ManageEngine OpManager vs Wireshark comparison

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

"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."

"The solution is scalable."

"We use the solution to monitor links. It also helps us to track servers and monitor logs."

"ManageEngine OpManager is user-friendly and easy to use. Additionally, useful for basic 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."

"The solution offers very good integration capabilities."

"This is a good general monitoring system that has all the features we require and they constantly update with new capabilities."

"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 helps us to understand network traffic."

"The best part about Wireshark, in my opinion, is its ability to analyze packet capture files."

"The GUI is easy to use."

"It helps in analyzing if something looks suspicious, such as a brute force attack or scanning from somewhere."

"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."

"The most valuable feature is the traffic gate, which shows which IPs are getting more bandwidth or traffic."

"There needs to be improvements to make the solution capable of supporting more devices, and it would be good to see an option for automatic deployment."

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

"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."

"They should add more features to URL monitoring."

"The dashboard could include more features."

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

"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."

"With regard to configurations, however, it would be nice to have more documentation on SNMP configurations. For example, if I want to add a new vendor, it would be great if ManageEngine provided the requirements for that vendor, such as the commands needed."

"The decryption of encrypted packets could be better."

"Wireshark could be improved with a delay option when getting data automatically."

"The speed of the Internet could be improved, especially its performance."

"The initial setup depends upon the basics. You need to have a clear understanding of the basics."

"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."

"DNS could be improved."

"Wireshark is similar to an OS defense tool, meaning that it runs on an OS such as Ubuntu and Fedora, but I'm unsure if it's compatible with Windows or if it's a straightforward process to run it on Windows. Right now, my team needs to run Wireshark from a dongle to use it, so it's an OS-dependable tool, and that's an area for improvement. I was unable to use Wireshark on Windows, and I couldn't capture it, as I'm unsure how to configure the wireless card into monitoring mode on Windows. The process was straightforward on Linux, but it wasn't the case on Windows OS. It seems Wireshark isn't compatible with all OS. For example, you can analyze the log, and you can analyze it on the Windows server, but you can't do a capture in Windows. Configuring Wireshark for Windows isn't as easy as configuring it for Linux."

"It is difficult to scale this solution."

"Pricing for ManageEngine OpManager depends on the number of nodes you onboard and whatever pricing is reflected on the ManageEngine portal which offers discounts from ten percent to fifteen percent. It purely depends on the sales volume and the negotiation. In my organization, there are about one thousand two hundred nodes which cost around $29,000 per year. There's no additional support fee or maintenance fee from ManageEngine OpManager. Pricing for the solution is highly competitive and I would rate it five out of five. ManageEngine OpManager is one of the most competitive options out there."

"I rate the tool's pricing an eight out of ten."

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

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

"The tool's licensing costs are yearly."

"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."

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

"ManageEngine OpManager is cheaper than SolarWinds."

"It's free."

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

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

"Wireshark is free software, so you can download it and use it for free with no licensing fees."

"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."