Nagios Log Server vs VMware Aria Operations for Logs comparison

Nagios Log Server vs. VMware Aria Operations for Logs

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Categories and Ranking

Nagios Log Server

Ranking in Log Management

35th

Average Rating

8.0

Number of Reviews

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VMware Aria Operations for ...

Ranking in Log Management

15th

Average Rating

8.2

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Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Log Management category, the mindshare of Nagios Log Server is 0.9%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Aria Operations for Logs is 1.1%, down from 2.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Log Management

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Syarul Idzuddin Adzmi

Operation Director at Digital Pulse Sdn Bhd

Jul 26, 2023

A scalable and affordable tool for monitoring data centers

In my company, we use Nagios Log Server as our data center The product has benefitted my organization. In terms of SLA in Nagios, there has been an improvement of 80 to 90 percent. The most valuable feature of the solution is that Nagios Log Server sends me the data needed for monitoring the…

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DineshKumar3

Service Delivery Manager at DXC

Sep 8, 2022

Gives a clear forecast about existing machines, and has an automation feature that helps in reducing a lot of ambiguities and managing operational efficiencies

What I'd like to improve in vRealize Log Insight is the licensing model. VMware provides vRealize Log Insight along with the VMware Cloud Foundation, but customers who would like to go for the native VMware would have to procure vRealize Log Insight separately. Today, vRealize Log Insight is offered on two different licenses, one is based on the number of VMs, and the other is based on the number of physical codes on the machine. If VMware can provide a bundle offer for customers who procure more than ten licenses, where you can have an option to run, for example, three hundred machines on vRealize Log Insight with no extra cost, this would encourage more people to adopt the solution. What I'd like to see in the next release of vRealize Log Insight is for a cloud option to be available, which would be a pay-as-you-go licensing model that would allow me to pick and choose what I'll monitor. For example, I have one thousand and three hundred critical servers, and the seven hundred servers for basic development, I don't want to monitor on vRealize Log Insight today, so I should be able to pick what I need to monitor on the solution and only pay for that specific instance. If VMware can apply these changes, it would help VMware customers to procure more or adopt more of vRealize Log Insight even in smaller projects.

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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 initial setup of Nagios Log Server was easy and straightforward."

"One of the most valuable features is the dashboard because the UI was effective and easy to use. The alert systems are good as well. We had no failovers and had high availability. We can search the queries fast as well in Nagios Log Server."

"A great feature of the solution involves its internal portal."

"The product is scalable."

"It gives the customer a quick overview, so they don't have to dig. There's a clear dashboard with many sensors in a single space. He gets a helicopter view of his environment, but he can investigate further if there are serious issues. It's pretty user-friendly."

"It is a very useful tool if you have a VMware environment."

"The events are notably more descriptive, aiding in security and event analysis. We've also integrated Sky Collector, providing valuable insights and solutions for troubleshooting."

"Log Insight correlates with the VMware product log. It can assemble the logs you want, making it easier to find the output, incident, or keyword you want to search."

"What I like is that you can have different storage locations for different applications."

"It is a highly stable solution...It is a highly scalable solution."

"The virtualization solution supports data center virtualization, network and security."

"It is very scalable and can handle a large workload."

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Cons

"The support could be better."

"The configurations during initial setup could be improved. If they could be agentless, as in the case of the Ansible product, it would be better. I would like to be able to analyze the network bandwidth."

"The customization and dashboards have shortcomings and need to be improved to make the tool look more presentable."

"As we are talking about a product which is open to the public, the pricing makes it challenging for us to profit off of its marketing."

"The tool does not provide a centralized pane for monitoring."

"Paid or free does not matter, but it is complex to find good training material for vRealize Log Insight."

"I don't use the solution on a day to day basis, so I'm not sure what specifically can be improved."

"In vRealize login files, we have limitations regarding log partitions."

"Integration with other vendors is something that could be improved, they could add more vendors."

"It needs better integration with third-party analytics tools."

"I think that it should be able to integrate with other third-party backup and recovery solutions, more that it does now."

"The product's price falls on the higher end of the spectrum, making it an area of concern."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"We found the pricing to be quite affordable."

"For a single instance, the price is around $4,000."

"On a scale of one to ten, where one is expensive, and ten is cheap, I rate the pricing an eight or nine."

"The product's price is reasonable, but when it comes to SQL licensing, it's a bit expensive."

"Pricing could always be lower. If it were free, I would be more satisfied."

"The pricing has been updated recently."

"The license cost for any other monitoring tool is too high compared to this product."

"It is not cheap. But it is worth it."

"I think it is a reasonably priced product."

"I rate the product's price a six on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive."

"The licensing cost for vRealize Log Insight is a little higher, so in terms of cost, it all depends upon what kind of environment you have. If you have a complete virtualized environment, or at least you're using a ninety-five percent virtualized environment, then vRealize Log Insight will play a very good role because it is a VMware component, so it has very tight integration with other VMware components and systems. This means you don't have to procure any other monitoring and management tool, and you don't need a separate automation tool. vRealize Log Insight will have an upper hand if your environment is purely virtualized on VMware. If you're using a mix of physical and virtual components, for example, a 50:50 ratio, then you need to have a third-party component to manage overall monitoring."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

11%

Government

11%

Financial Services Firm

Educational Organization

Computer Software Company

15%

Government

14%

Financial Services Firm

13%

Manufacturing Company

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Midsize Enterprise

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Nagios Log Server?

The initial setup of Nagios Log Server was easy and straightforward.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Nagios Log Server?

My company pays around 500 to 1,000 USD per year toward the licensing cost of the solution. For support, we need to pay extra to Nagios. The solution's price is low. On a scale of one to ten, where...

What needs improvement with Nagios Log Server?

The customization and dashboards have shortcomings and need to be improved to make the tool look more presentable. The reporting side of the product should allow users to have more customized reports.

What do you like most about vRealize Log Insight?

The events are notably more descriptive, aiding in security and event analysis. We've also integrated Sky Collector, providing valuable insights and solutions for troubleshooting.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for vRealize Log Insight?

The product's price is reasonable, but when it comes to SQL licensing, it's a bit expensive. So, it's expensive, not extremely expensive. I would rate the pricing a two out of ten, with ten being v...

What needs improvement with vRealize Log Insight?

In terms of vOps, we use templates for optimization to monitor heavy hitters on storage and CPU resources. In the VMware environment, one area for improvement is the handling of VM failovers due to...

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Overview

Nagios Enterprises delivers official products, services, and solutions for and around Nagios – the industry standard in enterprise-grade IT infrastructure monitoring. With millions of users worldwide, Nagios is the undisputed champion in the IT monitoring space. Our team of dedicated professionals works to ensure total customer satisfaction with all the services we provide. Our extensive network of partners helps extend Nagios services and solutions to new organizations and markets worldwide to meet a variety of business needs. Nagios Enterprises was founded in 2007 by Ethan Galstad. Ethan created what would later become known as Nagios in 1999, and currently serves as the President of Nagios Enterprises.

Manage data at scale with centralized log management, deep operational visibility and intelligent analytics for troubleshooting and auditing across private, hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

Sample Customers

IBM, impulse, wipro, comteco

Wildlands Adventure Zoo, Medic Mobile, IBM, Seventy Seven Energy, Baystate Health, Osis, Oxford University, Columbia University, Siemens, Cardinal Health, Ashdod Port, Vasakronan, Sydney Adventist Hospital, University of Derby

Nagios Log Server vs. VMware Aria Operations for Logs