NMIS

NMIS

FirstWave
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About

Datadog is the monitoring, security and analytics platform for developers, IT operations teams, security engineers and business users in the cloud age. Our SaaS platform integrates and automates infrastructure monitoring, application performance monitoring and log management to provide unified, real-time observability of our customers' entire technology stack. Datadog is used by organizations of all sizes and across a wide range of industries to enable digital transformation and cloud migration, drive collaboration among development, operations, security and business teams, accelerate time to market for applications, reduce time to problem resolution, secure applications and infrastructure, understand user behavior and track key business metrics.

About

FirstWave’s NMIS is a complete network management system that provides fault, performance, and configuration management, performance graphs, and threshold alerts. Business rules allow for highly granular notification policies with many types of notification methods. NMIS consolidates multiple tools into one system, ready for Network Engineers to use. Scalable, flexible, open, and simple to implement and maintain, NMIS is the Network Management System that underpins the operations of over one hundred thousand organizations worldwide – making it one of the most widely used open-source Network Management Systems in the world today. FirstWave enables partners, including some of the world’s largest telcos and managed service providers (MSPs), to protect their customers from cyber-attacks, while rapidly growing cybersecurity services revenues at scale. FirstWave provides a comprehensive end-to-end solution for network discovery, management, and cybersecurity for its partners globally.

Platforms Supported

Windows Supported
Mac Supported
Linux Supported
Cloud Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Supported
iPad Not Supported
Android Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Platforms Supported

Windows Supported
Mac Supported
Linux Supported
Cloud Not Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Not Supported
iPad Not Supported
Android Not Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Audience

Information Technology, Operations, Security, and Development teams

Audience

Enterprise Networks, MSP, Telco

Support

Phone Support Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Supported

Support

Phone Support Supported
24/7 Live Support Supported
Online Supported

API

Offers API Supported

API

Offers API Supported

Screenshots and Videos

Screenshots and Videos

Pricing

$15.00/host/month
Free - up to five hosts
Pro - $15 per host per month
Enterprise - $23 per host per month
Free Version Not Supported
Free Trial Supported

Pricing

$0
Open-Source software with commercial modules available for purchase
Free Version Supported
Free Trial Not Supported

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 4.9 / 5
ease 4.9 / 5
features 4.7 / 5
design 4.7 / 5
support 4.7 / 5

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 5.0 / 5
ease 4.3 / 5
features 5.0 / 5
design 4.3 / 5
support 5.0 / 5

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • I have all the essential info in my dashboard, or just 1 or 2 clicks away. Very easy to use and intuitive.
  • It has easy to use configuration tools which allows you to quickly configure and customize the metrics and alerts you need to monitor your systems. It also provides comprehensive analytics and insights into your infrastructure and applications, so you can make informed decisions about how to improve your performance.
  • Datadog is just an overall awesome solution for monitoring our systems and endpoints. The analytics Datadog provides are second to none, and it integrates with everything. Huge fan of the dashboards they provide.
  • -It comes with a lot of useful features like visualization, error finding, and network mapping. -It has a high-speed log searching system. -It allows integration with other apps to increase productivity. -You get regular updates so that the user experience remains excellent.
  • -It has many features like fast and powerful search for queries, creating graphs based on logs, and many more. -You can put everything into one dashboard irrespective of their time zones. -It has a simple UI and can Integrate with other apps like slack very easily to maximize your performance.

Cons

  • It could be less pricy. A bit too expensive for small teams.
  • There's not a lot of third-party integrations, which could limit its usefulness for some specific use cases. The alerting options could be limited for specific types of configurations which could be an issue.
  • Bit of a learning curve, but that's to be expected with such a comprehensive solution.
  • -It delays the monitoring if you operate in a complex database structure. -It is a bit pricy if we compare it with other alternatives. -The setup and configuration are a bit difficult for a beginner or inexperienced people.
  • -There is no role-based access control that is a security concern. -Navigating through User Interface consumes a lot of time.

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • I deployed FirstWave's NMIS and after using it extensively, I am pleased to share my experience with this robust network management solution. The key features are scalability, automation, and competitive pricing that make NMIS stand out. One of the key advantages of NMIS is its scalability. Whether you have a small network or a large enterprise infrastructure, NMIS can effortlessly handle the demands of your network. With its advanced architecture, it can monitor and manage a significant number of devices without compromising performance. This scalability ensures that as your network grows, NMIS will be able to handle the increased workload seamlessly. Another standout feature of NMIS is its automation capabilities. The platform provides a wide range of automated processes, allowing for more efficient and effective network management. From automated network discovery to automated troubleshooting and remediation, NMIS streamlines the operational processes and reduces the need for manual intervention. This ultimately saves valuable time and resources, enabling network administrators to focus on more strategic tasks. One of the factors that attracted me to NMIS was its competitive pricing. Compared to other network management solutions on the market, NMIS offers a cost-effective option without compromising on features or performance. This affordability makes NMIS accessible to businesses and large enterprises, providing exceptional value for the investment. Implementing and maintaining NMIS was a straight forward process as long as you have linux skills in your team. The intuitive user interface and comprehensive documentation made the initial setup a straightforward process. The system was up and running in no time, allowing me to quickly start leveraging its powerful features. Furthermore, NMIS proved to be reliable and stable, requiring minimal maintenance and ensuring maximum uptime for my network. In terms of value, NMIS delivers a fast-time-to-value with its operational process automation. By automating manual tasks, it greatly improves efficiency and effectiveness, enabling network administrators to focus on higher-level activities. Moreover, by ensuring the protection of critical intellectual property (IP), NMIS serves as a reliable guardian of sensitive data, contributing to overall network security. In conclusion,
  • All the years of paying way too much for the hot new SaaS network monitoring solution are behind me. NMIS delivers a self-hosted (or self cloud hosted, costing very little and running on low spec VMs) network monitoring solution that provides insight into my network, informs me on the health of my network, and helps me make design decisions.
  • Powerful and free. Good performance management and excellent configuration and event management if using the commercial modules.

Cons

  • If you don't have Linux skills or prefer windows then this is not the product for you. If you don't have basic networking skills then this is not the product for you. If you are only at system admin level in a basic network then there are other options out there.
  • It is hard to get used to NMIS if you're accustomed to the expensive and beautiful interfaces provided by the big name SaaS solutions. However, you will fall in love with it once you hit up the onboarding team, read some of the docs and guides, and get it set up to fit your needs.
  • Advanced functions like multi server architecture and high end event management require a commercial license.

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Supported
Live Online Supported
In Person Not Supported

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Supported
Live Online Supported
In Person Supported

Company Information

Datadog
Founded: 2010
United States
www.datadoghq.com

Company Information

FirstWave
Founded: 2004
Australia
firstwave.com/products/network-management-information-system/

Alternatives

Alternatives

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Categories

Categories

Application Performance Monitoring (APM) Features

Baseline Manager Not Supported
Diagnostic Tools Supported
Full Transaction Diagnostics Supported
Performance Control Supported
Resource Management Supported
Root-Cause Diagnosis Supported
Server Performance Supported
Trace Individual Transactions Supported

Database Monitoring Features

Anomaly Detection Supported
Autodiscovery Supported
Capacity Planning Not Supported
Dashboard Supported
Dependency Tracking Supported
Historical Trend Analysis Supported
Multitenancy Not Supported
Notifications / Alerts Supported
Performance Monitoring Supported
Permissions / Access Controls Not Supported
Predictive Analytics Supported
Prioritization Not Supported
Query Analysis Not Supported
Resource Optimization Not Supported
Troubleshooting Supported

DevOps Features

Approval Workflow Not Supported
Dashboard Supported
KPIs Supported
Policy Management Not Supported
Portfolio Management Not Supported
Prioritization Not Supported
Release Management Not Supported
Timeline Management Not Supported
Troubleshooting Reports Supported

IT Infrastructure Monitoring Features

Alerts / Notifications Supported
Application Monitoring Supported
Bandwidth Monitoring Not Supported
Capacity Planning Supported
Configuration Change Management Not 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 Monitoring Features

Bandwidth Monitoring Not Supported
Baseline Manager Not Supported
Diagnostic Tools Supported
Internet Usage Monitoring Not Supported
IP Address Monitoring Not Supported
Real Time Analytics Supported
Resource Management Supported
Server Monitoring Supported
SLA Monitoring Supported
Uptime Monitoring Supported
Web Traffic Reporting Supported

Network Troubleshooting Features

Alerts / Escalation Supported
Bandwidth Troubleshooting Not Supported
Change Management Not Supported
Configuration Management Not Supported
Connectivity Management Not Supported
Data Visualization Supported
Historical Audit Not Supported
Mobile Network Troubleshooting Not Supported
Network Analysis Not Supported
Network Monitoring Supported

System Monitoring Features

Alerts / Notifications Supported
Antivirus Management Not Supported
Data Backup / Recovery Not Supported
Device Monitoring Not Supported
Inventory Management Not Supported
Patch Management Not Supported
Policy-based Automation Not Supported
Remote Monitoring Not Supported
Reporting / Analytics Supported
Risk Analysis Not Supported
Server Monitoring Supported
Service Configuration Management Not Supported

Website Monitoring Features

Availability Testing Supported
Event Logs Supported
Event-Based Notifications Supported
FTP Monitoring Supported
Mail Server Monitoring Not Supported
Maintenance Scheduling Not Supported
Performance Metrics Supported
Real Time Monitoring Supported
Transaction Monitoring Not Supported
Uptime Reporting Supported

Cloud Security Features

Antivirus Not Supported
Application Security Supported
Behavioral Analytics Not Supported
Encryption Not Supported
Endpoint Management Supported
Incident Management Supported
Intrusion Detection System Supported
Threat Intelligence Supported
Two-Factor Authentication Not Supported
Vulnerability 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 Not Supported
Import / Export Data Not Supported
JCL Management Not Supported
Multi-Platform Supported
Multi-User Supported
Power Management Not Supported
Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Not Supported

Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) Features

Analytics / Reporting Supported
Configuration Management Not Supported
Data Migration Supported
Data Security Not Supported
Load Balancing Not Supported
Log Access Supported
Network Monitoring Supported
Performance Monitoring Supported
SLA Monitoring Supported

Log Management Features

Archiving Supported
Audit Trails Supported
Compliance Reporting Supported
Consolidation Supported
Data Visualization Supported
Event Logs Supported
Network Logs Supported
Remediation Supported
Syslogs Supported
Thresholds Supported
Web Logs Not Supported

Network Security Features

Access Control Not Supported
Analytics / Reporting Not 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

SIEM Features

Application Security Not Supported
Behavioral Analytics Supported
Compliance Reporting Not Supported
Endpoint Management Not Supported
File Integrity Monitoring Not Supported
Forensic Analysis Not Supported
Log Management Supported
Network Monitoring Supported
Real Time Monitoring Supported
Threat Intelligence Supported
User Activity Monitoring Not Supported

Application Performance Monitoring (APM) Features

Baseline Manager Supported
Diagnostic Tools Supported
Full Transaction Diagnostics Not Supported
Performance Control Supported
Resource Management Supported
Root-Cause Diagnosis Supported
Server Performance Supported
Trace Individual Transactions Not Supported

Database Monitoring Features

Anomaly Detection Supported
Autodiscovery Not Supported
Capacity Planning Supported
Dashboard Supported
Dependency Tracking Not Supported
Historical Trend Analysis Supported
Multitenancy Supported
Notifications / Alerts Supported
Performance Monitoring Supported
Permissions / Access Controls Not Supported
Predictive Analytics Supported
Prioritization Not Supported
Query Analysis Not Supported
Resource Optimization Not Supported
Troubleshooting Supported

DevOps Features

Approval Workflow Not Supported
Dashboard Supported
KPIs Supported
Policy Management Supported
Portfolio Management Not Supported
Prioritization Not Supported
Release Management Not Supported
Timeline Management Not Supported
Troubleshooting Reports 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 Monitoring Features

Bandwidth Monitoring Not Supported
Baseline Manager Supported
Diagnostic Tools Supported
Internet Usage Monitoring Not 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 Supported
Server Monitoring Supported
Service Configuration Management Supported

Website Monitoring Features

Availability Testing Supported
Event Logs Supported
Event-Based Notifications Supported
FTP Monitoring Supported
Mail Server Monitoring Not 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 Not Supported
Application Deployment Not Supported
Automated Provisioning Supported
Infrastructure Automation Supported
Node Management Supported
Orchestration Not Supported
Reporting Analytics / Visualization Supported
Task Management Not Supported

IT Asset Management Features

Asset Tracking Supported
Audit Management Supported
Compliance Management Supported
Configuration Management Supported
Contract/License Management Not Supported
Cost Tracking Not Supported
Depreciation Management Not Supported
Inventory Management Supported
IT Service Management Supported
Maintenance Management Not Supported
Procurement Management Not Supported
Requisition Management Not Supported
Supplier Management Not Supported

MSP Features

Backup Management Supported
Billing & Invoicing Not Supported
CRM Not Supported
Dashboard Supported
Help Desk Supported
Issue Management Supported
Live Chat Not Supported
Patch Management Not Supported
Privileged Access Management (PAM) Not Supported
Project Management Not Supported
Remote Access Supported
Remote Systems Monitoring Supported
Scheduling Not Supported

Network Mapping Features

Color Codes / Icons Not Supported
Compliance Management Supported
Device Auto Discovery Supported
Hierarchical Mapping Supported
Location-Based Mapping Supported
Map Exporting Not Supported
On-Demand Mapping Supported
Reporting/Analytics Supported
Self-Updating Maps Supported
Web Traffic Reporting Not Supported

RMM Features

Deployment Management Not Supported
For MSPs Supported
IT Asset Management Supported
Mobile Access Supported
Network Monitoring Supported
Patch Management Not Supported
Real-time Alerts Not Supported
Remediation Management Supported

Server Management Features

CPU Monitoring Supported
Credential Management Not Supported
Database Servers Supported
Email Monitoring Not Supported
Event Logs Supported
History Tracking Supported
Patch Management Not Supported
Scheduling Not Supported
User Activity Monitoring Not Supported
Virtual Machine Monitoring Supported

Integrations

7AI Supported
AWS DevOps Agent Supported
Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) Supported
BI Book Supported
ConfigCat Supported
Cortex Supported
Cypago Supported
Disco.dev Supported
Duckie Supported
Entitle Supported
Formal Supported
GrowthSimple Supported
Honeybadger Supported
Indent Supported
LogRocket Supported
Ozone Supported
Pandium Supported
Shoreline Supported
Squadcast Supported
k6 Supported

Integrations

7AI Not Supported
AWS DevOps Agent Not Supported
Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) Not Supported
BI Book Not Supported
ConfigCat Not Supported
Cortex Not Supported
Cypago Not Supported
Disco.dev Not Supported
Duckie Not Supported
Entitle Not Supported
Formal Not Supported
GrowthSimple Not Supported
Honeybadger Not Supported
Indent Not Supported
LogRocket Not Supported
Ozone Not Supported
Pandium Not Supported
Shoreline Not Supported
Squadcast Not Supported
k6 Not Supported
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