IBM SevOne Network Performance Management (NPM) vs Nagios Core comparison

IBM and Nagios are both solutions in the Network Monitoring Software category. IBM is ranked #41 with an average rating of 8.0, while Nagios is ranked #6 with an average rating of 8.1. IBM holds a 1.1% mindshare in NMS, compared to Nagios’s 3.4% mindshare. Additionally, 95% of IBM users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 79% of Nagios users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 12, 2025

IBM SevOne Network Performance Management (NPM) and Nagios Core compete in the network performance monitoring category. Based on the features and feedback, IBM SevOne NPM appears to have the upper hand due to its comprehensive monitoring capabilities and robust support services, despite Nagios Core's flexibility and cost-effectiveness.

Features: IBM SevOne NPM offers agentless monitoring, scalable real-time data accuracy, and ease of integrating net-flow data collection and enhanced reporting. Nagios Core provides flexibility with open-source nature, strong extensibility, and a rich ecosystem of plugins for various monitoring needs.

Room for Improvement: IBM SevOne NPM users suggest improvements in suppressing downstream alerts, simplifying upgrades, and enhancing cloud environments integration. Nagios Core could improve its user interface, error reporting, and streamline its complex initial setup process.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: IBM SevOne NPM supports hybrid and on-premises deployment with noted strong customer support, albeit with some regional variations. Nagios Core, primarily on-premises, relies on community support and skilled administrators for successful deployment and maintenance.

Pricing and ROI: IBM SevOne NPM uses a pay-as-you-grow model, which may become expensive with large deployments but offers operational efficiencies and outage cost reductions. Nagios Core's cost-effectiveness comes from no licensing fees, appealing to users with the expertise to customize and maintain it.

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Categories and Ranking

IBM SevOne Network Performa...

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

41st

Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring

43rd

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Server Monitoring (19th), Log Management (46th), Cloud Monitoring Software (28th)

Nagios Core

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

6th

Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring

9th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

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Mindshare comparison

As of January 2025, in the Network Monitoring Software category, the mindshare of IBM SevOne Network Performance Management (NPM) is 1.1%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Nagios Core is 3.4%, up from 3.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Grzegorz Nowak

Solution Architect at Wingu

Improves infrastructure planning by helping us analyze network traffic

We use SevOne to collect and report on network flows SevOne improves infrastructure planning by helping us analyze network traffic. We can look at bandwidth for specific endpoints on the customer's network and analyze traffic to identify issues. For example, maybe some connectors are unavailable.…

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Nishith-Vyas

Tech Lead at STL Digital Limited

Valuable reporting and alert system with room for PDF export improvements

The NetEase reporting structure needs improvement, especially the availability report, which is weak. It should be generated automatically with minimal human intervention and should be exportable as a PDF. Besides that, an integrated PDF export feature for reports is necessary. Also, the alert mechanism and graphing mechanism need to be integrated properly into Nagios Core. Currently, integrating these requires advanced Linux knowledge. Integration of more visualization tools like Grafana and Prometheus for better graphing and visualization is also recommended.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"SevOne provides support for all universal connectors. They internally work with other data sources to get features implemented. We have an SD-WAN implementation and use other app data to monitor performance. If you pull that data into one centralized location, that is very useful for management."

"Scalability. I have never had to worry about how to handle really big environments."

"The most valuable feature is the NMS because that's the core of the system. Without the NMS, the other tools aren't that usable."

"We have benefited mainly from the use of the dashboard interface. It makes the network visually interesting for other people who are not in the network. A lot of people are not network techies who understand streams in the network. Based on location, we have streams coming in and out. They can see visually when there is some problem. They don't need to understand all the network technology behind it to be able to understand if everything is working well or if there is a problem."

"The modules and the performance management reports that come with data insights are two of the most valuable features. I also find the reports for Wi-Fi, Netflow, LAN, and WAN for monitoring to be very good."

"Flexible architecture: You can extend the system and its capacity by attaching another cluster pair."

"It's given us the ability to create various real-time network performance reports and distribute them to any colleague who can access these reports immediately."

"The feature that I have found most valuable is the scale-up and scale-down. The scale-up is an operation where the CPU boosts-up and then the memory will boost-up. That works awesomely."

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"The solution is quite efficient."

"The notifications are definitely one of the most valuable features of Nagios Core. We know what to look for and what to expect when things are down."

"Monitoring with Nagios Core is helpful because it provides immediate alerts if something goes down, such as a server, or wireless router, or if there's a cable break. This allows us to respond promptly to any issues."

"I like that it's very simple to install, easy to manage and deploy, and easy to use for monitoring."

"The solution's most valuable feature is that it offers proper alerting capabilities."

"I like the way the solution sends alerts and how it keeps on escalating them."

"What I like about Nagios Core is that it helps me ensure everything is running smoothly by checking the status of hosts and services."

"Our customers like that Nagios Core is an open source solution. It can be customized to our customers' specific needs."

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Cons

"In terms of having a complete view of our network performance, I would rate it a nine out of 10. The reason for not giving it a 10 is that there is no packet capture associated with SevOne, but we do have other tools in place to do that."

"The method of searching for SIP and the way to create the groups."

"SevOne could improve its flexibility because it isn't fully customizable and its out-of-the-box configuration doesn't cover all use cases."

"With the administrative management of the appliance, if some object appears from SevOne because something changed in the network or whatever, then as an administrator you will not be aware. If you are using this object in a report, this object will disappear from the report and you will not be aware of it. So, if you have 1,000 reports, you cannot always check these reports everyday to see if objects are missing or information has disappeared. We don't have any information on alerts, saying that something is happening there and maybe we need to take action. If an object was replaced by another one, or if a link was replaced by another one, then the graph needs to be changed because it doesn't exist in the graph anymore. However, we don't have this information."

"Software upgrades can be tricky is not easy."

"The reports are easy to configure but they are a bit outdated in terms of appearance and visualization."

"I would like to see live maps as an added feature. Also, build modules on AI and EML to provide better data insights that would proactively tell us what we should be looking after."

"The customizations are very hard. The person doing it has to be very good at analytics and has to be very good in all languages"

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"Nagios Core does not have a graphic display."

"The NetEase reporting structure needs improvement, especially the availability report, which is weak."

"Nagios Core can improve the graphical interface, it would make things a little easier."

"I would like to see a sensor that shows the traffic of a user and what they're doing on the network."

"The tool needs to improve the integrations."

"I believe Nagios Core will need to provide an option for big data platforms in the future."

"The mapping is a little hard."

"The dashboard and monitoring features could be improved."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is inexpensive compared to other monitoring tools."

"Prices per license are not huge, but they exist."

"The pricing has been fair."

"There are different options available for licensing, with the per-device option being more expensive but more flexible."

"Have a bank of licenses, because it is about the number of objects (RAM, ports, CPU, etc.)."

"Although I don't have exact details in terms of cost, my experience has been that SevOne is willing to make a deal with the customer."

"Choose a SevOne partner who can provide SevOne as a service and can deliver professional services and maintenance."

"For the value that you get from SevOne, it's worth the price. There are a lot of cheaper alternatives on the market, and even free options. But they require more staff, more resources, and engineers with more advanced knowledge of monitoring. That's what makes SevOne worth the price."

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"It's free."

"Nagios Core is an open source solution, and there are no licensing fees."

"The enterprise version has technical support. The version we are using is free."

"It's free."

"The solution is expensive."

"The product is cheaply priced."

"Nagios Core is a cheap solution."

"We are using the open-source, unpaid version."

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about SevOne Network Data Platform?

I like the tool’s scalability and real-time reports. Earlier, we struggled to give real-time reports to clients. I also like the tool’s deployment model where we can deploy it either on-premises or...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SevOne Network Data Platform?

The tool is not expensive. We were able to negotiate with SevOne on pricing.

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What needs improvement with SevOne Network Data Platform?

SevOne could improve its flexibility because it isn't fully customizable and its out-of-the-box configuration doesn't cover all use cases.

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What do you like most about Nagios Core?

What I like about Nagios Core is that it helps me ensure everything is running smoothly by checking the status of hosts and services.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Nagios Core?

Nagios Core is a free and open-source product. We don't charge for the product itself, but we charge for the man-hour costs related to installation, configuration, ongoing operation, and maintenance.

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Overview

The IBM® SevOne Network Performance Management (IBM SevOne NPM) solution helps you spot, address, and prevent network performance issues early with machine learning-powered analytics from a single source. Boost network performance and improve your user application experience by proactively monitoring your multivendor end-to-end network across enterprise, communication, and managed service provider networks.

Transform raw network performance data into intelligent and actionable insights. The IBM SevOne NPM solution goes beyond detection, combining industry-leading expertise and advanced technology to help your IT team plan and optimize your network and act on what matters: improving network performance to provide an exceptional customer experience.

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This is IT infrastructure monitoring's industry-standard, open-source core. Free without professional support services.

Sample Customers

ATOS, Devereux, Spark New Zealand, Access4, Rogers Communication, Lumen (formerly known as CenturyLink)

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