ManageEngine OpManager vs Wireshark comparison

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Categories and Ranking

ManageEngine OpManager

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

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Wireshark

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.7

Number of Reviews

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Network Troubleshooting (3rd)

Mindshare comparison

While both are Network Management solutions, they serve different purposes. ManageEngine OpManager is designed for Network Monitoring Software and holds a mindshare of 1.7%, down 2.1% compared to last year.
Wireshark, on the other hand, focuses on Network Troubleshooting, holds 13.2% mindshare, up 12.2% since last year.

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MUBDIUL ISLAM

Junior System Engineer at Corporate Projukti Limited

NetFlow monitoring has improved operations but needs better configurations

For the implementation part, I am facing issues when configuring the business view. When I create the business view, I experience problems with the port interface. When I add the interface, I am confused about which interface is connected to which endpoint. If identifying the interface was easier, it would take less time to configure. Another issue is with threshold values; sometimes, it shows kilobytes (kB) while our threshold is set to gigabytes. This can be confusing. Improving this aspect would be beneficial. In URL monitoring, there is room for enhancement.

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DonniUgalde

Senior I.T. Systems Engineer at Pro Techs MSP

Provides visibility into the network, and the GUI is easy to use

I wish the filters were a little bit more prepopulated. It would have been easy to hit a drop-down and select a filter. If I only wanted to look at DCP, UDP, or IP, it would be easy to filter it out. Advanced network knowledge is required to get a lot out of the tool. However, it's very easy to install and deploy. It would be nice if there were some handheld Android devices with a Wireshark-specialized application that would allow us to mirror a Cisco port. Then, we can just plug into the port and click the green start button, and it will start ingesting the packet capture. Then, we won’t be using a laptop. The only downside is that we must have a laptop and connect a network cable. Some new laptops don't have network ports, so we have to get another adapter. Having an all-in-one device, like NetAlly or Fluke, and some of their network devices would be cool.

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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

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

"The solution is easy to deploy. It's also easy to manage and monitor the environment. Instead of being reactive, it's proactive."

"We find the networking aspect of this solution to be the most valuable."

"The solution is finely stable."

"Flexibility in the two view dashboard helps viewers and admins get the information they need about the fetwork in a flash."

"You can put all of your work on there, they'll send you an email or send you a text. That functionality as a network engineer is the one I like the most. I do like the fact that we can schedule reports. That works too because that's a lot fewer spreadsheets that I have to create."

"The dashboard is unique and user-friendly."

"The solution gives pretty good network visibility. I am also impressed with it's monitoring."

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"Wireshark's best feature is that it's adaptive, which means it's the go-to tool for network-related developers."

"The GUI is easy to use."

"You can use Wireshark to see the traffic packet format, the IP layers, the fields, and the enabled flags."

"Wireshark is very user-friendly; even someone with basic IT knowledge can use it."

"The most valuable feature of Wireshark is the ability to choose a destination of flow that has not been working as expected."

"What's best about Wireshark is that it doesn't require installation. It supports cards and monitoring permissions and is sufficient for appending and capturing activities. You won't need to install other tools to use Wireshark, so this saves you time. You can capture packets at any time from your laptop through Wireshark."

"If you're dealing with troubleshooting network, voice issues, or network operations, having a tool like Wireshark to dive into packet details is important. The initial setup is straightforward. Anyone starting out or looking to deploy it on your personal PC or machine can do it easily."

"Wireshark is a good tool to start with network analyzing and packet capturing."

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Cons

"I would like to see more capabilities and specific profiles built for the manufacturing sector."

"The data provided by the tool is not accurate."

"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."

"Some of our customers have been asking that OpManager have a feature to monitor the operating system, however, I tell them that Endpoint Central is doing that. You can buy endpoints and then OpManager, and they integrate between them, and everything is okay."

"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."

"They should add more features to URL monitoring."

"This product is little bit slow sometimes. It may be that we need to change the configuration to improve performance."

"It is sometimes difficult to manage the user interface. It can get very complicated."

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"Whenever we select one of the packets, in terms of the number of bytes, for example, there are three planes, and in the detailed plane, I have to count the number of bytes manually."

"This product needs to improve the UI."

"We would like the product to be developed so that it doesn't rely on internet access for installation. We would like to see all of the components required to be integrated into the installer."

"The decryption of encrypted packets could be better."

"I have not used Wireshark to an advanced point where I could provide a detailed opinion on improvements needed."

"Wireshark is restricted when any sort of encryption is involved, such as XSL encryption or DLX."

"Wireshark's UI isn't easy to handle and doesn't have as nice a view as Omnipeek."

"The solution’s user interface could be improved."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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

"In terms of pricing, I would rate it a two out of five. It was expensive."

"The tool's licensing costs are yearly."

"The solution is highly affordable"

"The pricing is moderate."

"It is reasonably priced."

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

"We had perpetual licenses. The cost was around 36,000 for OPManager, and then you'd have the yearly maintenance fee of 2,000 or 3,000."

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"It is an open-source solution."

"Wireshark is an open-source product, so it's free to use."

"The solution is open source so is free."

"It is free."

"I am using the free version of this solution."

"It's a stand-alone tool. If there is a commercial license for it I am unaware of it."

"This is an open-source product that can be used free of charge."

"It's free."

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Top Industries

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Educational Organization

49%

Computer Software Company

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

University

11%

Computer Software Company

11%

Government

10%

Financial Services Firm

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about ManageEngine OpManager?

The product provides intensive reports.

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.

What needs improvement with ManageEngine OpManager?

What do you like most about Wireshark?

The GUI is easy to use.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Wireshark?

Wireshark is priced at a medium range, not too high, not too low. The pricing could be more flexible, and they might make it more expensive. That said, compared to other products, it is competitive.

What needs improvement with Wireshark?

The speed of the Internet could be improved, especially its performance. Performance can sometimes be a challenge due to numerous factors.

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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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Wireshark is the world's foremost network protocol analyzer.

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