Pandora FMS Reviews

I use this solution for the testing of possible network monitoring scenarios. I have tried the solution but I am still in the testing phase, reading the documentation and training.

I have it installed in virtual machines and I simulate possible scenarios. In any organization, it is very important to have a notion of what happens in the network. This includes the monitoring of services, applications, and nodes.

The most valuable features in this solution are:

• Large Hispanic community
• Self-detection system for host or terminals
• System of alarms or notifications
• SLA reporting and management system
• Geolocation
• Monitoring of virtual environments
• Agents for different platforms
• Administration by CLI
• Intuitive interface

I find that this software is resource heavy, and demands a lot of processing capacity.  I would like to see it lightened. The somewhat long configuration means that the start of implementation may be slow.

Nice features to see would be:

• The possibility to make it work without agents.
• It would be good if it had a long history of occurrences.
• Notifications via hangouts or google chat.

According to what I have seen, this solution is stable, but I have still tried it in small scenarios so I cannot give an opinion about large environments.

I notice that it is quite scalable.

I've only talked to the community.

I have used OpenNMS and Zabbix. I switched to Pandora because it is more intuitive and there is more documentation in Spanish.

The initial configuration was simple, without anything special.

The deployment was handled internally.

I work in support and I handle several projects of telephony and VoIP. In this capacity, I need to have insight into my network environments.

It is a personal issue, everyone has different needs.

In choosing this solution I evaluated prices, platforms, the alert management system, alarm system, and reports.

I like this solution a lot because it has a very large Hispanic community and the platform looks very friendly. Given the need for organizations to monitor their networks, I find Pandora to be very useful.

Overall, I really like the solution and I will continue training. My advice is to make more documentation available in Spanish.

We use this solution for monitoring our infrastructure, our clients' infrastructure, and applications.

It provides alerting and reporting about our network and infrastructure, as well as customers' services. It also provides our customers with management reports.

It provides us with proactive monitoring and is very easy to configure and maintain.

The most valuable features are centralized policy management and the remote management of agents. These make maintenance a lot easier and less costly in terms of time, compared to other solutions that we have used in the past. 

I think some improvements to the Android app would be good.

The support from Pandora FMS is legendary. They respond very quickly. They are open to improvement and implement these suggestions very quickly.

We are using this solution to monitor IT services and infrastructure. Servers, network devices, applications, virtual and cloud environments can be monitored easily using Pandora FMS via agent or agentless. Also, we are tracking the SLA of our services.

Pandora FMS (the Flexible Monitoring System) is an all-in-one package solution, and we can monitor our whole system with Service perspective.

It gives us the ability to track SLAs of servers and IT Services.

It's easy to use and not costly compared to other products.

The most valuable features are:

• It's an all-in-one solution for monitoring cloud, virtual, network, and server environments
• Service perspective monitoring
• Agent and agentless monitoring
• Effective reports
• You can configure several types of architecture for high availability or load balancing.

You can run an action for an event, but sometimes you need to run a workflow action that consists of several commands or scripts. A nice feature in the next release would be an automation module to run workflow actions. It would be perfect for automated monitoring.

I have used HP OpenView solutions, Micro Focus ITOM products, and Zabbix.

The license part is not as complicated as some other solutions. You get the license and it includes updates, new versions, and access to the complete library of modules.

We evaluated a couple of other solutions before settling on this one. They were Nagios and Zabbix but they were too complicated at first sight.

Our primary use case is to ensure the quality of the network through all of our servers, which is a crucial issue in our organization.

This product has allowed us to identify and correct certain issues that were affecting our solution. It first set us in the right direction, and then applied the corrective measures in the affected servers. We now have better vision when issues arise, and this has given our network department peace of mind.

Receiving emails with opportune information has been the key to our success.

An update to the Android app would be appreciated.

Our primary use case is monitoring in a hybrid server environment, with Windows and Unix operating systems. Also, network devices with their interfaces. 

We also make use of the following functionality:

• Determining relationships between network devices and servers
• Finding the root cause of the problems easily
• Notification and SLA reports
  

This solution has improved our organization because we gain time by simplifying the root cause analysis. We can easily operate monitoring activities, which decreases operational costs. 

The features for creating a business service model and the Business Process Monitor (BPM) help us to understand how our IT services work. We can customize business-related metrics.

The most valuable feature is that it is an all-in-one monitoring system. It handles a server, network devices, log management, and remote connections.

Some other features we find valuable are:

• Easy to deploy and easy to extend.
• Ready to use application plug-ins like SAP, VMware, and Weblogic
• Topology-based monitoring
• Business model, service-based monitoring

The automation for remediation needs to be improved.

Improvements are needed for server and network discovery, including service-based discovery.

I would like to see the following features in the next release:

• Artificial Intelligence (AI) for event management
  
• Network Automation for configuration back-up of network devices
• Security compliance analysis and reporting

This is a high-performance solution and is easy to scale any size.

The Pandora FMS customer and technical support team are responsive and very quick.

I changed solutions because Pandora FMS is an all-in-one solution that is cost-efficient.

This initial setup is easy. It is very simple and the documentation is helpful.

The support team was very responsive when we had questions during implementation.

We used an in-house team for implementation.

Pandora FMS is easy to implement and the pricing of licenses is competitive.

We evaluated several products including Nagios XI, HP OpenView, Zabbix, and ManageEngine.

Our primary use case for this solution is to monitor our devices.

Thanks to this software and to the work of the support team, we have everything under control. It was simple and easy.

The most valuable features are its intricate alarm system and the simplicity of the license.

In the future, we may have double the number of devices, and we do not want to have any issues with performance in the data display.

Pandora FMS is very scalable due to the great facilities it provides for it. I think it depends more on the servers that host it, as opposed to the product itself.

I really like the technical service, and they have helped a lot with the implementation. The support team contacts the development teams to solve problems in record time.

I've never worked with another tool. We saw the information about this product on its blog, and we decided to take the risk and started using it.

On this issue, I think it is better to have technical assistance. I am not very good at this sort of thing. It happens to me with everything. 

We implemented this solution in-house, with help from their support team.

The ROI for this solution was above expectations.

The license part is the best. Only one payment and it includes support, updates, new versions, and access to the complete library of plugins except for SAP and z/OS.

I love the simplicity of the license. This makes it easy to work, with no fear of being asked for more money all the time.

We evaluated a couple of other solutions before settling on this one. They were Nagios and Zabbix, and they were too complicated at first sight.