Auvik Network Management (ANM) Reviews

I use Auvik Network Management (ANM) to monitor my entire IT infrastructure from the network, firewall, servers, wireless, and access points. By installing Auvik Network Management (ANM) collector on a server, it pulls everything on the network, even down to the endpoints such as computers and printers. Auvik Network Management (ANM) is very efficient in pulling everything on the network.

I continue to use Auvik Network Management (ANM) for my network management and infrastructure management. Using the network map dashboard of Auvik Network Management (ANM) gives me full network visibility, even down to the inter-branch connectivity we have. When we bring in a new device into the network and do our basic configurations, Auvik Network Management (ANM) automatically discovers those devices without needing to manually add them. The servers, endpoints, access points, and firewalls are all visible on Auvik Network Management (ANM) portal, and I can manage them as well.

One thing I appreciate about Auvik Network Management (ANM) is automatic discovery. It discovers everything. Compared to other monitoring solutions, you might need to add devices manually. With Auvik Network Management (ANM), once I install the collector on any PC in the network, it pulls all the infrastructure. This saves me the stress of having to manually add devices on my network. Auvik Network Management (ANM) also gives me the topology and a diagram of the architecture.

Other than automatic discovery, I appreciate that Auvik Network Management (ANM) gives the network topology, and from Auvik Network Management (ANM), I can log in and take configuration management of my devices.

I have not really explored the automated documentation capabilities of Auvik Network Management (ANM). I do not use the automated documentation.

One area of Auvik Network Management (ANM) that could be improved is that once it discovers network devices, the naming at times is confusing. Auvik Network Management (ANM) does not always bring out the hostname and instead brings out a generic name, which I then need to change. If Auvik Network Management (ANM) could improve this aspect so that when it discovers devices, it correctly retrieves the hostname every time, it would eliminate the need to edit each hostname, especially on PCs and printers.

The GUI is fine. Auvik Network Management (ANM) has a level of access control where I can manage access and control user access to Auvik Network Management (ANM) portal. The GUI is acceptable for me.

Gaining instant visibility into my network health with Auvik Network Management (ANM) is easy because from the setup, it is straightforward. For instance, I manage different sites, so all I need is to install Auvik Network Management (ANM) collector on any server in the environment. Once I install the collector, I automatically start discovering devices. The beauty of Auvik Network Management (ANM) is that it separates devices into tabs for routers, switches, wireless, computers and hosts, and others. At times it might not categorize some devices properly, but I can move them to the right sub-interfaces. In terms of visibility, it is very easy and fast compared to other management solutions I have used. Most other solutions are agentless, so they do not discover much and you might need to add them manually. With Auvik Network Management (ANM), I do not need to add anything manually as it discovers and updates automatically.

Using Auvik Network Management (ANM) is mostly easy. I do not have any challenges. In terms of usability, it is fine. The visibility it provides is top-notch. Deployment is also easy. The only suggestion I would make is to make some of the fonts on the images on the topology bolder. Outside that, Auvik Network Management (ANM) is fine because from Auvik Network Management (ANM) management plane, I can push configurations to my devices, do backups, and many other things.

Auvik Network Management (ANM) provides a network map along with its dashboard that gives me a real-time picture of my network. I have tested the intelligence myself by adding a new device on the network and after some minutes, seeing Auvik Network Management (ANM) update its topology. Even down to VPN and SSL site-to-site VPN access to other branches, Auvik Network Management (ANM) pulls out all these connections. When I have a new engineer on my team, I tell them to look at the topology, which is the network topology there. There is no need to draw with draw.io or Visio. It is Auvik Network Management (ANM).

Using the network map and dashboard in Auvik Network Management (ANM) to gain real-time visibility into my network is somewhat easy. If Auvik Network Management (ANM) could work on making the pictures bolder, it would help considerably. Sometimes I need to open the topology in another tab and put it on another screen to make it bolder. If Auvik Network Management (ANM) could enhance the pictures to make them more bold, it would go a long way.

I have been using Auvik Network Management (ANM) for over a year.

The reliability and stability level of Auvik Network Management (ANM) is good. The only challenge is not from Auvik Network Management (ANM) itself. It is when I have internet downtime. Since it is a SaaS application, issues normally arise from my end. Auvik Network Management (ANM) is very reliable, and their uptime is top-notch.

In terms of scalability, Auvik Network Management (ANM) is light in terms of the connector I am installing. It is light and scalable in that it can scan the entire network without needing to create different networks or different IP address network schemes on my network. With Auvik Network Management (ANM), I do not need to create those things. It is very intelligent at scanning the entire network irrespective of its segments. It scans everything and gives me everything across different inter-vlans of my network. I would say Auvik Network Management (ANM) is scalable. Other OEMs may require adding them manually on your network, and they are not as easy in terms of scaling compared to Auvik Network Management (ANM). Once I plug it into the network, it does it automatically, as long as my collector is running. I can also have backup collectors in other locations helping to spool and update each other.

I communicate with the technical support of Auvik Network Management (ANM) every time I have issues. For instance, when it takes some time to open the portal, though that is rare. Once I contact them, they respond quickly, so I do not have issues in terms of communicating with the TAC.

Before using Auvik Network Management (ANM), I used different solutions such as SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor and ManageEngine. The issue with those was having to set up VMs locally. I decided to go for Auvik Network Management (ANM) because I can log into my Auvik Network Management (ANM) monitoring portal from anywhere, which is important in my hybrid environment. Engineers need to work comfortably from home, so that is why I opted for Auvik Network Management (ANM).

The initial setup and deployment process of Auvik Network Management (ANM) is very easy compared to other solutions. For those, I need to set up servers and databases locally for monitoring. With Auvik Network Management (ANM), I just go to the portal, create an account, then have my Auvik Network Management (ANM) collector, download it, install it in my environment, and link the two. This saves me the stress of creating VMs, installing software, and manually adding devices, which takes a lot of time compared to Auvik Network Management (ANM). Auvik Network Management (ANM) is very seamless and easy. It is cloud-based, so I do not need to stress myself.

In terms of pricing, I do not really know how it is done because I am just an infrastructure engineer. However, I believe that no matter the pricing, I enjoy Auvik Network Management (ANM) a lot. If management has any issues with the pricing, they will get back to the engineer, and we can work things out with Auvik Network Management (ANM). I am sure of that.

Auvik Network Management (ANM) has helped me decrease my mean time to resolution. I integrated Auvik Network Management (ANM) with my ticketing system such that when a node, especially my access devices, goes offline or any service goes down, it generates a ticket and assigns it to engineers. This has really helped me minimize and improve my mean time to resolution. Alerts are sent via email notification and a ticket is generated.

Auvik Network Management (ANM) has helped my organization to troubleshoot network issues proactively, especially with the help of the topology diagram. For a new person who does not understand the network very well, the topology helps them navigate. When a particular segment of the network cannot reach another segment, the topology helps identify the traffic traversed through the network. It is effective for a single pane of glass as I know the nodes in the middle, which helps me troubleshoot very well.

Regarding business disruptions related to network issues, Auvik Network Management (ANM) has made a significant impact. From the infrastructure engineer angle, I can say that with the help of Auvik Network Management (ANM), I know the total number of devices in my network. If there is a need to scale up, it is very easy. If management asks me how many routers I have on my network or how many end-of-life devices I have, I can easily pull that out on Auvik Network Management (ANM). It has helped, and it has also helped management in making key decisions in terms of end-of-life devices and other matters. It has been really helpful.

For someone working in the financial sector, real-time performance insight is very important. I need to be able to see my network to protect it. Visibility and real-time data are very key. I keep track of my devices. For instance, during peak periods, I know that I have about 20,000 devices or about 10,000 devices. At any point it goes up or reduces, I need to know what has come into the network or what has left the network. I am very keen on real-time data and devices in the network.

The ease of use of Auvik Network Management (ANM) affects my troubleshooting of network issues very positively. Auvik Network Management (ANM) is a cloud-based solution, so it is very easy to troubleshoot. For instance, if any of my devices are down, Auvik Network Management (ANM) alerts me first. From Auvik Network Management (ANM), I can log into any device and do troubleshooting. This saves me the stress of having to start logging in or open my SSH or web interface. From Auvik Network Management (ANM), I take control, log into any of my devices, and do the troubleshooting I want. I can push configurations on them from this single pane. Instead of having to log into separate devices, if I want to log into ten routers, instead of having to log in separately, from Auvik Network Management (ANM), I can select the device, right-click, open a tab multiple times and log in and do what I want on them. This saves me considerable stress.

I would rate Auvik Network Management (ANM) for network support an eight out of ten. Overall, I would give Auvik Network Management (ANM) a rating of nine out of ten.

We use Auvik Network Management (ANM) to trace any potential LAN bottlenecks and to find source problems on the LAN. For example, when someone complains that there is high latency or that everything is slow internally, we are able to trace it down to the port level, which is very helpful.

We recently moved over to the Performance licensing, and that has given us Traffic Insights, which is really valuable. We can determine if a customer calls us and says there seems to be high utilization or that it is really slow. We can use Traffic Insights to dig into why it is slow. We can also determine what sites are being visited more frequently than others. Traffic Insights is one of the features that I am really enjoying with Auvik Network Management (ANM) lately.

We use Auvik Network Management (ANM) mainly for our own internal network as well as that of our customers. It facilitates troubleshooting, diagnosing, and resolving network issues, and it makes our jobs as service people and IT people so much easier.

Auvik Network Management (ANM) has introduced the alert to notify of additional items being added to the network. However, several of our customers have wireless internet and things come on and drop off a lot, so we have chosen to silence that alert. We are totally fine with it, as it allows us the ability to turn it on and off at will, and for now, we have it turned off. In terms of IP conflicts, we do have the firewall that is able to alert us on any conflicts, so honestly that has not really come up as a requirement for Auvik Network Management (ANM) in the last little bit.

Auvik Network Management (ANM) is really good and easy to use. I can look at our network right now and look at the topology map. I can do a search by MAC address, hostname, or IP address within that topology and I can find exactly where that device is. It can tell me which switch port it is connected to, all within a minute or two, so it is super easy to use. By a couple of clicks, you can get exactly where you need to be. It does give you full network visibility, for sure.

Auvik Network Management (ANM) facilitates troubleshooting, diagnosing, and resolving network issues and makes our jobs as service people and IT people so much easier.

The only area for improvement is pricing. Otherwise, the tool is great.

I think the pricing is acceptable. If you are working with resellers, it makes it a little bit difficult sometimes for the reseller to be able to make too much, as the margin is not all that significant. However, we are not getting rid of Auvik Network Management (ANM). That is the only thing in my opinion that Auvik Network Management (ANM) can do a little bit better on—maybe just the pricing—but it is a great tool. We are not replacing it with anything and we are not removing it at all. It is a great tool, and we are able to monitor our own internal network as well as that of our customers. In most cases, we have not had any complaints about neither from my techs or from myself about its functionality, as it works really.

We have been an Auvik Network Management (ANM) customer for about seven years, give or take.

We have experienced zero stability issues.

We do not have scalability issues. We have SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor, but that is not really very good at monitoring anything internal. It is primarily very helpful to monitor the WAN traffic, but nothing on the LAN. I am not really looking for an alternative.

We have contacted Auvik Network Management (ANM) customer service a couple of times, but not very frequently. Their tech support has been really quick to respond. They are really good and know the platform in and out, and we have not had any complaints about their support.

We have SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor, but that is not really very good at monitoring anything internal. It is primarily very helpful to monitor the WAN traffic, but nothing on the LAN. We are not really looking for an alternative.

The deployment has been super easy. We have installed the agent, and you give it the subnet or the VLANs to scan for and it comes back with all kinds of data. Really, the only challenging aspects of that install have just been the SNMP config, but that is not the fault of Auvik Network Management (ANM). That is typically the fault of the customer and not having those credentials readily available. Otherwise, it works really well.

We have seen a couple of instances, not this year but a couple of instances last year, where we had a customer struggle with or complain about some network issues. Had it not been for Auvik Network Management (ANM), I would have had two techs on site trying to diagnose and troubleshoot that for probably half a day to an entire day. Auvik Network Management (ANM) helped us find the source of the problem relatively quickly, and everything was resolved within the hour. In terms of the ROI for ourselves as well as our customers, without this visibility, we would really be in a situation where we could not support our customers as effectively as we do now.

We have SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor, but that is not really very good at monitoring anything internal. It is primarily very helpful to monitor the WAN traffic, but nothing on the LAN. We are not really looking for an alternative.

My sentiment about Auvik Network Management (ANM) has not really changed. It is still a great product that we use daily.

The deployment has been super easy. We have installed the agent, and you give it the subnet or the VLANs to scan for and it comes back with all kinds of data. Really, the only challenging aspects of that install have just been the SNMP config, but that is not the fault of Auvik Network Management (ANM). That is typically the fault of the customer and not having those credentials readily available. Otherwise, it works really well.

Auvik Network Management (ANM) is real time. I am looking at one of our customers now and I see a device that was installed about an hour ago.

We are using the critical alerts primarily and selectively, because we do not want to be overwhelmed with a ton of alerts. We do use different platforms and they are all very noisy, so we try to limit that. The key alerts that we are triggering are the up and down of a switch, up and down of a router. It does have the ability to report on servers also, but we do not use it for that. As soon as we do get a critical alert for a switch, for example, we are able to either go on site or call in to the customer to say, "Hey, can you please check in on this switch? Does it have power? Does it have this?" It helps us isolate the problem and helps us to ask the key questions instead of saying, "Oh, is it on?" We know it is not on; can you try, can you check if the UPS is dead or not? It eases that troubleshooting or the diagnostics significantly.

Auvik Network Management (ANM) is a ten out of ten in my assessment. There is nothing that we have come across that makes us want to replace it. There is nothing on the market that provides us with this much insight as Auvik Network Management (ANM) has.

For some of our customers, Auvik Network Management (ANM) is not as critical, whereas for others that we have a couple of customers that are in manufacturing or logistics, it is very important. The criticality of that insight really depends on the customer. From our perspective, we much rather help a customer immediately rather than have things drag on. I give this product a rating of ten out of ten.

I could do that for Auvik Network Management (ANM). I tested that product a few weeks ago because we were evaluating to move to something else.

I tried to use Auvik Network Management (ANM) for network and server monitoring. Network monitoring was very nice. They had some nice new features. They called it a North Star view, and with that view, you get a detailed view of how your connection from an endpoint client to another side, for example, a website or an internal server, is connected through switches and network cabling.

The network performance monitoring was very good. With that, you can easily see the traffic which is congesting your network if you need to see it.

The ease of use of Auvik Network Management (ANM) definitely improved my troubleshooting of network issues. We deployed it on a few sites where we were having trouble, and I could instantly see what the issues were. It gave me exactly the information I needed to solve those problems.

The platform provides a great view of our network. Regarding the dashboard, it is not as customizable as we would like it to be, but it gets the job done. With the new North Star view, if you want to see how a connection is going through your network—for example, from a client to a server—it’s the perfect place to look. You just click on the client, request a North Star view, and get complete visibility all the way to the other endpoint. It’s incredibly clear and easy to see.

Overall, the interface is highly intuitive, and the network overview is excellent. It has already managed to help me decrease my mean time to resolution over the short period I've used it; for the specific sites where we had issues, it absolutely helped us solve them.

While I haven't heavily used the alerting settings yet, I've seen what is possible. It is very easy to set up alerts for the specific areas you need, minimize noise, and route the right notifications to the right people. The filtering for alerting is both broad and impressive.

Ultimately, the software contributes to saving my team's time in network management tasks by about 40%. From what I can see, it is highly scalable and completely comprehensive for an MSP

Regarding the dashboard, it is not as customizable as I would like it to be, or at least as we would like it to be. I have experience with some other products, such as LogicMonitor. It has a very enhanced interface to make your own custom dashboards for exactly what you need. That is not possible within Auvik. It is more defined by them.

I would consider dashboard customization flexibility a room for improvement in Auvik Network Management (ANM).

I needed more server information from Auvik Network Management (ANM). I also discussed that with Auvik, and I think the best thing that they can do to enhance their product spread in the world is to make server management also possible with the product.

Most importantly, Auvik Network Management (ANM) does not have server monitoring and server hardware monitoring, which LogicMonitor has, and these features make me continue to use LogicMonitor. We have approximately 70% of server monitoring that we do in our company because we still have a lot of on-premises servers running, and Auvik is not going to provide us enough to change to Auvik.

I have tested Auvik Network Management (ANM) for two weeks.

Auvik Network Management (ANM) is great. When you look at the numbers on downtime monitor, you can see that it is almost always running.

What I liked the most was the help through the onboarding of Auvik Network Management (ANM). They had very good support for that. It was a very straightforward onboarding. It is very easy to deploy. The network management collector on the server side is very small and very easy to install and deploy. All of that was very nice. The product does exactly what it does and gives a nice and very good detailed view about your network.

The customer service I had contact with for Auvik Network Management (ANM) onboarding was very fine to talk with. They know what they are talking about. They know what we wanted to see. They also know where their product is doing great and where it could be better. They are very open with it.

I would give a rating of 10 for the support from Auvik Network Management (ANM). They answered every question I had.

LogicMonitor is a very expensive product, but it does a great job. We were looking for something more affordable for our customers.

After we first had the onboarding session for Auvik Network Management (ANM) to get the portal up and running, we could download an installer from the portal. We deployed it on a few servers and put in the encryption keys to make connection to the portal. After that, we set up the credentials for SNMP and WMI for some clients and then everything was working. That was very easy and straightforward.

Auvik Network Management (ANM) has competitive pricing and licensing, competitive to LogicMonitor, but it is a different kind of product. So it is not really compared to something else, but I think they do a good job in that.

I also evaluated Zabbix besides Auvik Network Management (ANM).

Zabbix is an easy and very cheap product to use, but it takes a lot of time to set up. It is very difficult to maintain. Auvik Network Management (ANM) does not have any issues at all in those areas.

Those are the two most important things I think about Auvik Network Management (ANM). I do not see any other real issues with the product itself.

Because we have a short use of Auvik Network Management (ANM), I think it would help a lot. I think it would be a nice product to have to troubleshoot network issues, but we cannot use both products. That is too much.

Auvik Network Management (ANM) has helped me to troubleshoot network issues proactively. I think they would help if we had any issues because I did see some. For example, when we make a backup in the evening, you do see some network congestion in the network because of the backup running. I think if we can see that the backup was running at daytime when the customers are working, it would be very easy to see that it is running and that we have some issues. I would rate this review overall as a 10.

My main use case for Auvik Network Management (ANM) involves up-down alerts and monitoring or alerting on different criteria within the environment. We didn't have a good network monitoring solution before, and it helps with that. I also love the fact that it has config backups periodically so you can check if something changes, compare it, and then roll back immediately. My favorite feature is probably the backup configurations and being able to roll back whenever I need to.

A specific example of when those up-down alerts or config backups really made a difference for me is when we get alerts on things being down, which helps us proactively reach out to a client and say, 'Hey, we see this device is not reporting. Do you know what's going on?' Typically, they aren't aware of it already. So we get to notify them, and we're showing that we're proactive, which looks good to the client.

In how I use Auvik Network Management (ANM), we've had situations or issues where somebody changes something inadvertently, or they did change something on purpose, but it was the wrong way to do it. We were able to restore from the config backup because it's hard as a tech to get in there and consistently back up and do configs. With Auvik Network Management (ANM), it does it automatically when something changes. So it's really easy to roll back. We've had that happen numerous times.

The best features Auvik Network Management (ANM) offers include the automatic backups and configuration revision control, as well as being able to compare them. I also really value remote tunneling when it works. There are times where it doesn't work as well as I'd prefer, but it's still a nice feature to have when needed. That way you don't have to get into the environment, access their server, and get on the switch. You can just do it from the portal. When that part works, it's nice.

I really appreciate how broad the support is for different vendors with switches, controllers, and firewalls, as there are many solutions out there that don't support as broad a spectrum of vendors.

Auvik Network Management (ANM) has positively impacted my organization through proactivity. Proactivity is huge with managed service clients. If you show you're always reactive, people start to wonder, 'What am I paying you for?' But if you show that proactivity and you're able to nip it in the bud before it starts, saying, 'Hey, we just saw this,' it really gives you credibility with the client.

I have noticed specific outcomes indicating the positive impact of Auvik Network Management (ANM), as we've had clients say this is the reason we stick with you. This is the reason we went with you in the first place, as we heard about how proactive you are. We've had CSATs impacted and comments from clients about, 'We appreciate CR-T reaching out and giving us a heads up,' or all of the above.

When remote tunneling doesn't work, it doesn't really tell you why, and so you have to dig into it. It would be nice if it stated what the issue is or what it's running against and just give an error code or something. From what I remember, I typically don't get anything back. It just doesn't pull up the site or you can't get into it. So it's, 'Okay, I guess I'll try a different way.'

Auvik Network Management (ANM) can be improved in terms of visibility around support and configuration. I don't know how many times we've needed to reach out to support, but when we have, it was a little bit of a chore to find somebody and to get the help that we needed. That was mostly around configuration management.

I don't recall how much of an onboarding we had way back in the day—it's been nearly a decade. I think empowerment and enablement would help, as sometimes someone reaching out saying, 'Hey, do you know about these new features? Do you want us to walk you through on a yearly basis or something?' would be appreciated. I have other vendors that reach out and say, 'Hey, we've had these new features come out. Do you have an hour we can sit down and go through this?' That would be nice.

I have been using Auvik Network Management (ANM) for close to five to ten years.

Auvik Network Management (ANM) is stable, as I see maintenance alerts all the time from the service, but as far as I'm aware and concerned, it's stable.

The scalability of Auvik Network Management (ANM) is good. I haven't seen many issues, though sometimes it can't correlate what switch goes where, but that's usually a configuration issue. So I cannot say that I've really seen any scalability issues.

Customer support could be better, as I mentioned earlier. I haven't had to reach out for a while, but when I have, it took a minute to get to someone who could help or who knew what I was talking about. I would rate customer support on a scale of one to ten as about a six or seven; let's say six.

Positive

Previously, we tried a variety of vendor solutions such as Ubiquiti and LibreNMS. LibreNMS was okay but very granular. You had to set it up meticulously. The minutiae were annoying, and it wasn't as intuitive or quick as Auvik Network Management (ANM).

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing has not been great, as I wanted to go direct through Auvik. We have had a partnership with ConnectWise for years and have gotten it as Command for Networks or whatever they call it now through them. The pricing experience has not always been clear as to what we were being charged, why, and why things were listed as Elite versus Essentials. That part has been a little bit obfuscated, but I put that more on ConnectWise.

I don't know about money saved because it's a tool that costs us, but I would say time saved is a big one. Being able to know what device went down when and being able to reference it and then call a client helps save a lot of troubleshooting. Another part that saved time is the network topology build-out. I don't know of any technician who enjoys building that out, so it's really nice to have that built out dynamically.

My advice to others looking into using Auvik Network Management (ANM) is that it generally isn't the cheapest option. In conversations with others seeking solutions, many haven't considered it because of the cost, or they found it appealing but thought it cost too much. If you can look past the cost and consider the time saved, it's really beneficial that way. The proactivity and insight provided, as well as the visibility for clients, are huge for us.

Auvik Network Management (ANM) is deployed in our organization in a mixed setup because we are a managed service provider that not only uses it for our clients but also for other clients with internal IT. So we use a mix of public cloud, private cloud, hybrid cloud, and all of the above.

Typically, the cloud providers I use with Auvik Network Management (ANM) include Azure and AWS, along with private cloud, but not any Google that I'm aware of.

I would rate this product a nine out of ten.

My current organization supports this NMS monitoring tool, and we are migrating all hospitality properties to Auvik, which is a traditional network being set up from scratch. I have been working on this for four and a half years.

I have already started the migration for approximately 800 plus properties, and we are in progress setting up the network for all properties, with around 2,000 properties in total. Setting up the collector, configuring SNMP strings, discovery dashboard, and checking alerts and monitoring have been completed over the last four and a half years.

The best aspect of Auvik Network Management (ANM) is the user experience and how it is displayed on the screen with categorization of basic things where everything is easily available. I do not have to research or navigate through minor tabs to find specific items. Everything is categorized and well organized. The display structure and user experience are excellent.

The second valuable feature is that it generates real-time monitoring alerts. Whenever any device goes down, I receive a notification via Teams. It is linked with Teams, and I also receive emails and notifications in discovery networks. There is categorization of alerts, so if the data collector is down, that is categorized in a different way. If the IDF or MDF switch is down, that is categorized in a different way. This is a good, user-friendly approach.

The dashboard in Auvik Network Management (ANM) is very impressive because the Visio diagram is clearly visible. The hierarchy from the core switch or the MDF is clearly visible, and I can see which switch is under which IDF or where the devices are connected. The diagram and graphical representation are quite good on the discovery dashboard.

The network map in Auvik Network Management (ANM) provides full visibility with a maintained hierarchy and a clear description with images along with IP addresses mentioned under the devices. For example, there is a core switch and IDFs mentioned in a sequential manner, and I can find that cluster. If I click on the cluster, it expands. That map is very important and efficient for quick troubleshooting.

One downside of Auvik Network Management (ANM) is that in EST time zone, there are frequent maintenances occurring. This causes a problem because during maintenance, pre-maintenance, or post-maintenance, Auvik loads very slowly. This is problematic because being a network engineer, I need to be quick and fast in finding information. I have to try multiple browsers, and I most often switch from Chrome to a desktop application.

I have downloaded an Auvik application on my system where it loads faster and better than Chrome when the server is down, specifically. There are instances where I was able to load Auvik, but my colleagues were not able to because I was using a desktop application, which is a Windows application installed on my system. Multiple maintenances and slow user visibility with very long response times are the downtime issues I do not appreciate. Because of these problems, I have to wait and get stuck in my tasks.

Auvik Network Management (ANM) should focus on improving response time and reducing cloud maintenance or low-activity scheduled maintenances that are scheduled frequently. These should be reduced. If Chrome is very fast, Auvik Network Management (ANM) should have the same response time. It should be quick and fast.

I have been using Auvik Network Management (ANM) since four years and two months.

I have seen multiple instances of crashes with Auvik Network Management (ANM), and there are instances where breakdown happens and I receive a 403 awkward error stating that Auvik went down. These instances have occurred previously.

Regarding the scalability of Auvik Network Management (ANM), I would rate it between seven and eight on a scale of one to ten. I would say seven, not eight but seven.

I contacted the technical support or customer support of Auvik Network Management (ANM) once, but I was told that I have to write an email. I then got stuck in my other tasks and missed that deadline. However, I have reported this internally to our dev team or to our salesperson who manages this partnership with Auvik. They might have reported it because I provided screenshots to them, and they worked forward. I do not deal much with things about the maintenance. I just provide similar, normal feedback to them.

I would rate the support from Auvik Network Management (ANM) between six and a half to seven because there is slow progress in improvement over the last four years. I would have expected more, but there is slow progress. There are weekly, daily, or scheduled maintenances outside of operational hours.

Positive

The initial deployment of Auvik Network Management (ANM) is very difficult. Site assistance is needed, and the Auvik collector needs to be configured. I have to do the plug-and-play part, and the configuration needs to be fully and well managed. I need to know the subnet and IP addresses, and then the scanning takes time. If everything is configured well, then I will be able to see the dashboard. However, starting from scratch, it is a challenging task.

If I have a field technician on site and if I have the configuration ready, I am good to go with one person remote and one person on the field. That is sufficient. If I have all the information, I would say that it is quite feasible to have the configuration completed with two people, not more than that. If required, if there is a challenging task or any obstacle, I would require assistance from my seniors.

Regarding the pricing of Auvik Network Management (ANM), I have a glimpse that it is affordable and manageable, not too expensive. I have seen bills of two or three customers, not more than that. I do not fall into sales or billing side, but from all the clients I manage, I have not received any complaints that this is highly priced. It is good to have in a moderate range.

Real-time performance for Auvik Network Management (ANM) is very important. I would rate it nine point seven out of ten because being a network engineer, having alerts and having a dashboard and the discovery visible are very important because I need to be quick, fast, and reliable. Findings are the first key that should be provided to the customer.

The documents in Auvik Network Management (ANM) are easily available, and there is a full array of information provided. For example, if a new user is using this application, they can really find that information, and that is very useful. I have not explored much on that but read two or three articles whenever needed. If I am given a chance or if I explore further, I will be reading those articles in the future if needed.

On January twelfth between seven PM EST and nine or eleven thirty PM EST, there was a maintenance. During that time, I was in the shift and had to work on Auvik, but due to the maintenance and slow response, I was not able to handle the task. If the response time and maintenances are reduced, it is a good tool.

For support, I also give a rating of seven. My overall review rating for Auvik Network Management (ANM) is seven point two out of ten.

Auvik Network Management (ANM) serves multiple purposes for our organization, including monitoring, which is one primary function. We receive alerts if any site may go down, and these alerts are displayed on our email IDs. We also use it for firewall settings and making changes through switches or routers. Additionally, whenever a site takes DHCP IP addresses or receives multiple IP addresses at the same time, there is a very simple step we perform in Auvik that resolves that issue.

The best features of Auvik Network Management (ANM) are that in a single platform, I have everything, including all the statistics. If I need to check the latency or the jitter, there is a single page that provides everything for the particular circuit or site, which I believe is the best feature. The map and connections on the dashboard screen are awesome, as I do not have to go to other pages or links to check what device is connected to which one and through which cable; it is very easy to see the cables connected. Sometimes it is dual connectivity or single connectivity, and I just see and confirm the same thing. It is very helpful whenever any technician is on the live site, as it helps us identify our devices in a live scenario, which saves a lot of time.

Auvik Network Management (ANM) provides an intuitive interface that is very easy to use, as everything is on the dashboard screen. I started using Auvik without any certification or training, but I find it very easy as I just need to click and go. If I need to check the interfaces or all my devices, I do not waste any time going elsewhere; I just click on the interfaces, and I see all the devices on a single page. The best part is I can also export that file to my Excel sheet for deeper searches and apply necessary changes in Auvik.

The network map along with the dashboard in Auvik Network Management (ANM) gives me a very real-time picture of my network and is very easy for gaining real-time visibility. It is perfectly designed, and if I need to go to any simple devices, I just click on the map and see the results at the bottom. It is easy for me and also for anyone else, including laymen, to use that feature. However, when we have a lot of equipment on-site, the map is very big, and the results show at the bottom, requiring us to scroll down and compare results, which is a problem depending on the screen size; I sometimes need to crop the map or results.

It is easy to look into any network devices from the dashboard in Auvik Network Management (ANM), so I do not find any difficulty. I have not faced any issues in searching for network devices over the last one-plus years.

Using the automated documentation capabilities in Auvik Network Management (ANM) is easy for me. We pre-save all the passwords needed for tunneling out, SSDs, or anything else, so we do not need to type the password repeatedly. Whenever I add a site, it asks me to save the password, making it easy to access any device. I do not find any difficulty with this feature, as it opens a new tab automatically whenever I need to go to any device, allowing me to work or search on other things in Auvik simultaneously.

Auvik Network Management (ANM) has reduced my meantime to resolution by 80%, because while 20% is my hard work, Auvik helps me with the remaining 80%. I go to Auvik to see the latency on the bandwidth and find the resolution at the same time, whether I need to call the ISP or go into the switch side or router side; it is very helpful.

Auvik Network Management (ANM) has helped reduce business disruptions related to network issues. Having everything on the same screen reduces time and clarifies any doubts from customers, such as facing latency or jitter; when a customer reports that their laptop is not working properly, I can quickly check Auvik for latency, bandwidth, uptime, and downtime without needing to open any other software or tabs.

While I do not see any significant areas in Auvik Network Management (ANM) needing improvement, one suggestion would be to make the SSH part easier or simplified. Currently, we have to go through a detailed process to add switches or routers for console access, which involves providing IP addresses and certificates; shortening this process can enhance the user experience.

I have been using Auvik Network Management (ANM) for almost more than one year.

Since implementing Auvik Network Management (ANM), I have seen improvements, especially from the initial phase where I found some difficulties, such as slower speed. After some time, I saw that Auvik works really fast compared to my initial experiences, and I do not see any lack of performance or slowness in Auvik now.

It is easy to look into any network devices from the dashboard in Auvik Network Management (ANM), so I do not find any difficulty. I have not faced any issues in searching for network devices over the last one-plus years.

I would rate the stability of Auvik Network Management (ANM) a perfect 10 because I have never found any problems.

Regarding scalability, I would also give Auvik Network Management (ANM) a 10; I have not experienced any slowness, and if there is maintenance, we receive notice three days in advance to manage our work accordingly.

I rate the technical support from Auvik Network Management (ANM) a 10 since the only time I needed support was when I lost my phone regarding the MFA or token system, and they assisted me in real-time, responding to my email instantly.

Positive

Real-time performance insights from Auvik Network Management (ANM) are very important for our business, as I serve the United Vet Care customer, which is an animal hospital. I do not face any difficulty using Auvik regarding speed, performance, and search results; the only search requirements are by device name or device IP address, which I personally use.

While I do not see any significant areas in Auvik Network Management (ANM) needing improvement, one suggestion would be to make the SSH part easier or simplified. Currently, we have to go through a detailed process to add switches or routers for console access, which involves providing IP addresses and certificates; shortening this process can enhance the user experience.

Since implementing Auvik Network Management (ANM), I have seen improvements, especially from the initial phase where I found some difficulties, such as slower speed. After some time, I saw that Auvik works really fast compared to my initial experiences, and I do not see any lack of performance or slowness in Auvik now.

I definitely recommend Auvik Network Management (ANM) to other users, as I became a certified user after my first experience, and while I am unsure about the pricing, it is user-friendly, affordable, and saves time.

My recommendation is to simplify processes with switches and implementations; otherwise, the current situation is acceptable.

I am an individual contributor, helping customers on behalf of my company by managing the networking part for United Vet Care. I rate this product an overall 10 out of 10.

I work at an MSP with 50-some tenants, and I use Auvik Network Management (ANM) to map the network. I'd say the best part of Auvik Network Management (ANM) is really being able to, assuming you have the correct admin credentials for all your networking gear, quickly get into any number of switches from anywhere.

Auvik Network Management (ANM) does help me decrease my mean time to resolution in significant ways. If I have a device down or something not passing traffic, the ability to just log into Auvik Network Management (ANM), see every switch, and see exactly what port is connected to with the VLANs right there is very beneficial. If I need to change a VLAN to something else to facilitate whatever device that somebody plugged in, I just click on it, hit terminal, and I'm in there typing commands. It's really nice for management.

Auvik Network Management (ANM)'s network map gives you a close to real-time picture of your network. There have definitely been times where we've swapped out a switch with a new one in the same place, and it's been a couple of hours, and it still hasn't figured out where the new one is, so you have to manually delete the old one. Normally, it's pretty close to real-time, but regarding devices being up or down or a lot of the SNMP data, it's very live and lifetime. However, the connections do take up to an hour sometimes to update, but I would say that's reasonable.

I find it pretty easy to see the health of the network using Auvik Network Management (ANM). We have a ticketing system, and we have Auvik Network Management (ANM) just set up to make tickets for us in our ticketing system. If I'm looking at the map, I can see the little symbols when there are alerts, or I can just click on the open alerts right at the dashboard, so it's pretty easy to get to and pretty easy to tell.

I think the interface is a little clunky at times, and I've definitely had some frustrations with it over the years. One thing that was kind of a big issue was that if you were trying to go to a rather large site without any filters on, it would slow to a crawl and be almost unusable. I have Auvik Network Management (ANM) open right now, and I went to a place with 830 devices; the network map functions, but it's not smooth. However, I always learned to use the filters, which are pretty good on the interface, and I really appreciate the way they work.

My preferred browser is Firefox, but Auvik Network Management (ANM) became just unusable in Firefox for some reason; it was super laggy and slow, so I had to switch to Chrome. I basically just have Chrome just for Auvik Network Management (ANM), which seems a little unnecessary. That was a couple of years ago, and I haven't tried it in Firefox recently, so maybe it's better now. Some of the search functions are weird; the way you have to specifically type in some modifiers or things doesn't auto-fill or tab complete like you'd think a command-line interface would. For example, if I want to filter by device status, in the search bar, I have to type it out, and it shows you results that match those first couple of letters. But when I get to the end of the device name, there's nothing else; I just have to type the entire thing. It doesn't pop up with suggestions, and I can't tab complete the way you would expect with a command-line interface. It's a small annoyance.

I have probably been using Auvik Network Management (ANM) in my career overall for over three years.

I do not recall ever experiencing any lagging, crashing, downtime, or any sort of instability with Auvik Network Management (ANM).

Regarding scalability, I don't see any issues with the scale we're at. We have 50-some tenants, and it seems to work just fine.

I have contacted technical support once, and I put in a ticket. They responded pretty quickly, but for this particular issue, it was kind of a transient issue; by the time they could look at it, it was already gone. I told them about another occurrence, but it's a real annoying little issue. The support was good, though; they always answered within a day or two, usually within just a day or two. If I were to put them on a scale from 1 to 10 for support, I'd say probably an 8.

Positive

I have used Cisco Meraki for a similar purpose. I forget what the actual product was called.

I think the initial deployment of Auvik Network Management (ANM) is pretty easy. You mostly just spin up the collectors. I've made many tenants in Auvik Network Management (ANM), and it's all pretty simple. You create a collector and point it there, and it's done. There's a little bit of backend work to connect it to our ticketing system, but it's really pretty simple and pretty easy.

Probably, I prefer Auvik Network Management (ANM) more. I think Auvik Network Management (ANM) has better features, and I don't think Meraki had the ability to log into switches and that kind of thing. It was more just for monitoring the network, while Auvik Network Management (ANM) gives you a lot more management features and live use capabilities.

Auvik Network Management (ANM) saves the backup configs of all the switches, which is really good, so I'd consider that part of documentation. It also has some vendor device lifecycle capabilities that seem interesting, but we've never used them. I don't know if the automated alerts in Auvik Network Management (ANM) influence my ability to minimize support tickets, because we have set Auvik Network Management (ANM) alerts to mostly make tickets. I mean, not for everything, but we've targeted specific things that we want to generate tickets for. It's good that we can target those and not just have alerts for everything.

For a tenant deployment, you can get the collector ready in a couple of hours, probably about an hour. But to really get a perfect map of the network, you need a lot of credentials and that kind of thing, which takes, depending on the size of it, a couple of weeks. Auvik Network Management (ANM) does not require any maintenance on my end after the deployment, as I believe that's all taken care of by them. I think we're probably an Auvik Network Management (ANM) partner, as we're an MSP. I believe we're just an MSP, and I don't think we've ever sold Auvik Network Management (ANM) to anybody. I would rate this product a 9 overall.

We are an MSP company, and mostly we are targeting our network clients. Auvik Network Management (ANM) gives us a good way of understanding how the networks are connected. It is easy for us to use. We just need a network node and once it is connected, we get to know the whole network and the mapping, and everything is good.

Since the beginning, our network critical criteria are very low now with Auvik Network Management (ANM). For some of the clients we are using just the firewalls, and they were having thresholds and some congestion into that network. Auvik Network Management (ANM) was able to find that out from the WAN interfaces. That boosted our health and their confidence into our capabilities.

The backup and remote control feature of Auvik Network Management (ANM) is my favorite. It is pretty easy to use. Once you have the SSH and everything is working on both ends, if something is changed, such as a minor change in the firewall itself, it will get backed up automatically without any prompt or command. That is a good thing, and we can see who made those changes.

It is giving us full visibility through Auvik Network Management (ANM), but at times, it is a bit confusing since we have to go into the network map and select the right connectors. When dealing with layer one, layer two, layer three, we have to determine which layer we want to see and represent on the network map. But once we figure that out, it is easy to use.

It is not giving us false alerts, which is primary for us. Our previous tool was throwing many false alerts, and as per our SLA, we needed to reach out to our clients to check if it was a power outage or maintenance issue. Once we onboarded Auvik Network Management (ANM), those alerts are now minimal. We are not even getting one or two false alerts. This makes it easier for our team doing on-call rotation. In the nighttime, we only get alerts when something critical happens. We have set up alerts and configured everything appropriately. I am using PeerSpot for all the comparisons.

More options in the network map of Auvik Network Management (ANM) would be beneficial. Currently, we are just getting layer one, layer two, and layer three. They could give us a simple layout of the map, similar to when we are creating any network map in Visio or other software, it would be a good representation. We would not have to see the map in Auvik Network Management (ANM) and create another one in Visio. That would be a better option for us in general.

We have been using the solution for three years and some time.

The platform itself of Auvik Network Management (ANM) is pretty stable. They are doing their regular maintenance every second Saturday, which is also beneficial.

I would say Auvik Network Management (ANM) is pretty scalable.

I have contacted the technical support and customer support for Auvik Network Management (ANM) several times. They are very precise. Once we describe our issue, they know what the solution can be, and they are quick to give us responses. That is a strong point.

We were using Datto, and before that, we were using SolarWinds as alternatives to Auvik Network Management (ANM).

The setup is pretty easy with Auvik Network Management (ANM). It requires just six or seven clicks, and everything will be done.

For eight hours, one person is enough for deploying Auvik Network Management (ANM). If it is 24/7, we definitely need three people. Basic training would be sufficient, however, there are sometimes when you will require some experts.

Time to value is close to real time with Auvik Network Management (ANM). It is not exactly real-time, since sometimes updating into the map takes around two to three minutes, however, it is pretty close to real-time.

I only know the pricing for the first year of Auvik Network Management (ANM). After that, pricing is managed by my manager.

I would choose Auvik Network Management (ANM) without hesitation. It is stable, straightforward, and provides the right information at the right time compared to Datto.

We are not currently checking interface utilization or CPU, RAM utilization with Auvik Network Management (ANM), so I cannot say we are doing proactive maintenance. 

When rating Auvik Network Management (ANM) overall on a scale from one to ten, I would give it a nine.

My main use case for Auvik Network Management (ANM) is managing our overall network and being able to have insight into all of the devices, switches, servers, firewalls, and access points on the network. I use it to alert us for any outages as well as any other issues that may occur on the network.

Day-to-day, Auvik Network Management (ANM) serves as a centerpiece for us as our network management and monitoring tool. I log into it first thing in the morning and check to see if there are any alerts showing inside of the dashboard. It is a daily tool that we use.

The best features that Auvik Network Management (ANM) offers include the platform overall to see all network devices in one place, which is amazing, especially in our environment. We use multiple vendors, so we have a different vendor for switches, access points, servers, and firewalls. Being able to have a single pane of glass where I can see all of those things together and how it is connected and what is connected to what and how it interacts with each other is really huge for me.

Having all those devices in one place makes my work easier as it makes troubleshooting go so much faster. Instead of having to log into multiple different portals, when troubleshooting an issue with an access point, I can see in Auvik which switch that access point connects to. If I log just into the access point portal for that vendor, I am not going to be able to see my switching infrastructure. Auvik Network Management (ANM) brings all that together, saves time, and makes troubleshooting a lot faster. The insights it provides in the dashboard make it a lot faster and easier to identify an issue.

Overall, I really love the tool as it has been super helpful for us in our environment.

Auvik Network Management (ANM) has impacted our organization positively by bringing all of our multiple different vendors together as far as our network devices and allowing us to see the entire network at a glance and monitor everything in a single pane of glass. It has been wonderful.

Auvik Network Management (ANM) has provided us insight that we did not have before on the network, whether it be port usage, utilization, or throughput issues. It has been really great in that regard.

One improvement that would be really beneficial for Auvik Network Management (ANM) is the ability to get alerts sent to me via text. Right now, the only alerts I can get are via email. Receiving alerts via text would be really helpful because I am not always checking my email, but I do always have my phone on me, so a text alert would be received immediately.

There is a big learning curve with Auvik Network Management (ANM). It is a very robust system, but once it gets going, it performs really well.

I have been using the solution for over two years now.

Auvik Network Management (ANM) has been stable in my experience, and there are no issues I have seen or noticed.

Once you get past the learning curve and understand how to set things up, Auvik Network Management (ANM) scales pretty well. Adding devices on the network goes pretty smooth once you have gotten past that first installation.

I really have not had to engage customer support much. The product itself has worked really well, so we have not really had to engage customer support too much.

We did not have a solution like Auvik Network Management (ANM) before. With the different vendors we have, whether it is Cisco, Ruckus, or SonicWall, each had their own individual portals that we used to monitor things, but we had nothing that collectively monitored the network. We did start looking at PRTG and tried a few things, but we did not really implement that on the network and utilize it.

My general impression is that Auvik Network Management (ANM) has definitely saved us time over the time we have had it implemented on the network. Before, I would have to go to individual portals, or the team would have to go to individual portals based on the device at the time to figure out a network issue. Auvik Network Management (ANM) has saved us time by being able to go to that single pane of glass and identify things collectively versus bouncing back and forth between different web portals.

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing went really smooth. We worked with our MSP on that, and they helped handle a lot of that. Overall, it was a good experience.

We looked at PRTG, which was the main one we evaluated. There were some others, but I do not remember their names, and they were not as robust as Auvik Network Management (ANM).

I think Auvik Network Management (ANM) is a very great tool, and I rate it an eight out of ten.

I use Auvik Network Management (ANM) when I go in to do a discovery for an environment. 

We are a technology partner with Auvik Network Management (ANM), so we use Auvik Network Management (ANM) and implement it for certain customers.

I use a number of tools. One is Network Detective, which does an actual scan of the network from a server perspective, users, etc. It doesn't do a very good job on the network gear, whereas Auvik Network Management (ANM) does an incredible job of inventorying, port-to-port management of anything that's in that environment from a network perspective. All six layers are covered under Auvik Network Management (ANM). It has become a pretty interesting tool for monitoring network traffic and network equipment. 

I have it now integrated with Halo, so if something blips on the network, it triggers an alert into Halo to have that looked at. I've been able to get the integration with Halo done; I called them, and they had it done two weeks later, fully integrated. Auvik Network Management (ANM) is there to protect your infrastructure network. It gives you three-dimensional drawings that are dynamic; when you change the cable from one port to another, it actually shows up on the drawing on the screen. Many companies are using Auvik Network Management (ANM) to monitor their network, using SentinelOne for the endpoint management, and if they're manufacturing, they might be looking at SAP or Odoo. I'm just learning Odoo right now. We're looking at the same as why we're replacing ServiceNow with Halo; we're looking at replacing SAP with Odoo for organizations that just can't afford to keep up.

I've not used the automated documentation capabilities of Auvik Network Management (ANM). I don't pull the reports per se because I feed everything back to Halo. Auvik Network Management (ANM) would be primarily used by an MSP, and they'd be using that for their clients and then billing the client so much per endpoint. I use it because I want to get a really good visual of the network. Almost every single investigation that I do, assessment, I use three or four different tools, including Auvik Network Management (ANM). Network visibility is obviously important to me because I need to know what the age of the firewall is, the switches, are they underpowered, are they under warranty, and is there a support contract in place. Because if you have a firewall that's not being patched regularly, then you've got a huge security risk. 

The real-time performance insight is crucial, and Auvik Network Management (ANM) has significantly contributed to this by monitoring every single port on every single device. If someone attempts to hack into the network, they will likely target the firewall. The system will detect such attempts and send an alert. This allows you to shut down that specific port or access point. Additionally, it identifies open ports in the firewall that shouldn’t be accessible. I create a risk register report that consolidates information from various tools into a one-page summary. For example, if there is an attempt to breach the firewall from a location like Russia, it gets marked as a risk. I can then manage a ticket for it in Halo, and possibly make adjustments in Central. I also ensure that the workstation has the appropriate endpoint protection. Furthermore, I can compile a dashboard displaying all the tools on a single screen. Overall, I have found the support team to be very helpful, and they are based in Waterloo, Ontario.

Auvik Network Management (ANM) provides an extremely intuitive interface that supports ease of use. There is no learning curve per se. The only difficulty might be getting the actual agents on the hardware, but it out of the box will do configuration backup of a firewall, which is a really useful function. I've been following that company since there was a guy in Ottawa who sold his company to Cisco for 500 million, and he started Auvik Network Management (ANM).

Auvik Network Management (ANM) provides a network map along with its dashboard that gives me a real-time picture of my network. We know all the drivers need to be installed, what firmware needs to be running, what the traffic is, what the CPU usage is, and the firewall. The way that I've got it mapped out is if Auvik Network Management (ANM) detects that a piece of critical equipment is getting too much utilization, then it will trigger an alert. It's also great for network visibility, knowing what the age of the firewall is, the switches, if they are underpowered, under warranty, and if there's a support contract in place. Network traffic monitoring, three-dimensional drawings, real-time performance insights, and port-to-port management are particularly valuable.

The network map and dashboard of Auvik Network Management (ANM) are a little bit tricky at the beginning, so people aren't trying to just steal a copy. There are some tokens that have to go back and forth, and that's just so that you can't scan somebody's network easily. You have to have credentials to the firewall in order to properly manage it. Once it's done though, it's a breeze, with a very nice interface.

I've dealt with this product since it first came out, approximately 10 years ago.

I've primarily interacted with my sales representative, so I've never really needed to call tech support. They do offer a "white glove" service for new customers, where consultants help with full implementation, but I haven't had the need to contact tech support much.

Overall, I have good impressions of their service. The quality of customer support is a key reason I choose to use these tools. I only work with companies that provide excellent tech support and phone support. For instance, I recently started using another product called RoboShadow, which doesn't offer a phone number but allows me to reach them through Microsoft Teams anytime, and I'm okay with that. 

Positive

Auvik Network Management (ANM) pricing or licensing is about 2,500 per year for approximately 4,000 endpoints, which is quite reasonable.

I constantly analyze and monitor the market for the best tools available. I don't add anything to my toolset unless I've identified it as the best option. There might be some overlap among products, but Auvik doesn't perform the same functions as SentinelOne, and SentinelOne doesn't do what Halo does, nor does Halo replicate what Microsoft offers. Combining all that data into one logical report is critical for me. For example, one significant difference between SentinelOne and Microsoft is that Microsoft will never analyze the network or look for threats from devices that don’t have Microsoft software installed. That’s a considerable gap. On the other hand, SentinelOne can be installed on various devices, including Internet of Things (IoT) devices, which is an advantage. You could have a workstation in a remote location, like a construction site, that isn't connected to the internet, yet it's still protected. The SentinelOne agent runs in memory, continuously monitoring for malicious software installations based on the last policies applied, even without an internet connection. In contrast, Microsoft's products require a connection to their backend to function properly, meaning that Microsoft Defender won't be effective without that connection.

Additionally, SentinelOne can be installed on various platforms, including Linux, MacOS, and Android, and it even supports versions going back to Windows 7. This means you can still manage and protect devices in older environments effectively. SentinelOne does a great job of patch management, notifying you when software, like Google products, needs to be upgraded due to a lack of security support.

Auvik takes a different approach, allowing you to generate reports on every single device. It can indicate when the firmware needs upgrading and offers backup functionalities, such as saving the configuration of a firewall within the Auvik tool, which is something other tools may not provide. In summary, Auvik should be compared more to products like ConnectWise, Kaseya, and NinjaRMM, which focus on patch management and device reporting

Once you have it installed on your laptop, you simply run the application, which will bring you into a new environment. If needed, you can obtain the credentials for their firewalls and similar components. The scan will initiate, and the dashboard will begin to display information.

Managed Service Providers (MSPs) would use the application differently. They would deploy the Auvik collector, which remains on their customers' computers, creating a multi-tenant environment. I’m not an MSP anymore, but I’ve noticed that many MSPs are transitioning from products like ConnectWise to alternatives such as Auvik, SentinelOne, and Halo. In fact, I will begin training next week with a company that is currently implementing Halo as part of their PSA (Professional Services Automation) offering for managed services.

I would rate Auvik Network Management (ANM) a perfect 10 out of 10.