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HashiCorp Cloud Platform (HCP) vs Nagios Core on CentOS comparison

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Categories and Ranking

HashiCorp Cloud Platform (HCP)
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
Managed Cloud Services (5th)
Nagios Core on CentOS
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
4.9
Number of Reviews
15
Ranking in other categories
Operating Systems (OS) for Business (23rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

HashiCorp Cloud Platform (HCP) and Nagios Core on CentOS aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. HashiCorp Cloud Platform (HCP) is designed for Managed Cloud Services and holds a mindshare of 8.2%, up 2.3% compared to last year.
Nagios Core on CentOS, on the other hand, focuses on Operating Systems (OS) for Business, holds 0.2% mindshare, up 0.0% since last year.
Managed Cloud Services Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
HashiCorp Cloud Platform (HCP)8.2%
HPE GreenLake17.2%
Everpure Evergreen One16.1%
Other58.5%
Managed Cloud Services
Operating Systems (OS) for Business Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Nagios Core on CentOS0.2%
Ubuntu Linux8.1%
Windows 117.4%
Other84.3%
Operating Systems (OS) for Business
 

Featured Reviews

Rajib Aich - PeerSpot reviewer
SR. systems specialists at ASB Bank Ltd
Has reduced credential management time and improved workflow efficiency through seamless integration
The best features that HashiCorp Cloud Platform (HCP) offers include its HashiCorp language, which is very easy to use, and you can do whatever the organization requires. For DevOps integration, HashiCorp Cloud Platform (HCP) is very easy to integrate, and I found the learning curve not hard at all. There is a lot of online documentation and learning materials available, making it quite helpful. Additionally, HashiCorp Cloud Platform (HCP) has two versions: one is professional, and another one is a free version online that you can use as open-source. There are also plenty of documentation and online forums where you can chat with specialists in HashiCorp products. HashiCorp HCL language makes things easier for my team because it is very straightforward and any programmer can understand it. The syntax is easy, and there is a lot of documentation as well as learning materials available online that can be very useful. HashiCorp Cloud Platform (HCP) has positively impacted my organization, leading to a significant budget saving and allowing us to integrate everything the way we wanted. Those positive impacts include a definite plus in terms of security and easier integration. Regarding cost savings, it was a big win for us as the organization has saved a lot. We did not need to have another third-party product, which is often expensive in the market, and the templating of any credentials and passwords was easy to manage in one place.
reviewer2836233 - PeerSpot reviewer
Infrastructure Analyst at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Monitoring has reduced outages and improves proactive issue resolution across our infrastructure
Regarding complexity, I think there is no feature like InfluxDB AI, so it may require more expertise to configure. There are also some migration challenges in adopting the new dashboards, so it takes some time to train the staff, but it is not a big concern. I think it is better to add some advanced features. I do not think there are so many things that need to be improved in Nagios Core on CentOS. If it is better to customize the dashboard or if we can get something like a modern view, it will be helpful for the dashboard. I felt very happy with Nagios Core on CentOS. Why I took off one point is that I think it is better suited for a small or medium setup. If large enterprises can use Nagios Core on CentOS, it will be helpful. It also requires manual editing of the config file, so it is a little bit time-consuming. The web interface is functional, but compared to some other latest AI monitoring platforms, it is a little bit lacking. I think the AI platform would score higher, but it is good. The reporting is just basic, so if we compare it with Grafana, it needs richer insights.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The ease of accessing passwords and using Vault has positively impacted my team's workflow and productivity, as it changes the way my team handles sensitive credentials."
"HashiCorp Cloud Platform (HCP) has positively impacted my organization, leading to a significant budget saving and allowing us to integrate everything the way we wanted."
"HashiCorp Cloud Platform (HCP) has positively impacted my organization by helping us reduce the number of mistakes made in the infrastructure, and we can keep all the standards."
"I appreciate the consistency that HashiCorp Cloud Platform (HCP) offers because I can create an environment once, add variables, and deploy them to multiple environments in a short span of time."
"HashiCorp Cloud Platform (HCP) has positively impacted my organization by making the whole problem-solving process easier, as if there are any ticket issues, things get resolved more easily compared to our previous services."
"HashiCorp Cloud Platform (HCP) has positively impacted my organization by bringing efficiency and increasing productivity."
"HashiCorp Cloud Platform (HCP) has positively impacted my organization by ensuring that the data is tokenized and the user access is appropriately assigned."
"The product's initial setup phase is easy."
"Time-saving and money-saving are good parts of implementing Nagios Core on CentOS because before Nagios Core on CentOS, we manually monitored everything and required more human intervention, and through Nagios Core on CentOS, time consumption and other factors have been reduced, which is a good thing for our organization and in a 24/7 environment it is more beneficial."
"Nagios Core on CentOS has positively impacted my organization by moving our time toward a more advanced and modern monitoring solution, resulting in a better dashboard and tools to view system health in one dashboard and also optimizing alert handling."
"Nagios Core on CentOS has impacted my organization positively because it is impactful to the business, and if the production server is down, Nagios Core on CentOS will check certain services, which impacts production."
"The best features of Nagios Core on CentOS are complete infrastructure monitoring and real-time alerting and notifications."
"Before Nagios Core on CentOS, we were getting alerts after the incident happened, but after implementing Nagios and integrating it with our existing system, we get alerts in real time, which allows us to easily identify the root cause and reduce mean time to repair."
"Nagios Core on CentOS has positively impacted our organization by increasing recovery between failures."
"Since using Nagios Core on CentOS, I have noticed specific improvements in downtime and how quickly my team can respond to issues."
"Using Nagios Core on CentOS had a significant positive impact on the organization at Infosys where I used it by improving system availability, reducing downtime, and enabling proactive issue resolution."
 

Cons

"If HashiCorp Cloud Platform (HCP) could implement a way to configure the machines internally, and not only the cloud infrastructure provisioning and the boxes, and if they also added a way that we can easily configure the package or deploy applications inside the boxes, it would be fantastic."
"I think HashiCorp Cloud Platform (HCP) can be improved by creating a module for audit to make access to logs easier and to improve the auditability of who is accessing which vaults at which time and being able to generate that information in a report."
"I don't have enough experience with HashiCorp Cloud Platform (HCP) yet to have any recommendations for improvement at this time, but I would suggest speeding up the process."
"From an improvement perspective, there is a need to ensure some bug fixes."
"I have encountered a problem when updating modules required by policy changes, as the existing infrastructure sometimes gets deleted."
"You need knowledge and experience to use Terraform, Vault, and other HashiCorp tools."
"It would be good if college or university students could explore HashiCorp Cloud Platform to a certain extent as an open-source solution."
"The main concern is that CentOS support has ended and its life cycle has reached its conclusion, which is why we moved over to other operating systems."
"Nagios Core on CentOS can be improved by making it easier. Specifically, I would prefer the configuration and interface of Nagios Core on CentOS to be easier, more easily configured, and have an easy UI-based way to monitor all aspects."
"In the modern world, we need Kubernetes and OpenShift support for Nagios, and it would be better to support the Kubernetes and OpenShift platforms."
"Why I took off one point is that I think it is better suited for a small or medium setup."
"Nagios Core on CentOS requires human intervention for monitoring; we must monitor the services in a 24/7 environment, and I believe this needs to be improved."
"Nagios Core on CentOS could be improved by adding more flexibility towards adding plugins."
"To improve Nagios Core on CentOS, I believe that many more plugins could be generated by the Nagios organization, such as those for monitoring services of an F5 load balancer or different other hardware devices such as Imperva WAF."
"Nagios Core on CentOS could be improved with an official Docker image from Nagios Core."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"For my side, the tool is not expensive. It is a very flexible product that you can utilize. I think the tool is a little bit expensive for smaller companies, especially startups."
"The solution's pricing is moderate according to industry standard prices."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
22%
Comms Service Provider
15%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Construction Company
34%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business1
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise8
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise10
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for HashiCorp Cloud Platform (HCP)?
I was not part of the team that handled the pricing, setup cost, and licensing, so I don't handle that.
What needs improvement with HashiCorp Cloud Platform (HCP)?
I am not entirely sure about how HashiCorp Cloud Platform (HCP) could improve, as I don't have anything on top of my head at the moment.
What is your primary use case for HashiCorp Cloud Platform (HCP)?
My main use case for HashiCorp Cloud Platform (HCP) is that we've been using Azure, and we recently switched to HashiCorp because of the service and ease of ticketing systems. A specific example of...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Nagios Core on CentOS?
I do not handle the pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Nagios Core on CentOS as my manager takes care of that.
What needs improvement with Nagios Core on CentOS?
Nagios Core on CentOS requires human intervention for monitoring. We take 24/7 monitoring on Nagios Core on CentOS, which is a drawback. We must monitor the services in a 24/7 environment, and I be...
What is your primary use case for Nagios Core on CentOS?
We use Nagios Core on CentOS for server monitoring purposes, including ping response and other health checks. We monitor whether the server's health is fine or not. Nagios Core on CentOS operates w...
 

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