Azure Network Watcher vs. collectd

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Azure Network Watcher
Score 7.1 out of 10
N/A
Microsoft's Azure Network Watcher monitors, diagnoses, and provides insights into network performance and health.N/A
collectd
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
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Pricing
Azure Network Watchercollectd
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Azure Network Watchercollectd
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Features
Azure Network Watchercollectd
Network Performance Monitoring
Comparison of Network Performance Monitoring features of Product A and Product B
Azure Network Watcher
8.3
4 Ratings
1% above category average
collectd
-
Ratings
Automated network device discovery8.34 Ratings00 Ratings
Network monitoring8.34 Ratings00 Ratings
Baseline threshold calculation8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Alerts9.34 Ratings00 Ratings
Network capacity planning8.84 Ratings00 Ratings
Packet capture analysis8.34 Ratings00 Ratings
Network mapping8.24 Ratings00 Ratings
Customizable reports8.54 Ratings00 Ratings
Wireless infrastructure monitoring7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Hardware health monitoring8.13 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Azure Network Watchercollectd
Likelihood to Recommend
8.8
(4 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Azure Network Watchercollectd
Likelihood to Recommend
Microsoft
Azure Network Watcher is well suited to monitor or diagnose logs for azure virtual network, managing connection/relationship between virtual networks. Diagnose network traffic, network traffic etc. Overall, it is appropriate to use in monitoring, diagnostic and logging activities for resources in azure virtual network. It is mainly used in infrastructure as a service component.
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Pros
Microsoft
  • View resources and theri relationship
  • Diagnose network routing problems
  • View security rules for a network interface
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Cons
Microsoft
  • More granular visualization through the Azure Network. Ex. Seeing NSG Flow through each Hop.
  • Allow for more capabilities to view Connectivity through On-Premise Networks.
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Alternatives Considered
Microsoft
Azure Network Watcher can help with resources in the Cloud if this device is able to send traffic. We are using Azure Network Watcher in cases Solarwinds can't cover easily like API to load balancers & additional testing.
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Return on Investment
Microsoft
  • Positive impact as it helps in setting up critical alerts
  • Monitoring network, hardware
  • Customizable reports can be set which helps in business objective
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