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    Elastic Observability

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AElastic Observability, from Elastic, the makers of Elasticsearch, is a solution that aims to bring logs, metrics, and APM based on the former Opbeat (acquired by Elastic in 2017) traces together at scale in a single stack so users can monitor and react to events happening anywhere in an IT environment. It's free and open to start, and adds the Logs, Metrics, APM (formerly Opbeat), and Uptime modules to the Elastic (ELK) Stack.N/A

    PingPlotter

    Score9 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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    PingPlotter Standard
    $6.99
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    PingPlotter Professional
    $29.00
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    PingPlotter Standard
    $39.99
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    PingPlotter Professional
    $349.00
    per user
    Offerings
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    Free Trial
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Elastic
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    Pingman Tools
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Elastic ObservabilityPingPlotter
    Network Performance Monitoring
    Comparison of Network Performance Monitoring features of Elastic Observability and PingPlotter
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    Elastic Observability
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    Ratings
    PingPlotter
    8.5
    34 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Automated network device discovery00 Ratings8.724 Ratings
    Network monitoring00 Ratings9.434 Ratings
    Baseline threshold calculation00 Ratings9.624 Ratings
    Alerts00 Ratings6.919 Ratings
    Customizable reports00 Ratings8.018 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Elastic ObservabilityPingPlotter
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    9.1
    (34 ratings)
    Usability
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    9.3
    (14 ratings)
    Support Rating
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    User Testimonials
    Elastic ObservabilityPingPlotter
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Elastic
    We can use this Elastic Observability in our business problems such as Creating internal/operational efficiencies issues, customer relations/service, and business process outcomes issues. This product has a lot of features for the above problems. But this product may be having some issues when charting purposes. But it can adjust for that purpose.
    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
    Elastic
    • Open source code base
    • Community support
    • Is fast in processing
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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
    Elastic
    • Difficult to setup/maintain
    • Search pattern bar could be more user-friendly
    • Premium subscription features are very expensive
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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
    Elastic
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Elastic
    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.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Elastic
    Splunk is a very good product but the licensing costs are high; we utilise the best of both worlds by using both products for slightly different purposes. We put the voluminous data with simple use cases in Elastic where it doesn't cost too much and can be searched quickly while putting the less voluminous data with more complex use cases in Splunk so we can take advantage of Splunk's very comprehensive but often much slower SPL search query language
    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
    Elastic
    • Cost management.
    • Good customer increment.
    • Time management.
    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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