The most valuable features of Plixer Scrutinizer include the ability to track device activities historically, detailed traffic identification, 100% network activity reporting, and security enhancement. It integrates with Active Directory and security products, providing enriched data context. Users appreciate its real-time traffic visualization, efficient reporting, ease of use, and rapid data analysis. It supports various flow monitoring, offers customizable reports, facilitates bandwidth management, and helps in predictive analysis and troubleshooting. Users also value the user-friendly interface and seamless deployment.
- "Once you get the appliance set up and connected, the customer starts to see results immediately, versus other solutions where that could take a while."
- "For security purposes, it is really a very powerful product."
- "It helps us determine what is going on with our Internet and who is hogging it all up, and if we get a real high throughput or a throughput that's going over and getting dropped fairly quickly, we can tell who (or what device) is consuming that traffic."
Plixer Scrutinizer needs better database management, a more intuitive GUI, and improved map creation. The update process is complex, requiring direct assistance, and the current method of extracting data is labor-intensive. There are concerns about its ability to handle high traffic volumes and its scalability. Users would like a more straightforward backup configuration, better documentation, security enhancements, and a SaaS option for smaller businesses and educational institutions. Additionally, data representation and reporting need to be more user-friendly.
- "Though Plixer Scrutinizer has network detection and response, it's an area that needs just a little more rounding out."
- "There was a price lift because previously the product was privately owned, and now there is some external capital in the organization, so pricing could be lower, though, for Plixer Scrutinizer, there is almost no competition at this price point."
- "I wish the reporting side was easier to work with, but it does a decent job."
