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We performed a comparison between Cisco Intersight 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.
To learn more, read our detailed Cisco Intersight vs. Nagios Core Report (Updated: March 2024).
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Pros
"Provides an overall view using a single portal.""The tool helps to manage Cisco servers.""I like Intersight because of the integration with HashiCorp, Kubernetes, and each cloud because Intersight is the IO module.""The product has good integration.""Our organization uses Cisco Intersight since it helps manage our physical infrastructure.""Cisco Intersight has valuable features for workflow automation and inventory administration.""What I like most about Cisco Intersight is its manageability.""We enjoy having an inside view of all the data centers and all the EdgeX nodes within a single portal rather than going into the EdgeX connections one by one."

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"The most valuable features are the reports and the way it generates the report in a graphical manner.""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.""Nagios monitors our servers, so we know if anything goes wrong and can solve the problem before it happens.""The solution is quite efficient.""Our customers like that Nagios Core is an open source solution. It can be customized to our customers' specific needs.""Key features include the GUI interface, its notification capabilities, and the real-time reporting.""It has made the life of the network operations staff more proactive in managing the resources of the infrastructure. It prevents disasters long before they can take place.""I like the way the solution sends alerts and how it keeps on escalating them."

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Cons
"It's a very complex solution.""The unique problem with Cisco Intersight is that it's not supporting some players.""Cisco Intersight needs some improvement in terms of stability. Hybrid cloud management and proper hyperscaler tie-up are other areas for improvement.""The product's setup should be easier.""When new features are added, the service becomes full of bugs.""The usability must be better.""In the future, the solution needs to plan on an extension to cover a broader range of objects since, at present, there are some Cisco devices within the range of Intersight UCS that it can't manage.""The product could be easy to use."

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"It would be nice if the company offered a sales or contract manager that was dedicated to our company so that we would have some sort of link to Nagios, and if we had issues or questions, we'd be able to contact them directly.""Would benefit from aggregations if a particular server goes down.""We're using the free version, which limits us in terms of the things that we can do. If we had the paid version, a lot of our issues would probably go away. For example, we can't isolate instances that are being built or updated with the production ones. When they're being built, on Nagios, they're showing in red. It'd be nice to be able to partition those off until they're all green, and then we can bring them into the environment. This is probably because we've got the free version and not the paid version. If we went for the paid version, it would probably allow us to do exactly what we want to or remove the restrictions that we have, but if we are able to isolate instances in the free version, it would make life much easier.""Making it a little easier to configure and set up from the start would help. There are multiple layers that you have to wade through to be able to set it up, to do it the right way, and to get it to do what you want it to do.""I believe Nagios Core will need to provide an option for big data platforms in the future.""The dashboard and monitoring features could be improved.""The core version is no match for the XI version.""There is room for improvement in the graphics."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "Cisco Intersight is not cheap, but it's not the most expensive product either."
  • "It's just the standard licensing cost. There are no additional fees."
  • "Cisco Intersight has competitive pricing. On a scale of one to five, my rating for its pricing is four."
  • "You can get a free license for monitoring but need to purchase a license if you need extra control."
  • "The product is cost-effective."
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  • "It's free."
  • "The Nagios Core (PNP4Nagios + Core) is free and can be setup by Netadmin within a few hours. The only additional cost is the cloud server."
  • "We have saved a lot of time, money, and effort in reducing disaster times, which is owed to Nagios quick alerting."
  • "Nagios Core is free to use."
  • "Lessening the price point would be an improvement."
  • "We are using the open-source, unpaid version."
  • "Most the plugin features are free."
  • "We are using the free version."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:Intersight can validate our environment.
    Top Answer:We used the solution's automation capabilities, but it wasn’t easy. It was part of why we took some time to deploy the solution. It didn't give us much value. It wasn't that good. Intersight is a… more »
    Top Answer:We use the solution for server management across various locations.
    Top Answer:What I like about Nagios Core is that it helps me ensure everything is running smoothly by checking the status of hosts and services.
    Top Answer:I have found Nagios Core to be challenging in terms of its centralized architecture and configuration complexities, especially in a Microsoft environment. Making optimizations or changes often… more »
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    Overview

    Cisco Intersight is Cisco’s systems management platform that delivers intuitive computing through cloud-powered intelligence. This platform offers a more intelligent level of management that enables IT organizations to analyze, simplify, and automate their environments in ways that were not possible with prior generations of tools. This capability empowers organizations to achieve significant savings in Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and to deliver applications faster, so they can support new business initiates. The advantages of the model-based management of the Cisco UCS platform plus Cisco Intersight are extended to Cisco UCS servers and Cisco HyperFlex and Cisco HyperFlex Edge systems. Cisco HyperFlex Edge is optimized for remote sites, branch offices, and edge environments.

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

    Sample Customers
    EXMAR, RapidScale
    Airbnb, Cisco, PayPal, FanDuel
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company43%
    Financial Services Firm7%
    Manufacturing Company5%
    Healthcare Company5%
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    Computer Software Company25%
    Financial Services Firm17%
    Retailer13%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company16%
    Government11%
    Financial Services Firm9%
    Educational Organization8%
    Company Size
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    Small Business30%
    Midsize Enterprise20%
    Large Enterprise50%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business14%
    Midsize Enterprise10%
    Large Enterprise76%
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    Small Business38%
    Midsize Enterprise21%
    Large Enterprise42%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business26%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise58%
    Buyer's Guide
    Cisco Intersight vs. Nagios Core
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Cisco Intersight vs. Nagios Core and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
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    Cisco Intersight is ranked 26th in IT Infrastructure Monitoring with 10 reviews while Nagios Core is ranked 7th in IT Infrastructure Monitoring with 46 reviews. Cisco Intersight is rated 7.8, while Nagios Core is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Cisco Intersight writes "Scalable and easy to set up portfolio of services; good for remote device management and other functions". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Nagios Core writes "An Open Source Fully Featured Data Centre Monitoring Tool". Cisco Intersight is most compared with Cisco UCS Manager, HPE OneView, IBM Turbonomic, Cisco UCS Director and VMware Aria Automation, whereas Nagios Core is most compared with Zabbix, Nagios XI, Centreon, Icinga and OP5 Monitor. See our Cisco Intersight vs. Nagios Core report.

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