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NetFort LANGuardian vs Opsview comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 10, 2024

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Categories and Ranking

NetFort LANGuardian
Ranking in Network Monitoring Software
95th
Average Rating
10.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Opsview
Ranking in Network Monitoring Software
44th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
25
Ranking in other categories
Server Monitoring (20th), IT Infrastructure Monitoring (33rd), Cloud Monitoring Software (25th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2026, in the Network Monitoring Software category, the mindshare of NetFort LANGuardian is 0.4%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Opsview is 1.0%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Network Monitoring Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Opsview1.0%
NetFort LANGuardian0.4%
Other98.6%
Network Monitoring Software
 

Featured Reviews

it_user172854 - PeerSpot reviewer
Research Special Projects Lead at a university with 501-1,000 employees
Cost effective but when we originally purchased LANGuardian, some features needed further development.
The ability to detect and decipher torrent traffic for the purpose of identifying what some refer to as "copyright violators" Our CIO asked us to track down the source of undesired uploads, which trigger e-mails received by outside bodies regarding what they refer to as "copyright violations",…
reviewer1898607 - PeerSpot reviewer
Partner Technical Support & Escalation Manager at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
Real-time dashboards have improved our deployment monitoring and incident response
We are using Opsview ourselves, rather than being a consultant or a reseller. We do not use its auto-discovery feature. We do not utilize its API driven architecture. I do not know what metrics we use to assess the effectiveness of Opsview's hybrid IT monitoring. Overall, I am pretty satisfied with Opsview as it is good for what it does. I do not know if Grafana has any other advantages besides better stats, as I am not involved in that side. Based on my experience, I would still recommend Opsview to others as it is good for what it does. I gave this review a rating of 8.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Our CIO asked us to track down the source of undesired uploads, which trigger e-mails received by outside bodies regarding what they refer to as "copyright violations", and Languardian was the most efficient and effective tool for the job."
"If you are looking for a solid solution that can be easily deployed then I'd recommend considering Netfort solutions."
"Our support team are more responsive to failures and potential problems by using the Opsview Monitoring System."
"The multi-tenancy that's available through this is one of the most valuable things."
"It's a good solution. It covers all aspects of monitoring purposes."
"Opsview, though not the least expensive Nagios-based commercial monitoring product offers excellent value for performance which rivals expensive commercial products from the major IT vendors; it is well worth the money paid for it."
"There are several valuable features for us, including ease of configuration of monitoring of new hosts/services, worker redundancy and load balancing, and the fact that it’s compatible with the plethora of existing Nagios plugins available on the web."
"We now have a single view for all systems monitored within our IT estate, while we previously had three different systems (each configured differently)."
"Very easy-to-use interface, especially starting from v5 onwards Advanced tweaking possibilities Netflow"
"With the monitoring capabilities, I can tell when things happen and be proactive about them instead of constantly putting out fires."
 

Cons

"Sure, at the time we bought the product, the GUI and graphs/reports/pie charts etc ... were not fully developed."
"It takes a long time to load results. I think it would be great if they fix the slowness issue in the next release."
"Maybe the graphical representation can be improved. It can be enhanced for better visualization. It could be a little better. And the graph center can be improved."
"We're already evaluating v5.0 and to tell the truth, there's a couple of things that we found really useful in previous versions that for some reason they have removed."
"Often the webpage becomes inaccessible and you need to refresh the page."
"Some of the graphics on Opsview could be improved."
"There is one feature that I've been requesting for a while now. Going back to this multi-tenancy thing, right now the tenants can't create their own service checks, so that's still a process they have to get with us."
"In a future release, we would like to have Observ for AI. Any AI and intelligence it can add to the monitoring is obviously beneficial. We would also like to have automated callouts."
"It can be a little bit flaky with the agent on VMware."
"Hard to say, some minor changes could help improve ease of configuring (which have already been requested and are now on the roadmap)."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"I would rate pricing a seven out of ten, where ten is the highest price."
"The solution is priced similarly to other tools offering similar features."
"The solution is not cheap. I think that the pricing is a little bit on the high side."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
14%
Comms Service Provider
14%
Construction Company
9%
Healthcare Company
8%
Construction Company
15%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Outsourcing Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business12
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise9
 

Questions from the Community

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What needs improvement with Opsview Monitor?
There is always room for improvement, and part of the reason we're looking at Grafana is because there are things it can do that Opsview cannot do as well. Grafana does have features that I think m...
What is your primary use case for Opsview Monitor?
Our primary use case is monitoring our deployments.
What advice do you have for others considering Opsview Monitor?
We are using Opsview ourselves, rather than being a consultant or a reseller. We do not use its auto-discovery feature. We do not utilize its API driven architecture. I do not know what metrics we ...
 

Comparisons

 

Also Known As

LANGuardian
Opsview Monitor, Opsview Enterprise
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

City of Armadale, NCG Group, King Faisal Hospital
IBM, BT, Cisco, Sky, UPS, Capgemini, Visolit, Fujitsu Services UK, UKCloud, Massachusetts Insitute of Technology, Cornell University, Incomm
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