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IBM Tivoli NetCool vs ManageEngine Network Configuration Management comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

IBM Tivoli NetCool
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
13
Ranking in other categories
Network Management Applications (13th)
ManageEngine Network Config...
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
Configuration Management (24th), Network Automation (13th)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Network Management solutions, they serve different purposes. IBM Tivoli NetCool is designed for Network Management Applications and holds a mindshare of 2.2%, up 1.1% compared to last year.
ManageEngine Network Configuration Management, on the other hand, focuses on Configuration Management, holds 0.6% mindshare, up 0.2% since last year.
Network Management Applications
Configuration Management
 

Featured Reviews

Petar Ganev - PeerSpot reviewer
Reliable for enterprise monitoring but no longer actively developed
There are problems with the latest security requirements because many things have changed in recent years, and now the security audits are very strict. And we need to switch to something else. We need to patch it constantly. Moreover, it is a very old tool and a little bit difficult to support. Otherwise, they work okay.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
30%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Educational Organization
6%
Computer Software Company
18%
Government
13%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

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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Also Known As

Tivoli NetCool
ManageEngine NCM
 

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Sample Customers

Claranet, Consolidated Communications, Telus, €sterreichische Bundesbahnen (€BB), Telekom Srbija, Bendigo Community Telco, Capgemini, Schweizerische Bundesbahnen (SBB)
Lightyear Network Solutions, Princeton University, Bovertis B.V
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