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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Panda Systems Management

    Score7.2 out of 10
    N/APanda Security now offers system monitoring, client-less device management, patch management, and other capabilities via Panda Systems Management.N/A

    Pandora FMS

    Score9.1 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    Pandora FMS is a monitoring solution. It is presented as ideal for medium and big-sized environments with at least 100 devices. Users can monitor any device, infrastructure, application, IT as well as business processes and services. It allows business users to obtain information from their concerns in real time, visualizing the data in a direct way. The solution boasts users among companies and organizations in more than 40 countries around the world, who according…

    $2,990

    100 nodes

    Pricing
    Panda Systems ManagementPandora FMS
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    NMS Edition
    $2,990
    100 nodes
    Enterprise Edition
    $4,250
    100 nodes
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Panda Systems ManagementPandora FMS
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
    Additional Details—Licensed for individual nodes (agents), starting from 100 nodes.
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    Features
    Panda Systems ManagementPandora FMS
    Application Performance Management
    Comparison of Application Performance Management features of Panda Systems Management and Pandora FMS
    Feature
    Panda Systems Management
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Pandora FMS
    -
    Ratings
    Virtualization monitoring9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    IT Asset Discovery9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Monitoring Tasks
    Comparison of Monitoring Tasks features of Panda Systems Management and Pandora FMS
    Feature
    Panda Systems Management
    9.1
    3 Ratings
    25% above category average
    Pandora FMS
    -
    Ratings
    Remote monitoring10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Network device monitoring10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Activity Monitoring10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Management Tasks
    Comparison of Management Tasks features of Panda Systems Management and Pandora FMS
    Feature
    Panda Systems Management
    9.4
    3 Ratings
    33% above category average
    Pandora FMS
    -
    Ratings
    Patch Management10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Policy-based automation10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Remote Access
    Comparison of Remote Access features of Panda Systems Management and Pandora FMS
    Feature
    Panda Systems Management
    9.4
    1 Ratings
    29% above category average
    Pandora FMS
    -
    Ratings
    Attended device access10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Unattended device access9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile device access9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Virtual device access10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple concurrent sessions9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Panda Systems ManagementPandora FMS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Panda Systems ManagementPandora FMS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    WatchGuard Technologies
    Panda Systems Management is well suited for small to medium sized organizations looking for a tool to centralize asset management not only physical but also assist with rapid deployment of patches, applications, etc. It proves also to be very beneficial as permits (to and extent) to do troubleshooting without interfering or interrupting end users.
    Incentivized
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    Pandora FMS
    I believe Pandora FMS is a solution that adapts to any type of scenario; it's useful for small businesses as well as large organizations. It more than meets the need to have a comprehensive monitoring system capable of sending alerts instantly and consulting historical data, logs, and trends. Additionally, for small businesses, the free version will be more than sufficient in most cases. And for those who do not want to deploy the service on-premise, there is an option for MaaS (Monitoring as a Service).
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    Pros
    WatchGuard Technologies
    • Remote access. It's as good as any other on the market. It also allows for RDP connections which is a nice feature.
    • Inventory management. We get some great insight from the reports we can run.
    • Quick Jobs. If there's an app or service you use, there may be a quick job to install and update it remotely.
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    Pandora FMS
    • All-in-one software
    • Flexible and easy configuration
    • Multi-platform
    • Design in PERL, CCS and HTML5
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    Cons
    WatchGuard Technologies
    • Licensing. With the possibility of monthly splitting
    • Integration with firewalls even outside the corporate network
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    Pandora FMS
    • The interface is not intuitive due to the number of options it has and its organization.
    • It has a free version with limitations, and another paid version. The commercial one has a quite high cost.
    • It has a certain learning curve.
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    Usability
    WatchGuard Technologies
    No answers on this topic
    Pandora FMS
    The solution is very complete, and even includes extras such as IPAM.
    Deployment can be a bit unintuitive at first, but once you become familiar with the solution and thanks to its automatic deployment options it ends up being easier than it seemed. The power and options of the solution are its greatest virtue.
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    Support Rating
    WatchGuard Technologies
    We rate and recommend Panda Systems Management not only because it is a very effective and very cost effective solution that pays itself for us (ROI) extremely fast, but also due to all reason described previously and possibly a few more I'm sure we missed here. I do have to says tech support for this solution sometimes leave a bit to be desired.
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    Pandora FMS
    The support team answers very quickly. They are always willing to find a solution to any need that is required by us or one of our clients.
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    Alternatives Considered
    WatchGuard Technologies
    Panda is a bit of a greatest hits between some of these other things. I feel like GoToAssist has a stronger remote support option, but Panda is more convenient. Kaseya has a ton of features, but from an ease of use standpoint, Panda seems stronger. Spiceworks has a fine inventory system but it lacks features. I added Azure as well since we are a 365 shop and Azure supplies a lot of the same visibility that Panda does. However it is a completely different animal, and it's way easier to hop into Panda and get what you need than get waaay more data than necessary from Azure/Azure AD/ATP.
    Incentivized
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    Pandora FMS
    Before using Pandora FMS, tests were carried out with all these tools:
    • Nagios
    • Zabbix
    • System Center Operations Manager (SCOM)
    • IBM Tivoli
    • PRTG
    • SolarWinds
    Pandora FMS allows simple customization by making adjustments to text files, developing agent add-ons without the need to be a programmer, there is no scenario where we could not take data and save it in PandoraFMS, IoT, industrial products, and everything that any client needs to monitor.
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    Return on Investment
    WatchGuard Technologies
    • It has facilitated us in the management of controls on the various clients, reducing the cost of human resources
    • Thanks to the alerts, in case of intrusion, it is possible to intervene promptly
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    Pandora FMS
    • Substantial improvement in monitoring service. Detecting alerts on time always results in economic savings.
    • Improvement in the periodic report associated with the capacity plan. The tool is indispensable in decision-making.
    • Centralization and tool savings. Pandora FMS's versatility allows centralizing several functions into a single tool.
    Incentivized
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