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NetCrunch vs Oracle Enterprise Manager comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Aug 6, 2024

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

Categories and Ranking

NetCrunch
Ranking in Server Monitoring
28th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
Network Monitoring Software (78th), IT Infrastructure Monitoring (63rd), Log Management (52nd)
Oracle Enterprise Manager
Ranking in Server Monitoring
6th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
129
Ranking in other categories
Database Development and Management (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Server Monitoring category, the mindshare of NetCrunch is 2.3%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Enterprise Manager is 2.7%, up from 1.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Server Monitoring Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Oracle Enterprise Manager2.7%
NetCrunch2.3%
Other95.0%
Server Monitoring
 

Featured Reviews

it_user1038504 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Systems Administrator, Technical Lead at Connectivity Wireless
A network monitoring platform with a useful reporting feature, but permission-based options could be better
The initial setup is fairly easy. Most of it's wizard-based. You don't have to be a rocket scientist to set it up. But if you don't know certain things related to protocols and everything else, it might be difficult. If you know how SNMP works, it'll be fairly simple to set up.
reviewer996648 - PeerSpot reviewer
Founder and President at a training & coaching company with 1-10 employees
Extensive functionality impresses despite occasional setup complexity
The functions and features of Oracle Enterprise Manager that I have found most valuable are its evolution from being problematic in 10g and 11g versions to becoming better and more stable. Now it has become a significantly improved product. We have integrated identity management, and we are using it for normal database examination, tuning, and performance. We are working with STATSPACK and similar tools that are integrated in Oracle Enterprise Manager. We are currently working with version 13.5, having upgraded from 13.4 last year. Automation is useful for improving operational efficiency, and there are many more opportunities to automate outside the databases. Not many things need to be automated inside the databases. We have jobs running, imports, exports, and similar tasks. To automate these processes, we utilize the Scheduler from Oracle, which is managed in the databases by the vendor. This is not part of our DBA functions in Oracle Enterprise Manager.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Reporting on NetCrunch is pretty good. It's very similar to SolarWinds. It's just a different interface. The majority of everything there was beneficial."
"The setup is very intuitive and quick - it all just took a few minutes we were done."
"Reporting on NetCrunch is pretty good; it's very similar to SolarWinds, just with a different interface, and the majority of everything there was beneficial."
"Can drastically reduce the diagnostic time and help monitoring multiple instances."
"I think what I really like in this product is that DBAs and my management development team don’t have to sit and manually write queries."
"The most valuable feature of OEM is that it goes hand-in-hand with our EDI, essentially allowing us to operate the SOA Suite solution on a management level."
"We are able to manage larger numbers of databases with less human resources."
"This solution allows us to quickly drill down when there are issues."
"The solution's most valuable aspect is the fact that it is embedded with the Oracle database and Oracle's engineering system, its extra data, and analytics."
"For Oracle databases and Oracle products in general, OEM is the best monitoring / console solution to get live and historical overview on your systems"
"Oracle Enterprise Manager is a scalable solution."
 

Cons

"I didn't care for the role-based, permission-based options, which were not the best."
"I didn't care for the role-based, permission-based options, which were not the best."
"Our network is made up of a lot of Cisco devices, and it needs improvements."
"We've had a lot of struggles patching automation. There's no good log file that you can debug."
"It is complicated to run it on Google Chrome."
"In my opinion, the user interface could be improved."
"One of the big problems we had was using Data Guard along with OEM; it just didn’t work (Data Guard is a local higher level solution). Every time we did a takeover, it would stop working, so that was the biggest challenge we had."
"The solution has a very large resource system. It's too big. There are too many items."
"The storage system monitoring is really a little basic. They just give the symptoms, not the solutions."
"I would like to see Oracle address the multi-data center monitoring and management in a more seamless way where management services are easily spread across the data centers like they can be today, but address the single database repository that can only exist in one data center at a time."
"The solution’s pricing could be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"As far as I know, you do not pay for Oracle Enterprise Manager separately. You can use Enterprise Manager for free if you already have an Oracle license for your database."
"Based upon 3 days of implementation by a single person, plus licensing costs would be approximately $60,000, including the virtualized hosts."
"Evaluate your requirements carefully. Elaborate DR and HA setup of OEM can become expensive."
"I rate Oracle Enterprise Manager’s pricing a five out of ten."
"It is part of Real Application Testing, so no new investment is necessary for clients who already are already using RAT."
"We are satisfied with the pricing."
"The solution is inexpensive to purchase."
"Oracle Enterprise Manager is a free-of-cost solution. Oracle Enterprise Manager can be expensive only if you go for its licensing part."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
24%
Comms Service Provider
12%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Agriculture
7%
Financial Services Firm
18%
Marketing Services Firm
8%
Construction Company
7%
Manufacturing Company
6%
 

Company Size

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Company SizeCount
Small Business37
Midsize Enterprise25
Large Enterprise81
 

Questions from the Community

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What do you like most about Oracle Enterprise Manager?
What I like most about Oracle Enterprise Manager are its features, particularly the active session history. It provides insights into SQL, and I use it regularly to identify potential issues.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Enterprise Manager?
I would rate the pricing of Oracle Enterprise Manager as very expensive, definitely deserving a 10 out of 10.
What needs improvement with Oracle Enterprise Manager?
The weaknesses I would like to address in Oracle Enterprise Manager involve the dealing of Grid Infrastructure. Oracle Enterprise Manager's handling of Grid Infrastructure needs some improvement. I...
 

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