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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Vijay Duggal

Network Specialist at Squarepoint Capital

Provides detailed traffic analysis and helps troubleshoot issues

There is a disadvantage when it comes to sampling intervals. While the solution supports sampling as fine as one millisecond, it requires a copy at that interval. My Python script allows me to achieve a granularity of up to ten microseconds, but I can't go beyond that. When dealing with provisioning on both issues, it would be beneficial if I could go down to the microsecond level, if not the nanosecond. Additionally, I've heard from a colleague that Wireshark might be less effective in the voice domain.

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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

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

"Overall, I give the product a rating of ten."

"The most valuable feature of ManageEngine OpManager makes it easy to monitor all the network alerts on the application."

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

"We have found the solution to be stable."

"ManageEngine OpManager has given us the ability to monitor real-time performance, and positions of our virtual machines and host machines, helping us minimize the amount of time it takes to manage them by allowing us to monitor all machines through a single dashboard instead of going to them one by one."

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

"The alerting feature has improved our organization. We can create multiple alerts and refine them to how we need to use them."

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"Wireshark is more advanced and has many features."

"The initial setup is simple."

"Wireshark is a dynamic software that has developed and adapted to the latest technology advancements and network challenges."

"Packet-capture files can be hard to use due to their size. Wireshark has a tool called tshark that can parse the files with out opening them so that you can take large captures, say 2-10GB, and return only relevant information."

"This is the de-facto standard network protocol analysis tool."

"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."

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

"Wireshark is a network analytic tool which provides such intelligent information in a network."

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Cons

"The two views into the system are very good but could be extended to further customization to fit the need of end users in a variety of roles."

"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."

"Stability regarding upgrades, sometimes impacting database issues."

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

"The support for this solution needs to be improved significantly, to the point where we will no longer be using some of the available products because we cannot get the required support for them."

"The integration with various OEM products could be simplified."

"ManageEngine OpManager could improve by adding network device control capabilities."

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

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"Wireshark could be improved by adding more monitoring features."

"Not always simple to setup and get the filtering right when capturing data."

"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."

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

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

"The Wireshark search function shows green for a correct search and red for an incorrect search."

"It’s helpful only if you have the basic knowledge of networking."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is moderate."

"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 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."

"The tool's licensing costs are yearly."

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

"The product is not worth the money."

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

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"The solution is open source so is free."

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

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

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

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

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

"Wireshark is free software, so you don't have to pay any licensing fee. Individual people can use it and then donate to Wireshark."

"It's free."

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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

Healthcare Company

Computer Software 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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