Cacti vs OpenNMS Comparison

79% SW Score The SW Score ranks the products within a particular category on a variety of parameters, to provide a definite ranking system. Read more

Cacti

Network Monitoring Software

4.2 17 user ratings

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74% SW Score The SW Score ranks the products within a particular category on a variety of parameters, to provide a definite ranking system. Read more

OpenNMS

Network Monitoring Software

4.7 20 user ratings

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Overview

Description

Cacti is a complete network graphing solution designed to harness the power of RRDTool's data storage and graphing functionality. Round robin archive (RRA) settings can be customized giving the user the ability to gather data on non-standard timespans while storing varying amounts of data. Contains a "data input" mechanism that allows users to define custom scripts that can be used to gather data. Each script can contain arguments that must be entered for each data source created using the script (such as an IP address). Read more

OpenNMS is an enterprise-grade, integrated, open-source platform to build network monitoring solutions. Goals include accelerating time to production by supporting industry-standard network management protocols, agents, and a programmable provisioning system. Send alerts to on-call system engineers using a variety of implemented notification strategies. Extend the platform by using the native Java API or run scripts on the underlying operating system. With the OpenNMS platform, there are several possibilities to forward monitoring information to integrate in management workflows. Read more

Pricing Options

Free Trial Not Available
Offers Custom plan.

Free Trial Not Available
Starts at $2000.00.

SW Score & Breakdown

79% SW Score The SW Score ranks the products within a particular category on a variety of parameters, to provide a definite ranking system. Read more

Features The Feature Score % is calculated using the weighted average method, where core features hold more weight in the final calculation. Read more

68%
Reviews

76%
Momentum

63%
Popularity

72%

74% SW Score The SW Score ranks the products within a particular category on a variety of parameters, to provide a definite ranking system. Read more

Features The Feature Score % is calculated using the weighted average method, where core features hold more weight in the final calculation. Read more

64%
Reviews

78%
Momentum

61%
Popularity

77%

Features

Total Features	2 Features	1 Features
Common Features for All	Bandwidth Monitoring Helps to monitor the amount of data transmitted in a specified amount of time. Resource Management Resource management is the process by which businesses manage their various resources effectively. Those resources can be intangible – people and time – and tangible – equipment, materials, and finances. SLA Monitoring Helps to tackle every critical aspect of service-level agreement (SLA) contract that in turn helps to monitor network performance	Bandwidth Monitoring Helps to monitor the amount of data transmitted in a specified amount of time. Resource Management Resource management is the process by which businesses manage their various resources effectively. Those resources can be intangible – people and time – and tangible – equipment, materials, and finances. SLA Monitoring Helps to tackle every critical aspect of service-level agreement (SLA) contract that in turn helps to monitor network performance

Technical Details

Organization Types Supported	Individuals Large Enterprises Medium Business Small Business	Individuals Large Enterprises Medium Business Small Business
Platforms Supported	SaaS/Web/Cloud Installed - Windows Installed - Mac	SaaS/Web/Cloud Installed - Windows Installed - Mac
Modes of Support	24/7 (Live rep) Online	24/7 (Live rep) Online
API Support	Available	NA

Reviews & Ratings

User Rating	4.2/5 17 user ratings	4.7/5 20 user ratings
Rating Distribution	Excellent 41.2% Very Good 41.2% Average 11.8% Poor 5.9% Terrible 0%	Excellent 70% Very Good 25% Average 5% Poor 0% Terrible 0%
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Pricing

Pricing Options	Free Trial Not Available Offers Custom plan.	Free Trial Not Available Starts at $2000.00.
Pricing Plans Monthly Plans Annual Plans	Cacti Custom	OpenNMS Others Greenlight $36,000.00 $36,000.00 Greenlight + $46,000.00 $46,000.00 Getting To Know You $4,000.00 $4,000.00 Tune My Opennms $6,000.00 $6,000.00 Custom Consulting $2,000.00 $2,000.00 per day
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