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Micro Focus OpenView [EOL] vs Nagios XI comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Micro Focus OpenView [EOL]
Average Rating
7.8
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Nagios XI
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
58
Ranking in other categories
Network Monitoring Software (16th), Server Monitoring (7th), IT Infrastructure Monitoring (11th), Cloud Monitoring Software (19th)
 

Featured Reviews

Reviewer2892 - PeerSpot reviewer
Vice President of Infrastructure Management at a transportation company with 10,001+ employees
Provides proactivity to prevent mission-critical problems
Application logs Oracle/SQL-based systems monitoring Application log monitoring. It minimizes the duration of outages and gives specific alerts to localize the problem (log monitoring). It provides proactivity to prevent mission-critical problems. Correlation Suppression methods Management…
Emmanuel Appiah Boateng - PeerSpot reviewer
Network and Security Engineer at a educational organization with 1,001-5,000 employees
Simplifies setup and requires user interface enhancement
Nagios XI is easy to install, which sets it apart from other open-source solutions I've tried. Typically, setting up a monitoring system on Linux involves cloning files from GitHub, building it, and installing many dependencies, but with Nagios XI, it wasn't like that. Nagios XI simplifies our setup and reduces the time spent configuring monitoring tools.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It is proactive in heading off failures that would be catastrophic to the business."
"It has a flexible, enterprise-scale monitoring system."
"It just makes it possible for the on-call tech to relax and wait for stuff to notify them of problems instead of having to, over the weekend, constantly sign in."
"It minimizes the duration of outages and gives specific alerts to localize the problem, providing proactivity to prevent mission-critical problems."
"A single pane of glass (one GUI to monitor health of the entire enterprise) is the holy grail of enterprise monitoring and management and HP Operations excellently provides that for applications, systems and networks."
"The most valuable feature is that it is easy to use."
"Network Node Manager is good and so is Operations Manager, although they are a bit archaic now."
"It supports efficiency and a speedy resolution of issues."
"BPI: It allows defining peripherals to map business criticality for efficient monitoring, as required."
"I would recommend this solution because it's so powerful with no limitation, especially when using the XI version."
"The most valuable feature of Nagios XI is customization. We can customize based on our requirements. We can do modifications and implement a lot of scripts. Additionally, it is easy to use."
"The solution is pretty stable."
"Nagios is great for verify quality and quantity in a datacenter."
"The technical support is good."
"It provides an easy and powerful solution to network monitoring so I can pay attention to other concerns."
"Nagios is the best monitoring tool that I have ever worked on."
 

Cons

"Customer Service: Average. I feel that HP don't always look after their clients as well as they could post-sale."
"With the new Operations Manager, it’s a sexier interface but it doesn’t lend itself as much to being robust."
"The setup was more complex than it needed to be. It required modifications for our unique circumstances at the time."
"We would like to see support for more interfaces."
"The products are not plug and play even though HP has improved implementation over the years."
"It is a bit expensive, but the benefit of this product compensates for its price."
"The product does take considerable care and feeding especially in the later case."
"BSM/OMi is not stable. It takes time for event dashboard to refresh."
"It can be quite difficult to know which drivers and agents to use when setting up."
"The reporting structure could be more streamlined."
"They need to develop a better integration with a common ticketing system will be great."
"Nagios XI isn't really good for scaling, in my experience."
"The scalability of Nagios XI is scalable. However, it is not easy to do."
"The product does not have SAP monitoring."
"Technical support is an area that needs improvement. It is not available 24/7."
"The product could be optimized to improve the administrative user experience via the Nagios Core Configuration (NCC) GUI module."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"For the cost of the commercial product and support, and taking into account the open source characteristics of it, I believe it is difficult to a better value."
"This solution is very expensive, at approximately $5,000 USD when I purchased it, which is why I haven't upgraded my version in several years."
"It is good to contact experts for advice about what is the best solution for your specific infrastructure and enterprise."
"You can grow into the higher-priced scale as they learn how to utilize the features for Nagios XI."
"Nagios XI is an expensive solution."
"Nagios XI is open source."
"We are using the free version of this solution."
"As it is not an agentless tool, I think it is expensive."
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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
Financial Services Firm
15%
Outsourcing Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Construction Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business1
Large Enterprise9
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business22
Midsize Enterprise17
Large Enterprise21
 

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Nagios XI?
The pricing for the Nagios XI product is good and better than other solutions. I would give it a four or five.
What needs improvement with Nagios XI?
The user interface needs improvement. Many tools have poor user interfaces, making them hard to manage and navigate.
What is your primary use case for Nagios XI?
I normally use Nagios XI for our servers. It's not particularly used for network equipment, however, I use it for monitoring our server performance, including CPU, memory, data, and services runnin...
 

Also Known As

HPE BTO, HPE Business Technology Optimization, HPE OpenView
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