ManageEngine OpManager vs Wireshark comparison

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Categories and Ranking

ManageEngine OpManager

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

5.3

Number of Reviews

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Wireshark

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.7

Number of Reviews

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Network Troubleshooting (4th)

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 1.4%, down 1.8% compared to last year.
Wireshark, on the other hand, focuses on Network Troubleshooting, holds 13.5% mindshare, up 13.0% since last year.

Network Monitoring Software Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
ManageEngine OpManager	1.4%
Zabbix	10.1%
SolarWinds NPM	4.2%
Other	84.3%

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Network Troubleshooting Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Wireshark	13.5%
LinkRunner	12.0%
NetAlly EtherScope nXG	9.0%
Other	65.5%

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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Vijay Duggal

Network Specialist at Squarepoint Capital

Provides detailed traffic analysis and helps troubleshoot issues

There is a disadvantage when it comes to sampling intervals. While the solution supports sampling as fine as one millisecond, it requires a copy at that interval. My Python script allows me to achieve a granularity of up to ten microseconds, but I can't go beyond that. When dealing with provisioning on both issues, it would be beneficial if I could go down to the microsecond level, if not the nanosecond. Additionally, I've heard from a colleague that Wireshark might be less effective in the voice domain.

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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

"Some of the useful features are NetFlow and analytics."

"The solution's most valuable features are reporting, event notifications, and alert management."

"I am satisfied with ManageEngine OpManager's monitoring features."

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

"The solution gives pretty good network visibility. I am also impressed with it's monitoring."

"OpManager can monitor network utilization, downtime, and services in real time."

"The setup was easy."

"I liked Network Configuration Manager. They had some pretty decent features there, and they also had pretty good monitoring and alerts."

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"I can save the traffic and analysis when I want to. Also, it's especially helpful to follow the stream (TCP, UDP, etc.)."

"The ability to decrypt traffic and the abundance of filters available are both valuable features."

"It is a stable product. I would rate the stability a ten out of ten."

"Setup is very easy. It's also possible to change source code and compile if you want to change something in the code, because it's free."

"Wireshark saves a lot of time, especially with network troubleshooting."

"The best part about Wireshark, in my opinion, is its ability to analyze packet capture files."

"The initial setup is simple."

"The transmission and reception issues are valuable."

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Cons

"This product is little bit slow sometimes. It may be that we need to change the configuration to improve performance."

"ManageEngine OpManager could improve the default dashboards that are available. We are not able to customize them easily and they do not give us the information we need unless we customize them. You need to have the technical knowledge to be able to do it, the customization should be easier."

"The only problem with it is that the setup isn't very intuitive. I know that they just upgraded the product to make it a little bit easier to use, but compared to some of the other platforms, it is not easy to configure it, set it up, and get it running. However, once you have set it up and got it running, it runs great."

"The dashboard could include more features."

"I would like to see more enhancements made to the product."

"ManageEngine OpManager can improve by having better updates for critical issues."

"We encounter challenges in monitoring cloud services. I would also appreciate it if there was someone available to walk you through the documentation."

"I would like to see more capabilities and specific profiles built for the manufacturing sector."

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"I would like better control of bandwidth from the service provider."

"Wireshark's UI isn't easy to handle and doesn't have as nice a view as Omnipeek."

"The speed of the Internet could be improved, especially its performance."

"DNS could be improved."

"The product is great but I wish there were more of an emphasis on the command line tools."

"Wireshark could be improved by adding more monitoring features."

"We'd like to be able to extract the output into an Excel table."

"The product has been using the same GUI for many years."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The initial cost is low and the add-ons are reasonable."

"ManageEngine OpManager is cheaper than SolarWinds."

"The price of ManageEngine OpManager is reasonable. We have an annual license and the cost comes from how many devices are being monitored. There is not anything extra cost for maintenance and support."

"The solution is highly affordable"

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

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

"We had perpetual licenses. The cost was around 36,000 for OPManager, and then you'd have the yearly maintenance fee of 2,000 or 3,000."

"I rate the tool's pricing an eight out of ten."

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"Wireshark is open-source and free of charge."

"It is free."

"Wireshark is open source and gives great value and functionality to the network investigation."

"This is an open-source product that can be used free of charge."

"We are using a freeware version of this solution, so there are no licence costs involved."

"Wireshark is free of charge, and there's no license involved."

"Wireshark is free software, so you don't have to pay any licensing fee. Individual people can use it and then donate to Wireshark."

"It is free to download and install. It runs on multiple platforms, so how can you go wrong?"

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

13%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Manufacturing Company

Construction Company

University

Computer Software Company

Financial Services Firm

Hospitality Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	16
Midsize Enterprise	15
Large Enterprise	27

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	31
Midsize Enterprise	11
Large Enterprise	27

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about ManageEngine OpManager?

The product provides intensive reports.

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

The cost is quite high-end for ManageEngine OpManager, especially in our very price-sensitive market here in Sri Lanka.

What needs improvement with ManageEngine OpManager?

The main drawback is there is less documentation available, both public documentation and partner-available documentation. The learning materials are very limited, and there is also a limitation of...

What do you like most about Wireshark?

The GUI is easy to use.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Wireshark?

Wireshark is priced at a medium range, not too high, not too low. The pricing could be more flexible, and they might make it more expensive. That said, compared to other products, it is competitive.

What needs improvement with Wireshark?

The speed of the Internet could be improved, especially its performance. Performance can sometimes be a challenge due to numerous factors.

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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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