Azure Network Watcher vs. collectd

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Azure Network Watcher
Score 7.1 out of 10
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Microsoft's Azure Network Watcher monitors, diagnoses, and provides insights into network performance and health.N/A
collectd
Score 9.0 out of 10
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Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Azure Network Watchercollectd
Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
Azure Network Watchercollectd
Considered Both Products
Azure Network Watcher
Chose Azure Network Watcher
I really have not experiences with Solarwinds in the Azure Public Cloud. I would believe Solarwinds would have a good product in comparison. However with my experiences with Azure Tools, I do not think I would be inclined to go that route unless a reason presents itself. I am …
Chose Azure Network Watcher
Azure Network Watcher can help with resources in the Cloud if this device is able to send traffic. We are using Azure Network Watcher in cases Solarwinds can't cover easily like API to load balancers & additional testing.
Chose Azure Network Watcher
Azure Network watcher provides various feature that stacks up against other products such as monitoring which include network monitoring and connection monitoring etc. Diagnostic feature which includes connection troubleshoot, VPN troubleshoot etc. Logging feature which …
Chose Azure Network Watcher
Azure Network Watcher is built into Azure and is much more powerful, less expensive. Microsoft is investing heavily in its cloud solutions and cloud service, Microsoft is always becoming a leader in this area. The strong integration and ease of use via blades from the azure …
collectd

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Features
Azure Network Watchercollectd
Network Performance Monitoring
Comparison of Network Performance Monitoring features of Product A and Product B
Azure Network Watcher
8.3
Ratings
5% above category average
collectd
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Ratings
Automated network device discovery8.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Network monitoring8.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Baseline threshold calculation8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Alerts9.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Network capacity planning8.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Packet capture analysis8.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Network mapping8.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Customizable reports8.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Wireless infrastructure monitoring7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Hardware health monitoring8.10 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Azure Network Watchercollectd
Likelihood to Recommend
8.8
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User Testimonials
Azure Network Watchercollectd
Likelihood to Recommend
Azure Network Watcher is well-suited for cloud environment, it's necessary for the network troubleshooting. It is especially useful in where you have done integration with azure virtual wan and custom routes (udr) to control traffic in a hub & spoke network with Azure firewall. When the traffic is manipulated with udr, the troubleshooting at the routing level becomes important in some cases.
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Pros
  • Monitor endpoints Health for Azure Traffic Manager
  • Monitor VM Machine resources
  • Deliver reports for IT department
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Cons
  • Security measures can be improved
  • Initial Setup process is complex and should be simplified
  • User interface can be improved
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Alternatives Considered
Azure Network watcher provides various feature that stacks up against other products such as monitoring which include network monitoring and connection monitoring etc. Diagnostic feature which includes connection troubleshoot, VPN troubleshoot etc. Logging feature which includes network traffic analysis and helps in understanding network traffic more efficiently. All these features in azure network watcher make it worth.
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Return on Investment
  • Helped us diagnose IP and Port flow from a DNS integration project resulting in success of the project
  • Has helped numerous times analyzing IP Port flow from Resources
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