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HPE Aruba Networking UXI vs Nagios Core comparison

 

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

HPE Aruba Networking UXI
Ranking in Network Monitoring Software
44th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
5.9
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM) (11th)
Nagios Core
Ranking in Network Monitoring Software
12th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
51
Ranking in other categories
IT Infrastructure Monitoring (11th)
 

Featured Reviews

Fabricio Nonato - PeerSpot reviewer
Provides seamless network setup and efficient management with potential for security integration improvement
Areas where the HPE Aruba Networking UXI can improve include the integration of SD-WAN and security in a single solution. Now, Aruba has developed an SD-WAN solution that is among the best, alongside WLAN. In Brazil, it's common to see many hospitals and government locations utilizing Aruba solutions. However, Fortinet is well-known here for combining SD-WAN with security in a single box, whereas Aruba and Cisco typically have separate solutions for each. This separation can be expensive for companies in Brazil as they have to acquire multiple boxes. Currently, around 50% of firewall sales in Latin America are from Fortinet, but I believe this trend is changing as Aruba develops its offerings.
Nishith-Vyas - PeerSpot reviewer
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.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The most valuable feature of HP Aruba Networking UX-I is its 24/7 monitoring capability."
"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."
"Nagios Core is very configurable. Whatever you want, you can do it."
"We use the product to monitor server applications."
"The most valuable feature of Nagios Core is it allows us to develop and add as many plugins as we want."
"The reporting structure and the feature set are valuable to me."
"Nagios monitors our servers, so we know if anything goes wrong and can solve the problem before it happens."
"Provides timely notifications."
"The most valuable feature depends on the project. It's great if you need to check to ensure a service is running 24/7. I can use the full solution for free, and it's flexible. If I need to add a dashboard, I can integrate it with Nagios. Cloud synchronization is wonderful."
"I would rate the overall solution ten points out of ten."
 

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."
"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."
"It is a bit slow due to latency."
"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."
"Bandwidth monitoring is the pain point for me because Nagios Core does not monitor bandwidth effectively like Cacti does."
"There is room for improvement in the graphics."
"The dashboard should be improved."
"I would like to see a sensor that shows the traffic of a user and what they're doing on the network."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"I would rate the solution's pricing an eight out of ten."
"The enterprise version has technical support. The version we are using is free."
"We are using the open-source, unpaid version."
"Nagios Core is an open source solution, and there are no licensing fees."
"The product is cheaply priced."
"It's free."
"Nagios Core is free to use."
"We are using the free version of Nagios Core."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Insurance Company
41%
Healthcare Company
11%
Computer Software Company
7%
Educational Organization
7%
Computer Software Company
14%
Government
9%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business20
Midsize Enterprise11
Large Enterprise22
 

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...
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 ...
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...
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.
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.
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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