HPE Aruba Networking UXI vs Nagios Core comparison

Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Nagios are both solutions in the Network Monitoring Software category. Hewlett Packard Enterprise is ranked #40 with an average rating of 8.3, while Nagios is ranked #10 with an average rating of 8.7. Hewlett Packard Enterprise holds a 0.9% mindshare in NMS, compared to Nagios’s 1.9% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 80% of Nagios users who would recommend it.

HPE Aruba Networking UXI

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Nagios Core

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80% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between HPE Aruba Networking UXI and Nagios Core based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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

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HPE Aruba Networking UXI vs. Nagios Core

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Categories and Ranking

HPE Aruba Networking UXI

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

40th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

4.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM) (10th)

Nagios Core

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

10th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

IT Infrastructure Monitoring (11th)

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Network Monitoring Software category, the mindshare of HPE Aruba Networking UXI is 0.9%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Nagios Core is 1.9%, down from 3.0% 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	1.9%
HPE Aruba Networking UXI	0.9%
Other	97.2%

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BalvantPatel

Deputy General Manager at Meril Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd

Reliable network operations improved by seamless technology, though efficiency could benefit from reduced manual tasks

Aruba products have significantly improved our network reliability, as none of my teammates have logged a call to Aruba in the past year. The performance, elasticity, and efficiency of Aruba products have been exceptional. Extreme Ethernet fabric technology offers less administrative effort in extending VLANs due to its loop-free environment. We have been satisfied with this robust performance.

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Husham Yaqoob

Senior System Administrator at Interactive Group

Monitoring solution provides comprehensive visibility across IT infrastructure

The good thing about Nagios Core is it covers everything. Everything in the IT domain, you can monitor anything. You can even monitor printers, the ports of printers, Core workstations, and storage. You can monitor the workflow Core and the utilization of computes. If you want to grasp everything of your IT equipment on a single interface, you can use Nagios. It's the best one. It provides dashboards, and you can also configure your emails and alerts with it. If something is critical, you can configure it to notify via emails. It has a very handy dashboard, providing live alerts and visibility for everything.

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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 performance, elasticity, and efficiency of Aruba products have been exceptional."

"Aruba products have significantly improved our network reliability, as none of my teammates have logged a call to Aruba in the past year."

"The integration of HPE Aruba Networking UXI with other security and networking tools is quite robust, allowing us to collect information from firewalls, routers, access points, and more, and present it through Grafana to proactively address issues before clients open support tickets."

"There was definitely an ROI with the use cases I have had; when you see that the network issues and trouble tickets that are opening start to decrease, that is where your ROI starts coming in regarding productivity."

"The most valuable feature of HP Aruba Networking UX-I is its 24/7 monitoring capability."

"HPE Aruba Networking UXI's remote troubleshooting capabilities help me manage my distributed networks in a great way because we are not relying on user input and are relying on real facts from HPE Aruba Networking UXI devices that are placed end-of-line on all our factories."

"The most valuable feature of Nagios Core is it allows us to develop and add as many plugins as we want."

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

"The notifications are definitely one of the most valuable features of Nagios Core. We know what to look for and what to expect when things are down."

"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 Core is stable."

"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."

"The most valuable features are the reports and the way it generates the report in a graphical manner."

"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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Cons

"Some manual administrative tasks still need to be triggered manually, leading to lower efficiency."

"It would be beneficial if the tool offered a less expensive subscription as it is currently costly for our clients."

"Some manual administrative tasks still need to be triggered manually, leading to lower efficiency."

"Nagios Core does not have a graphic display."

"I would like to see a sensor that shows the traffic of a user and what they're doing on the network."

"Nagios Core could improve by adding a user interface. If you want the user interface you have to use Nagios XI."

"It is a bit slow due to latency."

"I would like to see more training videos."

"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."

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

"The tool needs to improve the integrations."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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

"The product is cheaply priced."

"Nagios Core is free to use."

"Nagios Core is a cheap solution."

"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."

"The solution is expensive."

"It's free."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Insurance Company

35%

Healthcare Company

10%

Comms Service Provider

Computer Software Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Comms Service Provider

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

No data available

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 HPE Aruba Networking UXI?

With the pricing and setup cost and licensing for the HPE Aruba Networking UXI, it depends and varies. Many people use these for a short-term solution just to gather their information. Many leverag...

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What needs improvement with HPE Aruba Networking UXI?

They could improve their services. The AI-driven insights of the HPE Aruba UXI for optimizing network operations are pretty comprehensive. There is still room for improvement in that sense, but it ...

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What is your primary use case for HPE Aruba Networking UXI?

I have used the HPE Aruba Networking UXI more in complex types of environments, mainly in enterprise environments. I have used them extensively in healthcare industry where certain areas within hos...

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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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What is your primary use case for Nagios Core?

I was a senior system administrator. I've been using Nagios Core for more than ten years now. It can be used to monitor hosts, such as machines, and monitor services of any kind. I'm using it to mo...

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Overview

HPE Aruba Networking UXI provides proactive 24/7 monitoring for wireless and Ethernet networks, optimizing network performance and minimizing downtime. It's effective in complex environments like universities and enterprises.

HPE Aruba Networking UXI delivers comprehensive network visibility with advanced tools, offering real-time performance data to aid troubleshooting. LAN and SD-WAN services are enhanced with AI-driven insights for improved operational efficiency. It supports multi-tenant setups via Aruba Central, offering reliability with minimal administrative burden. However, its cost and manual administrative processes could be more efficient.

What are the key features of HPE Aruba Networking UXI?

Proactive Monitoring: 24/7 surveillance for wireless and Ethernet networks.
Real-Time Data: Provides immediate insights for quick resolution.
AI-Driven Insights: Focus on optimizing operations through machine learning.
Integration Capabilities: Coordination with tools like Zabbix for enhanced monitoring.
Multi-Tenant Support: Easy setup across multiple users via Aruba Central.

What benefits should be evaluated when considering HPE Aruba Networking UXI?

Improved Network Visibility: Enhanced insights lead to reduced downtime.
Operational Efficiency: AI-driven tools minimize administrative efforts.
User Experience: Optimizes end-user interactions with the network.
Cost Efficiency: Despite high subscription cost, offers robust features.

In healthcare, universities, and enterprise environments, users rely on HPE Aruba Networking UXI to enhance network performance. Automotive and car rental industries in Brazil integrate it with existing infrastructure like access points and switches to manage and monitor networks effectively, even with limited LAN resources.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

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

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Sample Customers

Information Not Available

Airbnb, Cisco, PayPal, FanDuel

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