Nagios Core vs NetBrain comparison

The compared Nagios and NetBrain solutions aren't in the same category. Nagios is ranked #11 in NMS , with an average rating of 8.2, and holds a 3.0% mindshare in the category. NetBrain is ranked #14 in NT , and holds a 2.9% mindshare. Additionally, 80% of Nagios users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 75% of NetBrain users who would recommend it.

Nagios Core

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80% willing to recommend

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75% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Nagios Core 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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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Nagios Core

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Network Monitoring Software (11th), IT Infrastructure Monitoring (13th)

NetBrain

Average Rating

7.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Network Troubleshooting (14th), Network Automation (6th)

Mindshare comparison

While both are Network Management solutions, they serve different purposes. Nagios Core is designed for Network Monitoring Software and holds a mindshare of 3.0%, up 3.0% compared to last year.
NetBrain, on the other hand, focuses on Network Troubleshooting, holds 2.9% mindshare, up 1.9% since last year.

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Featured Reviews

Nishith-Vyas

Tech Lead at STL Digital Limited

Valuable reporting and alert system with room for PDF export improvements

The NetEase reporting structure needs improvement, especially the availability report, which is weak. It should be generated automatically with minimal human intervention and should be exportable as a PDF. Besides that, an integrated PDF export feature for reports is necessary. Also, the alert mechanism and graphing mechanism need to be integrated properly into Nagios Core. Currently, integrating these requires advanced Linux knowledge. Integration of more visualization tools like Grafana and Prometheus for better graphing and visualization is also recommended.

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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

"The most valuable features are the reports and the way it generates the report in a graphical manner."

"The notifications are definitely one of the most valuable features of Nagios Core. We know what to look for and what to expect when things are down."

"Monitoring with Nagios Core is helpful because it provides immediate alerts if something goes down, such as a server, or wireless router, or if there's a cable break. This allows us to respond promptly to any issues."

"I like the way the solution sends alerts and how it keeps on escalating them."

"The solution is quite efficient."

"I like that it's very simple to install, easy to manage and deploy, and easy to use for monitoring."

"It is fairly easy to set up, and we can monitor pretty much everything we want to."

"Other products are good but from the configuration point of view Nagios is really very lightweight. The price is really good in my opinion. Another important thing is that my Nagios engine still works with Dual core 8GB ram for the last 10 years."

More Nagios Core pros

"NetBrain is a very simple tool."

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

"This product has good network monitoring and troubleshooting capabilities."

"Enables maps to be drawn out."

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

Cons

"It is a bit slow due to latency."

"It's not that easy to install the product itself. Also, the UI is a bit hard for regular users to navigate through."

"It would be nice if the company offered a sales or contract manager that was dedicated to our company so that we would have some sort of link to Nagios, and if we had issues or questions, we'd be able to contact them directly."

"Nagios Core can improve the graphical interface, it would make things a little easier."

"The interface could be improved."

"The dashboard should be improved."

"The tool needs to improve the integrations."

"Would benefit from aggregations if a particular server goes down."

More Nagios Core cons

"The solution could integrate more automation."

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

"It would be nice if the setup was a little simpler. Also, if the solution could provide more training materials for new people coming into our company so they can quickly learn how to use the functionalities."

"The IP interface brief isn't consistent."

"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."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is expensive."

"We are using the free version."

"Nagios Core is an open source solution, and there are no licensing fees."

"The enterprise version has technical support. The version we are using is free."

"The Nagios Core (PNP4Nagios + Core) is free and can be setup by Netadmin within a few hours. The only additional cost is the cloud server."

"Nagios Core is a cheap solution."

"Lessening the price point would be an improvement."

"Most the plugin features are free."

More Nagios Core pricing and cost advice

"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

Computer Software Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

Government

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

13%

Financial Services Firm

13%

Manufacturing Company

12%

Government

10%

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By reviewers

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Nagios Core?

What I like about Nagios Core is that it helps me ensure everything is running smoothly by checking the status of hosts and services.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Nagios Core?

Nagios Core is a free and open-source product. We don't charge for the product itself, but we charge for the man-hour costs related to installation, configuration, ongoing operation, and maintenance.

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What needs improvement with Nagios Core?

The dashboard should be improved. It's very simple. I don't have a very clear or specific suggestion. You can change the skin of the dashboard, however, it's good for me.

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Overview

This is IT infrastructure monitoring's industry-standard, open-source core. Free without professional support services.

Nagios

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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