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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    BlueCat LiveAssurance

    Score7 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    BlueCat LiveAssurance is a proactive monitoring and automation solution resulting from BlueCat's acquisition of Indeni. The platform provides automated DDI issue detection and insight into remediation to help proactively reduce network downtime.N/A

    PingPlotter

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/APingPlotter is a graphical traceroute and ping tool that visualizes network performance in a way that makes identifying the source of problems quicker and easier for everyone from online gamers and video streamers to VoIP admins and IT pros. Features for remote deployment, network monitoring, scripting, and a web interface are included along with several additional capabilities.

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    BlueCat LiveAssurancePingPlotter
    Editions & Modules
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    PingPlotter Free
    $0.00
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    PingPlotter Free
    $0.00
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    PingPlotter Standard
    $6.99
    per user per month
    PingPlotter Professional
    $29.00
    per user per month
    PingPlotter Standard
    $39.99
    per user
    PingPlotter Professional
    $349.00
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BlueCat LiveAssurancePingPlotter
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    BlueCat
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    Pingman Tools
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    Would buy again
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    Would buy again
    33 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    24 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    33 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    100%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    BlueCat LiveAssurancePingPlotter
    Network Performance Monitoring
    Comparison of Network Performance Monitoring features of BlueCat LiveAssurance and PingPlotter
    Feature
    BlueCat LiveAssurance
    -
    Ratings
    PingPlotter
    8.4
    33 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Automated network device discovery00 Ratings8.123 Ratings
    Network monitoring00 Ratings9.233 Ratings
    Baseline threshold calculation00 Ratings9.624 Ratings
    Alerts00 Ratings6.919 Ratings
    Customizable reports00 Ratings8.018 Ratings
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    BlueCat LiveAssurancePingPlotter
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    Auvik
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Cisco Catalyst Assurance
    Score8.1 out of 10
    Paessler PRTG
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Cisco Catalyst Assurance
    Score8.1 out of 10
    Nmap
    Score8.7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    BlueCat LiveAssurancePingPlotter
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.8
    (33 ratings)
    Usability
    -
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    9.1
    (13 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
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    9.0
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    User Testimonials
    BlueCat LiveAssurancePingPlotter
    Likelihood to Recommend
    BlueCat
    This applies to current releases, I guess the next one will be much more comprehensive.
    Incentivized
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    Pingman Tools
    This tool is best suited to get a quick read on basic network access across multiple hops. It provides immediate, very valuable feedback. If you know your stuff, there are other tools that handle the rest you need: packet capture, port scans, etc. We are all looking for that multi-tool, but this is perfect for the basic need of knowing where in the network a problem might be.
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    Pros
    BlueCat
    • Installation and initial setup.
    • Updates.
    • Communications and support from developers.
    • Looks pretty solid, few bugs.
    Incentivized
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    Pingman Tools
    • Monitor traffic in network
    • Measure stops when contacting network locations such as websites
    • Measures the lag and latency it takes to contact network locations
    • Gives you both induvidual measurements as well as good oversight
    • identifies when network lag or disconnect occurs
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    Cons
    BlueCat
    • Hardware support.
    • Slack integration (not sure if really needed, just because many others have this).
    • Universal connector for Linux boxes.
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    Pingman Tools
    • Being able to export data would have been helpful for a larger analysis.
    • It is a robust program and probably more than we needed for a small business; some options that were better aligned with our budget would have been good.
    • As a non-technical person in the networking space, I found the data helpful for communicating, but not always easy to understand.
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    Usability
    BlueCat
    No answers on this topic
    Pingman Tools
    I installed it and it just started working. I realized I could then tweak it to show what I needed but didn't have to spend a long time configuring it before use, editing YAML files etc. Maybe that's fine for a network professional, but I only need this software if something goes wrong, and then need it to work quickly out of the box.
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    Support Rating
    BlueCat
    No answers on this topic
    Pingman Tools
    I have not had much contact with the PingPlotter support, only one time have I went to them and it was a positive experience. The questions I had were answered quickly and professionally. I have no issue with the experience I had with the Support team. This was from before and after the purchase of the product.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    BlueCat
    Indeni is not a substitution, I guess it can be used for operations support while Cisco Prime does configuration management and PRTG can monitor traffic and/or WAN.
    Incentivized
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    Pingman Tools
    I used Ping.app and UptimeLog.app on the Mac. These both provided different aspects. These two had a menubar to show me green or red for multiple connections. UptimeLog showed me very clearly when my connectivity was on or off and for exactly how long
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    Return on Investment
    BlueCat
    • No, I am in the evaluation stage and cannot calculate ROI.
    • Indeni can be used to support the implementation of high-scale projects.
    Incentivized
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    Pingman Tools
    • Great ROI, troubleshooting time has been reduced by 90%
    • Network Discoveries used to take 2 to 3 hours and were inconsistent - now it is a matter of minutes
    • lacks integration into our MSP toolkit, and we now use it as a stand alone product
    Incentivized
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