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BigPanda vs Nagios Core comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 9, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
5.5
BigPanda enhances efficiency by centralizing operations, saving time and resources, especially when managing over 10,000 events weekly.
Sentiment score
8.8
Nagios Core reduces downtime and costs with quick alerts, providing full ROI and eliminating expensive monitoring tools.
BigPanda saves time with its advanced features and manages large environments while requiring fewer resources compared to our previous tool, Netcool.
Software Engineer at Trianz
BigPanda offers significant time-saving, cost-saving, and resource-saving benefits.
Technical Lead
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.0
BigPanda customer service is generally helpful but experiences vary, showing occasional delays with ratings from six to ten.
Sentiment score
5.1
Nagios Core relies on community support, praised for stability and resources, but lacks official help compared to Nagios XI.
If BigPanda can consistently provide such competent contacts, I would rate the support ten out of ten, otherwise, it is an eight out of ten.
Engineer - Cloud and Infrastructure Services at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Their collaboration was good, and I would rate them nine out of ten.
Software Engineer at Trianz
For technical support, we have only had to address password resets and alert mismatching.
Technical Lead
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
6.6
BigPanda efficiently manages large alerts and users, integrates well, and is favored for scalability in complex infrastructures.
Sentiment score
6.7
Nagios Core shows scalability for large networks but may need customizations and integrations for distributed environments.
We manage a large environment with over 50,000 servers and various monitoring tools like Dynatrace, New Relic, Splunk, Nagios, and Datadog.
Software Engineer at Trianz
It handles large volumes of alerts without limitations.
I rate the scalability of BigPanda at eight.
Manager Observability at ICE
The solution is scalable.
Senior System Administrator at Interactive Group
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.0
BigPanda is stable with efficient issue resolution, improved reliability, and high ratings, though critical traffic may slow it down.
Sentiment score
8.2
Nagios Core is highly stable and reliable with minimal footprint, supporting extensive monitoring without network burden.
However, when handling critical traffic, the BigPanda site can slow down, which we manage with a load balancer.
Software Engineer at Trianz
BigPanda is now stable.
If they have improved their technical capabilities recently, they might have achieved higher stability.
Engineer - Cloud and Infrastructure Services at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
I tried many other solutions at work, however, in terms of Nagios, I haven't seen any disruption or downtime.
Senior System Administrator at Interactive Group
 

Room For Improvement

BigPanda needs better analytics, UI, cost-effectiveness, and AI, with improved observability, integration, and reduced incident costs.
Nagios Core needs a more intuitive interface, better scalability, and features like enhanced reporting and integration with modern tools.
A 'deep dive' analysis feature would be appreciated to give detailed insights such as CPU usage and disk space analysis.
If BigPanda could integrate AI, it would enhance the platform significantly by offering chatbot functionality within the BigPanda UI.
Engineer - Cloud and Infrastructure Services at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
It would be beneficial if BigPanda leveraged AI to solve critical issues related to editing and sending alerts based on enrichment mapping files.
Software Engineer at Trianz
 

Setup Cost

BigPanda offers flexible, affordable pricing at $200,000/year with discounts, perceived as reasonable compared to competitors in event management.
Nagios Core is a free, cost-effective open-source tool, but requires Linux expertise and incurs hosting and maintenance costs.
The pricing for BigPanda is reasonable compared to other event management tools, given its advantages.
Software Engineer at Trianz
 

Valuable Features

BigPanda enhances incident management with AI-driven alert deduplication, integration, automation, and user-friendly dashboards, improving workflow efficiency.
Nagios Core provides flexible, low-resource monitoring with customization, automation, efficient alerts, and integration support for reliable IT performance visibility.
Even during suppressions when other tools are unavailable, BigPanda provides alerts, enabling me to track incidents effectively, follow up, and resolve them promptly.
System Operation Associate at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
It can correlate multiple issues within a single device, create a single incident, and thus reduce noise and provide faster resolution.
Manager Observability at ICE
The platform's AI analyzes alert sources and root causes, enhancing real-time incident management and enabling automated resolution.
Software Engineer at Trianz
It has a very handy dashboard, providing live alerts and visibility for everything.
Senior System Administrator at Interactive Group
 

Categories and Ranking

BigPanda
Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring
26th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
19
Ranking in other categories
IT Alerting and Incident Management (8th), AIOps (11th)
Nagios Core
Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring
11th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
51
Ranking in other categories
Network Monitoring Software (10th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2025, in the IT Infrastructure Monitoring category, the mindshare of BigPanda is 0.7%, down from 1.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Nagios Core is 2.6%, down from 3.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
IT Infrastructure Monitoring Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Nagios Core2.6%
BigPanda0.7%
Other96.7%
IT Infrastructure Monitoring
 

Featured Reviews

RK
Manager Observability at ICE
Event management improvements reduce noise and support faster resolution although scheduling features need enhancements
The most valuable features of BigPanda include event deduplication, correlations, and enrichment, which reduce the noise in the environment. It can correlate multiple issues within a single device, create a single incident, and thus reduce noise and provide faster resolution. Furthermore, it offers out-of-the-box integrations with tools like ServiceNow and Teams, allowing auto-sharing on Teams channels. Updates made in Teams can be reflected back into BigPanda.
HY
Senior System Administrator at Interactive Group
Monitoring solution provides comprehensive visibility across IT infrastructure
The good thing about Nagios Core is it covers everything. Everything in the IT domain, you can monitor anything. You can even monitor printers, the ports of printers, Core workstations, and storage. You can monitor the workflow Core and the utilization of computes. If you want to grasp everything of your IT equipment on a single interface, you can use Nagios. It's the best one. It provides dashboards, and you can also configure your emails and alerts with it. If something is critical, you can configure it to notify via emails. It has a very handy dashboard, providing live alerts and visibility for everything.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
26%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
7%
Healthcare Company
7%
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Government
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Large Enterprise11
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business20
Midsize Enterprise11
Large Enterprise22
 

Questions from the Community

Any advice about APM solutions?
There are many factors and we know little about your requirements (size of org, technology stack, management systems, the scope of implementation). Our goal was to consolidate APM and infra monitor...
What do you like most about BigPanda?
One of the most valuable features of BigPanda is its user-friendly interface.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for BigPanda?
The pricing of BigPanda includes considerations for pricing, licensing, and setup costs of the solution.
What do you like most about Nagios Core?
What I like about Nagios Core is that it helps me ensure everything is running smoothly by checking the status of hosts and services.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Nagios Core?
Nagios Core is a free and open-source product. We don't charge for the product itself, but we charge for the man-hour costs related to installation, configuration, ongoing operation, and maintenance.
What needs improvement with Nagios Core?
The dashboard should be improved. It's very simple. I don't have a very clear or specific suggestion. You can change the skin of the dashboard, however, it's good for me.
 

Comparisons

 

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