Nagios Core Reviews and Pricing

it_user2061

Operations Expert at a tech company with 51-200 employees

Sep 4, 2012

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Large ecosystem of tools, but default interface is clunky and slow.

Pros and Cons

"Open source and very flexible, with a large ecosystem of tools and custom monitors built up around Nagios."

"Default interface is clunky and slow."

What is most valuable?

Open source and very flexible. large ecosystem of tools and custom monitors built up around nagios. All configuration is text files, so it is easy to keep this in version control and generate new configs from other tools.

What needs improvement?

Default interface is clunky and slow. Can be a steep learning curve if you haven't worked with it before. Adding devices or services requires reloading the config or restarting the service. Would like for this to be more dynamic. It seems that most of the new development is going towards Nagios XI(paid enterprise version) rather than the opensource nagios. Would like to see some of the newer ideas in Icinga and/or MK livestaus integrated into opensource nagios.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.