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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Entuity

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AThe Entuity network monitoring tool from Park Place Technologies (acquired 2019) automates network discovery and uses workflows that enable users to see when something has gone wrong. Responsive dashboards allow users to take a high-level view to gauge network health or drill down to the component level to fix network problems.N/A

    LiveAction

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/ALiveAction’s LiveNX is a network performance monitoring and analytics platform. It supports packet-level, network-wide visibility and proactive alerts. It can be deployed on-premise, virtually, or in the cloud.N/A
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    EntuityLiveAction
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    EntuityLiveAction
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    EntuityLiveAction
    Network Performance Monitoring
    Comparison of Network Performance Monitoring features of Entuity and LiveAction
    Feature
    Entuity
    8.8
    1 Ratings
    10% above category average
    LiveAction
    6.9
    2 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Automated network device discovery10.01 Ratings7.22 Ratings
    Network monitoring10.01 Ratings7.22 Ratings
    Baseline threshold calculation7.01 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Alerts9.01 Ratings6.32 Ratings
    Network capacity planning8.01 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Packet capture analysis9.01 Ratings7.22 Ratings
    Network mapping10.01 Ratings6.32 Ratings
    Customizable reports8.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Wireless infrastructure monitoring9.01 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Hardware health monitoring8.01 Ratings6.01 Ratings
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    EntuityLiveAction
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    Auvik
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    Auvik
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    PingPlotter
    Score9 out of 10
    PingPlotter
    Score9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Nmap
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Nmap
    Score8.7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    EntuityLiveAction
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    EntuityLiveAction
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Park Place Technologies
    I think that if your organization is network-oriented (such as telecom or ISP) deploying Entuity should be considered a mandatory step. Big organizations will benefit from the ITSM (ticketing, monitoring and CMDB) integrations.
    However, if your goal is to ensure that the server layer is monitored in great level (process and service monitoring, log parsing etc.) then Entuity will not suit your needs.
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    BlueCat
    From a packet tracing standpoint, it was easy to setup and analyze an issue we were having with eigrp errors between 2 data centers. Took a few minutes to stand up on both sides and compare the traffic to determine hellos weren't being sent. On the other spectrum, had it had the analytics of such products as Extrahop, it could have recognized and alerted us of an internal DNS attack we had.
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    Pros
    Park Place Technologies
    • Exceptional network discovery and mapping.
    • Great CMDB integration capabilities.
    • Good event management integrations.
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    BlueCat
    • Network QOS Assessment, and recommendations, and point-and-click remediation
    • Network L2/L3 Assessment, and recommendations, and point-and-click remediation
    • Network Security Assessment, and recommendations, and point-and-click remediation
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    Cons
    Park Place Technologies
    • Detailed server monitoring.
    • Detailed storage monitoring.
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    BlueCat
    • I use it primarily as a monitoring tool from a security standpoint, so one complaint is that the filter creation process takes a little time to learn.
    • In the digital days of printing less, I do still need to print network diagrams for compliance documentation and some of the larger network diagrams documents do not print easily.
    • I wish the network connection lines were easier to see. They are typically very light and you have to drill down to see them more clearly.
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    Support Rating
    Park Place Technologies
    Entuity support has always been quick to respond and the majority of the calls I had were resolved on the first call. In addition, the product documentation is easy to read and goes into great detail of how the product works. This is probably a reason why a support call is literally the last call for Entuity (no pun intended).
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    BlueCat
    Can't really rate this, we never had to call support. The product wasn't complicated to setup and learn. We have a high level of network knowledge so the product was self-explanatory.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Park Place Technologies
    The list above shows you some of the products that Entuity replaces.
    The good product and excellent support behind it make it a better choice from the admin's and EA's perspective. My customers have praised the short learning curve and the swift and professional support staff. From my own experience I can tell that this product is delivered with one of the finest sets of documentation I have ever seen.
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    BlueCat
    There is not any other product that does exactly what LiveAction does. Some come about halfway close, like scrutinizer by Plixer. However, there is a gap with that product as it doesn't give proper quality of service recommendations, or to update l2/l3 configs to head off problems. Plixer's scrutinizer product costs about the same. It was a no-brainer to pick LiveAction.
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    Return on Investment
    Park Place Technologies
    • Reconciling multiple tools (netflow, configuration, monitoring and discovery) into one tool simplified the support agreement.
    • Root cause analysis (RCA) time has been greatly reduced thanks to having all information in a single interface.
    • Security of the network devices has improved thanks to the discovery provided by Entuity.
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    BlueCat
    • Real time insight to network issues whether security related or not.
    • Great reporting features for executives.
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