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Based on 13 reviews and ratings
Feature Set Ratings
Network Performance Monitoring

Foglight
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
8.3
Intermapper
83%
Intermapper ranks higher in 9/9 features
Intermapper ranks higher in 9/9 features
Automated network device discovery

N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
4 Ratings
Network monitoring

N/A
0 Ratings
10.0
100%
7 Ratings
Baseline threshold calculation

N/A
0 Ratings
6.0
60%
4 Ratings
Alerts

N/A
0 Ratings
10.0
100%
7 Ratings
Network capacity planning

N/A
0 Ratings
6.5
65%
2 Ratings
Packet capture analysis

N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
3 Ratings
Network mapping

N/A
0 Ratings
9.5
95%
6 Ratings
Wireless infrastructure monitoring

N/A
0 Ratings
7.0
70%
4 Ratings
Hardware health monitoring

N/A
0 Ratings
10.0
100%
6 Ratings
Attribute Ratings
- Foglight is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend
Likelihood to Recommend

9.0
Foglight
90%
6 Ratings
8.8
Intermapper
88%
8 Ratings
Support Rating

Foglight
N/A
0 Ratings
9.0
Intermapper
90%
2 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
Foglight
Strengths [Foglight]
- Monitoring, Alerting and Management of on-prem virtualization and physical servers
- Historical trending and baselining are excellent and being able to compare a problem period against the same sets of data for a period when there was no issue is especially helpful as part of troubleshooting.
- Ease of use for end users is appreciated
Weaknesses [of Foglight]
- Creation and management of custom monitors is a developer level activity requiring Groovy skillset
- Less useful for management of an environment where there is a large amount of custom implementations
- Commitment to longevity of cartridges/packs for specific subsystems
- Ability to create custom schedules/alerts/escalations is only available via a 3rd party product (from a former Quest developer) and is not particularly easy to manage/manipulate
- Lack of API accessibility for external integrations to other analytics (splunk, etc.)

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Computer Software Company, 501-1000 employeesIntermapper
Intermapper is a light weight, quick and easy to use monitoring application. It will get you up and monitoring key infrastructure devices with a simple management interface and effective alert system that doesn't generate a lot of noise. It provides mobile device access through a web interface and is relatively inexpensive.

Verified User
Director in Information Technology
Government Administration Company, 501-1000 employeesPros
Foglight
- Foglight NMS is very light on resources given the amount of monitoring connectivity options it provides. It is one of the few that I've trialed in the past that offers SNMP v3 connections.
- The dashboard is concise with the main areas of interest. It can be customized as well if you have a particular use case.
- Setting up alerts is straightforward with the ability to set custom thresholds. Alert emails get sent by configuring a primary mail server with the option to add a backup mail server in the event of a primary mail server outage or connectivity issues.
Sole Proprietor
Zombie ComputersInformation Technology and Services, 1-10 employees
Intermapper
- The best thing about Intermapper is that it is map-based. You start by building your map, which is done completely automatically. I've used many different monitoring software packages, Solarwinds, Nagios, Opmanager, and it is a royal PITA to create live maps with those.
- Another great feature is that it shows you, visually, the bandwidth utilization of your network by using "ants" and color codes. Incredibly useful.
- Alarms are very easy to setup, again much easier than the packages mentioned above.
Director of IT
Operation SmileNon-Profit Organization Management, 51-200 employees
Cons
Foglight
- GUI interface is difficult to navigate
- No APM capabilities. They left this space about a year ago
- We have had issues with the GUI response times. On a regular basis, the interface can take several minutes to refresh
Sr. UNIX Systems Engineer
EsriComputer Software, 1001-5000 employees
Intermapper
- Setting up probes in bulk can be difficult, so it can take a long time to get the system set up correctly to start.
- Sometimes the probes can be sensitive and report false positives.
- Interface can be a little clunky and non intuitive at times.

Verified User
Director in Information Technology
Primary/Secondary Education Company, 201-500 employeesPricing Details
Foglight
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Intermapper
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
Optional
Starting Price
—Support Rating
Foglight
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Intermapper
Intermapper 9.0
Based on 2 answers
The product works well and is very easy to maintain. As such, we haven't had many occasions to use support. When we have called them they were easy to contact and responsive to our questions. We have had the product for years and it may have been a year or better since the last time we contacted them.

Verified User
Director in Information Technology
Government Administration Company, 501-1000 employeesAlternatives Considered
Foglight
I have experienced great business insights from the operation of this product on our data and work environment. It closely monitors workflows to ensure that there is positive and regulated outcomes that meets company standards. It detects problems in early stages to avoid critical cases that can lead to higher cost and time wastage. It prepares data and all workloads to make the process of migration from our company to cloud servers more simple.
Software Engineer
AvanadeInformation Technology & Services, 10,001+ employees
Intermapper
Intermapper is a cross between WhatsUp Gold and Nagios. WhatsUp Gold being for a less technical end-user and Nagios doing more than just SNMP scans and up down monitoring.

Verified User
Professional in Information Technology
Hospital & Health Care Company, 5001-10,000 employeesReturn on Investment
Foglight
- Positive - near instant alerts help combat potential problems quickly
- Positive - minimizes business interruption
- Positive - limits disruptions to productivity
Associate Attorney
Harris Beach PLLCLaw Practice, 201-500 employees
Intermapper
- Downtime costs money. Every minute we can get ahead of an outage is time that a plant is not sitting there waiting. We don't need to wait for a call from a plant, we know they are down immediately and we can begin troubleshooting.
Network Engineer
Universal Forest ProductsBuilding Materials, 5001-10,000 employees