Comparison of network monitoring systems
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A short comparison between the most common network monitoring systems
| Name | PacketTrap | dopplerVUE | Nagios | Zabbix | Munin | Cacti | Zenoss | Argus | Hobbit Monitor | OpManager | OpenNMS | SolarWinds Orion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Response Time | Fast | Fast | Fast | Fast | ? | ? | ? | Fast | Fast | Fast | Fast | Fast |
| Charts | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Trending | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Trend prediction | Unknown | No | No | No | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | No | No | Unknown | No |
| Autodiscovery | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Unknown | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Agent | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes, using NRPE | Yes |
| SNMP | Yes | Yes | Yes, using a plugin | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes, using Devmon | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| External scripts [1] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Unknown | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Plugins [2] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unknown | Unknown | Yes | Yes and supports BB extensions | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Plugin creation[3] | Medium | .Net assemblies | Medium | Easy | Medium | ? | ? | Easy | Easy | Easy | ? | Easy |
| Triggers/Alerts [4] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| WebApp [5] | Viewing and Rreporting | Full control | Viewing only | Full control | Viewing only, very simple | Unknown | Full control | Viewing Only | Viewing, acknowledging, limited configuration | Full control | Full control | Full control |
| Data storage method | SQL | SQL | ? | SQL | RRDtool | RRDtool | RRDtool and MySQL | Berkeley DB | Flat file and RRDtool | MySQL and MSQL | RRDtool and PostgreSQL | SQL |
Notes
- ^ The ability to execute action by running scripts written by the user
- ^ Official or user-written extensions that enables fetching new parameters from the monitored hosts
- ^ Writing new plugins can be a common task if the user need to extend the product's capabilities
- ^ Rules to detect if the system status is compliant with users specifications
- ^ Web Application that can be used for viewing graphs, systems status, and eventually editing parameters like monitored hosts, triggers, rules
See also
- HandsFree Networks
- MOMENT - Monitoring and Measurement in the Next Generation Technologies, a European FP7 framework project about SOA oriented Monitoring and Measurement in ICT Networks