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LogicMonitor vs Spiceworks comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 9, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
6.7
LogicMonitor enhances efficiency by consolidating tools, reducing costs, improving response times, and increasing visibility, benefiting financial outcomes.
Sentiment score
7.8
Spiceworks provides high ROI as a free tool, benefiting efficiency, issue resolution, and stability despite setup time investment.
The return is more of value and savings in preventing costly downtime, making the savings of about $60,000 which we would have lost without LogicMonitor, and in IT staff efficiency, we save approximately 15 hours a week.
IT Infrastructure Engineer at Ethical Trade SErvices Africa
Because of LogicMonitor, we have reduced our EC2 infrastructure significantly, which has helped us reduce costs by 20%.
Site Reliability Engineer at a comms service provider with 501-1,000 employees
I can definitely notice a difference in our posture, uptime, and ability to solve problems and resolve outages much quicker since we have had LogicMonitor in place.
Sr. Systems Engineer at a financial services firm with 201-500 employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.3
LogicMonitor's support is praised for quick, knowledgeable responses, efficient chat features, and overall effectiveness despite some geographic inconsistencies.
Sentiment score
7.4
Spiceworks offers excellent, free email-based support, with strong community assistance and some criticisms for lacking direct phone support.
Within one day, I received a script, and LogicMonitor was able to provide the firewall configuration in LogicMonitor on the same day I submitted the request.
Network Administrator at i-level automatisering
Customer support is on point and very well trained.
IT Infrastructure Engineer at Ethical Trade SErvices Africa
We need to be able to reach them in real-time, and without those kinds of options available, we have to set up ad hoc calls, which could be improved.
Observability Engineer at Universal Music Group
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.7
LogicMonitor efficiently scales with growth, offering cloud-based expansion, role-based access, and automation for diverse business needs.
Sentiment score
7.4
Spiceworks is scalable for small to large setups, though larger organizations may face challenges; newer versions improve scalability.
They are not licensed, so you could deploy one collector or 1,000 collectors for the same cost.
Sr. Systems Engineer at a financial services firm with 201-500 employees
LogicMonitor's scalability absolutely meets our organization's growth needs.
Observability Engineer at Universal Music Group
LogicMonitor is pretty good at scaling things when it comes to monitoring AWS infrastructure because I can see that it scales very well for us.
Site Reliability Engineer at a comms service provider with 501-1,000 employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.2
LogicMonitor's stability, reliable alerts, and minimal maintenance ensure high user satisfaction and allow focus on business systems.
Sentiment score
6.6
Spiceworks is stable but may slow down or crash with large setups; proper configuration enhances performance and stability.
The platform is reliable, alerts are consistent, and once collectors and integrations are in place, monitoring runs smoothly with minimal disruption.
Site Reliability Engineer at a comms service provider with 501-1,000 employees
It is very stable. I have never seen LogicMonitor itself go down.
Sr. Systems Engineer at a financial services firm with 201-500 employees
Since we implemented LogicMonitor and got it working in production, there has been no downtime, no reliability issues, and nothing major regarding flare-ups from LogicMonitor's perspective.
Observability Engineer at Universal Music Group
 

Room For Improvement

LogicMonitor users want better visualization, streamlined alerts, automation, enhanced monitoring, role-based permissions, and more appealing pricing options.
Spiceworks users desire enhanced monitoring, scalability, reporting, integration, and user-friendly features with faster performance and lower resource consumption.
I would also appreciate a stronger out-of-the-box AWS correlation, such as automatically grouping related issues across EC2, EBS, and ALBs in a way that reads as a single incident story.
Site Reliability Engineer at a comms service provider with 501-1,000 employees
I wish the user interface would be customizable to allow users to create personal context-specific workspaces to hide irrelevant data, rather than trying to have a one-size-fits-all interface.
IT Infrastructure Engineer at Ethical Trade SErvices Africa
The container monitoring seems to be really behind compared to some bespoke cloud-native monitoring solutions that are designed around Kubernetes, containers, and ephemeral environments.
Sr. Systems Engineer at a financial services firm with 201-500 employees
 

Setup Cost

LogicMonitor offers competitive pricing and value, though clouds licensing can be challenging for larger environments or small businesses.
Spiceworks provides a customizable, free help desk solution with optional costs for premium features, suitable for small to medium businesses.
For small businesses that want to utilize LogicMonitor and are just starting out with limited customers, a pricing model targeted to this segment would be beneficial, perhaps at three or two dollars per device per month.
Network Security Engineer at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
I experienced no issues with pricing, setup cost, and licensing; it was very transparent, and the licensing model is very clear and easy to understand.
Technical Lead: Enterprise Monitoring at a retailer with 10,001+ employees
 

Valuable Features

LogicMonitor offers customizable dashboards, real-time visualization, and advanced alerting for proactive network management and efficient issue resolution.
Spiceworks offers SMBs a free help desk, inventory management, user-friendly interface, and strong community support for IT needs.
The dynamic alerting and root cause analysis have helped us fix issues before they cause a full-blown outage or degrade performance for end users.
IT Infrastructure Engineer at Ethical Trade SErvices Africa
Our SLAs and SLOs were averaging about 10 to 15 failed SLAs and SLOs that were over the time allotted to get those resolved, and those are now down to about two to three per week.
Observability Engineer at Universal Music Group
When talking about the statistics, it has helped us reduce downtime to about 40 to 50% because without LogicMonitor, we used to know about the downtime only when the application was actually down.
Site Reliability Engineer at a comms service provider with 501-1,000 employees
Additionally, it is free software.
Account Manager Enterprise Sales at Navdeep Technologies Pvt.Ltd
 

Categories and Ranking

LogicMonitor
Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring
15th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
33
Ranking in other categories
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (22nd), Network Monitoring Software (12th), Container Monitoring (6th), Cloud Monitoring Software (14th), AIOps (8th)
Spiceworks
Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring
42nd
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
47
Ranking in other categories
Help Desk Software (14th), IT Asset Management (10th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the IT Infrastructure Monitoring category, the mindshare of LogicMonitor is 2.0%, down from 2.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Spiceworks is 0.5%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
IT Infrastructure Monitoring Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
LogicMonitor2.0%
Spiceworks0.5%
Other97.5%
IT Infrastructure Monitoring
 

Featured Reviews

Anshuman Thakur - PeerSpot reviewer
Site Reliability Engineer at a comms service provider with 501-1,000 employees
Monitoring has reduced downtime and now enables proactive alerts across cloud workloads
When it comes to the improvement of LogicMonitor, I think there are a few points that can be improved. The first one is alert tuning, which takes time. It requires effort when trying to understand it for the first time. The defaults do not always match our workload patterns, so I have to adjust the thresholds to reduce noise and avoid alert fatigue. While the dashboards are solid, I sometimes wish that the UI was a bit more intuitive when drilling down quickly during an incident. There are many options and finding the exact view where I can identify the exact problem takes a few extra clicks. When an alert comes and I click on a LogicMonitor alert, it takes time to understand what the alert actually is and to go through the data points. The alert page specifically could be better. The alert tuning part can also be made more simple. The first area that could be better is alert clarity and routing. Sometimes alerts do not include enough immediate context, so I still have to spend a few minutes correlating data across views. Adding more actionable details directly in the alert would make the response even faster. LogicMonitor sometimes gives false alerts as well. For example, if an EC2 instance is down, it will not determine whether the EC2 instance has been deliberately turned off or if it is actually not responding. At that time, it will give false alerts. The clearing of alerts is also an issue. Once an issue is fixed, the alert should be cleared, but it takes a little time for that alert to be cleared. Another improvement that would be helpful is simpler customization for complex dashboards. It is powerful, but building highly tailored dashboards, especially across multiple environments, can feel heavy and time-consuming. I would also appreciate a stronger out-of-the-box AWS correlation, such as automatically grouping related issues across EC2, EBS, and ALBs in a way that reads as a single incident story. This would reduce the mental overhead during outages. Grouping incidents together, such as all the EC2 alerts, all the EBS alerts, or all the load balancer alerts would be beneficial. Overall, none of these are blockers, just some improving areas. There could be smarter anomaly detection out of the box that can catch unusual but important behavior without manual tuning of every threshold. Better tagging and dynamic grouping for EC2 instances would also be helpful. Cleaner alert de-duplication so a single underlying issue does not generate multiple redundant alerts would improve the system. More guided root cause workflows would be beneficial, such as providing the most likely causes based on correlated metrics. Faster search navigation across devices, dashboards, and alerts during incidents would also improve the platform.
Rohit Samel - PeerSpot reviewer
Account Manager Enterprise Sales at Navdeep Technologies Pvt.Ltd
Cloud storage with no hardware needed and great comprehensive reports
The software is cloud-based, so I do not need to store any data locally. It is a fully software-based solution, eliminating the need for investment in hardware. We have the capability to create reports as needed. It is good software to use, as there were no incidents where I needed to contact technical support. Additionally, it is free software.
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Comparison Review

it_user174738 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Developer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
May 31, 2015
Nagios vs. Zabbix vs. PRTG vs. Spiceworks vs. Solarwinds Network Performance Monitor
I have researched a quite a few network monitoring tools which can be used for various monitoring purposes of not only the servers, but the intermediate routers as well. There are majorly three types of these softwares. Ones which are completely open-source, you can do almost anything you want…
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Computer Software Company
9%
Healthcare Company
9%
University
12%
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Government
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business12
Midsize Enterprise11
Large Enterprise11
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business24
Midsize Enterprise14
Large Enterprise10
 

Questions from the Community

What is the best network monitoring software for large enterprises?
It actually depends on the exact purpose or requirements. Some tools are better for only network devices while others are better from a cloud monitoring or APM monitoring perspective. You can check...
What do you like most about LogicMonitor?
LogicMonitor helps us prevent potential downtime. It's pretty good. It generates low-level warnings that aren't necessarily preemptive but can still alert us to issues we should investigate. These ...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for LogicMonitor?
I did not have much experience with the pricing, setup cost, and licensing for LogicMonitor. I sat in on some of the business meetings, but my main focus was the technical side of it, getting every...
What do you like most about Spiceworks?
The solution is easy to use and easy to manage.
What needs improvement with Spiceworks?
I am unable to provide suggestions for improvement at this moment, however, I can provide feedback later. Currently, there do not seem to be any issues.
 

Comparisons

 

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Sample Customers

Kayak, Zendesk, Ted Baker, Trulia, Sophos, iVision, TekLinks, Siemens
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