Entuity vs Nagios Core comparison

Park Place Technologies and Nagios are both solutions in the Network Monitoring Software category. Park Place Technologies is ranked #41 with an average rating of 9.0, while Nagios is ranked #12 with an average rating of 8.3. Park Place Technologies holds a 0.6% mindshare in NMS, compared to Nagios’s 2.5% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Park Place Technologies users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 80% of Nagios users who would recommend it.

Entuity

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100% willing to recommend

Nagios Core

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80% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 10, 2024

Entuity and Nagios Core both compete in the network management solutions category. Entuity appears to have the upper hand with its ease of use and customer support.

Features: Entuity includes automated discovery, performance analysis, and comprehensive reporting tools, offering a holistic management experience. Nagios Core provides open-source flexibility, extensive customization, and scalability, suitable for tech-savvy teams.

Room for Improvement: Entuity could enhance its affordability and integration capabilities with third-party tools, as well as expand its open-source options. Nagios Core could improve its user interface, streamline the setup process, and offer more direct customer support options.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Entuity has a straightforward deployment process and significant customer support. Nagios Core requires technical expertise for deployment and relies on community-driven support.

Pricing and ROI: Entuity generally involves higher initial setup costs with a structured ROI through its feature set and support. Nagios Core, as open-source, offers lower upfront costs but may require further investment in resources for customization.

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Categories and Ranking

Entuity

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

41st

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Nagios Core

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

12th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

IT Infrastructure Monitoring (11th)

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Network Monitoring Software category, the mindshare of Entuity is 0.6%, down from 0.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Nagios Core is 2.5%, down from 3.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Network Monitoring Software Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Nagios Core	2.5%
Entuity	0.6%
Other	96.9%

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Ahmed Salman

Performance & Monitoring Supervisor at Saudi Telecom Company

A good solution for network monitoring and support management, but there is no centralized database

There is no centralized database. It is an issue if you use a local database and have multiple borders. However, if you have an external database, you can keep the same old data from an old border up to 100 borders. In addition, if we want to create an ABI or use an ABI to connect data, there is no competition when we ask for support. If we want to modify the calculation matrix or equation, we have to raise a professional service. Other competitors like Micro Focus, a network management system, have a new supportability matrix in the market every quarter.

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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 setup was very simple and took about an hour."

"We find the SurePath component of this solution to be very valuable, as it gives us the path to whatever we are configuring."

"One of the most valuable features of Entuity is the user interface."

"I particularly like the theme and the dashboard that they have brought in this version. In the previous version, there was only a simple screen. There wasn't any dashboard. It was a simple view, but now, they have brought in a dashboard that gives the fields for the ops as well. They can get the data they want to see in a single place."

"Event management and the geographical Google API-based network topology are the most valuable features of Entuity."

"Entuity's best feature is its ability to monitor a large number of devices."

"The initial setup of Entuity is easy and the full process took approximately 30 minutes."

"This is a product that is easy to deploy and maintain with a positive end-user experience."

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

"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."

"It is fairly easy to set up, and we can monitor pretty much everything we want to."

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

"Provides timely notifications."

"Nagios Core is stable."

"Alert calls occur anytime a service goes down or a matrix is difficult and that helps us to quickly restore service and transfer work."

"Nagios Core is very configurable. Whatever you want, you can do it."

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Cons

"Entuity could improve by having more integration because now network management is not a standalone solution. You have to integrate it with your network, applications, and everything else. We have to collect that information from those solutions or relevant managers. Additionally, the SLA dashboard should be improved."

"It should support IPAM or IP Address Management. When it comes to the network, IP Address Management is a feature for which we have to use a different solution. When we are managing networks, if IPAM also becomes a part of this, we do not have to look for a separate solution."

"Entuity can expand its coverage on monitoring VoIP solutions a little bit more."

"We would like the backup element of this solution to be improved as, at present, it is very limited and does not have much scope for customization."

"The configuration of the logging could be improved because if someone deleted any note or inventory, or some change to the inventory, we are not able to identify which user or which administrator modifies these details. For example, there should be read-only locks on maps to prevent their deletion. This way people can only read and cannot delete that particular map."

"In the most recent versions, Entuity has removed the Explorer navigation feature. This was very useful, and Entuity would be improved by restoring it."

"Entuity can improve the fetching of device configuration. The solution uses scripts and I could not understand them or find any recourses on the internet to learn about the language that is used in the script. It could be more user-friendly and the device configuration management could be enhanced."

"Entuity currently has APIs, but they are not straightforward. They are not flexible if an external system wants to communicate with Entuity or create an integration that is not available out of the box. Its APIs can be flexible so that they can be utilized for external integrations that are not available out of the box."

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

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

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

"The scalability needs improvement, it's not scalable at this time."

"I believe Nagios Core will need to provide an option for big data platforms in the future."

"Would benefit from aggregations if a particular server goes down."

"The mapping is a little hard."

"The initial setup process could be easier."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"It varies and depends on the quantity. It's worth the cost."

"We have 400 licenses and we are only using 150 licenses."

"It can be comparatively expensive but that is because it is comprehensive."

"Entuity is not an expensive solution."

"Entuity's licensing is very highly-priced."

"We are using the free version."

"I would rate the solution's pricing an eight out of ten."

"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."

"The product is cheaply priced."

"It's free."

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

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

"We have saved a lot of time, money, and effort in reducing disaster times, which is owed to Nagios quick alerting."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

21%

Computer Software Company

Energy/Utilities Company

Government

Computer Software Company

14%

Government

Comms Service Provider

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	4
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	3

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

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Entuity?

Event management and the geographical Google API-based network topology are the most valuable features of Entuity.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Entuity?

We work with other solutions. We have a very good relationship with Entuity Commercial. You can negotiate discounts and provide better proposals to our customers. The pricing is very competitive. T...

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What needs improvement with Entuity?

Entuity could integrate with other solutions and collect more information from IoT devices.

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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

Entuity network management software continually monitors network bandwidth, network error rate and network congestion, which are all factors that impact overall network throughput. Events can be raised in response to abnormal traffic to allow remedial action before users are impacted. The Entuity network monitor continually evaluates network latency and network jitter to calculate MOS and ICPIF scores. Events can be raised when these scores are unacceptable for business application, voice and video performance. Key Features include: Root Cause Analysis, Event Management, Flow Monitoring & Analysis, Application Path Monitoring and Network Performance Monitoring.

Park Place Technologies

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

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Sample Customers

Tait Communications, Vattenfall, Discovery, University of Minnesota, Pernod Ricard, Electric Car

Airbnb, Cisco, PayPal, FanDuel

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