We performed a comparison between Nagios XI and VMware vCenter based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Server Monitoring solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The dashboard allows you to see what's going on in the overall system."
"It's a monitoring agent. It's designed to do one thing. Its most valuable feature is its monitoring."
"Since this is an open source technology, if we are capable of writing the plugins in any scripting language, this product allows us to monitor anything we want."
"It's great for monitoring IT services infrastructure."
"The most valuable feature is the monitoring of processes."
"BPI: It allows defining peripherals to map business criticality for efficient monitoring, as required."
"Nagios is stable and it's easy to use the monitoring software, which is why we chose this product."
"The most valuable feature is its support for different types of devices, where it can use all of the equipment that you need."
"One feature I really like about VMware vCenter is its ability to change hosts easily. It is highly available and very useful for our operations."
"The filtering capabilities also enhance scalability by optimizing resource allocation."
"The initial setup is easy."
"We use VMware vCenter for centralization and to manage all the VMs."
"We manage practically everything using the solution."
"The product has improved our system's proactive support for in-built AI tools."
"Some of the most valuable features of vCenter are LACP and vSphere Distributed Switches, as they simplify VLAN propagation between hosts and enable networking duplication and replication."
"The initial setup is straightforward even for complex environments with around 100 hosts."
"Technical support is an area that needs improvement. It is not available 24/7."
"There's room for improvement in the visibility, and in the ability to extract information. Stuff like this should be more simple."
"The product's stability could be even better."
"The PNP4Nagios plugin not working easily with XI is an issue for me, because some open source monitoring plugins do not work out of the box. But in the end, you learn to live with it."
"The product uses the backend as Perl and could be modified to a more lightweight solution like what's being offered by other vendors."
"The interface could be more user-friendly."
"Open-source software is usually not user-friendly."
"The scalability of Nagios XI is scalable. However, it is not easy to do."
"The web interface is not convenient."
"One area where VMware vCenter has room for improvement is its transition to Broadcom. The change in licensing structure and pricing, particularly the shift from perpetual licenses to subscription-only models, is a significant drawback."
"VMware vCenter does not have a centralized security dashboard, and it is pretty tedious to configure."
"We have to buy more VMware products to leverage the centralized management."
"The product's technical support services could be better."
"There is a feature called Fault Tolerance (FT), which has been part of vCenter servers since the product's inception. However, it has a lot of complexity, and when my team tested it, we found it difficult to manage. It also has some bugs. Consequently, we decided not to offer any fault tolerance features to our customers."
"The product should improve its storage. It's not necessarily about needing more storage but improving how it handles technology. We believe there could be more effective ways to manage it in our user environment. It should also look into network management."
"One notable area for enhancement revolves around cost considerations, as introducing features such as DDoS protection or data compression could reduce expenses."
Nagios XI is ranked 5th in Server Monitoring with 54 reviews while VMware vCenter is ranked 8th in Server Monitoring with 19 reviews. Nagios XI is rated 8.2, while VMware vCenter is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Nagios XI writes "Great for monitoring IT services infrastructure with nice tools and helpful notifications". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VMware vCenter writes "Easy-to-learn technology with a straightforward setup process ". Nagios XI is most compared with Nagios Core, Zabbix, PRTG Network Monitor, Wireshark and Icinga, whereas VMware vCenter is most compared with . See our Nagios XI vs. VMware vCenter report.
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