BlueCat Infrastructure Assurance (BCIA) vs Nagios Core comparison

BlueCat and Nagios are both solutions in the IT Infrastructure Monitoring category. BlueCat is ranked #39 with an average rating of 9.0, while Nagios is ranked #11 with an average rating of 8.3. BlueCat holds a 0.1% mindshare in IM, compared to Nagios’s 3.1% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of BlueCat users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 80% of Nagios users who would recommend it.

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100% willing to recommend

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80% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between BlueCat Infrastructure Assurance (BCIA) and Nagios Core based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two IT Infrastructure Monitoring solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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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

BlueCat Infrastructure Assu...

Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring

39th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Nagios Core

Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring

11th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Network Monitoring Software (12th)

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the IT Infrastructure Monitoring category, the mindshare of BlueCat Infrastructure Assurance (BCIA) is 0.1%, up from 0.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Nagios Core is 3.1%, down from 3.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

IT Infrastructure Monitoring Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Nagios Core	3.1%
BlueCat Infrastructure Assurance (BCIA)	0.1%
Other	96.8%

IT Infrastructure Monitoring

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Bob Stiles

Cyber Security Architect Engineer at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees

Offers proactive issue detection through customized alerts enhances troubleshooting

We saw the benefits of BlueCat Infrastructure Assurance immediately after we deployed it. The enhanced analytics dashboard helps us prioritize troubleshooting. BlueCat Infrastructure Assurance detects potential issues and anomalies before they occur, provided we have set our thresholds. Without defined thresholds, the system may still identify problems, but we will only be alerted after the event. This proactive approach helps prevent issues rather than simply reacting to them. It provides diagnostic information to help with remediation. BlueCat Infrastructure Assurance significantly enhances our company's network stability by preventing outages. With over a hundred firewalls integrated into the system, it provides comprehensive monitoring and control, effectively minimizing potential downtime. BlueCat's solution has been instrumental in maintaining a highly reliable network environment, and its value in preventing disruptions is immeasurable.

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Nishith-Vyas

Tech Lead at STL Digital Limited

Valuable reporting and alert system with room for PDF export improvements

The NetEase reporting structure needs improvement, especially the availability report, which is weak. It should be generated automatically with minimal human intervention and should be exportable as a PDF. Besides that, an integrated PDF export feature for reports is necessary. Also, the alert mechanism and graphing mechanism need to be integrated properly into Nagios Core. Currently, integrating these requires advanced Linux knowledge. Integration of more visualization tools like Grafana and Prometheus for better graphing and visualization is also recommended.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable aspects of BlueCat Infrastructure Assurance are remote commands, a core functionality for us, and automated remediation options."

"Thanks to BlueCat, we have not experienced any downtime in the past two years."

"BlueCat Infrastructure Assurance's most valuable feature is its ability to analyze integrity and perform interrogations, providing alerts based on configurable thresholds."

"BlueCat's solution has been instrumental in maintaining a highly reliable network environment, and its value in preventing disruptions is immeasurable."

"BlueCat Infrastructure Assurance provides excellent analytic capabilities for early problem detection, offering beneficial diagnostic information and actionable remediation steps."

"What I like about Nagios Core is that it helps me ensure everything is running smoothly by checking the status of hosts and services."

"We mostly use Nagios Core to integrate with Python and Bash Script."

"I like that it's very simple to install, easy to manage and deploy, and easy to use for monitoring."

"Other products are good but from the configuration point of view Nagios is really very lightweight. The price is really good in my opinion. Another important thing is that my Nagios engine still works with Dual core 8GB ram for the last 10 years."

"I would rate the overall solution ten points out of ten."

"Nagios monitors our servers, so we know if anything goes wrong and can solve the problem before it happens."

"The most valuable feature depends on the project. It's great if you need to check to ensure a service is running 24/7. I can use the full solution for free, and it's flexible. If I need to add a dashboard, I can integrate it with Nagios. Cloud synchronization is wonderful."

"I like the way the solution sends alerts and how it keeps on escalating them."

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Cons

"BlueCat Infrastructure Assurance does not support all network security devices."

"We would greatly benefit from expanded BlueCat integrations, particularly through a robust API ingestion system that allows for custom integrations with other systems. Ideally, this would include a user-friendly message queue system that facilitates communication between BlueCat and any external system via APIs."

"Considering that some of our junior engineers have limited coding expertise, incorporating features that assist in query construction or provide clear textual translations of code would be valuable."

"BlueCat Infrastructure Assurance does not support all network security devices."

"Bandwidth monitoring is the pain point for me because Nagios Core does not monitor bandwidth effectively like Cacti does."

"The NetEase reporting structure needs improvement, especially the availability report, which is weak."

"Cloud monitoring is an area for improvement because there aren't too many plugins available."

"The core version is no match for the XI version."

"The tool needs to improve the integrations."

"The user interface could be more interactive because it is pretty basic."

"The alerting mechanism in Nagios Core could be improved."

"It is a bit slow due to latency."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"BlueCat Infrastructure Assurance is reasonably priced."

"The pricing for BlueCat Infrastructure Assurance is fairly comparable."

"BlueCat Infrastructure Assurance meets our budget requirements."

"Nagios Core is an open source solution, and there are no licensing fees."

"We are using the open-source, unpaid version."

"We are using the free version of Nagios Core."

"The product is cheaply priced."

"Lessening the price point would be an improvement."

"We are using the free version."

"The enterprise version has technical support. The version we are using is free."

"Nagios Core is a cheap solution."

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

14%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Comms Service Provider

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	20
Midsize Enterprise	11
Large Enterprise	22

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for BlueCat Infrastructure Assurance (BCIA)?

BlueCat Infrastructure Assurance is reasonably priced.

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What needs improvement with BlueCat Infrastructure Assurance (BCIA)?

BlueCat Infrastructure Assurance does not support all network security devices. We currently use BlueCat Infrastructure Assurance on-premises, but it lacks the AI capabilities that are becoming inc...

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What is your primary use case for BlueCat Infrastructure Assurance (BCIA)?

My organization comprises a financial institution and a technology company. BlueCat Infrastructure Assurance, an internal service, helps accurately pinpoint issues within our systems.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Overview

BlueCat Infrastructure Assurance (BCIA) is a proactive monitoring and automation solution. Think of it as a virtual DDI expert, on duty 24/7. Infrastructure Assurance provides deep visibility into BlueCat Integrity enterprise environments, including its key BlueCat Address Manager and BlueCat DNS/DHCP Server (BDDS) components. It proactively interrogates your systems to ensure they are healthy. Should it find an issue, the platform flags it, generates an alert, and provides a list of recommended remediation steps that admins can take.

BlueCat

This is IT infrastructure monitoring's industry-standard, open-source core. Free without professional support services.

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Sample Customers

MasterCard, Bloomberg, Comcast, Office Depot, O'Reilly Auto Parts, Prudential, Wyndham Worldwide, iRobot, Leumi, Pelephone, Sheetz, Travelex

Airbnb, Cisco, PayPal, FanDuel

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