Likelihood to Recommend We started an entirely new network segregation implementation for security policies. Armis was unparalleled at helping us find rogue static IP-assigned devices in our old network and helped us identify what they were so we could tackle the challenge of moving everything to the new network VLANs. Another use case is finding a specific device or a specific user account to track their activity. The layout is phenomenal, and the data is easy to understand and drill down into for further information. The new AVM (Asset Vulnerability Management) section is awesome to help us find the out-of-date devices or other risks on the network to figure out where we are most vulnerable and at risk. If you're looking for a way to have Armis auto patch vulnerabilities - that's only on the radar from what I've heard - but currently, it is an amazing tool for finding and detailing the CVEs and other risks. You can create policies to block specific risky behaviors, but currently, at the time of writing, there isn't any automated patching or remediation to known CVEs found on a device.
Read full review I have found the toolset especially useful for scanning subnets to discover devices, and for setting up temporary real-time monitors when we are troubleshooting or setting up new connections. The most useful aspect has been the ability to apply the tools to help troubleshoot and pinpoint intermittent issues. More general tools like Orion often do not have the granularity to detect issues like intermittent packet loss which are especially impactful to applications like Voice. The toolset gives us another level of capability to dig into issues.
Read full review Pros Analyzing Traffic Detecting Device Types Finding vulnerabilities by pure magic! Searching through all the data - intuitive and no programming required! Alerts and policies for anything you can imagine Reports and dashboards customizable to any extent you can imagine Integrates with so many systems and ties all your data together in one screen Create automated processes to handle events automatically by event/data/device etc. Read full review Various monitoring Stores history Suggests indices Helps to find the SQL query text Helps to see what machines/users the bad queries are coming from Shows current blocking session Read full review Cons I've requested integration with Mosyle Manager for our Apple MDM products - it is on the radar but slow going - Mosyle has an API and a free 30-day trial, so implementation shouldn't be difficult - but honestly, other than that - Armis support has been astonishing, and there are so many integrations already - it's small potatoes. Considering Armis has all the data collected and parsed - it would be nice to see a back-end system for those of us who are true nerds and want to really dig into the Syslog data and analyze packets directly - however, building some quick queries is probably easier if you know what you are looking for anyway - which is probably why this is a backward way of my own thinking and no fault of Armis at all. They make the interface so easy to use it's not necessary, but it hurts my inner geek. Read full review The unifying component that is intended to be the initial interface to the tools seems clunky. I prefer to start the tools individually rather than using it. The port scanner could use some improvements to make it easier to use. Read full review Usability Very easy to use and intuitive. Just be careful with the WAN Killer...it does what it says.
Read full review Support Rating Our organization uses it regularly. It is reliable, and we keep finding new uses for it
Read full review Alternatives Considered Armis is kind of a total conglomeration of a ton of different tools/systems, and depending on how you want to set it up can do almost anything a lot of these other tools can do - and in some cases, even better. It doesn't do software deployment or other things like
SCCM I have listed, but the reporting side is so much better than
SCCM 's interface. As far as data breaches, user/device activity tracking, vulnerability outlook, network scanning, device identification, and agentless miracles of magic - Armis is the king.
Read full review I haven't compared any tools similar to SolarWinds Engineer's Toolset. This might be because I'm pretty biased when it comes to monitoring, and reporting solutions. I've found that SolarWinds provides the biggest bang for the buck in my opinion. I'm sure there are other solutions on the market that compete, but I haven't tried any of them because I've been very satisfied with SolarWinds.
Read full review Return on Investment Armis helped with multiple projects saving incalculable time since we've gotten it Network analysis is a breeze Device traffic reports and alerts is one click easy peasy Blocking devices or specific traffic is super easy and helpful - if you have the right integrations for those options Read full review Spend less time downloading free buggy tools All the tools in one spot, so you don't have to look around for tools Get to the solution sooner Read full review ScreenShots SolarWinds Engineer's Toolset Screenshots