We performed a comparison between Nagios Core and Nmap based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Network Monitoring Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The single dashboard is a valuable feature."
"We can manage the entire system across the network and troubleshoot the pain points."
"Dashboard provides monitor of total assets."
"The most valuable feature of Nagios Core is it allows us to develop and add as many plugins as we want."
"Our customers like that Nagios Core is an open source solution. It can be customized to our customers' specific needs."
"Nagios Core is stable."
"It has made the life of the network operations staff more proactive in managing the resources of the infrastructure. It prevents disasters long before they can take place."
"The most valuable features are the reports and the way it generates the report in a graphical manner."
"Nagios Core is very configurable. Whatever you want, you can do it."
"We use the product to monitor server applications."
"It enables us to delve deeper and identify the services and open ports on the system and visualize this information on a dashboard automatically."
"Nmap is easy to use. It's a command-line interface, and the output is quite good."
"The best feature of Nmap is that it lets me see useful information about each endpoint in my entire network environment. For example, I can see every single connection of the network as well as each and every port."
"The real-time reporting feature of Nmap is particularly valuable. It generates detailed reports on the source and destination IP addresses, the protocols used, and the types of traffic."
"The initial setup was simple."
"The tool's most valuable feature is its scripts. These scripts prove beneficial when security features may obscure or block connections. Nmap helps identify vulnerabilities across different systems, including web servers and various server types."
"It is a very user-friendly product."
"It helps us secure the network infrastructure."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"The technical support needs improvement."
"There is room for improvement in the graphics."
"The UI is a little outdated and graphics could be displayed in a better way."
"Nagios Core does not have a graphic display."
"Nagios Core could improve by adding a user interface. If you want the user interface you have to use Nagios XI."
"Bandwidth monitoring is the pain point for me because Nagios Core does not monitor bandwidth effectively like Cacti does."
"I would like to see a sensor that shows the traffic of a user and what they're doing on the network."
"It is a bit slow due to latency."
"The dashboard and monitoring features could be improved."
"There is room for improvement in the design, the GUI. It looks a bit odd. Maybe Nmap should improve it or add more widgets to make it more attractive, but the basic functionality is good and provides what we need."
"Nmap needs to improve its scanning speed."
"The challenge often lies in finding suitable courses and professional resources."
"It takes a bit of time to get familiar with the solution and its options."
"There could be a specific option to check non-pingable endpoints for the product."
"The price is high and could be cheaper."
"The tool's license limits the number of scans it can perform. Improving the license model could benefit customers by allowing more scans for compliance and other purposes."
"The solution's initial setup could be better."
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Nagios Core is ranked 7th in Network Monitoring Software with 46 reviews while Nmap is ranked 18th in Network Monitoring Software with 20 reviews. Nagios Core is rated 8.0, while Nmap is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Nagios Core writes "An Open Source Fully Featured Data Centre Monitoring Tool". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Nmap writes " Improves network monitoring and offers insights into traffic, including VPNs". Nagios Core is most compared with Zabbix, Nagios XI, Icinga, Centreon and Splunk ITSI (IT Service Intelligence), whereas Nmap is most compared with Azure Network Watcher, SolarWinds NPM, SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer, Domotz and Cisco Secure Network Analytics. See our Nagios Core vs. Nmap report.
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