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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Jive

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AJive Software, part of the Aurea family of customer experience solutions, provides the gateway to an organization's most important assets – its knowledge and people. Jive's interactive intranet solution promises to connect people, information and ideas to help businesses outpace their competitors. The vendor says the product has more than 30 million users worldwide across every industry, and is consistently recognized as a leader by top analyst firms.N/A

    SolarWinds Kiwi CatTools

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/ASolarWinds® Kiwi CatTools® is network automation tool designed to manage configurations on network devices such as routers, switches, and firewalls. It helps users work more efficiently by scheduling automatic backup activities and rolling out configuration changes to multiple devices at the same time. With native support for devices from dozens of manufacturers, Kiwi CatTools is designed to simplify network administration, configuration change alerting, and backup management.

    $852

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    JiveSolarWinds Kiwi CatTools
    Editions & Modules
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    One Time Price
    $852
    Per Instance
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    JiveSolarWinds Kiwi CatTools
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    JiveSolarWinds Kiwi CatTools
    Configuration Management
    Comparison of Configuration Management features of Jive and SolarWinds Kiwi CatTools
    Feature
    Jive
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    Ratings
    SolarWinds Kiwi CatTools
    7.2
    1 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Infrastructure Automation00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Automated Provisioning00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Parallel Execution00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Node Management00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Reporting & Logging00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Version Control00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
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    JiveSolarWinds Kiwi CatTools
    Small Businesses
    HCL Connections
    Score9 out of 10
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    Medium-sized Companies
    HCL Connections
    Score9 out of 10
    SolarWinds Engineer's Toolset
    Score7.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    HCL Connections
    Score9 out of 10
    SolarWinds Engineer's Toolset
    Score7.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    JiveSolarWinds Kiwi CatTools
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.1
    (37 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    6.6
    (17 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    6.1
    (4 ratings)
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    Availability
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.9
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    5.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    3.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    JiveSolarWinds Kiwi CatTools
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Aurea
    It's definitely worth considering Jive for the type of application we've developed i.e. a central shared repository for all employees to host and discuss information. I can't say I have ever used a superior tool, but they may exist. I'm just not sure I would want to use it exclusively for file hosting, though. It does integrate with various other tools, so perhaps it would be fine if used in conjunction with another tool for that purpose.
    Incentivized
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    SolarWinds
    Large-Scale Networks with Thousands of Devices that permit our enterprise with thousands of devices across multiple locations need a highly scalable solution, and A security-focused organization requires real-time monitoring of device configurations to detect and alert on unauthorized changes. and CatTools is lightweight and easy to set up, making it ideal for managing and resetting device configurations in a lab setting.
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    Pros
    Aurea
    • Individual design
    • Presence of Russian language (localization can be independently established)
    • You can configure several information tapes with different themes. One for work, the second for communication
    • A newly-arrived network user immediately receives a prepared block for beginners. After completing several game tasks, the user will receive the basics of using Jive.
    • There is a template for each scenario. There is even a template for planning R&D, and there are more than twenty of them.
    • Integrates with MS Office, Google Drive, Google Docs
    • There are all platforms (even Winphone and blackberry)
    • You can create forum threads
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    SolarWinds
    • Network device backups.
    • Identify configuration changes from prior backup.
    • Automated email notifications.
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    Cons
    Aurea
    • Search functionality is very weak
    • The information architecture and taxonomy doesnt allow for easy discoverability of content
    • It's hard to navigate the and find spaces/groups that I already know about
    • The main profile/interface does not allow easy access to key tasks or common tasks.
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    SolarWinds
    • Enhanced Reporting Capabilities.
    • More Intuitive User Interface.
    • Scalability for Large Networks.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Aurea
    There are always external factors that can impact this decision but currently, the Jive platform is maintaining its lead in the market place in this area. If the innovation in this space by Jive continues, then this number will remain high. Integration with other systems and adaptability to changes in the market or in client needs will also make this decision hard to predict more then 6 months into the future
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    SolarWinds
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Aurea
    It was harder to use that expected. The admin needs to be code savvy to truly customize the system. And users need to trained on the system and the setup. Trainings and monitoring need to continue to enforce use.
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    SolarWinds
    CatTools is simple to set up and administer. Anyone who can install a Windows application can quickly set up an automated backup of one or more devices. It does what it was designed to do.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Aurea
    Uptime was OK. But there was one day that the system crashed for a whole day. Our company was unable to operate. And all the plugins to word/excel froze causing those systems to freeze.

    Jive posted a statement to the media saying all customers were up, but we were not.
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    SolarWinds
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    Aurea
    The product worked as designed. It just didn't work for our needs.
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    SolarWinds
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Aurea
    They did an OK job when I needed them. Except for the one day the system went down. Jive pointed the finger at the hosting company, and the hosting company pointed the finger at Jive. No reliable information came to us.
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    SolarWinds
    The software is easy enough to set up and configure that even after using the product for years, we never had to contact support. We used some open source products before utilizing CatTools and could have used a speed dial to try and figure out the intricacies of the products.
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    Online Training
    Aurea
    Jive online training is there. It is OK/average. I feel some other companies are doing better. It is not a piece that is required to have a successfully implementation, but it could be useful to improve it
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    SolarWinds
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Aurea
    If I did this over, I would hire out the implementation. They know the best practices and could have guided us to make an easier to use setup.
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    SolarWinds
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Aurea
    We had a Google phone number set up before and Jive was a lot better option than that. It is more consistent and can be configured much easier and with more advanced settings. Additionally, based on the pricing as well as working with the rep on our account, it was a perfect option for us
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    SolarWinds
    Strengths:Cost-Effectiveness: CatTools is significantly more affordable than enterprise-grade tools like SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager (NCM) or Infoblox NetMRI. It is ideal for small to medium-sized businesses with tight budgets. Ease of Deployment: Kiwi CatTools is lightweight and easier to set up, while enterprise solutions often require substantial infrastructure and longer deployment times. Focus on Essentials: CatTools excels in its core functions, such as automated configuration backups, scheduled tasks, and essential compliance checks.
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    Return on Investment
    Aurea
    • reduce email traffic
    • reduce amount of files/documents scattered & lost across shared drives
    • increased discovery, awareness and interaction of historically more separated individuals & team functions across the organisation
    • from an IT perspective, we've benefited from improved IT operations (e.g. troubleshooting info shared and easily searched/found with all team members - such that even junior team members can solve technical problems outside of business hours, lessening the burden for standby/call-in for more senior team members)
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    SolarWinds
    • Compliance and Risk Reduction.
    • Reduced Downtime.
    • Ease of Deployment and Low Licensing Costs.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Jive Screenshots

    Screenshot of Jive's Interactive Intranet software provides a single platform for employee collaboration without complication.

    SolarWinds Kiwi CatTools Screenshots

    Screenshot of Schedule automated backups of network device configuration from routers, switches, firewalls, etc.Screenshot of Simultaneously perform or schedule configuration changes across multiple network devices with great ease.Screenshot of Receive real-time alerts when unauthorized configuration changes occur on network devices.Screenshot of Maintain a complete configuration history, and facilitate rollbacks to the last good configuration.Screenshot of Generate configuration and device information reports related to port, MAC, ARP, version details, and more.Screenshot of Get out-of-the-box support for both IPv4 and IPv6 devices from vendors, such as Cisco, HP, Huawei, 3Com and more.