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    IBM SevOne

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AIBM SevOne’s app-centric, hybrid network observability empowers NetOps teams with ML-driven insights, enabling proactive issue prevention and resolution. With a single source of truth for network performance, it delivers visibility to optimize operations and support agility in complex, multi-cloud environments.N/A

    Nagios Core

    Score7.7 out of 10
    N/ANagios provides monitoring of all mission-critical infrastructure components. Multiple APIs and community-build add-ons enable integration and monitoring with in-house and third-party applications for optimized scaling.N/A
    Pricing
    IBM SevOneNagios Core
    Editions & Modules
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    Single License
    Free
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    IBM SevOneNagios Core
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsIBM® SevOne® uses Managed Device (MD) and Managed Client Device (MCD) as pricing metrics. These can be mapped to managed devices for physical, virtualized and containerized functions in the managed environment.—
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    Community Pulse
    IBM SevOneNagios Core
    Considered Both Products
    IBM
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    Nagios Enterprises
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    91%
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    Features
    IBM SevOneNagios Core
    Network Performance Monitoring
    Comparison of Network Performance Monitoring features of IBM SevOne and Nagios Core
    Feature
    IBM SevOne
    7.6
    16 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Nagios Core
    -
    Ratings
    Automated network device discovery8.016 Ratings00 Ratings
    Network monitoring7.516 Ratings00 Ratings
    Baseline threshold calculation7.515 Ratings00 Ratings
    Alerts7.015 Ratings00 Ratings
    Network capacity planning7.615 Ratings00 Ratings
    Packet capture analysis7.610 Ratings00 Ratings
    Network mapping7.716 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable reports7.716 Ratings00 Ratings
    Wireless infrastructure monitoring7.413 Ratings00 Ratings
    Hardware health monitoring8.37 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    IBM SevOneNagios Core
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.7
    (16 ratings)
    8.5
    (44 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
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    9.9
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    Usability
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    4.0
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    Support Rating
    -
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    7.7
    (9 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    IBM SevOneNagios Core
    Likelihood to Recommend
    IBM
    IBM SevOne ensures deep performance and in depth monitoring and allows customization according to specific organisation or business needs. Availability of real-time alerts and unlimited customization. The software integrates freely with many third party applications and has reliable analytics and reporting systems. Ability of the software in automating routine network monitoring tasks which reduces operational costs. Software pricing is a major challenge towards smooth implementation of the software. It is expensive and not affordable to small businesses and organisations.
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    Nagios Enterprises
    Nagios monitoring is well suited for any mission critical application that requires per/second (or minute) monitoring. This would probably include even a shuttle launch. As Nagios was built around Linux, most (85%) plugins are Linux based, therefore its more suitable for a Linux environment.
    As Nagios (and dependent components) requires complex configurations & compilations, an experienced Linux engineer would be needed to install all relevant components.
    Any company that has hundreds (or thousands) of servers & services to monitor would require a stable monitoring solution like Nagios. I have seen Nagios used in extremely mediocre ways, but the core power lies when its fully configured with all remaining open-source components (i.e. MySQL, Grafana, NRDP etc). Nagios in the hands of an experienced Linux engineer can transform the organizations monitoring by taking preventative measures before a disaster strikes.
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    Pros
    IBM
    • To see trends in network usage, identify upgrade switches, increase bandwidth and cabling
    • Provide dashboards to operations, logistics for both warehouse and production managers
    • Can integrate into incident systems to auto create tickets when issues happen
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    Nagios Enterprises
    • Monitoring of services is one of the biggest benefits for our company. Being able to respond in a timely fashion keeps business smooth.
    • Hardware and device monitoring are easy to set up with proper parameters.
    • Notification to key staff to be able to respond quickly makes issues go away faster.
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    Cons
    IBM
    • Documentation for the embedded help pages in NMS and more. In my opinion, these do not provide anything of any depth or maybe anything helpful at all. If anything it just seems to be a guide of what actually exists on the page. It is nicely searchable documentation though.
    • It is very surprising and disappointing for us to learn that it isn't until the latest version of IBM SevOne that bulk editing was introduced. I think this is such a basic and foundational feature that should have been a part of the original rollout. My team is still trying to configure the REST API.
    • It was disappointing for the webinar to start with a speaker who had a thick accent and simply read from slides. To me, it felt hopeless until the second speaker, who was engaging and easy to understand. It's as if this fact wasn't considered. I'm sure the first speaker lost a lot of viewers who didn't stick around to discover the 2nd speaker.
    • I asked three different questions during the webinar and none were answered.
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    Nagios Enterprises
    • Nagios could use core improvements in HA, though, Nagios itself recommends monitoring itself with just another Nagios installation, which has worked fine for us. Given its stability, and this work-around, a minor need.
    • Nagios could also use improvements, feature wise, to the web gui. There is a lot in Nagios XI which I felt were almost excluded intentionally from the core project. Given the core functionality, a minor need. We have moved admin facing alerts to appear as though they originate from a different service to make interacting with alerts more practical.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Nagios Enterprises
    We're currently looking to combine a bunch of our network montioring solutions into a single platform. Running multiple unique solutions for monitoring, data collection, compliance reporting etc has become a lot to manage.
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    Usability
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Nagios Enterprises
    The Nagios UI is in need of a complete overhaul. Nice graphics and trendy fonts are easy on the eyes, but the menu system is dated, the lack of built in graphing support is confusing, and the learning curve for a new user is too steep.
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    Support Rating
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Nagios Enterprises
    I haven't had to use support very often, but when I have, it has been effective in helping to accomplish our goals. Since Nagios has been very popular for a long time, there is also a very large user base from which to learn from and help you get your questions answered.
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    Alternatives Considered
    IBM
    IBM SevOne was selected instead of Datadog because it is perfect for large insurance networks and also connects trouble-free between the on-premise and cloud environments. Its alerts are in real-time, it offers comprehensive dashboards and it allows to gain a better grip on the network issues, thus helping to keep the downtime small and the operations well managed thanks to the good communication.
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    Nagios Enterprises
    Because we get all we required in Nagios [Core] and for npm, we have to do lots of configuration as it is not as easy as Comair to Nagios [Core]. On npm UI, there is lots of data, so we are not able to track exact data for analysis, which is why we use Nagios [Core].
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    Return on Investment
    IBM
    • Being able to create reports with variables, so end users can check on a multitude of devices easily.
    • Proactive alarming on issues that will cause outages.
    • Automatic provisioning of Virtual Machines into IBM SevOne through the VMWare plugin
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    Nagios Enterprises
    • With it being a free tool, there is no cost associated with it, so it's very valuable to an organization to get something that is so great and widely used for free.
    • You can set up as many alerts as you want without incurring any fees.
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    ScreenShots

    IBM SevOne Screenshots

    Screenshot of Hybrid cloud network monitoring. This view helps achieve application-centric observability in hybrid cloud environments for maintaining optimal performance across infrastructure.Screenshot of MSP network monitoring. This provides comprehensive network monitoring and observability that empower MSPs to support enterprise clients on their hybrid multicloud journeys.Screenshot of SD-WAN monitoring. This helps mitigate the transitional risk of moving from traditional WANs to fast and dynamic SD-WAN links.Screenshot of SDN monitoring. This helps maximize the performance and value of Cisco ACI infrastructure with built-in support for monitoring Cisco ACI-based software-defined networks (SDNs).Screenshot of Enterprise wifi monitoring. This creates visibility across wifi infrastructures to assure consistent high-quality services with modern wifi monitoring and management capabilities.Screenshot of A view of the default machine learning analytics and visualizations that aid in troubleshooting, anomaly detection, and forecasting. This allows for proactive identification and troubleshooting of issues before they impact end-users.