ManageEngine IT360 vs Plixer Scrutinizer comparison

ManageEngine and Plixer are both solutions in the Network Monitoring Software category. ManageEngine is ranked #93, while Plixer is ranked #74. ManageEngine holds a 0.4% mindshare in NMS, compared to Plixer’s 0.5% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of ManageEngine users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 92% of Plixer users who would recommend it.

ManageEngine IT360

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100% willing to recommend

Plixer Scrutinizer

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92% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 10, 2024

ManageEngine IT360 and Plixer Scrutinizer compete in IT management and network traffic analysis. Plixer Scrutinizer appears stronger in features, appealing to those needing comprehensive network traffic analysis, while ManageEngine IT360 offers competitive pricing and robust support.

Features: ManageEngine IT360 offers integrated IT management with network monitoring, applications management, and service desk management. Plixer Scrutinizer provides advanced traffic analysis, security operations support, and detailed performance reporting.

Room for Improvement: ManageEngine IT360 can enhance its traffic analysis depth, improve reporting features, and expand security operations tools. Plixer Scrutinizer could work on integration with broader IT management suites, reduce complexity in feature use, and offer more competitive pricing.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: ManageEngine IT360 is known for simple deployment and responsive customer service. Plixer Scrutinizer has accessible deployment with a strong focus on guiding users through complex analysis features.

Pricing and ROI: ManageEngine IT360 offers competitive setup costs and favorable ROI through its comprehensive management suite. Plixer Scrutinizer, though initially more costly, offers significant ROI justified by its in-depth analysis capabilities aimed at businesses focused on security and optimization.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

ManageEngine IT360

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

93rd

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

IT Asset Management (29th), IT Infrastructure Monitoring (69th)

Plixer Scrutinizer

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

74th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Network Traffic Analysis (NTA) (12th)

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the Network Monitoring Software category, the mindshare of ManageEngine IT360 is 0.4%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Plixer Scrutinizer is 0.5%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Network Monitoring Software Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Plixer Scrutinizer	0.5%
ManageEngine IT360	0.4%
Other	99.1%

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Ziyad Moghalis

It manager at PTC (Public Telecomuncation Corporation)

Good monitoring and alerting capability, and it is easy to deploy

This solution is good for configuration management. The monitoring capability is easy to use and it can be done without any training. ManageEngine is easy to deploy. It is easy to identify and collect information from all of the nodes on the network. The alerting capability is good and it will send out emails.

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Ira Mulyanti

Sales Director at ARGA SOLUSI

An affordable product with great integration capabilities

Plixer Core Platform is a valuable feature and a good software. Plixer Scrutinizer uses NetFlow analysis to monitor whatever is there in a network. Price-wise, Plixer Scrutinizer is not an expensive product. Basically, Plixer Scrutinizer is an affordable product. Plixer Scrutinizer is a tool that allows for customization, especially in scenarios where customers need new product features. Plixer Scrutinizer is a tool that can integrate with any other brand or product in the market, so it is not an area of concern.

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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

"All I know is that when it comes to managing the active directory, ManageEngine is something I consider to be the best."

"I would suggest you use this product as it's easy for administration, and is based on distributed model support."

"The technical support is good."

"The product helps users stay on top of gaining insight into the active directory, permissions and security sets, and user group policy changes."

"It is easy to identify and collect information from all of the nodes on the network."

"The primary use case of this solution is to manage and to protect the web servers, the mail server, and the website in my company."

"Customer Service: Absolutely fantastic."

"The monitoring capability is easy to use and it can be done without any training."

"We have had many requests to understand in the network which devices are connected to others. Most people don't have this information or are able to establish a map of data flow everywhere around the network. Scrutinizer can really help with this. We are using it to understand who is talking to what, how, and which protocols can help us to improve security and analyze flow."

"If you really want to know what's happening on your network, this is one of the best tools that you can use."

"One of the most valuable features of Plixer Scrutinizer is the reporting, particularly how easy it is to drill down into the reports. Another valuable feature of the solution is its overall visibility. It's great. I also liked Plixer Scrutinizer in terms of deployment time and that it's very simple to set up. Once you get the appliance set up and connected, the customer starts to see results immediately, versus other solutions where that could take a while."

"One feature I found most valuable in Plixer Scrutinizer is the very extensive reporting. Reporting is very flexible, though sometimes you need a little bit of support from Plixer Scrutinizer to create custom-made reporting in a very short time. Reporting is a very strong feature of the product."

"The internal reputation of our IT to resolve historical bandwidth problems has 100 percent improved."

"My boss and I have been very happy with the product."

"Compared to other solutions, the functionality Scrutinizer delivers is better."

"It's agnostic as far as what your network gear is. As long as it supports an sFlow, JFlow, NetFlow, some kind of flow monitoring, Plixer will support it very well."

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Cons

"This is because of the lack of available technical knowledge in terms of competence and maximizing the power of the product."

"The product could use more intelligence, automation and general availability of product information."

"The ManageEngine features could improve to show graphs of the traffic and network utility."

"We would like to have support for integration with ServiceDesk."

"ManageEngine needs to fix the downtime scheduler for SNMP monitored devices. Alarms are still generated for the devices placed into scheduled maintenance."

"The ManageEngine features could improve to show graphs of the traffic and network utility."

"The GUI could be improved."

"The solution creates a visual map of a particular location and how the network flows. You need to spend time to generate all those maps. If they could figure out a way to reduce the time needed to generate the maps, that would be great."

"Though Plixer Scrutinizer has network detection and response, it's an area that needs just a little more rounding out."

"From what I understand it is that the solution is not very scalable in a high volume traffic environment with a large number of flows."

"Data retention needs improvement. Data retention is a thing where we are looking for a better way to collect flow data for a longer time to do forensic research on security incidents. By default, data retention is quite low. We need detailed data in safe storage for a longer time, e.g., for a couple of months. An improvement would be a way to export data into a secure long-term storage."

"There is room for improvement around the data that they have on the website about solutions."

"Knowing that they're coming out with a new user interface, that is an area where there is room for improvement. There are so many variables. They should limit the variables in the user interface and create some classes, like "simple," "novice," and "expert" to narrow down the variables within it."

"Data retention needs improvement. Data retention is a thing where we are looking for a better way to collect flow data for a longer time to do forensic research on security incidents."

"I wish the reporting side was easier to work with, but it does a decent job. I also wish the reporting side was a little more intuitive or they offered more reporting examples."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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"We recently bought a license upgrade, so we will integrate more exporters. We upgraded from a 25 exporter license to a 50 exporter license. Therefore, there will be more flows, and this will be an extension. I don't know when we will purchase a faster server, because the server that we have is quite new."

"There is a recurring maintenance fee after the initial purchase or if we want the license upgrade."

"We have increased the license over time. We have added more licenses as the network has grown."

"We pay our one-off cost for the licenses, per device, in blocks of 50. And then we pay an annual maintenance fee of about $15,000 Australian, which is, at this point in time, about $9,000 US, for those 250 devices. The upfront costs for the 250-license use, were about $50,000 Australian, which is about $32,000 US."

"It's about €10,000 a year for initial license and yearly maintenance costs. In addition, the hardware costs are about €10,000 once every five years."

"Compared to some of the other tools we have, it's incredibly reasonably priced."

"We just renewed. The pricing is 5,000 euro per year. This is the final price. All tax (20 percent) is included."

"Currently, the license for Plixer Scrutinizer is subscription-based and at a yearly fee. The price would depend on the amount of traffic you pull in. For example, there are several blocks from a 10K flow, a 40K flow, and a 100K flow, and based on the number of devices that you receive the flows from, that's the license, and it is not a per-interface pricing model, so that is a very strong, very competitive pricing feature of Plixer Scrutinizer. Licensing for the product is also not based on the number of storage, compared to some competing products that are priced based on the amount of storage you need, particularly based on the retention and the amount of data. Plixer Scrutinizer licensing is based on the device, and it's more in the direction of $10,000 because, with just $1,000, you don't have anything."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Construction Company

31%

Computer Software Company

13%

Comms Service Provider

Healthcare Company

Financial Services Firm

11%

Government

Manufacturing Company

University

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

No data available

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	4
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	8

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Overview

With IT360 you will deliver services efficiently with maximum scalability. Service providers can now accurately manage the SLAs and release new services faster with features like Multi-tenancy, High Availability, Enterprise level systems and Datacenter monitoring, Remote site monitoring and Customer and site-specific dashboards.

ManageEngine

The Scrutinizer incident response system leverages network traffic analytics to provide active monitoring, visualization, and reporting of network and security incidents. The system quickly delivers the rich forensic data needed by IT professionals to support fast and efficient incident response.

Plixer

Sample Customers

Khimji Ramdas, RME Global, Bank of Namibia, DORMA, PMSI, National Commodities Exchange, EMA, Redstone, First Source

Oxford Networks, Squaw Valley Ski Holdings, UltiSat, Wipro, West Aurora School District 129, SUNY Geneseo College, Bloomington Public Schools, First National Bank of Pennsylvania, Kitsap Credit Union, Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County Houston Texas, Carilion Clinic, Banner Health, IDEXX Laboratories, Phibro Animal Health Corporation, Goodwill Industries, Parmalat, Armstrong Coal Company, Flybe, James Walker

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