map started to populate in less than an hour. It was probably less than 20 minutes.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Auvik is fair compared to LogicMonitor, which I used before OMNM. I think it's a good price.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We looked at LogicMonitor. It was super pricey and wasn't as good of a fit as Auvik. Auvik does more for less money. Auvik has all the features that LogicMonitor has for half the cost.
What other advice do I have?
I rate Auvik 10 out of 10. It has been fantastic so far. I recommend Auvik for its ease of use and the information that you can get out of it. The price point is also fantastic.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
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Technical Solutions Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Integrates well, provides good visibility, and has a unique pricing model that allows you to spin devices up and down monthly
Pros and Cons
- "The integration with other vendors, not just using their SNMP feature, but the actual integration to other cloud-based solutions is also valuable. We use Cisco Meraki, and integration into that has been very helpful."
- "The deployment could be better. It's something that we've done recently. Auvik uses something called a collector, and I added a collector to our main site. I only added it to the main site, but when it came to adding additional sites because this was in the testing phase, I had to reconfigure that collector. It wasn't overly clear about how to do that and how to share. They call it sharing a collector. I had to mess around a bit to reconfigure that collector and add some new sites."
What is our primary use case?
We are using it for more visibility on our network devices.
How has it helped my organization?
It did highlight a few things in the very beginning. When we were in the trial, it highlighted some misconfigurations, some of which were quite important to fix immediately. It has brought us to a better place from that perspective. There is comfort in knowing that there is something watching the devices. If a site was to go down, or something was to stop working, or someone plugged in something incorrectly where they shouldn't be, we would be notified, and then we could figure out how to fix it straight away, whereas before, we would be in the dark. We didn't have visibility on that before.
It provides a single integrated platform, which is very important because it saves time and it gets to the point very quickly. If there is something that's not quite right, we can find it and figure out a path to resolution.
It's very good for visualizing the network mapping and topology for our organization. It's really helpful. We do need network diagrams to be accurate and up-to-date for certain accreditations that we have. As we are still in our infancy with the product, with the diagrams that we've got, we do need to do a little bit of work. They are very detailed. They do show the connectivity parts, and once I tighten them up, they'd be sufficient for us to use for our audit purposes. They're good.
The overall intuitiveness of the network visualization is pretty good. They are quite intuitive. It gives you the option to drill down into certain sites and see their connectivity and see what goes where. It's pretty good, especially when you get stuck into the filters and you start adding devices and adding different bits and pieces. It works well.
We've got various sites across the country. We aren't global, but in the UK, we've got various sites. It's very helpful to see the topology and what's going on in our other sites as well, whereas before, we had little to no visibility. This visibility is very important.
It helps keep device inventories up-to-date. It has saved time when it comes to us having audits and interrogations.
What is most valuable?
The alerting has been really useful. The integration with other vendors, not just using their SNMP feature, but the actual integration to other cloud-based solutions is also valuable. We use Cisco Meraki, and integration into that has been very helpful.
It's very important that it's user-friendly and easy to understand. They've got quite a good knowledge base as well. Their resource center is pretty helpful. I had to go there a couple of times.
What needs improvement?
The deployment could be better. It's something that we've done recently. Auvik uses something called a collector, and I added a collector to our main site. I only added it to the main site, but when it came to adding additional sites because this was in the testing phase, I had to reconfigure that collector. It wasn't overly clear about how to do that and how to share. They call it sharing a collector. I had to mess around a bit to reconfigure that collector and add some new sites. I originally set Auvik up as a single site and put the credentials. We share the credentials across the other sites as well. I did the credentials onto our headquarters, and then I realized that I could have added the credentials at the very top level or the organizational level. I had to do a bit of reconfiguring to move the credentials over, and then it scanned the device again to make sure they were the right credentials. So, reconfiguring was a little bit of a pain. In the initial setup phase, if it was described a bit better that if you use the same credentials, you can put them here instead of at the site level, that would've been quite beneficial. They could also mention that you can set your collector up as a shared collector from the very beginning. It could be that it does that, and I just missed that step. If that's not there, then just the description as to what it could do and how it would benefit, instead of having to retrospectively change it, would be useful.
There should be a slightly clearer understanding of how devices are charged. We integrated the Meraki system, and certain devices are chargeable and certain devices aren't chargeable. It would be quite useful to have some kind of message saying, "Right, we've discovered these devices on Meraki. Once you are monitoring them, you will be charged this per device, and there'll be an uplift of your billing every month."
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Auvik for a couple of months.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Although I haven't taken too much notice of these emails, I have received a fair few in our short period of being with Auvik that describe system outages and maintenance windows and changes. I was a bit surprised at how many I've had, but every time I've wanted to use it, it has been there. It's nice that they email to say that there are potential issues, but there seem to have been a fair few. The downtime hasn't affected us directly, but it potentially has been a fair bit.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It appears to be very scalable. In terms of usage, it spans the whole company's infrastructure. We've got five locations. It spans across all of those and most of the subnets at those locations as well. There are some irrelevant devices that don't need to be monitored there, but we have Cisco switches, and we have Meraki firewalls and wireless access points. We have also got some Polycom and Yealink desk phones that it monitors. It monitors our HP printers, and we've got some Lexmark printers. We monitor those across the sites, and obviously, we've got all of our end-user devices. So, we've got phones, laptops, and a whole mixture of tech that is connected to the end.
We are looking at expanding one of our warehouses to have a lot more infrastructure inside it. Its usage will be expanded. In terms of users, we've only two users who log into the dashboard.
How are customer service and support?
It was pretty good. I only got in touch with them once about the collector we put in. They were pretty helpful. I'm happy to give them a 10 out of 10. They got to the point and helped me out.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We used PRTG, but it was decommissioned. It was only a free version.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was straightforward to add the single site, but when I wanted to change that collector to point at multiple sites and move the configuration of the credentials over to the top level, that was a bit of an arduous task.
We implemented Auvik out of the box. It took about an hour after the collector was implemented before our network mapping started to populate. I had to authorize the networks that it was detecting, and it took about an hour.
Overall, the deployment probably spanned over a couple of weeks. If I had dedicated time for it, it probably would've taken only a day or so to add all our sites and get everything as it should be.
In terms of the implementation strategy, there wasn't too much of a strategy because it was a trial that we then continued onward. We didn't really have too much of a strategy devised.
What about the implementation team?
I deployed it myself. For maintenance, there is just our team, which includes me and my colleague. Maintenance is required only when we have changes on our network.
What was our ROI?
Personally, I have seen an ROI, but I am not sure if the decision holders who deal with spending money have seen that yet because it has not highlighted any issues. It has not had that value in their eyes. It will probably show its value when it highlights what's gone wrong and how quickly it could be repaired due to the information that it provides.
In terms of time savings as compared to our previous platform, the platforms that we used in the past were decommissioned. We were looking at finding alternatives, which is when Auvik came around. I'm not so sure it has had a chance to save too much time just yet because it has not highlighted anything that needs to be repaired. I can imagine it being a great time saver should something go wrong, but because we are only in our early stages of use, we've not been able to benefit from its fault finding so much just yet.
We have not yet seen a reduction in our mean time to resolution (MTTR) because we've not had any problems.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Auvik has got quite a unique pricing model where you can spin up and spin down devices monthly. Obviously, there's the option to have a yearly commitment, but you can add different tiers of monitoring on devices. There are lots of bolt-ons and bits and pieces that you can choose to have. You can slim it down to something very cheap every month, or you can spin it up to whatever the requirements are, whereas others are a bit more finicky to set up and understand the billing.
The pricing could be tiered so that you get a discount for more devices. We're fairly early on in the billing process, but it could be slightly cheaper.
When we first signed up, it wasn't overly clear in terms of the devices that were chargeable. They seemed to be on the performance plan for some reason, as opposed to essentials, which had a higher tier of cost. So, I had it switched down to essentials. We use Meraki, and we also use another product called Cisco Umbrella. So, there are some aspects that we already have in other products that are a bit more detailed. I don't need additional functions, such as NetFlow, because we got Meraki Firewall, and we use Cisco Umbrella and all of their devices. We've already got the visibility that Auvik has, and we didn't need that portion of the billing. So, it cost a bit more initially because we were on this performance plan.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We did look into other products, but we didn't do a trial of them. I can't remember the name, but there were a few open-source products that we were considering for which we would have needed servers and other bits and pieces. Auvik being cloud-based was very appealing because we are very cloud-first. We did the test, and we liked it. So, we decided to carry on.
What other advice do I have?
I would advise giving it the time it deserves to set it up correctly. Make sure that you are not preoccupied with other things. It doesn't take a lot of time, but just make sure that you aren't doing other things, and then you'll get it right the first time.
It's pretty straightforward. It takes a little bit of concentration. It's not something you could just set up in a rush. You would need to make sure that you're doing everything properly and giving it the attention it deserves, which sometimes I struggle to do because I multitask quite a bit.
It hasn't yet helped reduce repetitive, low-priority tasks through automation, but I can see it being able to do that. Similarly, its automation hasn't yet had an effect on our IT team's availability.
Comparing Auvik’s cloud-based solution versus on-prem network monitoring solutions, I personally don't see any downside to it being in the cloud as opposed to being on-prem. It has security for logging in, and it's normally always available. It's easy to spin up collectors that will talk out to the cloud. You still have a small on-prem application, but the whole infrastructure, the system, and the database are all living in the cloud, which really helps. Personally, I find it brilliant. It's great having a cloud-based solution that is powerful, like this one.
I would rate it an eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
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Tier 2 IT support Engineer | Technical Team leader at B-Logic
Provides detailed device information and visual network mapping
Pros and Cons
- "The solution provides detailed device information, including serial numbers, configurations, IP, warranty status, and when the device was purchased. This is very helpful when it comes to replacing old devices."
- "Automatic configuration backups would be an excellent feature for network devices and access points. The solution could take a backup of the configurations weekly and store that, which would be very nice."
What is our primary use case?
We use Auvik as a dashboard in our service desk department to monitor the network status of our clients, as it helps us with real-time connectivity. We use the solution for our service desk and applications and infrastructure team, including all the managers, so we have it across almost the entire technical support team.
How has it helped my organization?
Auvik improved our monitoring and awareness of our networks and helped us be more proactive in dealing with issues as a company. It gives us a clear understanding of what's happening on networks and what goes wrong, and the solution provides detailed data about events.
The solution helped reduce repetitive, low-priority tasks through automation, which saves us a considerable number of hours between all our clients.
The product positively impacts our IT team's visibility into our remote and distributed networks globally. We have more awareness of our networks, a visual representation to aid us, and more detailed information when something goes wrong.
Auvik increased our IT team's availability through automation, especially around alerting. Previously, it could take 15 minutes to figure out what was happening with a downed device, but Auvik detects an issue and automatically alerts us through the ticketing system. It tells us exactly why a particular switch has gone down or when a specific firewall loses connectivity. We know exactly what the problem is right away, which saves us a lot of time.
Auvik helps keep our device inventories up-to-date, which saves us a lot of time because it provides us with serial numbers, IPs, and other device information which we would previously have had to find ourselves. It helps with firewalls, access points, and servers; all the device data is kept up-to-date in the background, and that's excellent. For a new client for whom we haven't documented any devices yet, that's 15 minutes saved per ticket or logged device, which adds to a significant time-saving.
What is most valuable?
The solution provides detailed device information, including serial numbers, configurations, IP, warranty status, and when the device was purchased. This is very helpful when it comes to replacing old devices.
The visual layout of the network provided by the product is a nice feature, almost like a family tree for the network.
I'm impressed by the way Auvik helps visualize the network mapping/topology, which is one of the features I like most. It isn't 100% accurate, but it helps us understand the network by displaying different components with different icons, like APs, machines, switches, and servers, and the connections between them.
Auvik allows us to do SNMP checks and load separate accounts on all the devices.
The monitoring is excellent because it helps us stay proactive all the time.
Using Auvik's monitoring and management functions is straightforward and comfortable, and we have it integrated with our billing system. If a device on the system goes down, has an alert, or packet loss, a ticket is automatically logged into our ticketing system, which is very convenient. The management side takes a little getting used to, but with training and after a few days of experience with the product, it isn't too tricky, so it's pretty user-friendly.
What needs improvement?
Automatic configuration backups would be an excellent feature for network devices and access points. The solution could take a backup of the configurations weekly and store that, which would be very nice.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using the solution for three to four months.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is very stable; we didn't have any issues with the dashboard, ticket logging, or anything like that.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The deployment team manage the scalability, so I don't know about that.
We have about 40 end users in total.
How are customer service and support?
I never encountered any issues requiring a ticket to technical support.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We previously used PRTG, and it wasn't ideal. I don't remember precisely why, but it was either too expensive or didn't give us the desired results, so we switched to Auvik.
How was the initial setup?
I wasn't involved in the deployment, but our applications and infrastructure team found it simple enough, and they like the solution too. From my perspective, it didn't look like a complex process; it seemed seamless.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I don't work in the finance department, so I'm not familiar with the pricing details; however, I know some clients declined Auvik due to the pricing, so they found it expensive. Other clients have adopted it, so they think it's worth the cost.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We evaluated another solution I don't remember the name of, but Auvik was on the cards for quite some time, so we ended up going with it.
What other advice do I have?
I rate Auvik eight out of ten.
I advise those considering Auvik to thoroughly read through the alerts if they have a ticket, and they'll know what the issue is.
As we are early in our integration with the solution, we have yet to integrate with much, just our ticketing and billing system.
We have seen time-to-value with Auvik.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Hybrid Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Other
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Senior Technical Engineer at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
A powerful tool for MSPs, but the topologies are not always correct
Pros and Cons
- "I like the feature that allows us to remote access and remote troubleshoot many of the devices, including terminal Windows."
- "When it tries to build the topology, it does it in a way that is usually incorrect. It cannot validate VLANs correctly, and it is a bit cumbersome. When we have a known topology, it makes it completely different. The network maps are not accurate."
What is our primary use case?
I use it as a first line of information gathering. When properly configured, I am able to quickly diagnose and troubleshoot issues from the network's infrastructure level and go up to servers and other devices.
How has it helped my organization?
Auvik has helped to decrease my mean time to resolution. If configured correctly, it definitely takes 10 to 20 minutes off resolution. I am able to diagnose things at least 15 minutes faster than I would manually.
What is most valuable?
I like the feature that allows us to remote access and remote troubleshoot many of the devices, including terminal Windows.
What needs improvement?
When it tries to build the topology, it does it in a way that is usually incorrect. It cannot validate VLANs correctly, and it is a bit cumbersome. When we have a known topology, it makes it completely different. The network maps are not accurate.
It does not always give a real-time picture of your network. It all depends on how it was configured. I have seen proper configurations, and they look fine, and then there are other ones that are completely broken. For example, I have several clients with mixed equipment, but the topology map shows switches that are on top of the map, whereas firewalls are technically on top. It does not see them correctly. At times, it puts random switches not even connected to anything, even though we know they are physically connected in the topology.
If we are able to manually move devices on the topology, that would be great. It would be amazing if the network map could be manually redrawn. I have submitted this as a request previously.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Auvik for the last five years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I have not seen any stability-related issues.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
In my opinion, it would be a very scalable product.
How are customer service and support?
I have not contacted them in more than four years. I only contacted them once very early on when I was asking about being able to move things.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
To my knowledge, we did not have any solution that would be a comparative analysis of what Auvik provides. In recent months, I have come across a similar topology and diagnostic tool that is built into Fortinet's security appliance. It is a bit similar.
A similar networking map topology that I used to use was when we would build things in Visio and have them as interactive maps.
How was the initial setup?
I was not involved in its deployment.
In terms of maintenance, it does require maintenance. We have to update devices. When there are changes being made, we have to go back in and make sure that things are updated. Password maintenance needs to be done every so often, and our collectors need to be changed out every once in a while. We have some communication errors with them, so we have to do some troubleshooting with those. That is a bit of internal maintenance.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I was not the person who made the choice.
What other advice do I have?
If you are a managed service provider, it is one of the best tools, and I believe it is worth the investment for senior engineers to do critical troubleshooting. It will take an application champion to make sure that it is configured properly, but it is very powerful for those who deal in the managed service provider workspace.
Auvik has not empowered our entry-level technicians to solve more tickets on their own because we do not allow our entry-level technicians access to Auvik.
It took me some time to learn the product and know exactly how it worked and how it was deployed. After I learned some of the nuances that were inside of Auvik, I was able to see remotes and things like that. It did take a few months of training to really understand it. A lot of it was self-paced. There was no sponsored training, so I had to learn on my own.
I would rate Auvik a solid seven out of ten.
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Director of IT at Crossroads Community Cathedral
Fantastic support, reasonable price, and helpful for understanding the network health at a glance
Pros and Cons
- "Automatic alerting is probably the most valuable."
- "I'd probably like a little bit more mapping functionality. It gives me a visual overlay of the way that one network segment links to another, but I can't adjust it. Everything is at an equal distance, which makes sense, but I'd probably group some of the things closer and further as it reflects in reality, but I can't do that right now on their system."
What is our primary use case?
Its main use case is network monitoring, specifically for some of the essential elements of our network. It monitors more, but we're really after those essential elements.
How has it helped my organization?
We were able to track down a couple of misconfigurations that were minor but we had missed. We now have a much stronger, clearer understanding of network health at a quick glance, and we're quickly able to diagnose.
It provides a single integrated platform. That was one of the reasons that we ended up checking it out. I had too many network elements, and I couldn't monitor it all from one place.
It has affected our IT team's visibility into our remote and distributed networks.
What is most valuable?
Automatic alerting is probably the most valuable. Its network visualizations are fairly intuitive. It's pretty straightforward.
The setup was not difficult. It was time-consuming. It took a little time to get it set up, but once it's all set up, it's pretty simple.
What needs improvement?
I'd probably like a little bit more mapping functionality. It gives me a visual overlay of the way that one network segment links to another, but I can't adjust it. Everything is at an equal distance, which makes sense, but I'd probably group some of the things closer and further as it reflects in reality, but I can't do that right now on their system.
For how long have I used the solution?
We've been using it for about six months.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
They're very good at alerting us to weekend maintenance. It seems to only be weekend maintenance, so I think highly of their stability.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We only have two sites, and neither of them is huge, but so far, the scalability seems just fine.
How are customer service and support?
I've contacted their tech support. They were fantastic. I'd rate them a ten out of ten.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I did previously use a different solution. I had tried a similar competitor. I cannot remember the name of it, but I wasn't happy with it. Once my year expired, I decided to not keep it.
How was the initial setup?
It was very straightforward. It was time-consuming but not complex.
We were able to use elements of it immediately out of the box. VLANs, some of the fine-tuning, and some of the more minutia definitely took some legwork, but immediately out of the box, some of the elements started popping up. It was pretty cool to see items popping up right away.
To fully deploy the solution, it took a couple of weeks, but that was not a couple of weeks of only focusing on that.
When comparing the time and cost it took to set up and maintain Auvik versus our previous solution, it was faster in terms of time, but the cost was higher. However, it was worth it.
What about the implementation team?
We did it all by ourselves. It was just me. I probably spent two or three days of full-time work doing it.
It is deployed at multiple locations. In terms of maintenance, there is a collector that runs on our server. I don't know if I'd call it maintenance, but it is somewhat dependent on at least one piece of hardware staying up here on our campus.
What was our ROI?
We have seen a reduction in our mean time to resolution.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I appreciated the way Auvik's pricing scaled with the size of my network. We're a non-profit, and they gave us a non-profit discount. I didn't do an exhaustive comparison, but I felt their pricing was pretty reasonable. I'm a cheap guy when it comes to spending in a non-profit, but I did feel that what I was getting out of them was a good value for my dollar.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I've tried prior applications. I had been trying to find one single method. We went for Auvik because of the good support and good sales. They did a good job at sales, showing me the system, and walking me through things. They were very responsive and good at follow-up. They took good care of me.
What other advice do I have?
I'd advise being aware of all of your VLANs and making sure that the server you're going to run or the machine you're going to run the host on has proper access to all elements of the network. If you have separate segments, it's not going to catch those things. So, you may have to open up some pathways from various VLANs back to whatever server you're running this on.
We haven't done a ton of automation, but it looks like it could help to reduce repetitive low-priority tasks through automation. Similarly, we haven't utilized device inventory much from them. I suppose it would be network device inventory. It wouldn't be endpoint inventory.
In terms of comparing Auvik's cloud-based solution versus the other on-prem network monitoring solutions, I'd probably consider it to be a hybrid. That's because there is still monitoring software that has to run here, but the GUI is all in the cloud. It's similar, and it's nice, but it's not life-changing.
I'd rate it an eight out of ten.
Disclosure: PeerSpot contacted the reviewer to collect the review and to validate authenticity. The reviewer was referred by the vendor, but the review is not subject to editing or approval by the vendor.
Engineer at University of California, Irvine
Makes it easy to track all our devices and find problems
Pros and Cons
- "The topology map is good. It shows each device and whether it has a safe connection, how long it has been connected, and its activities. That's really helpful. Knowing the map helps our efficiency."
- "Their system is a little difficult because it shows a lot of LANs and it's a little difficult to find each device. In our system, we have over 20 devices showing and it really takes a long time when I want to find a particular device. If it's easier to use, it will improve work efficiency."
What is our primary use case?
I use it to monitor all the activities in our office, including printers and the internet. It gives notifications for each device.
How has it helped my organization?
As a single, integrated platform, it's easy to track all the devices in the office. That decreases the time it takes for people to work together to find a problem. In some ways, it improves efficiency.
It keeps our internet safe and helps us to protect our data.
What is most valuable?
The monitoring is really good. It tells us when a printer is out of ink or paper, so we don't need to check it and can deal with the device as soon as possible. It also monitors the internet so that we know whether there is a virus or it is safe. It also backs up our files, which is good.
The topology map is good. It shows each device and whether it has a safe connection, how long it has been connected, and its activities. That's really helpful. Knowing the map helps our efficiency.
It also breaks down priorities, giving us much more time and space for priority jobs. Each day, Auvik saves us at least one to two hours.
What needs improvement?
Their system is a little difficult because it shows a lot of LANs and it's a little difficult to find each device. In our system, we have over 20 devices showing and it really takes a long time when I want to find a particular device. If it's easier to use, it will improve work efficiency.
I would like to see a much simpler platform so that we could learn it faster.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using it for one month, on a trial basis. We have 12 users of the solution.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I tried another solution, but it was not very good. The functionality was too simple. Auvik provides more detail and more functionality.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The price of Auvik is okay. It is appropriate for the market.
I prefer a one-time cost and buying something once. I do not like to subscribe.
What other advice do I have?
Auvik doesn't require any maintenance.
Disclosure: PeerSpot contacted the reviewer to collect the review and to validate authenticity. The reviewer was referred by the vendor, but the review is not subject to editing or approval by the vendor.

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