NMS Tools Comparison
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The document provides a comparison of over 50 network monitoring and management tools. It includes information on features such as logical grouping, trending, auto discovery, plugins, triggers/alerts, web interface, distributed monitoring, data storage methods, licensing, and supported protocols and release information.
![Name IP SLA Reports
Logical
Grouping
Trending
Trend
Prediction
Auto
Discovery
Agentless SNMP Syslog Plugins
Triggers /
Alerts
WebApp
Distributed
Monitoring
Inventory Platform
Data Storage
Method
License Maps
Access
Control
IPv6
Latest release
date
Latest
release
version
AccelOps Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Supported Yes Yes Yes Yes Full Control Yes Yes Unknown PostgreSQL Commercial Yes Yes Unknown
AdRem NetCrunch
Possible via
configuration
Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Viewing,
Acknowledgin
g
No Yes Unknown SQL Commercial Yes Yes No 2015‐01 8.4
AggreGate Network
Manager
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Supported Yes Yes Yes Yes Full Control Yes Yes Java
MySQL, MS
SQL,PostgreSQ
L,Oracle,Firebi
rd,HSQLDB
Limited free,
Commercial
Yes Yes Yes 2013‐11 5.01.02
Argus Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes C, Objective‐C
Flat
file,MySQL
GPL, Commercial Yes Yes Yes 2014‐09 3.0.8
Argus ‐ The all seeing Yes Yes Yes Yes No Supported Yes Yes Yes Yes
Viewing,
Acknowledgin
g, Reporting
Yes Unknown Perl
Flat
file,Berkeley
DB
Artistic License No Yes Yes 2013‐02 3.7
Avaya VPFM Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Full Control Yes Yes Unknown MySQL Commercial Yes Yes Yes
Cacti Yes Yes Yes Yes Via plugin Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Full Control Yes Yes PHP
RRDtool,MySQ
L
GPL Plugin Yes Yes 2013‐08 0.8.8b
Centina Systems
NetOmnia
Yes Yes Yes Yes Via plugin Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Full Control Yes Yes Java MySQL Commercial Plugin Yes Yes 2013‐09 5.4.3
Check MK Via plugin Yes Yes Yes Via plugin Supported Yes Yes Yes Yes Full Control Yes Yes C, Python RRDtool GPL Plugin Yes Unknown 2014‐02 1.2.4
Push model;
multicastpossi
ble
GroundWork Inc. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes supported Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Multiple
PostgreSQL,RR
DTool,
OpenTSDB
Limited free,
Commercial
Yes Yes Yes 2014‐10 7.0.1
ExtraHop Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Full Control With ECM Yes Unknown Proprietary Commercial Yes Yes Yes 2013‐12 3.10
FreeNATS Yes Yes No No Yes No No Via plugin Yes In PHP Code Full Control No No PHP MySQL GPL No Yes Unknown
Ganglia No Yes Yes No
Via gmond
check in
No Via plugin No Yes No Viewing Yes Unknown C, PHP RRDtool BSD Yes No Unknown 2013‐02 3.5.7
Glasswire No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No No Windows Proprietary
Limited free,
Commercial
No Yes Yes 2014‐09 1.0.25
HP Network Node
Manager (NNMi)
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Via
integration
Yes Yes Full Control Yes Yes Unknown
PostgreSQL,Or
acle Database
Commercial Yes Yes Yes
IBM Tivoli Network
Manager
Possible via
configuration
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Unknown
MySQL,Oracle
Database,DB2
Commercial Yes Yes Yes
Icinga Via plugin Yes Yes No Via plugin Supported Via plugin Via plugin Yes Yes Full Control Yes Via plugin C[1]
MySQL,Postgr
eSQL,Oracle
Database
GPL Yes Yes Yes 2014‐05 1.12
InterMapper Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Viewing Yes Yes
Windows,
Linux &
MacOS
PostgreSQL
Limited free,
Commercial
Yes Yes Yes 2014–01 v5.7.1
IPHost Network
Monitor
Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes Yes
Viewing,
Acknowledgin
g, Reporting
Yes No Windows FirebirdSQL Commercial No No Yes 2014‐09 3.5.8152
isyVmon Yes Yes Yes No Via plugin No Yes Yes Yes Yes Full Control Yes Via plugin PHP
RRDtool,MySQ
L
Limited free,
Commercial
Via plugin Yes Yes
Kaseya Network
Monitor
Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Full Control Yes Yes Unknown FirebirdSQL Commercial Yes Yes Unknown
Kaseya Traverse Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Supported Yes Yes Yes Yes Full Control Yes Yes Java SQL Commercial Yes Yes Yes 2013‐08 5.6
ManageEngine Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Partial Yes Yes Yes Yes Full Control Yes Yes Yes SQL Commercial Yes Yes Yes
Monitorix No No Yes Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes Viewing Yes Unknown Perl RRDtool GPL Unknown Yes Yes 2014‐05 3.5.1
Munin No No Yes Yes No No Yes No Yes Partial Viewing Via nodes Unknown Perl RRDtool GPL Unknown Unknown Yes 2013‐03 2.0.12
Nagios Via plugin Yes Yes No Via plugin Supported Via plugin Via plugin Yes Yes Yes Yes Via plugin C, PHP Flat file, SQL GPL Yes Yes Yes[2] 2014‐08 4.0.8[3]
Yes 2013‐08 5.4No C RRDtool GPLv2 No Apache ACLYes Yes Yes Yes Viewing Yescollectd No No No No Supported](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/nmstoolscompare-150128163511-conversion-gate01/85/NMS-Tools-Comparison-1-320.jpg)
NMS Tools Comparison
- 1. Name IP SLA Reports Logical Grouping Trending Trend Prediction Auto Discovery Agentless SNMP Syslog Plugins Triggers / Alerts WebApp Distributed Monitoring Inventory Platform Data Storage Method License Maps Access Control IPv6 Latest release date Latest release version AccelOps Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Supported Yes Yes Yes Yes Full Control Yes Yes Unknown PostgreSQL Commercial Yes Yes Unknown AdRem NetCrunch Possible via configuration Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Viewing, Acknowledgin g No Yes Unknown SQL Commercial Yes Yes No 2015‐01 8.4 AggreGate Network Manager Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Supported Yes Yes Yes Yes Full Control Yes Yes Java MySQL, MS SQL,PostgreSQ L,Oracle,Firebi rd,HSQLDB Limited free, Commercial Yes Yes Yes 2013‐11 5.01.02 Argus Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes C, Objective‐C Flat file,MySQL GPL, Commercial Yes Yes Yes 2014‐09 3.0.8 Argus ‐ The all seeing Yes Yes Yes Yes No Supported Yes Yes Yes Yes Viewing, Acknowledgin g, Reporting Yes Unknown Perl Flat file,Berkeley DB Artistic License No Yes Yes 2013‐02 3.7 Avaya VPFM Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Full Control Yes Yes Unknown MySQL Commercial Yes Yes Yes Cacti Yes Yes Yes Yes Via plugin Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Full Control Yes Yes PHP RRDtool,MySQ L GPL Plugin Yes Yes 2013‐08 0.8.8b Centina Systems NetOmnia Yes Yes Yes Yes Via plugin Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Full Control Yes Yes Java MySQL Commercial Plugin Yes Yes 2013‐09 5.4.3 Check MK Via plugin Yes Yes Yes Via plugin Supported Yes Yes Yes Yes Full Control Yes Yes C, Python RRDtool GPL Plugin Yes Unknown 2014‐02 1.2.4 Push model; multicastpossi ble GroundWork Inc. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes supported Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Multiple PostgreSQL,RR DTool, OpenTSDB Limited free, Commercial Yes Yes Yes 2014‐10 7.0.1 ExtraHop Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Full Control With ECM Yes Unknown Proprietary Commercial Yes Yes Yes 2013‐12 3.10 FreeNATS Yes Yes No No Yes No No Via plugin Yes In PHP Code Full Control No No PHP MySQL GPL No Yes Unknown Ganglia No Yes Yes No Via gmond check in No Via plugin No Yes No Viewing Yes Unknown C, PHP RRDtool BSD Yes No Unknown 2013‐02 3.5.7 Glasswire No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No No Windows Proprietary Limited free, Commercial No Yes Yes 2014‐09 1.0.25 HP Network Node Manager (NNMi) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Via integration Yes Yes Full Control Yes Yes Unknown PostgreSQL,Or acle Database Commercial Yes Yes Yes IBM Tivoli Network Manager Possible via configuration Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Unknown MySQL,Oracle Database,DB2 Commercial Yes Yes Yes Icinga Via plugin Yes Yes No Via plugin Supported Via plugin Via plugin Yes Yes Full Control Yes Via plugin C[1] MySQL,Postgr eSQL,Oracle Database GPL Yes Yes Yes 2014‐05 1.12 InterMapper Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Viewing Yes Yes Windows, Linux & MacOS PostgreSQL Limited free, Commercial Yes Yes Yes 2014–01 v5.7.1 IPHost Network Monitor Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Viewing, Acknowledgin g, Reporting Yes No Windows FirebirdSQL Commercial No No Yes 2014‐09 3.5.8152 isyVmon Yes Yes Yes No Via plugin No Yes Yes Yes Yes Full Control Yes Via plugin PHP RRDtool,MySQ L Limited free, Commercial Via plugin Yes Yes Kaseya Network Monitor Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Full Control Yes Yes Unknown FirebirdSQL Commercial Yes Yes Unknown Kaseya Traverse Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Supported Yes Yes Yes Yes Full Control Yes Yes Java SQL Commercial Yes Yes Yes 2013‐08 5.6 ManageEngine Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Partial Yes Yes Yes Yes Full Control Yes Yes Yes SQL Commercial Yes Yes Yes Monitorix No No Yes Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes Viewing Yes Unknown Perl RRDtool GPL Unknown Yes Yes 2014‐05 3.5.1 Munin No No Yes Yes No No Yes No Yes Partial Viewing Via nodes Unknown Perl RRDtool GPL Unknown Unknown Yes 2013‐03 2.0.12 Nagios Via plugin Yes Yes No Via plugin Supported Via plugin Via plugin Yes Yes Yes Yes Via plugin C, PHP Flat file, SQL GPL Yes Yes Yes[2] 2014‐08 4.0.8[3] Yes 2013‐08 5.4No C RRDtool GPLv2 No Apache ACLYes Yes Yes Yes Viewing Yescollectd No No No No Supported
- 2. NetQoS Performance Center Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Viewing, Acknowledgin g, Reporting Yes Yes Unknown Unknown Commercial Yes Yes Unknown Network Instruments Observer Infrastructure Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Full Control Yes Yes Unknown Proprietary Database Commercial Yes Yes Yes NetXMS No Yes Yes Yes Yes Supported Yes Yes Yes Yes Full Control Yes Yes C++ MySQL, MS SQL,Oracle,Po stgreSQL,SQLit e GPL Yes Yes No 2014‐10 1.2.17 NeuralStar Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Full Control Yes Yes Unknown MS SQL Commercial Yes Yes Yes CA Nimsoft Monitor Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Supported Yes Yes Yes Yes Viewing, Acknowledgin g, Reporting Yes Yes Unknown SQLServer,Ora cle,MySQL Limited free,Commercial Yes Yes Yes Observium Yes Yes Yes No Yes Supported Yes Yes Yes Yes Full Control No Yes PHP RRDtool,MySQ L QPL, Commercial Yes Yes Yes Rolling release N/A OpenKBM Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Supported Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Unknown Proprietary with JDBC support Commercial Yes Yes Yes OpenNMS Yes Yes Yes Unknown Yes Supported Yes Yes Yes Yes Full Control Yes Yes Java JRobin /RRDTool,Post greSQL AGPLv3 Yes Yes Yes 2014‐12 14.0.2 Opmantek NMIS Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Supported Yes Yes Yes Full Control Yes Yes Yes Perl MongoDB,RRD tool GPL, Commercial Yes Yes Yes 2014‐11 8.5.4G OPNET's AppResponse Xpert Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Viewing, Acknowledgin g, Reporting Yes No Unknown Unknown Commercial Yes Yes Unknown Opsview Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Full Control Yes No Perl SQL Commercial Yes Yes Yes op5 Monitor Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Supported Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Via plugin C, PHP Flat file, SQL Limited free, Commercial Yes Yes Yes 2014‐09 7.0.1 OSI NetExpert Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Java, C++ Oracle Commercial Yes Yes Yes 2013‐04 10.0 PA Server Monitor No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Viewing, Reporting Yes Yes C++ SQLite,Micros oft SQL Server Commercial Yes Yes No 2014‐7 5.5 PacketTrap Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Viewing, Reporting Yes Yes Unknown SQL Commercial Yes Yes Yes Pandora FMS Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Full Control Yes Yes Perl, PHP,C++ MySQL,Postgr eSQL,Oracle GPLv2, Commercial Yes Yes Yes 2014‐01 5.0 PathSolutions Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes C SQLite Commercial Yes Yes No 2013‐02 V4.3 Performance Co‐Pilot No Yes Yes No Yes Optional, Limited Yes Yes Yes Yes Viewing Yes Yes C Perl,Python, POSIX,MinGW Flat file GPL, LGPL No Yes Yes 2014‐10 3.10 PRTG Network Monitor Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Supported Yes Yes Yes Yes Full Control Yes Yes Unknown Proprietary Freeware and Commercial Yes Yes Yes 2015‐01 15.1.13 Redcell Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Full Control Yes Yes Java, C++ MySQL,Oracle Commercial Yes Yes Yes 2014‐08 7.2.3 Scrutinizer Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Viewing, Acknowledgin g, Reporting Yes Yes Unknown MySQL Limited free, Commercial Yes Yes Yes ScienceLogic Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Supported Yes Yes Yes Yes Full Control Yes Yes Python MySQL Commercial Yes Yes Yes ServersCheck Yes Yes Yes No Yes Supported Yes Yes Yes Yes Full Control Yes No Unknown Flat file,ODBC Commercial Yes Yes Unknown SevOne Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Supported Yes Yes Yes Yes Full Control Yes Yes C, PHP MySQL Commercial Yes Yes Yes 2013‐09 5.3.7 Shinken Via plugin Yes Yes No Yes No Via plugin Via plugin Yes Yes Viewing, Acknowledgin g, Reporting Yes Via plugin Python Flat file,MySQL,Or acle,Graphite, Sqlite,Mongo DB AGPL Yes Yes Yes 2014‐08 2.0.3
- 3. Solarwinds Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Partial Yes Yes Yes Yes Full Control Yes Yes .NET SQL Commercial Yes Yes Yes CA Spectrum Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Supported Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes C, Java Berkeley DB, MySQL Commercial Yes Yes Yes 2013‐10 9.3.0 Spiceworks ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? TclMon Yes Yes Yes No Yes Supported Yes Yes Yes Yes Viewing No No Unknown RRDTool BSD Yes Yes No 2009‐12 1.1.1 uptime software Yes Yes Yes No Yes Supported Yes Yes Yes Yes Full Control Yes No Java (Windows, Linux) MySQL,SQL, O racle Commercial Yes Yes Unknown 2014‐04 7.3 Verax NMS Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Full Control Yes No Unknown Oracle,SQL, Commercial Yes Yes Unknown 2014‐06 2.5.4 Xymon/Hobbit Yes Yes Yes No Via Plugin Via Plugin Via Plugin No Yes Yes Viewing, Acknowledgin g Yes Via Plugin C, Shell Flat file,RRDTool, MySQL via plugin GPL Via Plugin Apache ACL No 2014‐02 4.3.17 Zabbix Yes Yes Yes No Yes Supported Yes Yes Yes Yes Full Control Yes Yes C, PHP Oracle,MySQL, PostgreSQL,IB M DB2,SQLite GPL Yes Yes Yes 2014‐10 2.4.1 Zenoss Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Supported Yes Yes Yes Yes Full Control Yes Yes Python, Java ZODB,MySQL, RRDtool Free Core GPL, Commercial Enterprise Yes Yes Yes 2014‐04 4.2.5 Name IP SLA Reports Logical Grouping Trending Trend Prediction Auto Discovery Agentless SNMP Syslog Plugins Triggers / Alerts WebApp Distributed Monitoring Inventory Platform Data Storage Method License Maps Access Control IPv6 Latest release date Latest release version