ManageEngine IT360 vs Plixer Scrutinizer comparison

ManageEngine and Plixer are both solutions in the Network Monitoring Software category. ManageEngine is ranked #105, while Plixer is ranked #52 with an average rating of 8.0. ManageEngine holds a 0.2% mindshare in NMS, compared to Plixer’s 0.4% 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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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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Categories and Ranking

ManageEngine IT360

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

105th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

IT Asset Management (37th), IT Infrastructure Monitoring (76th)

Plixer Scrutinizer

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

52nd

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Network Traffic Analysis (NTA) (11th)

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Network Monitoring Software category, the mindshare of ManageEngine IT360 is 0.2%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Plixer Scrutinizer is 0.4%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Network Monitoring Software Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Plixer Scrutinizer	0.4%
ManageEngine IT360	0.2%
Other	99.4%

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

Pros

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

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

"The technical support is good."

"We didn't experience any bugs."

"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."

"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."

"The most valuable features of the solution are the ability to track what a device is doing and to go back historically. It is also able to go down to, and identify, very low levels of traffic."

"The reporting and generating troubleshooting reports would be the best feature; our host-to-host conversation reporting."

"Visualization of the network traffic is the most valuable feature. It allows you to drill into information quite quickly."

"It shows us the saturation of the network of devices. It gives us a clear view of the flows in the network to understand, for instance, planning upgrades in the network to get an idea of what's going on the network on traffic flows. It gives us insight, for instance, on what's going on on our VPN Client. There are a lot of things where it provides very helpful information. It also gives us our security reports with quite detailed information on what's going on in the network, and whether there are data exfiltrations and so on."

"Plixer Scrutinizer is an affordable product. Plixer Scrutinizer is a tool that allows for customization, especially in scenarios where customers need new product features."

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Cons

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

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

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

"There is room for improvement around the data that they have on the website about solutions... they should have more templated solutions on their website. Going out and identifying how to do RTP performance with a Cisco router, or how to do application response times in an Arrista data center deployment was where most of the work was... They should spend some more time documenting solutions and putting together white papers."

"Though Plixer Scrutinizer has network detection and response, it's an area that needs just a little more rounding out. Another room for improvement in the solution is its lack of SaaS offering which some customers were looking for. My company deals in small to medium businesses, mid-market, and some customers wanted the SaaS feature which Plixer Scrutinizer doesn't offer. What I'd like to see in the next release of the solution is for it to have a SaaS offering because my company also deals with educational spaces and smaller businesses that just don't have the staff that can implement this. If there's either a managed service or SaaS-based offering to just make it a little easier for those types of customers, it would be a great addition to Plixer Scrutinizer."

"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."

"The visual acuity of how it presents data can sometimes be confusing. It takes a bit for people to spin up how to look at the graphs."

"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."

"The reporting structure, the front-end GUI, also needs some work. It needs some getting used to. It works fairly well, but it's a technical tool rather than a user tool. You have to understand the structure of the databases before you can really use it."

"There was a price lift because previously the product was privately owned, and now there is some external capital in the organization, so pricing could be lower, though, for Plixer Scrutinizer, there is almost no competition at this price point."

"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 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."

"There are no extra costs. It's about $8,000 a year. The bang for the buck (cost) is definitely a plus."

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

"The licensing cost for Plixer Scrutinizer is in the middle. It's not the cheapest, but it's not the most expensive. Its licensing model is based on how many exporters, how many devices export information to the system. Plixer Scrutinizer has different modules you could add such as the security module which would cost extra."

"Our entire solution, amortized over five years, is in the vicinity of $40,000 to $50,000 a year."

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

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I don't have deep enough knowledge to comment on what requires improvements in Plixer Scrutinizer. In Plixer Scrutinizer, scalability is an area with minor concerns where improvements are required.

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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.

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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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