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OpenText Network Node Manager i (NNMi) vs. SonicWall VPN Clients

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    OpenText Network Node Manager i (NNMi)

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AOpenText Network Node Manager i is a network management platform acquired by Micro Focus from Hewlett-Packard Enterprise, and now supported by OpenText.N/A

    SonicWall VPN Clients

    Score7.6 out of 10
    N/AThe SonicWall VPN Clients present a number of options for secure private access to enterprise network assets.N/A
    Pricing
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    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    OpenText Network Node Manager i (NNMi)SonicWall VPN Clients
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
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    Virtual Private Network
    Comparison of Virtual Private Network features of OpenText Network Node Manager i (NNMi) and SonicWall VPN Clients
    Feature
    OpenText Network Node Manager i (NNMi)
    -
    Ratings
    SonicWall VPN Clients
    9.7
    2 Ratings
    9% above category average
    AES 256-bit Encryption00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Kill Switch00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Multi-Platform Support00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Split Tunneling00 Ratings9.32 Ratings
    IP Address Masking00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Multiple Server Locations00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Automatic Wi-Fi Protection00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Simultaneous Connections00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    OpenText Network Node Manager i (NNMi)SonicWall VPN Clients
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (5 ratings)
    7.8
    (3 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.5
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    OpenText Network Node Manager i (NNMi)SonicWall VPN Clients
    Likelihood to Recommend
    OpenText
    Well-suited for large-scale deployment without needing more servers. Linux installation is quite stable, and Polling of a large number of devices is well managed. Less suited to Network Observability scenarios or cloud network monitoring.
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    SonicWall
    It is well suited in places or scenarios where a VPN client is needed to be used either by IT staff or other employees. SonicWall's VPN Clients are very similar to VPN clients of other companies. SonicWall VPN Clients are meant to be used with SonicWall firewalls.
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    Pros
    OpenText
    • Fault and Performance Monitoring
    • Performance Reporting
    • Alerting and Flexible threhsolds
    • Product stability
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    SonicWall
    • Exceptional security
    • Relatively easy configuration
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    Cons
    OpenText
    • More out of the box monitoring parameters features
    • Improved GUI
    • Independent reporting functionality within NNMi
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    SonicWall
    • doesn't have ability to name specific IPs, which gets burdensome when you have 50+ sites you access
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    Likelihood to Renew
    OpenText
    No answers on this topic
    SonicWall
    Does not have a renewal that we pay for by itself. It comes with our firewalls, which we are going to renew.
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    Usability
    OpenText
    NNMi's user interface is described as well-designed and intuitive, making it easy for users to navigate and perform tasks quickly, thereby enhancing the overall user experience. The system offers a powerful network discovery mechanism that maps out your network's physical and virtual topology, enabling you to visualize connections between devices and identify potential issues. Fault monitoring is at its best. NNMi provides a unified environment for viewing faults, availability, and performance data, consolidating essential information into a single platform.
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    SonicWall
    SonicWall VPN Clients work for the most part. The Global VPN client has had its issues over the years. Also, NetExtender VPN client has had its share of issues. It is nice that SonicWall VPN Clients has updated the GUI of the NetExtender client within the last year, which has made it easier for our users to use.
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    Support Rating
    OpenText
    Support is long and arduous and often are unable to help resolve the issue. We often have to do escalations or duty manager to get things moved. Even with a technical account manager, we do not see much improvement from a support point of view. This is an area where Micro Focus has a lot of improvement to do.
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    SonicWall
    Phone support has been very reliable and useful, but there have been times when better support documentation would have made that call unnecessary. I like to tackle problems internally if I can, as it tends to save time and usually money. The SonicWall VPN Clients system seems to be pretty locked down as far as being accessible to self-manage.
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    Alternatives Considered
    OpenText
    Even though there are many products in the market such as from Solarwinds, CA Spectrum (no DX Spectrum), PRTG that offers similar or even with more flexibility the fault and performance monitoring still Micro Focus is a very nice tool when it comes to Scalability and Stability with all necessary monitoring coverage. There is no external database required and hence less issues with integration.
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    SonicWall
    We started the process of vetting Norton VPN, but since it wasn't available from our preferred vendor, we ended up going with SonicWall VPN Clients by default.
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    Return on Investment
    OpenText
    • HP NNM is very good at producing root cause analysis. MTTR is reduced with NNM.
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    SonicWall
    • Allows for remote work to boost employee productivity
    • Allows for IT to access large volumes of sites from a central location. We have about 50 buildings that I VPN into every so often for troubleshooting.
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