Nagios Core vs SolarWinds ipMonitor comparison

Nagios and SolarWinds are both solutions in the Network Monitoring Software category. Nagios is ranked #8 with an average rating of 8.0, while SolarWinds is ranked #74 with an average rating of 6.0. Nagios holds a 3.0% mindshare in NMS, compared to SolarWinds’s 0.1% mindshare. Additionally, 80% of Nagios users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 50% of SolarWinds users who would recommend it.

Nagios Core

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80% willing to recommend

SolarWinds ipMonitor

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75 Comparison Views

50% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Nagios Core and SolarWinds ipMonitor 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. SolarWinds ipMonitor

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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

SolarWinds ipMonitor

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

74th

Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring

54th

Average Rating

6.0

Reviews Sentiment

5.7

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 SolarWinds ipMonitor is 0.1%, down 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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Masud Alam

Manager at Optimum Origens Inc.

IP address management improves network efficiency but licensing cost could decrease

We are using SolarWinds for NPM and NCM, and we use IP address management for IP address monitoring. It helps us track which IP address is live and which is not. It also provides DHCP reservation and allows us to declare IP addresses for our integration. We have been using it for IP address…

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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

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

"It has made the life of the network operations staff more proactive in managing the resources of the infrastructure. It prevents disasters long before they can take place."

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

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

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

"Nagios Core integrates with tools like Splunk, Datadog, or Dynatrace. It is usually used as a feed to provide more technical information about devices or hosts to another system."

"We use the product to monitor server applications."

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

More Nagios Core pros

"IPAM is used for IP address reservation and tracking, helping us easily identify live IP addresses."

"The most valuable feature is the availability of end devices."

Cons

"t was a little hard to get our setup represented in the configuration."

"The dashboard and monitoring features could be improved."

"The scalability needs improvement, it's not scalable at this time."

"There is room for improvement in the graphics."

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

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

"The dashboard should be improved."

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

More Nagios Core cons

"The licensing cost is high compared to open source tools."

"The solution does not include enough features and has some performance issues."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is expensive."

"Most the plugin features are free."

"Nagios Core is a cheap solution."

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

"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 free to use."

"The product is cheaply priced."

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

More Nagios Core pricing and cost advice

"The solution is a bit expensive because the annual license does not include new features that are priced as add-ons."

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Computer Software Company

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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 is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SolarWinds ipMonitor?

The licensing cost is high compared to other open-source tools. Being a corporate client, we require corporate licensing, which adds to the cost.

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What needs improvement with SolarWinds ipMonitor?

The licensing cost is high compared to open source tools. The state monitoring tools could be improved with AI integration to track IP usage history. There is no local support; we must contact thei...

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ipMonitor

Overview

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

Nagios

Monitor network devices, servers, VMware hosts and applications from one console
Receive alerts for availability and performance issues
Monitor network status on maps and NOC view
Minimize downtime by automating remediation actions
Enhance monitoring with built-in reports and dashboards

SolarWinds

Sample Customers

Airbnb, Cisco, PayPal, FanDuel

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