OP5 Monitor vs TruView comparison

ITRS and NETSCOUT are both solutions in the Network Monitoring Software category. ITRS is ranked #70, while NETSCOUT is ranked #66 with an average rating of 6.5. ITRS holds a 0.7% mindshare in NMS, compared to NETSCOUT’s 0.1% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of ITRS users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of NETSCOUT users who would recommend it.

OP5 Monitor

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TruView

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 10, 2024

TruView and OP5 Monitor compete in the network monitoring space. OP5 Monitor holds an advantage with its superior features despite TruView's pricing edge.

Features: TruView offers comprehensive performance monitoring, intuitive setup, and cost-effective solutions. OP5 Monitor provides extensive network monitoring, customizable dashboards, and proactive alerting systems, delivering deeper insights into network issues.

Room for Improvement: TruView could benefit from enhanced feature depth, more customization options, and improved alerting systems. OP5 Monitor might improve with a simpler deployment process, reduced initial costs, and a more intuitive user interface.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: TruView is praised for straightforward deployment and reliable customer service, making it user-friendly. OP5 Monitor's deployment is more complex, but it's offset by strong support and detailed troubleshooting resources.

Pricing and ROI: TruView offers cost-effective pricing with moderate ROI, appealing to budget-conscious buyers. OP5 Monitor has a higher setup cost yet provides significant ROI and value over time, thanks to its advanced features.

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Categories and Ranking

OP5 Monitor

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

70th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

IT Infrastructure Monitoring (53rd)

TruView

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

66th

Average Rating

9.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

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 OP5 Monitor is 0.7%, down from 0.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of TruView is 0.1%, down from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Harish Venkateshappa

Information Technology Staff at GlobalFoundries

Useful online resources, customizable, and highly effective monitoring

The solution is useful for tweaking. However, there have been some negative experiences, such as limited report capabilities. The only report available is in PDF format, making it difficult for teams managing multiple servers to extract data in Excel format. The speaker recommends that the team improve the report capabilities to better serve users. If there are corrupt files the data can be extracted from them. Anyone who wants to see the performance of memory usage, such as whether it's at 80 to 90 percent, can use this tool. However, other tools can provide this information in two minutes, this tool is more time-consuming and the report it provides is not very effective for practical use. When it comes to reports, the tool falls short. During a recent call, it was noted that while the company has distributed servers across the globe, only the master server can accommodate the reports and events, causing delays. If other servers experience issues, the team cannot view the reporting or tag things, such as for troubleshooting purposes. If this aspect was improved it would be an excellent tool.

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Zotex

Network Engineer at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees

Monitors traffic, analyzes flows, tracks packets, and measures bandwidth across our network

We use TruView primarily for network performance analysis and monitoring. It helps us track traffic, flows, packets, and bandwidth to understand our network's condition and detect any anomalies or attacks. However, the product's age limits its advanced features for performance analysis. The main advantage lies in its low cost and reliable functionality, as we have a permanent license and do not require support. Real-time monitoring in TruView is somewhat limited, as there is a delay of about five minutes in data updates, making it less effective for immediate insights.

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Quotes from Members

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Pros

"It monitors and continuously tests everything that is of importance to you and your users. It could be everything from monitoring disk space to CPU usage to memory. It could include determining if the response time in your e-commerce platform is quick enough, or whether you have too many bounces from some of the pages on your website. You want to monitor anything that could cost you money or time or resources. You can do that with this system. It's very flexible."

"We can also observe whatever we want, and there are no limitations."

"With limited hardware or a virtual machine, you can address a huge network, hundreds of thousands of elements that need to be monitored. Other commercial software is not on that level."

"The best feature is that it is very relatable, stable, and scalable. The logger is a part of the software, but it's not the most important point of it."

"The API makes it pretty easy to integrate with any system."

"OP5 Monitor is a great choice due to its being built on an open-source monitoring tool and provides ample opportunity for customization based on specific support requirements. It is also user-friendly and easy to manage with a wide range of plugins available for use. In comparison to other enterprise tools, such as Micro Focus, OP5 Monitor stands out for its features and cost-effectiveness, making it the best tool in the market. Customization is one of the key strengths of the tool and provides a lot of capabilities. Additionally, it is easy to find support and plugins for the tool through online resources."

"We use TruView primarily for network performance analysis and monitoring. It helps us track traffic, flows, packets, and bandwidth to understand our network's condition and detect any anomalies or attacks. However, the product's age limits its advanced features for performance analysis. The main advantage lies in its low cost and reliable functionality, as we have a permanent license and do not require support. Real-time monitoring in TruView is somewhat limited, as there is a delay of about five minutes in data updates, making it less effective for immediate insights."

"The most valuable feature for us was the ability to monitor sites and get a nice overview of all the data in a single view."

Cons

"OP5 lacks some visualization, a feature that makes some other products nice. Op5 is built for purpose, which is fine, but if you compare it with some new products, the visualization is not so appealing, especially for management... If you don't need fancy visualizations, OP5 is fine."

"They need to improve the dashboard interface."

"The user interface is not what we are used to these days, and should be improved."

"IT environments today are in constant flux. This is driven by the newer cloud technologies such as Kubernetes and Docker, etc. The whole Nagios-based monitoring system that OP5 is created on top of, is based on a host-service model. There is a need for a strategy on what to do with more dynamic environments. There is some cool stuff going on in that direction."

"The solution is useful for tweaking. However, there have been some negative experiences, such as limited report capabilities. The only report available is in PDF format, making it difficult for teams managing multiple servers to extract data in Excel format. The speaker recommends that the team improve the report capabilities to better serve users."

"We do not get performance reports properly."

"We have faced delays in data retrieval and the lack of support due to the product being out of service."

"One area that could be improved is the reporting features. In the version transformation from ten to eleven, the platform changed from a Windows-based platform to a Linux-based platform. As a result, the previous reporting feature using Crystal Reports was no longer available. Instead, we had to generate PDF dashboard reports, which were not as flexible."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The cost of the license and support are separate. If you want platinum call support, it will cost more than a regular call. I did not opt for it, as it is an additional cost."

"OP5 has a very low price as a solution, compared to many other solutions out there."

"It was not expensive. And because it's less demanding in terms of hardware, you don't have to pay for another SQL or other database license, and you can have a huge installation on one machine..."

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Government

16%

Computer Software Company

13%

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Aerospace/Defense Firm

Financial Services Firm

18%

Comms Service Provider

16%

Manufacturing Company

12%

Computer Software Company

11%

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What do you like most about TruView?

The most valuable feature for us was the ability to monitor sites and get a nice overview of all the data in a single view.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for TruView?

There are certain licensing costs. For example, if you use NetFlow, you need to purchase a license depending on the size of your connector. Similarly, for voice monitoring, you need a separate lice...

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What needs improvement with TruView?

We have faced delays in data retrieval and the lack of support due to the product being out of service.

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Overview

OP5 Monitor - The Complete Monitoring Solution

OP5 Monitor is a flexible and highly scalable monitoring solution for all sizes of environments. Use just one product to monitor your IT environment regardless of location, whether on-premise, in dynamic environments, public cloud or a hybrid of these.

Digital transformation adds extra layers and complexity to the IT estate by creating a hybrid IT environment of both static and dynamic environments, that can be difficult to monitor efficiently. ITRS OP5 Monitor gives enterprises full visibility over their entire IT estate through a single pane of glass, allowing them to consolidate monitoring tools and cut down costs.

ITRS

Visual TruView by Fluke Networks is a unified solution for Application Aware Network Performance Management (AANPM). TruView embeds the most important data sources such as packet, transaction, NetFlow/IPFIX, and SNMP to present analytics in a time-correlated single dashboard view. These correlated views help you quickly see how well the infrastructure is transporting applications and how well those applications are performing in the context of end-user experience. And, TruView’s integrated 10 Gbps full line rate stream-to-disk packet capture ensures you’ll never miss an important event again.

NETSCOUT

Sample Customers

Svenska Spel, Carus, VGL, Tele2, Viking Line, Clas Ohlson, Vanderlande, Försäkringskassan

FloraHolland, Miami-Dade Public Library System, Southeastern Freight Lines, Valdosta State University, Everett Clinic, Bioreference, Key Information Systems, ACER, Odeabank A.S.

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