ManageEngine OpManager vs Wireshark comparison

"ManageEngine OpManager positively impacts organizations by allowing users to practically manage their network, so they can understand exactly what's happening and where the problems are coming from, ensuring proactive monitoring."

"The features we found most valuable in ManageEngine OpManager are the probe server and reporting because they're pretty good features."

"The solution offers very good integration capabilities."

"The most valuable feature is the network-related reporting."

"The integration with the firewall monitoring, the security monitoring, is great."

"OpManager can monitor network utilization, downtime, and services in real time."

"The setup was easy."

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

"Wireshark's best features are that it lets us see what traffic is in the network and what data should be encrypted."

"The initial setup is simple."

"The transmission and reception issues are valuable."

"Wireshark has a lot of features. It's a powerful tool if you're familiar with it. You can see everything on the network with it."

"Being able to dissect email data and figure out what is inside email messages was the most valuable feature. Such a feature is pretty helpful for an ongoing forensic investigation or when there is a potential insider threat that you are trying to investigate. It allows you to see the network activity of the users you are investigating. It also gives you more visibility into your network. It was very easy to set up. There is a lot of information out there on Google and YouTube about how to use it. There is also community support. If you have any trouble, it is pretty easy to find an answer online. You will have to do some digging only if you have a very specific use case."

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

"I can save the traffic and analysis when I want to. Also, it's especially helpful to follow the stream (TCP, UDP, etc.)."

"It has a good syntax to put the commands in and get information out of."

"Support is moderate and needs improvement, especially during weekends when technicians perform upgrades."

"The main area for improvement for ManageEngine OpManager is its performance."

"The dashboard could include more features."

"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."

"The only problem with it is that the setup isn't very intuitive. I know that they just upgraded the product to make it a little bit easier to use, but compared to some of the other platforms, it is not easy to configure it, set it up, and get it running. However, once you have set it up and got it running, it runs great."

"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 have been facing an issue since last year when a lot of our users started to work from home through their mobiles or computers. We are having trouble reaching these devices. We are now planning to publish our instance to the cloud so that we can reach these devices. Its performance should be improved in terms of the discovery of the devices. I would like to feel confident with the discovery that this solution does. For example, on my dashboard, I would like to be able to view a list of all devices seen on a specific server. At present, it is difficult to find such information. This would be an excellent feature to have."

"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."

"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."

"Sometimes I need to use tcpdump when I need to check the packets on CLI."

"The product is great but I wish there were more of an emphasis on the command line tools."

"This product needs to improve the UI."

"The only thing that I don't like is sometimes there is an update, and something that I was using is either no longer there or it has changed."

"You need some basic knowledge to work with Wireshark. Maybe it could be more user-friendly just for new users. Just for the new generation."

"With Wireshark, you cannot download and utilize the packet in automation."

"The system could be improved upon by adding a better and more powerful data processing engine."

"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."

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

"It is not really expensive; it is nominal licensing."

"ManageEngine OpManager is cheaper than SolarWinds."

"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."

"The price for ManageEngine OpManager is average."

"We have a standard license for ManageEngine OpManager. We purchased the license for one year and now we are upgrading it soon."

"The solution is highly affordable"

"The tool is free."

"It's free."

"It is an open-source solution."

"Wireshark is open-source and free of charge."

"Wireshark is open source and gives great value and functionality to the network investigation."

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

"It is free."

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