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LiveAction vs. SolarWinds Engineer's Toolset

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
LiveAction
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
LiveAction’s LiveNX is a network performance monitoring and analytics platform. It supports packet-level, network-wide visibility and proactive alerts. It can be deployed on-premise, virtually, or in the cloud.N/A
SolarWinds Engineer's Toolset
Score 7.7 out of 10
N/A
SolarWinds® Engineer’s Toolset (ETS) helps users monitor and troubleshoot a network with over 60 tools for network management. ETS allows users to monitor and receive alerts in real time on network availability and health, and perform network diagnostics for faster troubleshooting and resolution of complex network issues. With ETS users can deploy an array of network discovery tools including Port Scanner, Switch Port Mapper or advanced Subnet Calculator, manage Cisco® devices with specialized…
$1,585
Per Instance
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One Time Price
$1,585
Per Instance
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Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
LiveActionSolarWinds Engineer's Toolset
Considered Both Products
LiveAction
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose LiveAction
Compared to ExtraHop it lacked the network analytics that compares data from an L2 up. We were able to track down rogue devices. certificates, a DNS attack, etc. that would have been a little hard to do in LiveAction. On the flip side, compared to PRTG, LiveAction has many more …
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose LiveAction
There is not any other product that does exactly what LiveAction does. Some come about halfway close, like scrutinizer by Plixer. However, there is a gap with that product as it doesn't give proper quality of service recommendations, or to update l2/l3 configs to head off …
Randy Zuehlke | TrustRadius Reviewer
Randy Zuehlke
IT Security Manager
Chose LiveAction
Our infrastructure group evaluated SolarWinds from a network device management perspective and was impressed with the product. However, we were evaluating it from the device management functionality primarily, so a different role than what LiveAction was going to provide.
SolarWinds Engineer's Toolset
Jacob Garrett | TrustRadius Reviewer
Jacob Garrett
Senior System Engineer
Chose SolarWinds Engineer's Toolset
[Wireshark is just] not the same. It feels like in incomplete product. [SolarWinds Engineer's Toolset] is complete, not buggy and is supported[.]
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Thomas Osborne
Network System Administrator
Chose SolarWinds Engineer's Toolset
I haven't compared any tools similar to SolarWinds Engineer's Toolset. This might be because I'm pretty biased when it comes to monitoring, and reporting solutions. I've found that SolarWinds provides the biggest bang for the buck in my opinion. I'm sure there are other …
Steven Tom | TrustRadius Reviewer
Steven Tom
Public Safety Systems Engineer
Chose SolarWinds Engineer's Toolset
We honestly didn't look at much beyond this because of all of the tools this toolset had in it. We found a use for a good chunk of them right away, and are finding more every month it seems like. We really wanted to make use of the majority of the tools included so we could …
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose SolarWinds Engineer's Toolset
To be honest, I'm not aware of any other toolset from a competitor that is remotely comparable. All other monitoring systems/vendors tend to use standard browser viewable monitoring systems and the option to use a locally installed software, to obtain the same results is not …
Nikhil Kumar Sharma | TrustRadius Reviewer
Nikhil Kumar Sharma
Associate Consultant
Chose SolarWinds Engineer's Toolset
We have used LogicMonitor, PRTG and WhatsUp Gold previously which are similar to SolarWinds Engineer's Toolset capability. However SolarWinds Engineer's Toolset is completely unique with features like - Realtime monitoring, diagnostics on the fly, network discovery, easy …
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose SolarWinds Engineer's Toolset
The suite of tools included is better than any other offering that I have found.
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose SolarWinds Engineer's Toolset
These tools complement the Engineer's Toolset. They are excellent at detecting most issues and at keeping the network monitored and protected. However, when it comes time to dig into an issue, especially a hard to fix intermittent issue, these products lack the granularity of …
Chose SolarWinds Engineer's Toolset
I love the NPM package, but if you are doing one-off monitoring to diagnose, SolarWinds Engineer's Toolset is more than adequate. The main drawback with SolarWinds Engineer's Toolset is the monitoring is only valid as long as you have the laptop on (obviously). NPM provides for …
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose SolarWinds Engineer's Toolset
Because it's a great tool. Very useful, convenient and reliant, We use it to monitor out production servers and it works just great. I use it pretty much every day, and it is very good monitoring system, that allows proactively troubleshoot certain areas, because you can see …
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose SolarWinds Engineer's Toolset
SolarWinds by far exceeds the abilities of other products, and is more easily tuned to the environments.
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose SolarWinds Engineer's Toolset
SolarWinds NPM and NCM use a lot of the tools available in the toolset. This is a nice combo of the two with a little bit of IPAM thrown in. I would say the toolset is geared more toward the field engineer, that will be doing work that may sever communications to the rest of …
Features
LiveActionSolarWinds Engineer's Toolset
Network Performance Monitoring
Comparison of Network Performance Monitoring features of Product A and Product B
LiveAction
6.9
Ratings
14% below category average
SolarWinds Engineer's Toolset
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Ratings
Automated network device discovery7.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Network monitoring7.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Baseline threshold calculation5.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Alerts6.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Network capacity planning6.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Packet capture analysis7.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Network mapping6.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Customizable reports10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Wireless infrastructure monitoring8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Hardware health monitoring6.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Best Alternatives
LiveActionSolarWinds Engineer's Toolset
Small Businesses
NinjaOne
NinjaOne
Score 9.0 out of 10
Auvik
Auvik
Score 8.7 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer (NTA)
SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer (NTA)
Score 9.3 out of 10
Auvik
Auvik
Score 8.7 out of 10
Enterprises
SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer (NTA)
SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer (NTA)
Score 9.3 out of 10

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User Ratings
LiveActionSolarWinds Engineer's Toolset
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
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8.6
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Usability
-
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8.2
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Support Rating
10.0
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8.2
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User Testimonials
LiveActionSolarWinds Engineer's Toolset
Likelihood to Recommend
The product is best suited for performing assessments on your network infrastructure via data and voice over IP flows. Finding bandwidth hogs is also easy to do with the product (Similar to Plixer's Scrutinizer product), and permits point-and-click remediation of Quality of Service (QOS), layer2/3 transit problems, and security issues.
Verified User
Anonymous
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[SolarWinds Engineer's Toolset is] a great tool for monitoring database servers, highly recommended. The very good thing is that it keeps the history for two weeks, and you can see the time slice for all the server activities. Helps a lot to identify the memory and CPU bottlenecks, research blocking issues and kill the sessions, if necessary.
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Anonymous
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Pros
  • Packet tracing and diagnostics.
  • The visual analytics in the dashboard were good.
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Anonymous
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  • Debugging Tools
  • Saves Time for basic checks
  • Ping, Telnet, SSH right from the console and hence easy user management from console itself
Nikhil Kumar Sharma | TrustRadius Reviewer
Nikhil Kumar Sharma
Associate Consultant
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Cons
  • Cost is VERY high for what this product does, but it's worth it if you do not have all of the expertise to prioritize your network properly
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Anonymous
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  • The unifying component that is intended to be the initial interface to the tools seems clunky. I prefer to start the tools individually rather than using it.
  • The port scanner could use some improvements to make it easier to use.
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Anonymous
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Usability
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Very easy to use and intuitive. Just be careful with the WAN Killer...it does what it says.
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Anonymous
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Support Rating
Can't really rate this, we never had to call support. The product wasn't complicated to setup and learn. We have a high level of network knowledge so the product was self-explanatory.
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Anonymous
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Our organization uses it regularly. It is reliable, and we keep finding new uses for it
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Alternatives Considered
Compared to ExtraHop it lacked the network analytics that compares data from an L2 up. We were able to track down rogue devices. certificates, a DNS attack, etc. that would have been a little hard to do in LiveAction. On the flip side, compared to PRTG, LiveAction has many more features that PRTG is lacking. The reporting, actions and visual analytics alone were better.
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Anonymous
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These tools complement the Engineer's Toolset. They are excellent at detecting most issues and at keeping the network monitored and protected. However, when it comes time to dig into an issue, especially a hard to fix intermittent issue, these products lack the granularity of monitoring needed for these types of issues. Having said that the toolset is not made to do full time enterprise level monitoring. With these tools and the toolset I am able to have a more complete view of the network and deliver higher levels of service and quicker responses to issues.
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Anonymous
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Return on Investment
  • Real time insight to network issues whether security related or not.
  • Great reporting features for executives.
Randy Zuehlke | TrustRadius Reviewer
Randy Zuehlke
IT Security Manager
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  • Spend less time downloading free buggy tools
  • All the tools in one spot, so you don't have to look around for tools
  • Get to the solution sooner
Jacob Garrett | TrustRadius Reviewer
Jacob Garrett
Senior System Engineer
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ScreenShots

SolarWinds Engineer's Toolset Screenshots

Screenshot of Perform network stress tests with Engineer's Toolset WAN Killer. You don’t need to use real traffic for studying network activities, like testing traffic and load balancing. Instead, deploy Engineer's Toolset WAN Killer to help interactively test connections and adjust the IP traffic generated to achieve the desired network load based on your requirements.Screenshot of Quickly troubleshoot your network with enhanced ping capabilities and packet route tracing, among other network bandwidth usage and monitoring tools included in ETS.Screenshot of Using ETS, you can run scans to gain insight into how routers, hubs switches, and other devices are configured by analyzing SNMP queries and viewing MIB attributes. ETS is designed to help you more easily understand whether your network and ports are using appropriate settings.Screenshot of Config Compare, a part of ETS, is built to compare the running configuration of a Cisco router with the startup configuration. With the Cisco configuration compare tool, you can easily detect the changes made to the network, switch, and router configurations that are not committed to non-volatile memory (NVRAM).Screenshot of Manage your IP network from discovery to address tracking. Discover subnets on a seed router and scan the subnet or a range of IP addresses, generate a list of subnets along with their mask, size, range, and broadcast address and actively monitor subnets to identify and track which IP addresses are in use on your network.