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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    IFS Assyst

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AIFS Assyst (formerly Axios Assyst, acquired by IFS March, 2021) is an ITSM product in both SaaS and on-premise configurations - the SaaS version is called assystSaaS. This product competes with BMC Remedy, IBM SmartCloud, Cherwell Service Management, and FrontRange ITSM (now Heat Service Management).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
    IFS AssystNagios Core
    Editions & Modules
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    Single License
    Free
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    IFS AssystNagios Core
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    IFS AssystNagios Core
    Considered Both Products
    IFS
    No answer on this topic
    Nagios Enterprises
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    100%
    Would buy again
    13 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    13 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    13 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    10 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    12 Answers
    Features
    IFS AssystNagios Core
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of IFS Assyst and Nagios Core
    Feature
    IFS Assyst
    8.9
    1 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Nagios Core
    -
    Ratings
    Organize and prioritize service tickets10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Expert directory9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Service restoration9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self-service tools9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    ITSM reports and dashboards7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    ITSM asset management
    Comparison of ITSM asset management features of IFS Assyst and Nagios Core
    Feature
    IFS Assyst
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Nagios Core
    -
    Ratings
    Configuration mangement10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Asset management dashboard9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Policy and contract enforcement8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change management
    Comparison of Change management features of IFS Assyst and Nagios Core
    Feature
    IFS Assyst
    8.7
    1 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Nagios Core
    -
    Ratings
    Change requests repository10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change calendar7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Service-level management9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Medium-sized Companies
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    Score9.2 out of 10
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    Enterprises
    Ivanti ITSM
    Score6.4 out of 10
    HPE OneView
    Score6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    IFS AssystNagios Core
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.5
    (44 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.9
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.7
    (9 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    IFS AssystNagios Core
    Likelihood to Recommend
    IFS
    I would suggest that in this product class, you get what you pay for. Although it is was sold as SAAS with a nearly 'plug and play' implementation, at least one full time highly trained admin is needed for ongoing support. I would advise a team implementation strategy.
    Incentivized
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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
    IFS
    • IT Asset Management and IT Service Management in one product
    • ITIL framework
    • Highly customisable service catalogue and processes
    • Mature mobility product
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    IFS
    • Service requests, incident, problem, and change management
    • Knowledge mgmt is not-existent - the product uses a WIKI for it's own knowledge base.
    • Axios help desk does is not knowledgable and does not follow up on reported incidents
    • Training is incomplete - no real resources available except billable by the hour.
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    IFS
    At this point, we are stuck with it. We can't afford a change at this point.
    Incentivized
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    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.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    IFS
    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
    IFS
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    IFS
    Axios assyst outperforms JIRA in every aspect, JIRA is a good job system but when it comes to complex processes and configuration management then JIRA is simply not the right system.
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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
    IFS
    • Replacement of 3 systems with Axios assyst
    • Integration with other enterprise systems
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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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