What users are saying about

Nmap vs TotalView

Nmap
Top Rated
31 Ratings
TotalView
4 Ratings

Nmap

Top Rated
31 Ratings
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Score 9.5 out of 100

Based on 31 reviews and ratings

TotalView

4 Ratings
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Score 9.6 out of 100

Based on 4 reviews and ratings

Likelihood to Recommend

Nmap

NMap is well suited to just about any situation, network size, or complexity. Some have brought up the point that NMap's proxy settings need work. I haven't used NMap with a proxy. NMap is my "go to" tool for a cursory security sweep. Once a problem is found, I can perform a deeper dive scan on a system or a network. I wouldn't, and don't, use NMap as my only security tool. No single tool has all the answers. For example, it is not a Wireshark in that it does not capture packets or analyze them. It is basically a port scanner, host discovery, OS detection tool.

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Kenneth Hess | TrustRadius Reviewer
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TotalView

TotalView is well suited for an infrastructure where you are looking for a cost-effective, additive network management tool for in-depth device diagnostic information. This will not be a one-stop shop application, but it does what is advertised very well. SNMP is required for configuration and adding additional devices is quick and simple. This product also works well with Shoretel VoIP systems and allows for a full overview of connected phones along with being able to view calls on an extension/IP basis.

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Zachary Davis | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Feature Rating Comparison

Network Performance Monitoring

Nmap
8.4
TotalView
8.7
Automated network device discovery
Nmap
8.6
TotalView
9.0
Network monitoring
Nmap
8.8
TotalView
8.3
Baseline threshold calculation
Nmap
8.5
TotalView
9.2
Alerts
Nmap
8.8
TotalView
8.3
Network capacity planning
Nmap
8.1
TotalView
8.7
Packet capture analysis
Nmap
7.4
TotalView
9.1
Network mapping
Nmap
9.3
TotalView
8.7
Customizable reports
Nmap
8.0
TotalView
7.8
Wireless infrastructure monitoring
Nmap
8.3
TotalView
9.1
Hardware health monitoring
Nmap
8.0
TotalView
8.3

Pros

Nmap

  • Nmap has a unique process of fingerprinting applications/devices to help us identify their communications patterns quicker.
  • Nmap can be used for network auditing by specifying whole subnets that you would like to scan for open/closed ports.
  • Nmap has a diverse presence and can be used from most operating systems.

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Roger Mialkowski | TrustRadius Reviewer
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TotalView

  • The setup is fast and easy - 500 devices in 20 minutes.
  • The ability to go back a day or a week in time allows us to more easily troubleshoot the "what happened at 3 a.m. yesterday" question.
  • It gives us easily accessible stats for checks and balances like device types, counts, models, serial number etc.

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Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Verified User
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Cons

Nmap

  • Maybe take some of the features of Zenmap and bake them in?
  • Include fancy extra graphical results charts or graphs or something to show people who you want to convey info too but have no idea what Nmap is actually doing.
  • I don't really think I'd change a lot actually.

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Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Verified User
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TotalView

  • If you have some complexities in your network addressing, the network diagram tool will lay everything out automatically, but it will be confusing to look at. There is a way to edit the diagram so it looks more intuitive, but it may require some time to edit everything the right way.
  • TotalView will count virtual interfaces such as voice dial-peers and service modules as "ports," which counts against your license count. However, there is a way to edit each device to remove these "false positives" so it doesn't suck up licenses, but it can take some time to clean those up.

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Bryan Mularcik | TrustRadius Reviewer
Bryan Mularcik
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Support Rating

Nmap

Nmap 7.9
Based on 18 answers
There is a very large support community and a robust selection of add-ons and scripts. Once you get the use down this is one of the most powerful tools and you can find anything you are looking for as far as examples on the web. While not having official support its not lacking by any means.

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Alan Matson, CCNA:S, MCP | TrustRadius Reviewer
Alan Matson, CCNA:S, MCP
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TotalView

No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic

Alternatives Considered

Nmap

NMap usually lacks the features of the other network scanners, but for a good reason: most of the other network scanners out there are using NMap as part of their system. The nature of NMap (being open-source) is that it is available for use in other applications; as a result, these other applications make use of the NMap source code.

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Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Verified User
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TotalView

The three tools listed do different things with some similarities. For us the biggest need was data analysis, semi-automatic troubleshooting, and data gathering and topology mapping. TotalView hit the most of these in the price point we were looking for. Each tool has "extras," but we felt that the extras provided by TotalView were good enough and that the other tools didn't justify the cost.

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Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Verified User
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Return on Investment

Nmap

  • Positive return as it's open-source (free) on all OS's.
  • If a person is not used of the command line there are a ton of front ends that make it point-and-click so the learning curve is good. That cuts down on time and manpower.

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Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Verified User
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TotalView

  • Wuite possibly the best spent money i have recommended in my 20+ year IT career.

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Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Verified User
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Pricing Details

Nmap

General

Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level set up fee?
No

TotalView

General

Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level set up fee?
No

Rating Summary

Likelihood to Recommend

Nmap
9.7
TotalView
9.6

Support Rating

Nmap
7.9
TotalView
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