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Centerity Monitor vs Nagios XI comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 9, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Centerity Monitor
Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring
72nd
Average Rating
7.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Nagios XI
Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring
17th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
58
Ranking in other categories
Network Monitoring Software (16th), Server Monitoring (9th), Cloud Monitoring Software (20th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the IT Infrastructure Monitoring category, the mindshare of Centerity Monitor is 0.5%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Nagios XI is 3.5%, down from 3.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
IT Infrastructure Monitoring Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Nagios XI3.5%
Centerity Monitor0.5%
Other96.0%
IT Infrastructure Monitoring
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer1312155 - PeerSpot reviewer
Andean Region Manager at a consultancy with 1-10 employees
A user-friendly solution that comes with a valuable machine learning feature
We use Centerity to monitor some business views related with ERP systems. For example we use this monitor to mesure electronic billing process. As a part of digital Transformation process coporation automates some process to avoid delays and human mistakes and we incorporated Centerity Platform to…
Emmanuel Appiah Boateng - PeerSpot reviewer
Network and Security Engineer at a educational organization with 1,001-5,000 employees
Simplifies setup and requires user interface enhancement
Nagios XI is easy to install, which sets it apart from other open-source solutions I've tried. Typically, setting up a monitoring system on Linux involves cloning files from GitHub, building it, and installing many dependencies, but with Nagios XI, it wasn't like that. Nagios XI simplifies our setup and reduces the time spent configuring monitoring tools.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Centerity is much more than a monitoring tool — it’s a unified, end-to-end, enterprise-class and multi-tenanted AIOps Platform that is purpose-built to help MSPs and data-centers deliver the highest levels of up-time and performance."
"The machine learning feature is valuable."
"The Centerity gives us exactly what we need from performance system monitoring."
"Nagios XI simplifies our setup and reduces the time spent configuring monitoring tools."
"The solution's most valuable feature is its simplicity."
"The alerting system is very effective."
"This is a very good solution and it is simple to use, for any company."
"The Script Module in Nagios is really easy to use and is really cost efficient."
"This is a very good solution and it is simple to use, for any company."
"The most valuable feature is its support for different types of devices, where it can use all of the equipment that you need."
"It provides an easy and powerful solution to network monitoring so I can pay attention to other concerns."
 

Cons

"They can improve the functionality that provides some numbers related to the behavior of the metrics."
"The GUI must be improved. Graphs must be changed including high level maps"
"One of the major improvements should be it implementation as a SaaS"
"Technical support is an area that needs improvement. It is not available 24/7."
"The technical support is variable - sometimes I get answers, but most of my tickets go unanswered."
"Initially, we encountered problems during the setup as some errors were noted due to a few prerequisites not being fulfilled and having some configuration files to edit and plugins to add."
"There's room for improvement in the visibility, and in the ability to extract information."
"Business services monitoring is still really basic."
"We'd like to see more integration capabilities."
"The web interface is perfectly fit for purpose but isn't up there with the best modern admin panels."
"The reporting structure could be more streamlined."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The pricing is really cost efficient. The licensing is perpetual and can be renewed very easily."
"We are using the free version of this solution."
"Nagios XI is an expensive solution."
"Licensing costs are reasonable."
"For our country in North Africa, it's expensive and we could purchase another solution for that price. But it's a reasonable price if we're speaking in international terms."
"You can grow into the higher-priced scale as they learn how to utilize the features for Nagios XI."
"It is good to contact experts for advice about what is the best solution for your specific infrastructure and enterprise."
"For the cost of the commercial product and support, and taking into account the open source characteristics of it, I believe it is difficult to a better value."
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Comparison Review

it_user174738 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Developer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
May 31, 2015
Nagios vs. Zabbix vs. PRTG vs. Spiceworks vs. Solarwinds Network Performance Monitor
I have researched a quite a few network monitoring tools which can be used for various monitoring purposes of not only the servers, but the intermediate routers as well. There are majorly three types of these softwares. Ones which are completely open-source, you can do almost anything you want…
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
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Financial Services Firm
10%
Computer Software Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business22
Midsize Enterprise17
Large Enterprise21
 

Questions from the Community

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Nagios XI?
The pricing for the Nagios XI product is good and better than other solutions. I would give it a four or five.
What needs improvement with Nagios XI?
The user interface needs improvement. Many tools have poor user interfaces, making them hard to manage and navigate.
What is your primary use case for Nagios XI?
I normally use Nagios XI for our servers. It's not particularly used for network equipment, however, I use it for monitoring our server performance, including CPU, memory, data, and services runnin...
 

Comparisons

 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Centerity Systems has thousands of customers world wide, including Fortune 500 Enterprises such as Cisco, General Electric, Siemens, Harris Corporation, and Coca-Cola.
Nagios has over one million users globally, including AOL, DHL, McAfee, MCI, MTV, Yahoo!, Universal, Toshiba, Sony, Siemens, and JPMorgan Chase.
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