Entuity vs. Observium

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Entuity
Score 7.9 out of 10
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The 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
Observium
Score 9.9 out of 10
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Pricing
EntuityObservium
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
EntuityObservium
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
EntuityObservium
Network Performance Monitoring
Comparison of Network Performance Monitoring features of Product A and Product B
Entuity
8.8
1 Ratings
7% above category average
Observium
-
Ratings
Automated network device discovery10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Network monitoring10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Baseline threshold calculation7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Alerts9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Network capacity planning8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Packet capture analysis9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Network mapping10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Customizable reports8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Wireless infrastructure monitoring9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Hardware health monitoring8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
EntuityObservium
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
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10.0
(4 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(1 ratings)
5.0
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User Testimonials
EntuityObservium
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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Observium
  • If you are on a budget, this is one heck of a tool for the price (including the ~$200/year for the Pro subscription).
  • If you are OK with maintaining and updating open source tools, this is a great tool.
  • If you are afraid of the Linux command line or live in a Windows-centric world, this might not be the tool for you.
  • If you can't stand things occasionally not working, this is probably not a good fit.
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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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Observium
  • Automatic device discovery.
  • Scalability
  • Real-time monitoring.
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Cons
Park Place Technologies
  • Detailed server monitoring.
  • Detailed storage monitoring.
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Observium
  • Documentation
  • Community support
  • Easy to set up but hard to customise fully
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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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Observium
It's open source. Your mileage may vary. Sometimes the provided documentation is beyond frustrating, other times it's right on the mark.
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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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Observium
I haven't used other products that are similar to Observium. Observium is an open tool, with a robust feature set. There are elements of comparable monitoring across other tools, but nothing I've seen that is a complete parallel in terms of feature set and visualizations. If I were asked, I wouldn't have another tool to recommend over Observium.
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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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Observium
  • It is good for DC admin.
  • Only positive impact.
  • Highly recommended.
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