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Auvik Network Management (ANM) vs Sysdig Monitor comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 18, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Auvik Network Management (ANM)
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
209
Ranking in other categories
Network Monitoring Software (3rd), IT Infrastructure Monitoring (3rd), Network Troubleshooting (1st), Cloud Monitoring Software (4th), Network Traffic Analysis (NTA) (2nd)
Sysdig Monitor
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.2
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
Container Monitoring (9th)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Systems Management solutions, they serve different purposes. Auvik Network Management (ANM) is designed for Network Monitoring Software and holds a mindshare of 1.3%, up 0.9% compared to last year.
Sysdig Monitor, on the other hand, focuses on Container Monitoring, holds 3.1% mindshare, up 0.5% since last year.
Network Monitoring Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Auvik Network Management (ANM)1.3%
Zabbix3.9%
SolarWinds NPM3.6%
Other91.2%
Network Monitoring Software
Container Monitoring Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Sysdig Monitor3.1%
Dynatrace23.3%
Datadog19.8%
Other53.8%
Container Monitoring
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2349501 - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager, Technical Services at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
Real-time network visibility has transformed how we pinpoint LAN bottlenecks and resolve issues faster
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.
Bharath Nadar - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Staff Site Reliability Engineer at a tech vendor with 501-1,000 employees
Centralized host monitoring has reduced operational overhead and provides trusted dashboards
Sysdig Monitor could be improved, particularly regarding application monitoring. There are specific areas or features where improvement is needed, specifically in application-level monitoring. While other monitoring solutions provide APM capabilities, Sysdig Monitor does not and targets only host-based monitoring. Many applications require APM support, and we want to introduce OpenTelemetry into some applications to gain more insights, but with Sysdig Monitor, we could not implement this functionality, so we have to opt for solutions from other vendors for those applications. Beyond the APM and OpenTelemetry support limitations, I would appreciate seeing Sysdig Monitor offer a unified solution for all monitoring needs, including logging as well, eventually bringing whole observability under one roof. That would be ideal.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The notifications for events are valuable. If a copier is low on toner, I can get the toner ordered instead of being surprised when it runs out. It saves me from running around and having to check a lot of things."
"Because we can do different things in one place, like investigate network issues, it has definitely saved us time; something like 20 percent."
"I appreciate the automatization of the dashboard monitoring, the automatic mapping of the network, and the easy deployment of the service."
"The most valuable features of Auvik are the alerting and monitoring; those functions mean it easily more than pays for itself."
"The main selling point was the traffic insights feature, which better explains our network traffic. Auvik has many different features, but we primarily want it for traffic insights. It has monitoring and network discovery. Network discovery is useful, but we already have a monitoring solution. The network map is easy to use."
"Auvik Network Management (ANM) does help me decrease my mean time to resolution in significant ways."
"I like Auvik's detailed device dashboards that show everything from uptime to configuration revisions."
"Auvik Network Management (ANM) provides complete global visibility and has a centralized dashboard—working in India, I can monitor the entire North American network and take charge if anything goes wrong."
"Docker containers are completely supported, kind of like "first class citizens"."
"The ability to stop/pause and capture logs when something happens is the most valuable feature."
"Sysdig Monitor impressed me with its in-depth visibility into my infrastructure."
"Sysdig Monitor has positively impacted my organization by significantly reducing operational costs and improving our ability to monitor our systems effectively."
 

Cons

"Auvik's UI, while informative, can be a hurdle for new users due to its complexity."
"If I am an administrator, then I have to maintain, clean, and label that environment. Auvik's utility in that regard is cumbersome. It is hard to find where certain things are configured. Also, it is sometimes hard to figure out why Auvik is doing what it is doing."
"The window view could be improved. For instance, if I'm in inventory and I'm looking at my devices, I don't like the way the window splits at the bottom. I want to be able to choose the way it appears. Similarly, when it shows me all the devices on my network, I don't like the fact that I can't adjust the display to the way I want it."
"I think the interface is a little clunky at times, and I've definitely had some frustrations with it over the years."
"I've been finding some features difficult. It might be because I'm used to PRTG, and Auvik works differently. When it comes to monitoring a simple IP address, Auvik makes it a bit harder and more complex because you have to create a service inside the site. It's not just creating a sensor and having it ping the device. You need to go to the site and create the service."
"It would be cool if they came out with an app, but running the browser isn't bad."
"Setting up the maintenance windows can be a bit complicated."
"Auvik Network Management (ANM) could be improved with a little more proactive tuning of alerts."
"I had difficulty installing Sysdig Monitor on Windows."
""Events" reporting (errors, crashes, etc.) is not clear at all in a Mesos environment (i.e., it's not clear what specific container is the one that went down). In a Docker Compose environment, it may be way better."
"It is needs to automate the actions to take when an alert is triggered."
"Sysdig Monitor could be improved, particularly regarding application monitoring."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing of Auvik is good. If it could be less, that would be even better, but as long as they offer free devices, that is great."
"I believe that Auvik is one of the most expensive tools, but it is also the best."
"They charge for switches and some networking hardware, but everything else is free."
"Their licensing model is basically per managed device. You pay X amount per managed device, and managed devices are limited to switches, routers, firewalls, and wireless LAN controllers. So, the only things that we pay for are our switches, routers, firewalls, and wireless LAN controllers, but there are orders of magnitude more devices that Auvik manages that we don't pay for. It also manages servers, workstations, and phones. Auvik will gather KPIs from anything that is connected to the network if it can be managed via a standard like SNMP or WMI. There are no costs in addition to the standard licensing fees."
"The initial offer was high, but I was able to negotiate it down."
"What is good about Auvik is that it is a monthly spend versus a CapEx."
"I believe the product is fairly priced, but I would consider it a better value if it were improved in certain areas."
"Auvik charges based on the number of network devices being used."
"Sysdig Monitor is not expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
10%
Construction Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Outsourcing Company
12%
Construction Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business147
Midsize Enterprise32
Large Enterprise23
No data available
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Auvik?
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...
What needs improvement with Auvik?
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 e...
What is your primary use case for Auvik?
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 net...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Sysdig Monitor?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing was good. Before moving forward with Sysdig Monitor, we analyzed many other tools, and the costing was more transparent and significantly bette...
What needs improvement with Sysdig Monitor?
Sysdig Monitor could be improved, particularly regarding application monitoring. There are specific areas or features where improvement is needed, specifically in application-level monitoring. Whil...
What is your primary use case for Sysdig Monitor?
Sysdig Monitor has become essential for overseeing a vast array of hosts and EC2 instances across our environment. We initially tried Grafana, but it fell short in operational capabilities. Managin...
 

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Sample Customers

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SAP Concur, Goldman Sachs, Worldpay by FIS, Cisco, Experian, Home Office, Societe Generale, Sunrun. More here: https://sysdig.com/customers/
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