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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    NetBrain Technologies

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/ANetBrain, founded in 2004, provides a no-code automation platform for hybrid network observability, allowing organizations to enhance their operational efficiency through automated workflows. The platform applies automation across three key workflows: troubleshooting, change management, and assessment.N/A

    Perforce Puppet

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/APuppet Enteprise is an IT automation and configuration management solution that enables users to manage and automate infrastructure and complex workflows. The vendor states Puppet Enterprise combines both model‑based and task-based capabilities in a way that enables organizations to scale their multi-cloud infrastructure as their automation footprint grows, with more flexibility from both agent-based and agentless capabilities.N/A
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    NetBrain TechnologiesPerforce Puppet
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
    NetBrain TechnologiesPerforce Puppet
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.6
    (5 ratings)
    7.0
    (12 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
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    Support Rating
    -
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    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    NetBrain TechnologiesPerforce Puppet
    Likelihood to Recommend
    NetBrain Technologies
    Great for our large global environment. Works well with our legacy and newer equipment. Ease of install was exciting compared to other products we POC'd. Less of a learning curve when training Teams on how to monitor and troubleshoot while in production. Service desk were able to capture the logs and load into our ticketing system with ease.
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    Perforce Software
    Puppet is good enough to get the job done, you can use it to automate deployments and maintain files and configurations, if this is all you're looking for it's great. If you're looking for more control over your systems as a whole without having to write your own scripts or install multiple configuration management systems then Puppet is not what you're looking for.
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    Pros
    NetBrain Technologies
    • Network Issues Troubleshooting
    • Visualizing the root cause using color coding
    • out of the box runbooks available
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    Perforce Software
    • Provides a clear map of how a system is configured
    • Eases the creation of a system in a specific cluster as it is scripted in code
    • Simplifies configuration changes to a cluster or to every system such as rolling out vhost configurations, updating ldap roles, NFS mounts, etc
    • The syntax is very easy to read and carries a lot of fluidity once the language is learned.
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    Cons
    NetBrain Technologies
    • Not all devices are integrated with the same quality.
    • Not all steps are self-explaining.
    • The updates were difficult (but thanks to the help of support no real problem).
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    Perforce Software
    • The setup of Puppet is a nightmare compared to ansible. Anyone watching a youtube video can easily set up ansible with minimal IT knowledge. All one needs is the source IP addresses and we are good to go. Setting up Puppet is a more hands-on task and pushing the puppet agents to all the boxes is another issue. If the installation and setup were simplified like ansible that would attract a lot of people to this platform
    • The syntax of the code for Puppet is not as easy as ansible. Ansible simply follows a YAML format and it's like typing in normal English. Even complicated tasks can be written by just understanding YAML syntax. Perhaps Puppet needs to revisit the lanugage used and try to come up with a much simpler lanugage for writing code. This will make day-to-day usage easier.
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    Usability
    NetBrain Technologies
    This is a easly tool that i've worked.
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    Perforce Software
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    Support Rating
    NetBrain Technologies
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    Perforce Software
    Puppet has top class support. You can simply mail them with their query and they will respond to your query in a timely manner. We do have enterprise license for puppet. Also there is a vibrant community for puppet out there. So even if you dont purchase a premium support option you can simply google your queries and get answers
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    NetBrain Technologies
    Best part of NetBrain is that it is customisable ,you can create apps based on your requirement and run them in your environment. Lot of flexibility
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    Perforce Software
    HPSA is a licensed product and incurs significant upfront investment costs due to COTS licensing. Puppet Data Center Automation has a significantly lower upfront investment and product documentation is more readily available. Chef is a very similar offering, however, at the time our decision was considered, the adoption of Chef vs. Puppet was significantly less in the community.
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    Return on Investment
    NetBrain Technologies
    • Time it takes for Service Desk to identify issues has been cut into 1/2
    • Able to present maps to management for circuit throughput issues and why we need a larger circuit
    • The logs are clear and easy to understand
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    Perforce Software
    • Cut deployment times down to around 1 hour from 4-5 hours.
    • Allows us to get a fully running system up from scratch in around 30 minutes.
    • Allows for a more clear view of what is required to get a host running.
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    Screenshot of how NetBrain defines what can be assessed in a network, how often it can be assessed, and how it scales through no-code automation.Screenshot of what a Golden Path through a hybrid cloud looks likeScreenshot of how using no-code network automation can cover all aspects of a network.