Nagios Core vs Nutanix Prism comparison

The compared Nagios and Nutanix solutions aren't in the same category. Nagios is ranked #11 in NMS , with an average rating of 8.5, and holds a 2.7% mindshare in the category. Nutanix is ranked #5 in VM , with an average rating of 8.6, and holds a 14.3% mindshare. Additionally, 80% of Nagios users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 98% of Nutanix users who would recommend it.

Nagios Core

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80% willing to recommend

Nutanix Prism

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98% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Nagios Core and Nutanix Prism 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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Nagios Core vs. Nutanix Prism

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Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score

8.8

Nagios Core reduces downtime and costs with quick alerts, providing full ROI and eliminating expensive monitoring tools.

Sentiment score

6.8

Nutanix Prism enhances efficiency by lowering costs, reducing manpower, and improving ROI through simplified management and resource optimization.

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You will get 60% ROI with Nutanix Prism on-premises.

MukundKambli

Lead Solutions Architect at Team Computers

Initially, the CapEx was higher than VMware's, but considering the operational cost over time, it has been beneficial.

Khurram Hussain

Head of Infrastructure Operations Security at Gulf Cable & Elec. Ind. Co.

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Customer Service

Sentiment score

5.1

Nagios Core relies on community support, praised for stability and resources, but lacks official help compared to Nagios XI.

Sentiment score

7.9

Nutanix Prism's support is praised for responsiveness, expertise, and efficiency, offering 24/7 global assistance with multiple support tiers.

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Basic means standard business hours support, Production means 24/7, Mission Critical means faster SLA with technical account managers connectivity, and Ultimate means full white-glove support with a dedicated team.

Usha Rani

Director at Eglobe infra solutions

They respond within five minutes and provide excellent assistance.

Lalisa Buruse Zalalam

ICT Coordinator at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

The customer gets a single dashboard, single calling point, and single ticketing tool for everything through Nutanix itself.

MukundKambli

Lead Solutions Architect at Team Computers

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Scalability Issues

Sentiment score

6.7

Nagios Core shows scalability for large networks but may need customizations and integrations for distributed environments.

Sentiment score

7.8

Nutanix Prism offers efficient scalability for enterprises, though resource limits necessitate extra nodes for optimal performance and minimal downtime.

The solution is scalable.

Husham Yaqoob

Senior System Administrator at Interactive Group

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I rate the scalability as ten out of ten.

Lalisa Buruse Zalalam

ICT Coordinator at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

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Stability Issues

Sentiment score

8.2

Nagios Core is highly stable and reliable with minimal footprint, supporting extensive monitoring without network burden.

Sentiment score

7.8

Nutanix Prism is praised for its stability and reliability, with minor issues effectively managed, leading to positive user experiences.

I tried many other solutions at work, however, in terms of Nagios, I haven't seen any disruption or downtime.

Husham Yaqoob

Senior System Administrator at Interactive Group

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Even after applying the upgrade, we had to patch again as there was a problem with Prism.

Lalisa Buruse Zalalam

ICT Coordinator at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

The entire Nutanix solution is stable.

Khurram Hussain

Head of Infrastructure Operations Security at Gulf Cable & Elec. Ind. Co.

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Room For Improvement

Nagios Core needs a more intuitive interface, better scalability, and features like enhanced reporting and integration with modern tools.

Nutanix Prism needs interface enhancements, better integration, improved analytics, and automation for enhanced usability and efficient management.

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The presales and marketing team should inform clients about resource requirements, such as RAM used by CVM, to help manage expectations.

Khurram Hussain

Head of Infrastructure Operations Security at Gulf Cable & Elec. Ind. Co.

Additionally, hardware dependency is a concern, as not all hardware devices can be integrated with Prism Central and Prism Element.

Lalisa Buruse Zalalam

ICT Coordinator at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

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Setup Cost

Nagios Core is a free, cost-effective open-source tool, but requires Linux expertise and incurs hosting and maintenance costs.

Enterprise buyers find Nutanix Prism's pricing high but appreciate its value and ease despite renewal and licensing concerns.

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The cost is high, and the license payment is not easy in Africa due to numerous intermediaries between users and solution providers.

Lalisa Buruse Zalalam

ICT Coordinator at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

At first, the cost seemed heavy, but over time, its cost-effectiveness became evident.

Khurram Hussain

Head of Infrastructure Operations Security at Gulf Cable & Elec. Ind. Co.

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Valuable Features

Nagios Core provides flexible, low-resource monitoring with customization, automation, efficient alerts, and integration support for reliable IT performance visibility.

Nutanix Prism provides centralized management with flexibility and scalability, enhancing IT operations through intuitive dashboards and seamless integration.

It has a very handy dashboard, providing live alerts and visibility for everything.

Husham Yaqoob

Senior System Administrator at Interactive Group

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It simplifies firmware and software updates, making it hassle-free for IT engineers.

Lalisa Buruse Zalalam

ICT Coordinator at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

One of the most useful features is the disaster recovery setup, which includes two clusters, one for our production server and another for our recovery site.

Khurram Hussain

Head of Infrastructure Operations Security at Gulf Cable & Elec. Ind. Co.

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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 (10th)

Nutanix Prism

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Virtualization Management Tools (5th), Data Center Infrastructure Management (3rd)

Mindshare comparison

Nagios Core and Nutanix Prism aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Nagios Core is designed for Network Monitoring Software and holds a mindshare of 2.7%, down 3.2% compared to last year.
Nutanix Prism, on the other hand, focuses on Virtualization Management Tools, holds 14.3% mindshare, up 13.0% 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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Khurram Hussain

Head of Infrastructure Operations Security at Gulf Cable & Elec. Ind. Co.

Efficiently manage virtual machines with robust disaster recovery

Nutanix Prism is mainly used for our daily operations, similar to VMware. Despite the lack of extraordinary features, it efficiently manages our daily operations now that we are managing our VMs. One of the most useful features is the disaster recovery setup, which includes two clusters, one for our production server and another for our recovery site.

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

14%

Government

Manufacturing Company

Comms Service Provider

Computer Software Company

26%

Government

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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 Nutanix Prism?

Nutanix Prism offers web scaling, which facilitates easy scaling.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Nutanix Prism?

At first, the cost seemed heavy, but over time, its cost-effectiveness became evident.

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What needs improvement with Nutanix Prism?

The major improvement recommended for Nutanix Prism is more multi-cloud cost optimization. It shows performance and usage but is limited in detailed cross-cloud cost analysis. Improvement is needed...

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Overview

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

Nagios

Nutanix makes infrastructure invisible, elevating IT to focus on the applications and services that power their business. The Nutanix enterprise cloud platform leverages web-scale engineering and consumer-grade design to natively converge compute, virtualization and storage into a resilient, software-defined solution with rich machine intelligence. The result is predictable performance, cloud-like infrastructure consumption, robust security, and seamless application mobility for a broad range of enterprise applications.

Nutanix

Sample Customers

Airbnb, Cisco, PayPal, FanDuel

JetBlue, International Speedway Corporation, SAIC Volkswagen

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