LiveAction LiveNX vs Nagios Fusion comparison

BlueCat and Nagios are both solutions in the IT Infrastructure Monitoring category. BlueCat is ranked #48 with an average rating of 7.0, while Nagios is ranked #47 with an average rating of 8.5. BlueCat holds a 0.4% mindshare in IM, compared to Nagios’s 0.2% mindshare. Additionally, 77% of BlueCat users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Nagios users who would recommend it.

LiveAction LiveNX

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Nagios Fusion

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 9, 2024

LiveAction LiveNX and Nagios Fusion are network management solutions competing in network monitoring. LiveAction LiveNX appears to have an edge in user-friendliness and cost-effectiveness, while Nagios Fusion is preferred for its scalability and extensive feature set.

Features: LiveAction LiveNX provides advanced analytics, real-time reporting, and dynamic visualization tools. Nagios Fusion includes extensive monitoring capabilities, centralized management, and scalability.

Room for Improvement: LiveAction LiveNX could improve by enhancing customization options, increasing scalability for larger networks, and expanding integration capabilities. Nagios Fusion may improve in terms of user interface design, simplify the initial setup process, and provide better direct customer support.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: LiveAction LiveNX offers a straightforward deployment process with comprehensive support, making it accessible for quick implementation. Nagios Fusion, while highly customizable, may require more initial setup and technical expertise, with a reliance on community-based support.

Pricing and ROI: LiveAction LiveNX provides competitive pricing, delivering good ROI with efficient deployment and support. Nagios Fusion, with higher initial setup costs, aims to deliver value through its extensive features and scalability.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

LiveAction LiveNX

Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring

48th

Average Rating

6.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Network Monitoring Software (50th)

Nagios Fusion

Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring

47th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the IT Infrastructure Monitoring category, the mindshare of LiveAction LiveNX is 0.4%, down from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Nagios Fusion is 0.2%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Mahesh Doshi

IT at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees

Very good reporting and alerting abilities but inadequate enhancement support

Before choosing the solution, it is important to rank your requirements from high to low priority. The solution has a lot of features but at a high price. If you will only use 30% of the solution to meet your requirements, then it would be better for you to explore other products. Find the solution that best fulfills your requirements. The solution itself is great. If I could use it properly, then I would rate it a seven out of ten. Unfortunately, support is a factor when determining usability or cost effectiveness. We did not receive the needed support so had to stop using the solution. For that reason, my overall rating for the solution is a five out of ten.

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SyarulIdzuddin Adzmi

Operation Director at Digital Pulse Sdn Bhd

A suitable choice for unified and efficient infrastructure monitoring across diverse environments providing user-friendly GUI, cost-effectiveness, and versatility

We use it for this specific client, they've deployed multiple instances of it across various locations to facilitate monitoring. To effectively monitor their infrastructure, it seems necessary to implement additional monitoring solutions for all three types of devices they have Nagios Fusion…

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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

"We provide a tool for our customers to manage their reports. It's an extremely highly featured platform capable of producing a lot of data. We spent quite a long time working with customers and LiveAction to create template reports, and they're very good and configurable. You get a lot of data if you don't configure them."

"The intention and the idea of the filter is great."

"All in all, LiveAction LiveNX has become an indispensable tool for maintaining and improving our network's reliability and performance, ultimately supporting our organization's goal of providing timely and dependable delivery services."

"One of the valuable features is the ability to create CLI scripts on the fly to fix any issues. We were using it for QoS modeling to ensure that we were properly modeling QoS, and it basically said here is what you need to fix to get this QoS done, whether it is ACL or something else. It would either push or recommend. If you have the right credentials, you could also push. It is very good if you are a Cisco shop. It gives you reporting, latency, and bandwidth utilization for your applications, so you can do good capacity management planning. There are a lot of pieces that LiveNX can give you. It is a total NPM solution for SD-WAN."

"The product has a very good graphical interface."

"Its analytical capability is really good."

"We don't have any complaints about the software. According to my team, it's a very good tool that's very intuitive."

"The alerting feature is very good because it allows you to set MOS alerts at various network junctures or data points."

"Being open source lets us customize it for our monitoring needs, saving us money."

"It's very easy to manage and monitor it."

"It is easier for client installation, and the configurations are doable even for a newcomer in the field."

"Nagios Fusion version 12.8 excels in user-friendly GUI design, cost-effectiveness, and ease of deployment."

Cons

"Improved documentation and more responsive customer support can help in addressing issues faster."

"It is not as robust as other NPM solutions. For instance, there is a problem while labeling specific applications. It works well with well-known applications, but when you have to put in new applications that are not very known and set them up with names, ports, URLs, or some protocols, it is not as intuitive."

"Sometimes the solution does not register devices properly and that is a bug."

"The tool crashes sometimes when we try to pull reports simultaneously."

"They need to create a more simplified UI."

"The only downside to this software is the price."

"This is a horrible solution and I think everything needs to be improved."

"The product is weak in multi-tenancy. We have to install multiple instances of LiveAction, whereas we would like to build it once for our customers."

"In future iterations of this solution, there is a desire for more seamless integration with other monitoring software."

"Adding application performance monitoring to the product alongside infrastructure monitoring would make it a more complete and useful solution."

"There are some bugs, although not that many. There are some situations where the solution is not stable but the number of problems is not very high."

"Nagios Fusion should include a 'remember me' option when logging in, so we don't need to enter a username and password every time."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We use the free version."

"It's very expensive."

"The solution is fairly expensive compared to other products."

"The pricing is quite reasonable, especially when compared to the broader market."

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about LiveAction LiveNX?

The product has a very good graphical interface.

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What needs improvement with LiveAction LiveNX?

The product is weak in multi-tenancy. We have to install multiple instances of LiveAction, whereas we would like to build it once for our customers. Most of these analytical packages have the same ...

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What is your primary use case for LiveAction LiveNX?

Primarily, we use the product for monitoring the standard utilization of circuits. The tool has the incredible ability to provide granular details about the traffic passing through an interface on ...

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What do you like most about Nagios Fusion?

Nagios Fusion version 12.8 excels in user-friendly GUI design, cost-effectiveness, and ease of deployment.

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What needs improvement with Nagios Fusion?

In future iterations of this solution, there is a desire for more seamless integration with other monitoring software.

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What advice do you have for others considering Nagios Fusion?

Overall, I would rate it eight out of ten.

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Overview

LiveAction develops IT visibility solutions designed to simplify network management. Initially developed to aid the US Department of Defense in the operation of its networks, LiveNX (Network Experience) features an innovative visual display, real-time big data analytics and deep control of routers and switches for unparalleled network administration. LiveNX accelerates troubleshooting with its QoS control, application-aware, and WAN functionality developed through engineering partnerships with Cisco Systems.

BlueCat

Nagios Enterprises delivers official products, services, and solutions for and around Nagios – the industry standard in enterprise-grade IT infrastructure monitoring. With millions of users worldwide, Nagios is the undisputed champion in the IT monitoring space. Our team of dedicated professionals works to ensure total customer satisfaction with all the services we provide. Our extensive network of partners helps extend Nagios services and solutions to new organizations and markets worldwide to meet a variety of business needs. Nagios Enterprises was founded in 2007 by Ethan Galstad. Ethan created what would later become known as Nagios in 1999, and currently serves as the President of Nagios Enterprises.

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Sample Customers

Tampa Electric, Digital First Media, Allscripts, Boxwood Technology

NuBlue, St.Elisabeth Hospital, Akamit Systems, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, ValueClick, Sunrise Banks

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