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FireMon Asset Manager vs IBM Tivoli NetCool comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

FireMon Asset Manager
Ranking in Network Management Applications
18th
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
IT Asset Management (14th), Cyber Asset Attack Surface Management (CAASM) (8th)
IBM Tivoli NetCool
Ranking in Network Management Applications
8th
Average Rating
7.6
Number of Reviews
13
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Featured Reviews

AN
May 29, 2024
Quickly discovers large IP address spaces, integrates seamlessly, and is easy to maintain
The fact that Asset Manager provides us with accurate updated asset information and details, is important for us. When FireMon Asset Manager is properly configured the data it provides is comprehensive. I have used Asset Manager to create dashboards for certificate monitoring to identify out-of-date certificates. I've also used it for operational technology, like industrial control system-type monitoring. They work well. They're a great resource when we're trying to learn more about our network, find a gap, or discover if something isn't being monitored that we need to be monitoring. The speed at which Asset Manager can discover large IP address spaces is impressive. It discovers things relatively quickly and with relatively minimal configuration and setup. Asset Manager's benefits became evident soon after implementation. Real-time data provided immediate clarity; even simple queries quickly demonstrated its value. Asset Manager identified unauthorized devices on the network, prompting a review of connections between various generative networks. In simpler terms, I discovered unexpected devices, addressed a potential security breach by isolating them, and identified additional unauthorized connections. This has a clear impact on overall network security. We have configured FireMon APIs for alerting.
Petar Ganev - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 23, 2024
Reliable for enterprise monitoring but no longer actively developed
It is enterprise monitoring for many things, mainly for on-prem systems monitoring. OS monitoring for Unix, for Windows, it's a classic monitoring tool. So it's monitoring.  It can monitor databases. It can monitor domain controllers, VMware, and many other things. There are more than 70 agents…

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Pros

"The most valuable aspects of FireMon Asset Manager are its integrations and its ability to passively monitor the network for unknown assets."
"It's very easy to use."
"Tivoli NetCool allows us to grasp a lot of data that can be applied toward predictive analytics and auto-remediation."
"The tool had many built-in automation capabilities."
"Support is one of the best aspects of this solution. NetCool is a good product that has good flexibility. There are a lot of documents available online which is one of the best features of IBM Tivoli Suite. Whenever an issue happens, rather than going to technical support, if you find the exact issue in Google, you can get tech notes for that particular issue."
"It's very easy to use."
"The solution has very good integration capabilities."
"NetCool has a huge database that can collect and process about one million alarms a day."
"The feature I have found most valuable with NetCool is how it collaborates all the alarms, and then it does a predictive analysis, providing a consolidated alarm view and management."
 

Cons

"While passive discovery remains important, active retrieval of asset details would be valuable, and this functionality is starting to be implemented, as I've observed in recent updates but it is not fully there yet."
"Customization and integration that you need to do to make the product fit your needs is very complex. It is not a product that somebody could easily pick up without any prior training or experience."
"In terms of improvement, I would like to see more AIOps, Artificial Intelligent Operations in the next release. IBM develops new features for Power BI or Cognos Analytics, which is good. As of now, we use Cognos Analytics, we are not using Power BI. They have the Insight concept but we don't like that."
"The solution is not user-friendly."
"The installation could be simplified, and technical support could be faster."
"The solution does not have any AI capabilities."
"The solution is too expensive."
"Tivoli NetCool's has medium scalability - there are some problems with its replications not being mature."
"UI is outdated, very old legacy."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"FireMon Asset Manager's pricing has been reasonable and has worked well for us from a licensing standpoint."
"The price of the product is too expensive."
"It costs around 100k for every ten servers, which is lower than similar products from other vendors."
"Customers are required to pay a licensing fee."
"Licensing fees are paid on a yearly basis."
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Computer Software Company
26%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Healthcare Company
6%
 

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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for FireMon Asset Manager?
FireMon Asset Manager's pricing has been reasonable and has worked well for us from a licensing standpoint.
What needs improvement with FireMon Asset Manager?
FireMon Asset Manager has improved its ability to gather information directly from devices, complementing its existing passive data collection. While passive discovery remains important, active ret...
What is your primary use case for FireMon Asset Manager?
We use FireMon Asset Manager to track and manage our network devices and to understand and map our network assets.
What is the best network monitoring software for large enterprises?
I have worked from 1973 with all kind of systems in large enterprises across the world. And have experience with all kind of software in monitoring from infra to end to end, it depends on the funct...
What do you like most about IBM Tivoli NetCool?
The tool had many built-in automation capabilities.
What needs improvement with IBM Tivoli NetCool?
The main challenge is its licensing model, which is very complicated.
 

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Claranet, Consolidated Communications, Telus, €sterreichische Bundesbahnen (€BB), Telekom Srbija, Bendigo Community Telco, Capgemini, Schweizerische Bundesbahnen (SBB)
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