AdRem NetCrunch vs. SaltStack Comparison


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About NetCrunch is commercial, self-hosted, agentless network and IT infrastructure monitoring software for Windows Server. It monitors network devices, servers, virtualization platforms, cloud services, applications, websites, logs, telemetry, and network traffic across on-premises and hybrid IT environments. Network traffic analysis supports NetFlow, sFlow, IPFIX, and other flow technologies. NetCrunch supports 680+ monitoring targets and provides 270+ ready-to-use Monitoring Packs for devices, applications, and operating systems. Licensing is based on monitored nodes and network interfaces rather than individual sensors, checks, or metrics. Real-time dashboards, policy-based monitoring, advanced alerting, and 40+ automated response actions—including remote script execution, service restart, process termination, and device reboot—support centralized monitoring and automated remediation. NetCrunch runs on Windows Server and can monitor infrastructure deployed on-premises, in the cloud, or across hybrid environments.		About SaltStack is an intelligent IT automation platform that can manage, secure, and optimize any infrastructure—on-prem, in the cloud, or at the edge. It’s built on a unique and powerful event-driven automation engine that detects events in any system and reacts intelligently to them, making it an extremely effective solution for managing large, complex environments. With the newly launched SecOps offering, SaltStack can detect security vulnerabilities and non-compliant, mis-configured systems. As soon as an issue is detected, this powerful automation helps you and your team remediate it, keeping your infrastructure securely configured, compliant, and up-to-date. The SecOps suite includes both Comply and Protect. Comply scans and remediates against CIS, DISA-STIG, NIST, PCI, HIPAA compliance standards. And Protect scans for vulnerabilities and patches and updates your operating systems.
Platforms Supported Windows Supported Mac Not Supported Linux Not Supported Cloud Not Supported On-Premises Supported iPhone Not Supported iPad Not Supported Android Not Supported Chromebook Not Supported		Platforms Supported Windows Supported Mac Supported Linux Supported Cloud Supported On-Premises Supported iPhone Not Supported iPad Not Supported Android Not Supported Chromebook Not Supported
Audience IT teams, network administrators, system administrators, and infrastructure teams managing on-premises and hybrid IT environments across commercial, government, education, and non-profit organizations.		Audience ITOps, DevOps, NetOps, and SecOps
Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Supported		Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Supported
API Offers API Supported		API Offers API Not Supported
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Pricing $1600 for NetCrunch 50 nodes NetCrunch licensing is based on the number of monitored nodes and network interfaces. Each node license includes one monitored interface, and additional interface licenses can be added when more network interfaces need to be monitored. Licensing is not based on individual sensors, checks, or metrics. Free Version Not Supported Free Trial Supported		Pricing No information available. Free Version Not Supported Free Trial Supported
Reviews/Ratings Overall 4.6 / 5 ease 4.6 / 5 features 4.7 / 5 design 4.5 / 5 support 4.5 / 5 Read all reviews		Reviews/Ratings Overall 5.0 / 5 ease 4.5 / 5 features 5.0 / 5 design 4.5 / 5 support 5.0 / 5 Read all reviews
Pros from Real Users Pros NetCrunch helps us to effectively monitor our networks. We can easily able to monitor IP addresses which helps us to reduce security risk. Diagnostic tools are well organized and easy to use. It keeps track of services, and it can even scan uncommon ports and run scripts in response to alarms. Great tool for network monitoring. Whether it's Windows, Linux or network environment or something else, it can monitor complete IT network. There are many monitoring multipack included with it that can be manually added to the nodes that are monitoring or are discovered automatically. AdRem NetCrunch helps us to track and monitor all our devices in our organisation. It provides real time alerts about the defects found. We can monitor devices remotely, during holidays also. NetCrunch provides us benefits to diagnose the problems and improve the efficiency of our IT Infrastructure. It is very proactive software that keep our devices connected to our network and monitor them safely. Excellent tool, after we started using NetCrunch, our users are really happy with the support and services they are getting and the improved and prompt help they are receiving. Best tool to analyse IoT data. We can easily able to detect and collect critical IoT data for our business purpose. We can easily analyse different data and get maximum benefit from it. Their customer service is awesome. I have been using NetCrunch since 2 years and have been using in my IT infrastructure. I discovered it when looking for a monitoring tool online and we have been together since long time. With the most recent upgrades to gGrafCrunch visualization. One of the most impressive features of NetCrunch is its ability to automatically detect all devices connected to the network, which makes setup much easier, it also performs network mapping, giving us a complete view of how all devices are connected. devices on our network. This feature allows us to identify potential configuration issues and take steps to fix them before they become a bigger problem, it also alerts us to any issues that may be occurring on devices on our network. With this tool, we can receive instant notifications in case something is not working properly. This tool offers seamless implementation and management and boasts a robust network monitoring capability. It features a vast array of monitoring packs that can be automatically detected or manually added to the nodes you monitor. This gives it a competitive edge, although there are rumors that the licensing may change in the future. While we encountered some minor monitoring issues, the support team was highly responsive, providing professional and skilled assistance within the same day.		Pros & Cons from Real Users Pros #1- Best solutions for digitally dependent businesses. #2- It makes control and security automated and more secure. #3- It automatically takes action in case of any vulnerability. I love that I can see my entire infrastructure and what issues it may have. This is a game changer for. Salt is at it base, an event engine, and that makes the entire system that more amazing Cons #1- We had an overall positive experience with it. It's sometimes comlicated, but I feel that it's still growing up.
Training Documentation Supported Webinars Supported Live Online Supported In Person Supported		Training Documentation Supported Webinars Supported Live Online Supported In Person Supported
Company Information AdRem Software Founded: 1998 United States www.adremsoft.com		Company Information SaltStack Founded: 2012 Utah, United States saltproject.io
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Categories Application Performance Monitoring (APM) Supported Capacity Planning Supported Cloud Monitoring Supported Configuration Management Supported Data Center Management Supported Database Monitoring Supported Database Performance Tuning Supported DNS Monitoring Supported File Integrity Monitoring Supported Hardware Monitoring Supported IP Scanners Supported IT Alerting Supported IT Infrastructure Monitoring Supported Log Monitoring Supported Network Assessment Supported Network Bandwidth Monitoring Supported Network Discovery Supported Network Mapping Supported Network Monitoring Supported Network Troubleshooting Supported Observability Supported Server Monitoring Supported SNMP Monitoring Supported System Monitoring Supported VoIP Monitoring Supported Website Monitoring Supported		Categories Build Automation Supported Cloud Infrastructure Automation Supported Cloud Security Supported Compliance Supported Configuration Management Supported Container Orchestration Supported Cybersecurity Supported Data Center Management Supported DevOps Supported HIPAA Compliance Supported IT Management Supported IT Security Supported Network Automation Supported Network Security Supported Patch Management Supported PCI Compliance Supported Server Management Supported Software Configuration Management (SCM) Supported Vulnerability Scanners Supported
Configuration Management Features Access Control / Permissions Not Supported Application Deployment Not Supported Automated Provisioning Not Supported Infrastructure Automation Supported Node Management Supported Orchestration Not Supported Reporting Analytics / Visualization Supported Task Management Not Supported Data Center Management Features Audit Trail Not Supported Behavior-Based Acceleration Not Supported Cross Reference System Not Supported Device Auto Discovery Supported Diagnostic Testing Supported Import / Export Data Supported JCL Management Not Supported Multi-Platform Supported Multi-User Not Supported Power Management Not Supported Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Not Supported Show More Features Application Performance Monitoring (APM) Features Baseline Manager Supported Diagnostic Tools Supported Full Transaction Diagnostics Not Supported Performance Control Not Supported Resource Management Supported Root-Cause Diagnosis Supported Server Performance Supported Trace Individual Transactions Not Supported Database Monitoring Features Anomaly Detection Not Supported Autodiscovery Not Supported Capacity Planning Not Supported Dashboard Supported Dependency Tracking Not Supported Historical Trend Analysis Supported Multitenancy Not Supported Notifications / Alerts Supported Performance Monitoring Supported Permissions / Access Controls Not Supported Predictive Analytics Not Supported Prioritization Not Supported Query Analysis Not Supported Resource Optimization Supported Troubleshooting Supported IT Alerting Features Alert Noise Reduction Supported Alert Routing Supported Dynamic Notifications Supported Enriched Incident Context Supported Escalation Policies Supported Incident History Audit Supported Multi-User Alerting Supported Multiple Alert Types Supported On-Call Management Not Supported Rich HTML Email Notifications Supported IT Infrastructure Monitoring Features Alerts / Notifications Supported Application Monitoring Supported Bandwidth Monitoring Supported Capacity Planning Supported Configuration Change Management Supported Data Movement Monitoring Supported Health Monitoring Supported Multi-Platform Support Supported Performance Monitoring Supported Point-in-Time Visibility Supported Reporting / Analytics Supported Virtual Machine Monitoring Supported Network Mapping Features Color Codes / Icons Supported Compliance Management Not Supported Device Auto Discovery Supported Hierarchical Mapping Supported Location-Based Mapping Supported Map Exporting Supported On-Demand Mapping Supported Reporting/Analytics Supported Self-Updating Maps Supported Web Traffic Reporting Not Supported Network Monitoring Features Bandwidth Monitoring Supported Baseline Manager Supported Diagnostic Tools Supported Internet Usage Monitoring Supported IP Address Monitoring Supported Real Time Analytics Supported Resource Management Supported Server Monitoring Supported SLA Monitoring Supported Uptime Monitoring Supported Web Traffic Reporting Not Supported Network Troubleshooting Features Alerts / Escalation Supported Bandwidth Troubleshooting Supported Change Management Supported Configuration Management Supported Connectivity Management Supported Data Visualization Supported Historical Audit Supported Mobile Network Troubleshooting Not Supported Network Analysis Supported Network Monitoring Supported System Monitoring Features Alerts / Notifications Supported Antivirus Management Not Supported Data Backup / Recovery Not Supported Device Monitoring Supported Inventory Management Supported Patch Management Not Supported Policy-based Automation Supported Remote Monitoring Supported Reporting / Analytics Supported Risk Analysis Not Supported Server Monitoring Supported Service Configuration Management Supported VoIP Monitoring Features Alerts / Notifications Supported Call Detail Record (CDR) Analysis Not Supported Call Quality Monitoring Not Supported IP SLA Monitoring Supported Jitter Testing Supported Latency Monitoring Supported MOS Monitoring Not Supported Packet Loss Monitoring Supported QoS Monitoring Supported Reporting / Analytics Supported Troubleshooting Supported Website Monitoring Features Availability Testing Supported Event Logs Supported Event-Based Notifications Supported FTP Monitoring Supported Mail Server Monitoring Supported Maintenance Scheduling Not Supported Performance Metrics Supported Real Time Monitoring Supported Transaction Monitoring Not Supported Uptime Reporting Supported		Configuration Management Features Access Control / Permissions Supported Application Deployment Supported Automated Provisioning Supported Infrastructure Automation Supported Node Management Supported Orchestration Supported Reporting Analytics / Visualization Supported Task Management Supported Data Center Management Features Audit Trail Supported Behavior-Based Acceleration Not Supported Cross Reference System Not Supported Device Auto Discovery Not Supported Diagnostic Testing Supported Import / Export Data Not Supported JCL Management Not Supported Multi-Platform Supported Multi-User Not Supported Power Management Not Supported Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Not Supported Show More Features Build Automation Features Automated Testing Supported Build Cache Supported Build Management Tools Supported Build Metrics Supported Change Only Compiling Supported Debugging Tools Supported Dependency Management Supported IDE Compatibility Supported Parallel Testing Supported Plugin Library Not Supported Source Code Management Not Supported Version Conflict Resolution Supported Cloud Security Features Antivirus Not Supported Application Security Not Supported Behavioral Analytics Not Supported Encryption Not Supported Endpoint Management Supported Incident Management Not Supported Intrusion Detection System Not Supported Threat Intelligence Not Supported Two-Factor Authentication Not Supported Vulnerability Management Supported Compliance Features Archiving & Retention Not Supported Artificial Intelligence (AI) Not Supported Audit Management Supported Compliance Tracking Supported Controls Testing Supported Environmental Compliance Not Supported FDA Compliance Not Supported HIPAA Compliance Supported Incident Management Not Supported ISO Compliance Not Supported OSHA Compliance Not Supported Risk Management Supported Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Not Supported Surveys & Feedback Not Supported Version Control Not Supported Workflow / Process Automation Supported Cybersecurity Features AI / Machine Learning Not Supported Behavioral Analytics Not Supported Endpoint Management Supported Incident Management Not Supported IOC Verification Not Supported Tokenization Not Supported Vulnerability Scanning Supported Whitelisting / Blacklisting Not Supported DevOps Features Approval Workflow Supported Dashboard Supported KPIs Not Supported Policy Management Supported Portfolio Management Not Supported Prioritization Supported Release Management Supported Timeline Management Not Supported Troubleshooting Reports Not Supported HIPAA Compliance Features Access Control / Permissions Not Supported Audit Management Not Supported Compliance Reporting Not Supported Data Security Supported Documentation Management Not Supported For Healthcare Supported Incident Management Not Supported Policy Training Not Supported Remediation Management Not Supported Risk Management Not Supported Vendor Management Not Supported IT Management Features Capacity Monitoring Not Supported Compliance Management Supported Event Logs Not Supported Hardware Inventory Not Supported IT Budgeting Not Supported License Management Not Supported Patch Management Supported Remote Access Supported Scheduling Supported Software Inventory Not Supported User Activity Monitoring Not Supported IT Security Features Anti Spam Not Supported Anti Virus Not Supported Email Attachment Protection Not Supported Event Tracking Supported Internet Usage Monitoring Not Supported Intrusion Detection System Not Supported IP Protection Not Supported Spyware Removal Not Supported Two-Factor Authentication Not Supported Vulnerability Scanning Supported Web Threat Management Not Supported Web Traffic Reporting Not Supported Network Security Features Access Control Not Supported Analytics / Reporting Supported Compliance Reporting Not Supported Firewalls Not Supported Internet Usage Monitoring Not Supported Intrusion Detection System Not Supported Threat Response Not Supported VPN Not Supported Vulnerability Scanning Supported PCI Compliance Features Access Control Not Supported Compliance Reporting Supported Exceptions Management Supported File Integrity Monitoring Not Supported Intrusion Detection System Not Supported Log Management Not Supported Patch Management Supported PCI Assessment Supported Policy Management Supported Patch Management Features Alerts/Notifications Supported Automatic Approval Supported Automatic Patch Deployment Supported Automatic Scans Supported Compliance Management Supported Custom Patches Supported Dashboard Supported Network Wide Management Supported Patch Prioritization Supported Patch Testing Supported Remote Access/Control Supported Vulnerability Scanning Supported Server Management Features CPU Monitoring Not Supported Credential Management Not Supported Database Servers Not Supported Email Monitoring Not Supported Event Logs Not Supported History Tracking Supported Patch Management Supported Scheduling Supported User Activity Monitoring Not Supported Virtual Machine Monitoring Not Supported
Integrations AlertOps Supported Asana Supported Chocolatey Not Supported Clickatell Supported Device42 Not Supported Freshdesk Supported GenRocket Not Supported HostAccess Not Supported IFTTT Supported Jitbit Help Desk Supported Microsoft Azure Not Supported PagerDuty Supported Parallels Device Management Not Supported Pliant Not Supported Pushover Supported Qualys WAS Not Supported Rackspace OpenStack Not Supported Ryver Supported VMware vSphere Not Supported Show More Integrations View All 24 Integrations		Integrations AlertOps Not Supported Asana Not Supported Chocolatey Supported Clickatell Not Supported Device42 Supported Freshdesk Not Supported GenRocket Supported HostAccess Supported IFTTT Not Supported Jitbit Help Desk Not Supported Microsoft Azure Supported PagerDuty Not Supported Parallels Device Management Supported Pliant Supported Pushover Not Supported Qualys WAS Supported Rackspace OpenStack Supported Ryver Not Supported VMware vSphere Supported Show More Integrations View All 27 Integrations
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