Entuity vs Plixer Scrutinizer comparison

Park Place Technologies and Plixer are both solutions in the Network Monitoring Software category. Park Place Technologies is ranked #67, while Plixer is ranked #74. Park Place Technologies holds a 0.7% mindshare in NMS, compared to Plixer’s 0.5% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Park Place Technologies users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 92% of Plixer users who would recommend it.

Entuity

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Plixer Scrutinizer

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92% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 10, 2024

Entuity and Plixer Scrutinizer are network management solutions with Entuity appealing to those who prioritize expansive features and easy scalability, while Plixer Scrutinizer excels in in-depth traffic analysis capabilities, making it favored for detailed analytics.

Features: Entuity provides comprehensive monitoring, robust alert functionalities, and seamless integrations, ensuring stable network performance. It offers automated network topology mapping, self-maintaining inventory, and intelligent event management. Plixer Scrutinizer focuses on advanced traffic analysis, granular reporting, real-time threat detection, and supports various network protocols for detailed monitoring and efficient resource utilization.

Room for Improvement: Entuity might enhance its traffic analysis precision, offer more customization options, and improve its visualization tools for better data interpretation. Additionally, expanding third-party integration support could enhance utility. Plixer Scrutinizer could benefit from an improved user interface for easier navigation, reduced complexity in setup for less experienced users, and enhanced scalability options for broadening its user base. Also, streamlining updates and maintenance could enhance user experience.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Plixer Scrutinizer has a flexible deployment model that allows customization paired with responsive customer service, accommodating different user needs. Entuity offers a straightforward setup process supported by a strong customer service team, promoting a hassle-free integration experience.

Pricing and ROI: Entuity's pricing is structured to support scalability, providing a decent ROI especially attractive for medium to large enterprises. Plixer Scrutinizer is perceived as costlier, yet its pricing is justified by the substantial returns users receive from its detailed traffic insights that significantly enhance network performance monitoring.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Entuity

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

67th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Plixer Scrutinizer

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

74th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Network Traffic Analysis (NTA) (12th)

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Network Monitoring Software category, the mindshare of Entuity is 0.7%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Plixer Scrutinizer is 0.5%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Network Monitoring Software Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Entuity	0.7%
Plixer Scrutinizer	0.5%
Other	98.8%

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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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Ira Mulyanti

Sales Director at ARGA SOLUSI

An affordable product with great integration capabilities

Plixer Core Platform is a valuable feature and a good software. Plixer Scrutinizer uses NetFlow analysis to monitor whatever is there in a network. Price-wise, Plixer Scrutinizer is not an expensive product. Basically, Plixer Scrutinizer is an affordable product. Plixer Scrutinizer is a tool that allows for customization, especially in scenarios where customers need new product features. Plixer Scrutinizer is a tool that can integrate with any other brand or product in the market, so it is not an area of concern.

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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

"I would recommend Entuity to other users as it's user-friendly and easier to manage than other solutions."

"I would encourage others to use Entuity, as it's powerful and user-friendly."

"We are able to receive a visualized monitoring of the network infrastructure which is very helpful."

"The most valuable feature is the ease of deployment, simplicity of the end user's experience (the forms and the sheets that you use, the screens you can use to see what's going on, and overall capability), as well as the ease of integration into other solutions."

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

"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."

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

"My clients have received a good return on investment."

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"We didn't experience any bugs."

"We see things that we did not see before; it's opened up peoples' eyes among our network folks and overall it has had a good, positive impact."

"My boss and I have been very happy with the product."

"The reporting and generating troubleshooting reports would be the best feature; our host-to-host conversation reporting."

"If you have a large network then this product is totally invaluable."

"I really feel, after reviewing three at one time and knowing some other ones, the bang and performance for the dollars, and the capacity and the flexibility; it's really second to none in those situations."

"Plixer Scrutinizer is an affordable product. Plixer Scrutinizer is a tool that allows for customization, especially in scenarios where customers need new product features."

"The most valuable features of Plixer Scrutinizer are its ease of use, accessibility, and UI."

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Cons

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

"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."

"If we want to modify the calculation matrix or equation, we have to raise a professional service."

"What might be improved for the user may be the depth of insight into the events that do happen and the ease of integration."

"A typical user might want to see even more depth to the standard reporting and ease of integration."

"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."

"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."

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"Though Plixer Scrutinizer has network detection and response, it's an area that needs just a little more rounding out. Another room for improvement in the solution is its lack of SaaS offering which some customers were looking for. My company deals in small to medium businesses, mid-market, and some customers wanted the SaaS feature which Plixer Scrutinizer doesn't offer. What I'd like to see in the next release of the solution is for it to have a SaaS offering because my company also deals with educational spaces and smaller businesses that just don't have the staff that can implement this. If there's either a managed service or SaaS-based offering to just make it a little easier for those types of customers, it would be a great addition to Plixer Scrutinizer."

"I wish the reporting side was easier to work with, but it does a decent job. I also wish the reporting side was a little more intuitive or they offered more reporting examples."

"Data retention needs improvement. Data retention is a thing where we are looking for a better way to collect flow data for a longer time to do forensic research on security incidents. By default, data retention is quite low. We need detailed data in safe storage for a longer time, e.g., for a couple of months. An improvement would be a way to export data into a secure long-term storage."

"There was a price lift because previously the product was privately owned, and now there is some external capital in the organization, so pricing could be lower, though, for Plixer Scrutinizer, there is almost no competition at this price point."

"Though Plixer Scrutinizer has network detection and response, it's an area that needs just a little more rounding out."

"For updating the Scrutinizer platform, when we have the actual data, it never happens in one day."

"It would be useful if there was a way to back up the configuration information."

"The solution creates a visual map of a particular location and how the network flows. You need to spend time to generate all those maps."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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

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

"Entuity is not an expensive solution."

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

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

"I rate Plixer Scrutinizer's price a three on a scale of one to ten, where one is low price or affordable, and ten is high price or expensive."

"It's about €10,000 a year for initial license and yearly maintenance costs. In addition, the hardware costs are about €10,000 once every five years."

"We just renewed. The pricing is 5,000 euro per year. This is the final price. All tax (20 percent) is included."

"There are no extra costs. It's about $8,000 a year. The bang for the buck (cost) is definitely a plus."

"There is a recurring maintenance fee after the initial purchase or if we want the license upgrade."

"The licensing cost for Plixer Scrutinizer is in the middle. It's not the cheapest, but it's not the most expensive. Its licensing model is based on how many exporters, how many devices export information to the system. Plixer Scrutinizer has different modules you could add such as the security module which would cost extra."

"Compared to some of the other tools we have, it's incredibly reasonably priced."

"We pay our one-off cost for the licenses, per device, in blocks of 50. And then we pay an annual maintenance fee of about $15,000 Australian, which is, at this point in time, about $9,000 US, for those 250 devices. The upfront costs for the 250-license use, were about $50,000 Australian, which is about $32,000 US."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

22%

University

Government

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

11%

Government

Manufacturing Company

University

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	4
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	8

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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

The Scrutinizer incident response system leverages network traffic analytics to provide active monitoring, visualization, and reporting of network and security incidents. The system quickly delivers the rich forensic data needed by IT professionals to support fast and efficient incident response.

Plixer

Sample Customers

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

Oxford Networks, Squaw Valley Ski Holdings, UltiSat, Wipro, West Aurora School District 129, SUNY Geneseo College, Bloomington Public Schools, First National Bank of Pennsylvania, Kitsap Credit Union, Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County Houston Texas, Carilion Clinic, Banner Health, IDEXX Laboratories, Phibro Animal Health Corporation, Goodwill Industries, Parmalat, Armstrong Coal Company, Flybe, James Walker

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