DISQUS

Denny LeCompte · 1 year ago

You left off SolarWinds' Orion Network Performance Monitor. I'm reluctant to blow our own horn since I'm the product manager for Orion, but it's a very widely-used network management application that monitors network devices SNMP, Syslog, and Trap. Orion has a simple walk-up-and-use interface that includes built-in reports and alerts. Orion scales to very large environments but is priced for accessibility for mid-sized and smaller businesses. Apologies for the blatant plug.

cdrees · 1 year ago

Hi Denny,

Thanks for the input. That's the purpose for our blog to solicit feedback from the community, and fill in the gaps. I've used some of the free SolarWind tools for years, and they're great!

Thanks again for the input.

Christopher Rees
Palaestra Training

Trilok Khanna · 12 months ago

Hi, I am also a big fan of Solanwind network perf monitor. its a great tool providing very wide/accurate reports. I think the list should include solarwind also.

Phaoloo · 4 months ago

Thanks for listing these great tools.

Mon Aguilar · 3 months ago

I think ManageEngine an emerging vendor was left out. In terms of cost-effectiveness and combined data center and network monitoring, we get best of both worlds.

cdrees · 3 months ago

I'll check them out and perhaps add them to a future list.. thanks for the info!

Fenton Gbolie · 3 months ago

Solarwinds is a great great product too.

cdrees · 3 months ago

Yup, I agree. They actually were the first to comment on the article, and I think they make some great tools as well! Thanks for the comment.

Anthony Azar · 2 months ago

I think you missed out NAGIOS , it should be in TOP 1 In your future list :)

cdrees · 2 months ago

I will definitely check that out, thanks for the info.

michaelfl · 2 months ago

NAGIOS on the top and one more Network Monitoring software - Careful Observer - Network Monitor