ManageEngine OpManager vs NetBrain comparison

The compared ManageEngine and NetBrain solutions aren't in the same category. ManageEngine is ranked #11 in NMS , with an average rating of 8.3, and holds a 1.9% mindshare in the category. NetBrain is ranked #17 in NT , and holds a 3.1% mindshare. Additionally, 82% of ManageEngine users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 75% of NetBrain users who would recommend it.

ManageEngine OpManager

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82% willing to recommend

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75% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between ManageEngine OpManager and NetBrain based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Network Monitoring Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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Categories and Ranking

ManageEngine OpManager

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

5.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Network Monitoring Software (11th)

NetBrain

Average Rating

7.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Network Troubleshooting (17th), Network Automation (5th)

Mindshare comparison

While both are Network Management solutions, they serve different purposes. ManageEngine OpManager is designed for Network Monitoring Software and holds a mindshare of 1.9%, up 1.7% compared to last year.
NetBrain, on the other hand, focuses on Network Troubleshooting, holds 3.1% mindshare, up 2.5% since last year.

Network Monitoring Software Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
ManageEngine OpManager	1.9%
Zabbix	5.0%
SolarWinds NPM	3.6%
Other	89.5%

Network Monitoring Software

Network Troubleshooting Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
NetBrain	3.1%
Wireshark	14.3%
AirMagnet Survey PRO	10.3%
Other	72.3%

Network Troubleshooting

Featured Reviews

Charles A

Deputy Director at Access Healthcare Services Pvt Ltd

Reporting features improve operational efficiency while weekend support needs enhancement

Support is moderate and needs improvement, especially during weekends when technicians perform upgrades. During weekends, they need to provide more support to ensure a smooth transition. There is a call for ManageEngine OpManager to scale better in automation and AI functionality. Although the product stability is good, support enhancement is necessary to enable better planning for upgrades and maintenance activities.

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Deborah Gamelin

Vice President at Asset Track for Cloud, LLC

Good monitoring and troubleshoot capabilities, improves overall network traffic visibility

In my organization, we had 130,000 network devices that needed to be brought into the solution and mapped. NetBrain can handle the scale but the engineers that manage those devices have to go in and update all of them to allow NetBrain permission to poll them. It can get a little stressful for everybody when you're trying to roll out new stuff when you've got other issues that have to be addressed with other devices. In some cases, our devices had no automation at all. One example is the Cisco 3650. Right now, if you went through the inventory list, you see that we have different versions running. Some are on one version, whereas others are on another version. The problem with upgrading them is that they need to be done overnight because we don't want to disrupt any network traffic during business hours. Consequently, it could take us years to upgrade the versions before we can even get them onto these new tools. This may be an internal issue but it's a big one when you have a lot of devices. Even if you had 10,000 devices, it's still an issue. You have to consider the compatibility of the device against the tool, and being able to use certain commands to upgrade it.

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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

"We have been in contact with technical support and are satisfied with the speed of their answers."

"Overall, I give the product a rating of ten."

"It has more functionality than what we use it for, so I think it's overall a good solution."

"The features we found most valuable in ManageEngine OpManager are the probe server and reporting because they're pretty good features."

"We use the solution to monitor links. It also helps us to track servers and monitor logs."

"Once it was set up and running, there were no issues with it, and it seems to run fairly well."

"The solution is scalable."

"The solution offers very good integration capabilities."

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"A reliable, time-saving tool for providing accurate layer 2 and layer 3 network mappings."

"NetBrain is very good when it comes to network mapping, as it looks for different assets within the network available, so router, firewall, applications, et cetera, and it gives you the full mapping, asset mapping along with the full range including the firmware software update and all those things."

"Enables maps to be drawn out."

"Other advice to users considering the solution would be: go with NetBrain."

"Chain management is a good feature. I don't get it on other solutions."

"This tool is exactly what we wanted and needed."

"Once it's up and running and you don't have the strange requirements I had, and you just want some basic maps, it'll work."

"NetBrain is faster, better and level sets the engineering technical sets."

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Cons

"I would like to see more enhancements made to the product. This would be better because compared to other products, the vendor is very slow at enhancing the solution."

"Needs an OVA, or more support for virtual deployments. Building a virtual instance of OpManager and OpManager Probe was a bit difficult because there was no OVA available."

"The integration with various OEM products could be simplified."

"We have been facing an issue since last year when a lot of our users started to work from home through their mobiles or computers. We are having trouble reaching these devices. We are now planning to publish our instance to the cloud so that we can reach these devices. Its performance should be improved in terms of the discovery of the devices. I would like to feel confident with the discovery that this solution does. For example, on my dashboard, I would like to be able to view a list of all devices seen on a specific server. At present, it is difficult to find such information. This would be an excellent feature to have."

"The pricing of the solution is high. They should work to adjust the pricing model to see if they can help reduce costs."

"The data provided by the tool is not accurate."

"The pricing of the solution is high."

"OpManager is slow but that just might be the server we have it on."

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"The pricing needs to be improved."

"Each device needs to be configured to allow NetBrain to poll for the information it needs, which can be very time-consuming for a large network."

"If you're comparing NetBrain as an NDR, I would rate it as a four or five, however, NetBrain has a different aspect of looking at things within the network."

"It's okay on the value, a bit expensive for just maps, but makes it a lot easier to see things visually and take it from there."

"The IP interface brief isn't consistent."

"Support needs to improve for the installed product and some of the reporting could be more flexible to provide more complete cataloging."

"The solution could integrate more automation."

"Netbrain must get AWS functionality done."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price for ManageEngine OpManager is average."

"The licensing costs depend on the number of devices and accounts that are being monitored by the solution."

"The solution's licensing costs are yearly and based on the number of applications."

"ManageEngine OpManager has a three-tier licensing model."

"The solution's pricing is very low compared to other products."

"The licensing is on a yearly basis and the pricing is on the cheaper side."

"It is reasonably priced."

"Pricing for ManageEngine OpManager depends on the number of nodes you onboard and whatever pricing is reflected on the ManageEngine portal which offers discounts from ten percent to fifteen percent. It purely depends on the sales volume and the negotiation. In my organization, there are about one thousand two hundred nodes which cost around $29,000 per year. There's no additional support fee or maintenance fee from ManageEngine OpManager. Pricing for the solution is highly competitive and I would rate it five out of five. ManageEngine OpManager is one of the most competitive options out there."

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"Licensing is based on a per-device basis, which means that it can get very expensive if you have a large number of devices."

"The product is expensive, but less expensive than some of the competition and worth the price."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

12%

Computer Software Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

Construction Company

Manufacturing Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

Government

Computer Software Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	17
Midsize Enterprise	15
Large Enterprise	27

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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ManageEngine OpManager?

Based on my experience and use case, the setup cost and price of ManageEngine OpManager is good. However, if it were available in both on-premises and cloud versions, it would be more reliable for ...

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What needs improvement with ManageEngine OpManager?

ManageEngine OpManager could improve by adding network device control capabilities. The control feature would be more helpful for our operations. Currently, there is no feature for controlling inte...

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What is your primary use case for ManageEngine OpManager?

I am using ManageEngine OpManager for network and server reliability. We have multiple locations, so integrating all location devices in ManageEngine OpManager into one single console allows us to ...

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Overview

ManageEngine OpManager is a network, server, and virtualization monitoring software that helps SMEs, large enterprises and service providers manage their data centers and IT infrastructure efficiently and cost effectively. Automated workflows, intelligent alerting engines, configurable discovery rules, and extendable templates enable IT teams to setup a 24x7 monitoring system within hours of installation.

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Managing today’s networks with yesterday’s manual processes is no longer a viable solution. NetBrain’s network automation platform provides actionable insights into your network to help you make better and faster decisions - particularly when you’re troubleshooting, securing, and making changes to the network.

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Sample Customers

Bonita, Thorp Reed & Armstrong, Galaxy, Fiserv Credit Union Division, Universitas 21 Global, ERP Suites LLC

CompuCon, TD Ameritrade, Move Inc.

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