NIKSUN NetVCR vs Nagios Core comparison

Nagios and NIKSUN are both solutions in the Network Monitoring Software category. Nagios is ranked #11 with an average rating of 8.2, while NIKSUN is ranked #98. Nagios holds a 3.0% mindshare in NMS, compared to NIKSUN’s 0.1% mindshare. Additionally, 80% of Nagios users are willing to recommend the solution.

Nagios Core

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NIKSUN NetVCR

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0% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 10, 2024

Nagios Core and NIKSUN NetVCR are products in the network monitoring and security space. Despite Nagios Core's superior pricing and support, NIKSUN NetVCR has an advantage with its extensive features.

Features: Nagios Core offers an open-source platform with a modular design, strong monitoring capabilities, and cost-effectiveness. NIKSUN NetVCR provides deep forensic analysis, real-time analytics, and high data granularity suited for comprehensive network analysis.

Room for Improvement: Nagios Core requires extensive configuration, limited analytical depth, and complex setup. NIKSUN NetVCR could enhance cost-efficiency, simplify user interface navigation, and streamline configuration processes.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Nagios Core requires considerable manual setup and relies on community support. NIKSUN NetVCR offers a streamlined deployment experience with strong professional support.

Pricing and ROI: Nagios Core is cost-effective due to its open-source nature with low setup costs, offering good ROI for simple network monitoring. NIKSUN NetVCR, though more costly initially, provides high ROI through advanced analytics beneficial for enterprises seeking detailed network visibility and security.

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Categories and Ranking

Nagios Core

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

11th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

IT Infrastructure Monitoring (13th)

NIKSUN NetVCR

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

98th

Average Rating

0.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

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 NIKSUN NetVCR is 0.1%, up from 0.1% 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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Himanshu Shah

Partner at Opticom Data Products

High performance, quick packet monitoring, and helpful support

The solution could improve by having automatic mitigation. For example, as soon as a problem occurs the solution alarms and mitigates the situation immediately. In a feature release of the solution they should add features related to automation and remediation. Automation would help increase level of security the solution provides.

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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 solution is quite efficient."

"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."

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

"Provides timely notifications."

"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."

"Nagios Core is very configurable. Whatever you want, you can do it."

"The most valuable feature is the performance parameters of the system."

More Nagios Core pros

"The most valuable features of NIKSUN NetVCR are its performance and forensic capabilities. Additionally, the information that the solution provides is highly detailed and useful. When dealing with network traffic packets can be sent at a high speed causing some security issues, but this solution is able to rapidly monitor the packets providing security."

"The unique selling point of NIKSUN is its ability to scale and its reporting capabilities. NIKSUN captures the packets at a very high speed, from one GB to 160 Gbps also. It offers report granularity in nanoseconds."

Cons

"Nagios Core could improve by adding a user interface. If you want the user interface you have to use Nagios XI."

"It is a bit slow due to latency."

"The core version is no match for the XI version."

"The dashboard and monitoring features could be improved."

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

"Bandwidth monitoring is the pain point for me because Nagios Core does not monitor bandwidth effectively like Cacti does."

"Making it a little easier to configure and set up from the start would help. There are multiple layers that you have to wade through to be able to set it up, to do it the right way, and to get it to do what you want it to do."

"The NetEase reporting structure needs improvement, especially the availability report, which is weak."

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"The solution could improve by having automatic mitigation. For example, as soon as a problem occurs the solution alarms and mitigates the situation immediately."

"NIKSUN is a passive solution. It provides you with you data, alerts, reports and the root cause of issues. However, it requires a person to make use of this functionality. If an event is happening and nobody attends to it, the effects of the event could be severe."

Pricing and Cost Advice

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

"Nagios Core is free to use."

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

"Most the plugin features are free."

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

"We are using the free version."

"We have saved a lot of time, money, and effort in reducing disaster times, which is owed to Nagios quick alerting."

"It's free."

More Nagios Core pricing and cost advice

"The price of the solution is high. There is an annual license costs."

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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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What do you like most about NIKSUN NetVCR?

The most valuable features of NIKSUN NetVCR are its performance and forensic capabilities. Additionally, the information that the solution provides is highly detailed and useful. When dealing with ...

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What needs improvement with NIKSUN NetVCR?

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What is your primary use case for NIKSUN NetVCR?

I am using NIKSUN NetVCR and selling the solution to customers. NIKSUN NetVCR is a solution that catches all the packets and is able to see the source IP and other details about the connection. The...

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NetVCR

Overview

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

Nagios

Powered by groundbreaking technologies, NIKSUN NetVCR redefines the way we monitor networks. It provides seamless service and application performance analytics for the right visibility into your traditional, virtual or hybrid environments. The NetVCR suite gives you unmatched insight while still dramatically reducing power consumption by 60% and requiring 80% less rack space.

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