ManageEngine OpManager vs vRealize Network Insight comparison

ManageEngine and VMware are both solutions in the Network Monitoring Software category. ManageEngine is ranked #9 with an average rating of 8.4, while VMware is ranked #38 with an average rating of 8.7. ManageEngine holds a 1.6% mindshare in NMS, compared to VMware’s 0.6% mindshare. Additionally, 81% of ManageEngine users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 89% of VMware users who would recommend it.

ManageEngine OpManager

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81% willing to recommend

vRealize Network Insight

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89% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 10, 2024

ManageEngine OpManager and vRealize Network Insight offer significant benefits in network monitoring and management. OpManager is praised for its pricing and support efficiency, while vRealize Network Insight stands out in features and integration.

Features: ManageEngine OpManager includes network device monitoring, robust server monitoring, and an alerting system for real-time failure detection. It offers detailed network visibility and capacity management tools. Its integration capabilities and FIM and SIEM features are highly regarded. vRealize Network Insight is known for rich visualization of network flows, an intuitive interface, and microsegmentation facilitation. It provides extensive monitoring and analysis capabilities, crucial for network planning and troubleshooting.

Room for Improvement: ManageEngine OpManager needs better support, enhanced dashboard customization, and improved documentation. Stability during upgrades and a more intuitive configuration process require attention. vRealize Network Insight could benefit from expanded third-party support, simplified integrations, and reduced costs. Enhancements in microsegmentation rules and interoperability with multi-vendor environments are also necessary.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: ManageEngine OpManager is mainly deployed on-premises and receives mixed feedback regarding support. Some users have excellent experiences, while others encounter delays. Technical assistance is generally responsive. vRealize Network Insight, also primarily on-premises, has excellent customer and technical support, though there is a need for 24/7 coverage and quicker escalation processes.

Pricing and ROI: ManageEngine OpManager is cost-effective, with a competitive pricing model offering quick ROI through reduced staffing needs and improved uptime. vRealize Network Insight is more expensive, but the cost is justified through its comprehensive features, providing immediate ROI through enhanced uptime and reduced troubleshooting time with its monitoring capabilities.

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ManageEngine OpManager vs. vRealize Network Insight

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Categories and Ranking

ManageEngine OpManager

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

9th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

5.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

vRealize Network Insight

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

38th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

IT Infrastructure Monitoring (41st)

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Network Monitoring Software category, the mindshare of ManageEngine OpManager is 1.6%, down from 2.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of vRealize Network Insight is 0.6%, down from 0.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Charles A

Deputy Director at Access Healthcare Services Pvt Ltd

Reporting features improve operational efficiency while weekend support needs enhancement

Support is moderate and needs improvement, especially during weekends when technicians perform upgrades. During weekends, they need to provide more support to ensure a smooth transition. There is a call for ManageEngine OpManager to scale better in automation and AI functionality. Although the product stability is good, support enhancement is necessary to enable better planning for upgrades and maintenance activities.

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NiteshKumar1

Principle consultant at Infosys

The tool's configuration is easy and artifacts are easily accessible through professional services and the web

The product is highly regarded, and many customers have been using it along with other VMware products like vSphere and VMware vCloud Usage Insight. However, recently, there's been a trend among customers, especially those using VMware for a considerable period, to explore the potential of migrating to the public cloud. The common concern among these customers is how the VMware products will perform in the public cloud environment. Migrating instances from VMware to different platforms is not easy, especially when dealing with many instances across multiple customers. Customers are keen to maintain the functionality of their existing VMware products but prefer to run them on the public cloud instead of on-premise servers. Our clients for vRealize Network Insight are enterprise businesses. I rate it a nine out of ten.

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Quotes from Members

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Pros

"The application monitoring is the solution's most valuable feature."

"The most valuable feature is the monitoring alerts. The administrators are immediately notified and can do the required action immediately. This is the feature we value and use the most."

"Defining thresholds and other alerting criteria is fairly simple and would not require a lot of training. This is very useful if you are managing a large environment."

"The solution is finely stable."

"Device backups are smooth and managed centrally, with a nice dashboard, so you can quickly see the status."

"Some of the most valuable features are the accessibility of the solution and the fact that it is simpler than other products. For example, discovering devices in the network is very simple, making it user-friendly."

"I liked Network Configuration Manager. They had some pretty decent features there, and they also had pretty good monitoring and alerts."

"The solution's most valuable feature is its ability to reach most of our network devices and get the most from them."

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"It provides deep visibility into what is happening with traffic and helps us manage our network."

"If we deploy NSX it shows us how the workflow will flow in the organization, what the roadblocks are, and what we need to do to overcome those hurdles. When we run this product, it gives us reports which describe problems with physical switches. We work with the network team to get them all resolved."

"By doing dependency mapping, it makes migrations more efficient. There are less outages that require engineers to spend additional hours troubleshooting the migration failures."

"The ability to use the natural language query and see the visualization is quickly intuitive, and it works very well."

"The solution helps reduce time to value, increase performance, provide deep visibility, and easily manage networks."

"With this product, we can precisely identify communication patterns between virtual machines within our data center, whether it's east-east or east-west communication."

"The most valuable feature is being able to easily see the path that the VM traffic is taking, what ports are in use."

"The most valuable feature is the visualization. It's really handy to be able to classify network objects as with applications and see the interaction between them."

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Cons

"The licensing model is confusing."

"What I'd like ManageEngine OpManager to improve on is artificial intelligence. In particular, the machine learning feature should be integrated with the sensor flow. Doing this will give leverage, especially when you look at other products such as the Cisco DNA Center. When a switch goes down, I should be able to build on the correlation of other physical devices it's connected to so that I can integrate that with my CA CMDB. The ManageEngine OpManager team needs to draw a long-term roadmap where that feature becomes an integral part of the solution because right now, machine learning in ManageEngine OpManager is a long process. The solution doesn't have MLS search and I want to see ML being developed and applied for CA CMDB to greatly reduce the burden of tying everything. For example, if I have a data center switch that goes down now, I should know what server it's connected to, and when that switch goes down at twenty-four ports, I would get twenty-four alerts for different devices plugged in. I should be able to make a correlation that the major problem lies in the switch and not with the twenty-four elements connected to that switch. That is where machine learning should come into play and the ManageEngine OpManager AI should indicate "This is where the root of your problem is." It could be difficult, but this is a feature that should be improved or added to the solution."

"OpManager is slow but that just might be the server we have it on. I don't think that's the problem but I don't do the server. But it is slow. When you're interacting with it, it could be more nimble and could be faster."

"There should be an option to get mobile notifications or SMS mirror notifications for critical issues. That way, when we don't have access to email, we can still receive notifications via our phones."

"The initial setup is a bit complicated. It needs a technician who is very aware of the flow and how to officially set up the flow chart, etc."

"We encounter challenges in monitoring cloud services. I would also appreciate it if there was someone available to walk you through the documentation."

"For the implementation part, I am facing issues when configuring the business view."

"ManageEngine OpManager could improve by having a better cloud presence."

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"After Broadcom acquired VMware, I would rate their support at five or less in many cases. It's difficult to find necessary documentation, open tickets, and get support."

"If it were more application-aware, more descriptive; if it were able to determine the application that is actually doing the communication, that would be easier. More application information: which user or account it's accessing, is it accessing this application, doing these calls, if it is accessing a script, what script is it accessing. Things like that would provide deeper analytics so I can track what's going on. It would not just be, "These people shouldn't be talking," but who is actually doing these calls."

"When we talk about those micro-segmentation rules, there's an Export function. It is very macro-segmentation oriented instead. So if you choose an application, it will find the tiers within that application and say that it's communicating on, say, port 80 to a separate VLAN. There might be 200 machines in that other VLAN. You don't want to open port 80 at all of them. So we need a lot more granularity in those suggested firewall rules."

"vRNI needs more remediation where it hooks into NSX."

"The compatibility with each and every component of the infrastructure is the main thing that I am looking for. I would like them to make sure that it's compatible with different kinds of storage systems, etc. I have seen the compatibility list. I feel it can be more compatible than it is right now."

"The UI, even though once you get to know it, it's easier, still it's hard to figure out by yourself. You have to go read, watch videos. It has a lot of data on it. So that is an issue."

"The virtual appliance has rebooted."

"I would like to see application identification. That would be cool."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"As far as cost, it was around six hundred thousand rands ($40,500) for the year, for the renewals. That's the total cost for a four thousand node system including support and maintenance."

"The price for ManageEngine OpManager is average."

"ManageEngine OpManager has a three-tier licensing model."

"The initial cost is low and the add-ons are reasonable."

"It is reasonably priced."

"The licensing is on a yearly basis and the pricing is on the cheaper side."

"The licensing costs depend on the number of devices and accounts that are being monitored by the solution."

"The solution's licensing costs are yearly and based on the number of applications."

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"It's an expensive product because we have a lot of nodes."

"It reduces costs. It takes something that may be challenging and makes it more usable and visual by being able to bring in tools, seeing what their impact is, such as microsegmentation and application rationalization, and seeing it quickly."

"The solution has reduced the time that we spend on other products. For example, with NSX, we were able to quickly find things that we would normally spend days trying to figure out."

"They should include the product in NSX because it's important to have it for deployment."

"I rate vRealize Network Insight's pricing a seven point five out of ten."

"It's a little expensive, but for what you're getting out of the product, you often see the trade-off. It depends on the type of licensing you have. It might be a little too pricey for some."

"vRealize Network Insight is expensive."

"Cost always has room for improvement, you could always make it cheaper. But I think it's a good value for what you pay for it."

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

17%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Healthcare Company

Computer Software Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

15%

Manufacturing Company

Healthcare Company

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about ManageEngine OpManager?

The product provides intensive reports.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ManageEngine OpManager?

The pricing was okay. However, it has been increasing a lot lately. The product is not worth the money.

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What needs improvement with ManageEngine OpManager?

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What do you like most about vRealize Network Insight?

The tool's ease of configuration and use and the availability of information and artifacts through professional services and the web are key factors that customers find valuable.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for vRealize Network Insight?

Broadcom is known for increasing product prices, making them expensive compared to what people used to pay. I liken the subscription model to not truly owning what you pay for.

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What needs improvement with vRealize Network Insight?

Right now, I do not see a specific area for improvement. My main concern is understanding the intentions of Broadcom, which has acquired VMware. Broadcom should improve by going back to what was wo...

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Also Known As

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Overview

ManageEngine OpManager is a network, server, and virtualization monitoring software that helps SMEs, large enterprises and service providers manage their data centers and IT infrastructure efficiently and cost effectively. Automated workflows, intelligent alerting engines, configurable discovery rules, and extendable templates enable IT teams to setup a 24x7 monitoring system within hours of installation.

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VMware vRealize Network Insight delivers intelligent operations for software-defined networking and security. It helps customers build an optimized, highly-available and secure network infrastructure across multi-cloud environments. It accelerates micro-segmentation planning and deployment, enables visibility across virtual and physical networks and provides operational views to manage and scale VMware NSX deployments.

VMware

Sample Customers

Bonita, Thorp Reed & Armstrong, Galaxy, Fiserv Credit Union Division, Universitas 21 Global, ERP Suites LLC

NTTi3, VCIX-NV, VMware Networking and Security Business Unit, Illumio, CompuNet

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