ManageEngine OpManager vs Wireshark comparison

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Categories and Ranking

ManageEngine OpManager

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

5.3

Number of Reviews

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Network Monitoring Software (11th)

Wireshark

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.7

Number of Reviews

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Network Troubleshooting (4th)

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 1.9%, up 1.7% compared to last year.
Wireshark, on the other hand, focuses on Network Troubleshooting, holds 14.3% mindshare, up 12.9% since last year.

Network Monitoring Software Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
ManageEngine OpManager	1.9%
Zabbix	5.0%
SolarWinds NPM	3.6%
Other	89.5%

Network Monitoring Software

Network Troubleshooting Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Wireshark	14.3%
AirMagnet Survey PRO	10.3%
LinkRunner	8.1%
Other	67.3%

Network Troubleshooting

Featured Reviews

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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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

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

"Some of the useful features are NetFlow and analytics."

"The solution's most valuable features are reporting, event notifications, and alert management."

"I am satisfied with ManageEngine OpManager's monitoring features."

"The tool is useful for SNMP monitoring."

"We don't have to keep an eye on it; it has a good automation option, which keeps us informed. It gives very less false positives. Overall, a really great product."

"It is easy to use and deploy."

"ManageEngine OpManager allows us to manage all our organization's firewalls, switches, and critical servers from a single console, requiring only one person to oversee all operations."

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"I have found the most valuable feature you can design your sniffer the way you want to."

"Wireshark saves a lot of time, especially with network troubleshooting."

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

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

"It has good basic features."

"The ability to decrypt traffic and the abundance of filters available are both valuable features."

"The filter option provided by Wireshark is its most valuable feature...Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."

"The options that are required to get the details for the packet drops are good."

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Cons

"The dashboard has some limitations and should be more user-friendly."

"The storage level monitoring needs improvement. It needs storage level monitoring on the server itself. That feature is lacking right now."

"The pricing of the solution is high. They should work to adjust the pricing model to see if they can help reduce costs."

"The solution is a bit difficult to configure. There are quite a number of configurations and plugins that you must handle early in the process."

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

"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."

"There are certain things that are not possible to do with Op Manager. It's a solution that still needs time to develop."

"WMI and SNMP integration with the domain controller should be seamless"

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"You need good network connectivity to download during the setup, otherwise, it might take a while."

"There is a disadvantage when it comes to sampling intervals. Additionally, I've heard from a colleague that Wireshark might be less effective in the voice domain."

"The decryption of encrypted packets could be better."

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

"The Wireshark search function shows green for a correct search and red for an incorrect search. If there were a way to provide a description about what a search - and the similar ones which are available - can do, while a person is typing it, it would make the product easier to use and simultaneously decrease the learning curve."

"The solution has a steep learning curve. There are so many filters and features that are frequently being updated, it takes research, experience and familiarity to be able to use them. It could be a lot more user-friendly."

"It needs the ability to follow multiple interfaces for specific traffic from different network zones/virtual networks. It would help to understand how any packet is going through the network."

"It would be better if they offered a hybrid version like My Cloud Control."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is highly affordable"

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

"It is reasonably priced."

"The price of ManageEngine OpManager is reasonable. We have an annual license and the cost comes from how many devices are being monitored. There is not anything extra cost for maintenance and support."

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

"ManageEngine OpManager is cheaper than SolarWinds."

"The pricing is moderate."

"The solution's pricing is very low compared to other products."

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

"We are using a freeware version of this solution, so there are no licence costs involved."

"The tool is free."

"We're using the free version of Wireshark."

"I've never personally had to pay for it, making it a highly valuable internet resource that's accessible for use. While they offer some paid versions, our firm has utilized the free version for the past three years."

"The solution is open source so is free."

"It is free to download and install. It runs on multiple platforms, so how can you go wrong?"

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

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

12%

Computer Software Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

Government

University

11%

Financial Services Firm

Computer Software Company

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	17
Midsize Enterprise	15
Large Enterprise	27

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	31
Midsize Enterprise	11
Large Enterprise	27

Questions from the Community

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

Based on my experience and use case, the setup cost and price of ManageEngine OpManager is good. However, if it were available in both on-premises and cloud versions, it would be more reliable for ...

What needs improvement with ManageEngine OpManager?

ManageEngine OpManager could improve by adding network device control capabilities. The control feature would be more helpful for our operations. Currently, there is no feature for controlling inte...

What is your primary use case for ManageEngine OpManager?

I am using ManageEngine OpManager for network and server reliability. We have multiple locations, so integrating all location devices in ManageEngine OpManager into one single console allows us to ...

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.

Sample Customers

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

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