Nagios Core vs NetCrunch comparison

Nagios and AdRem Software are both solutions in the Network Monitoring Software category. Nagios is ranked #8 with an average rating of 8.0, while AdRem Software is ranked #82. Nagios holds a 3.0% mindshare in NMS, compared to AdRem Software’s 0.2% mindshare. Additionally, 80% of Nagios users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of AdRem Software users who would recommend it.

Nagios Core

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80% willing to recommend

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100% willing to recommend

Nagios Core

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 9, 2024

NetCrunch and Nagios Core compete in network monitoring solutions. NetCrunch seems to have the upper hand due to its ease of use and comprehensive support.

Features: NetCrunch offers an intuitive interface, automated network discovery, and a range of built-in monitoring tools. Nagios Core provides plugin extensibility, advanced scripting capabilities, and adapts to complex environments.

Room for Improvement: NetCrunch could improve in areas such as scalability, customization options, and reducing initial setup costs. Nagios Core might enhance by simplifying its interface, offering more structured support, and streamlining the configuration process.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: NetCrunch has a straightforward deployment process with extensive support resources, simplifying setup for various infrastructures. Nagios Core requires more manual configuration and relies heavily on community support.

Pricing and ROI: NetCrunch incurs higher initial setup costs but offers a clear ROI with its integrated features. Nagios Core, being open-source, has lower initial costs but might require additional investments in time for setup and maintenance.

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Categories and Ranking

Nagios Core

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

8th

Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring

11th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

NetCrunch

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

82nd

Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring

62nd

Average Rating

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Server Monitoring (26th), Log Management (77th)

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Network Monitoring Software category, the mindshare of Nagios Core is 3.0%, up from 3.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of NetCrunch is 0.2%, down from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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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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Reginald Pierre

Senior Systems Administrator, Technical Lead at Connectivity Wireless

A network monitoring platform with a useful reporting feature, but permission-based options could be better

The initial setup is fairly easy. Most of it's wizard-based. You don't have to be a rocket scientist to set it up. But if you don't know certain things related to protocols and everything else, it might be difficult. If you know how SNMP works, it'll be fairly simple to set up.

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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

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

"The most valuable feature depends on the project. It's great if you need to check to ensure a service is running 24/7. I can use the full solution for free, and it's flexible. If I need to add a dashboard, I can integrate it with Nagios. Cloud synchronization is wonderful."

"The most valuable feature of Nagios Core is the ability to check the availability of the server for network connectivity. Additionally, the interface is good."

"The application performance monitoring feature is valuable."

"The good thing about Nagios Core is it covers everything."

"Nagios monitors our servers, so we know if anything goes wrong and can solve the problem before it happens."

"We mostly use Nagios Core to integrate with Python and Bash Script."

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

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"Reporting on NetCrunch is pretty good. It's very similar to SolarWinds. It's just a different interface. The majority of everything there was beneficial."

Cons

"We're using the free version, which limits us in terms of the things that we can do. If we had the paid version, a lot of our issues would probably go away. For example, we can't isolate instances that are being built or updated with the production ones. When they're being built, on Nagios, they're showing in red. It'd be nice to be able to partition those off until they're all green, and then we can bring them into the environment. This is probably because we've got the free version and not the paid version. If we went for the paid version, it would probably allow us to do exactly what we want to or remove the restrictions that we have, but if we are able to isolate instances in the free version, it would make life much easier."

"I believe Nagios Core will need to provide an option for big data platforms in the future."

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

"The alerting mechanism in Nagios Core could be improved."

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

"I would like to see a sensor that shows the traffic of a user and what they're doing on the network."

"It is a bit slow due to latency."

"Nagios Core is limited in terms of distributed setups, and there is no central view for remote data centers."

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"I didn't care for the role-based, permission-based options, which were not the best."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We are using the open-source, unpaid version."

"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."

"Lessening the price point would be an improvement."

"We are using the free version of Nagios Core."

"It's free."

"The solution is expensive."

"We are using the free version."

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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

NetCrunch is the complete network monitoring solution for monitoring traffic, topology, devices, systems, logs, and services. It's policy, and template-based configuration makes managing thousands of nodes a breeze. It automatically generates layer-2 maps and manages monitoring dependencies. NetCrunch supports major operating systems, virtualization platforms, and the Cloud. Complete SNMP support with 8,700+ MIBs included and a built-in MIB compiler.

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Sample Customers

Airbnb, Cisco, PayPal, FanDuel

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