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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    PingPlotter

    Score9.3 out of 10
    N/APingPlotter is a graphical traceroute and ping tool that visualizes network performance in a way that makes identifying the source of problems quicker and easier for everyone from online gamers and video streamers to VoIP admins and IT pros. Features for remote deployment, network monitoring, scripting, and a web interface are included along with several additional capabilities.

    $0

    per user

    UVexplorer

    N/AN/AUVnetworks' focus is to provide simple solutions that help IT administrators identify, track, and troubleshoot their IT infrastructure. UVexplorer automatically discovers information about the devices on a network and the connections between them. It can be used to monitor the status of critical devices and services, and users can receive notifications when problems arise, tracking the network's performance using UVexplorer's Ping monitors, CPU monitors, Disk monitors, and Web Site monitors.

    $1,795

    per year 2500 Network Interfaces

    Pricing
    PingPlotterUVexplorer
    Editions & Modules
    PingPlotter Free
    $0.00
    per user
    PingPlotter Free
    $0.00
    per user
    PingPlotter Standard
    $6.99
    per user per month
    PingPlotter Professional
    $29.00
    per user per month
    PingPlotter Standard
    $39.99
    per user
    PingPlotter Professional
    $349.00
    per user
    UVexplorer
    starting at $1,795
    per year 2500 network interfaces
    UVexplorer Server
    starting at $3,395
    per year 2500 network interfaces
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    PingPlotterUVexplorer
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee$1,000 one-time fee per installation
    Additional Details—Volume tier available above 2,500 network interfaces.
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    Community Pulse
    PingPlotterUVexplorer
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    Pingman Tools
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    UVnetworks
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    95%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    100%
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    Features
    PingPlotterUVexplorer
    Network Performance Monitoring
    Comparison of Network Performance Monitoring features of PingPlotter and UVexplorer by UVnetworks
    Feature
    PingPlotter
    8.2
    22 Ratings
    0% above category average
    UVexplorer by UVnetworks
    -
    Ratings
    Automated network device discovery9.314 Ratings00 Ratings
    Network monitoring8.822 Ratings00 Ratings
    Baseline threshold calculation6.817 Ratings00 Ratings
    Alerts9.214 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable reports6.713 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    PingPlotterUVexplorer
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.6
    (22 ratings)
    -
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    Usability
    8.4
    (2 ratings)
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    Support Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    PingPlotterUVexplorer
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Pingman Tools
    It is well suited for performing monitoring and testing from a single device. It is less appropriate if you have to monitor from multiple different endpoints. That type of deployment would be more of an enterprise application. If you are looking for an end user monitoring solution then PingPlotter is the one for you.
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    UVnetworks
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    Pros
    Pingman Tools
    • Monitor traffic in network
    • Measure stops when contacting network locations such as websites
    • Measures the lag and latency it takes to contact network locations
    • Gives you both induvidual measurements as well as good oversight
    • identifies when network lag or disconnect occurs
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    UVnetworks
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    Cons
    Pingman Tools
    • Its a little confusing to see which targets are currently running pings and which ones are displayed in the plots.
    • Starting and stopping pings requires a right click and that would be better with a play/pause button I think.
    • Ability to drag and drop the graphs to reorder them.
    • more columns to show which targets are running and which are displayed. Currently this is done with symbols so you cant sort by just the running targets for example I've found.
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    UVnetworks
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    Usability
    Pingman Tools
    I installed it and it just started working. I realized I could then tweak it to show what I needed but didn't have to spend a long time configuring it before use, editing YAML files etc. Maybe that's fine for a network professional, but I only need this software if something goes wrong, and then need it to work quickly out of the box.
    Incentivized
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    UVnetworks
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    Support Rating
    Pingman Tools
    I have not had much contact with the PingPlotter support, only one time have I went to them and it was a positive experience. The questions I had were answered quickly and professionally. I have no issue with the experience I had with the Support team. This was from before and after the purchase of the product.
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    UVnetworks
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    Alternatives Considered
    Pingman Tools
    A balance of a generic tool vs a network equipment product is necessary when investigating network incidents or disruptions. Need to train the engineer to use both tools to perform their analysis and to dive down to the issues as fast as they can. Experience with the tools will continue to play a part if we were to adopt PingPlotter
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    UVnetworks
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    Return on Investment
    Pingman Tools
    • Great ROI, troubleshooting time has been reduced by 90%
    • Network Discoveries used to take 2 to 3 hours and were inconsistent - now it is a matter of minutes
    • lacks integration into our MSP toolkit, and we now use it as a stand alone product
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    UVnetworks
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