NetCrunch by AdRem is agentless, cross-platform network monitoring software. The software monitors 65 network services, SNMP devices without agents, Windows applications, as well as Windows, Linux, NetWare, BSD, and Mac OS X systems. NetCrunch also centralizes fault management by collecting data and alerting on events from sources like Windows Event Log, syslogs, and SNMP traps. It shows dynamic graphic views of both physical and logical network topology. AdRem offers a simple node-based pricing structure.<\/p>\n
Check out the product website<\/a><\/p>\nRating: 4 out of 5 stars<\/p>","brand":{"@type":"Brand","name":"AdRem Software"},"aggregateRating":{"@type":"AggregateRating","ratingValue":4.44230769230769,"bestRating":"5","worstRating":"1","ratingCount":52,"reviewCount":52},"reviews":[{"@context":"http://schema.org/","@type":"Review","reviewBody":"Netcrunch 7 is a great piece of software for any network. I have been using the software for close to 7 years now. At first I would use the software to just let me know when network equipment has gone off-line, but now I used the software to get in-depth reports on hard drive activity, to watching Exchange, to watching my databases and even individual ports on switches. This software has become the first thing I look at in the morning and the last things in the evenings.<\/p>\nI run the software on a VM with Windows Server 2008R2. From the main dashboard I can see at a quick glance all of the networks running and if there are major or minor issues happening. It lists out the servers, networking equipment, printers, and other devices. Then I see a timeline of the past 24 hours and listed out are any alerts that may have come up during each hour, then I can drill down to see what was happening at that moment.<\/p>\nAs I look at each IP network it will give me the rundown of the network. I can then explore each network and see each node based on many different layouts. I can see a node that is having issues from it being colored red and others that may colored yellow to tell me that there have been issues, but things are working. If I drill down to a node then I can see all of the individual parts of the system and what is being monitored. With a Windows server you can even see the Windows Services running. If you want to watch a new service you can add almost anything you want to see or create a new one based on your needs.<\/p>\nThe great thing about this software is that you can know what is going on from just about anywhere you are at. From just getting E-mails, to text messages and now it also can be accessed through an Internet Browser from any device. Another great feature is its ability to always be watching if a new machine has been added to the network, so that you don’t have to go out and add it to the system, but you can if you want to. Once a new node has been added it will start checking it all out and verify all of the components and what it needs to be monitoring.<\/p>\nFor me being a one man shop this software has been invaluable as I can tell when things happen usually before anyone else notices. Netcrunch has earned its spot to stay on my network for a long time and I look forward to each new release as they are always improving the software to meet the needs of today’s networks.<\/p>\n<\/a>Overall Rating<\/h4>\n5 out of 5 stars<\/p>","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"5","bestRating":"5","worstRating":"1"},"datePublished":"2014-05-07T14:45:17.000Z","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"danielzobel0026","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/u/danielzobel0026"}},{"@context":"http://schema.org/","@type":"Review","reviewBody":"There are a lot of other NetCrunch features that I could mention here, but needless to say NetCrunch has proven itself to be everything we need and more for our network here at the Municipal Heating Company in Krakow, Poland. We have a very diverse network made up of Aps, servers, Servos, VoIP adapters, and many others – yet monitoring it all with NetCrunch is simple. Physical map layout is simple, and easy to read even for the junior IT members of our team. In the past we also tested the competitor’s program, yet only NetCrunch was able to deal with VMware ESXi servers this easily. The build in reports make it easy to pinpoint problem areas. NetCrunch is definitely worth every penny.<\/p>\n<\/a>Overall Rating<\/h4>\n5 out of 5 stars<\/p>","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"5","bestRating":"5","worstRating":"1"},"datePublished":"2014-10-21T08:54:54.000Z","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"grzegorzwagrowski","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/u/grzegorzwagrowski"}},{"@context":"http://schema.org/","@type":"Review","reviewBody":"NetCrunch it the best software for monitoring your network I’ve ever seen.\nIn our customers networks we have multiple system to monitor. Servers, ups, switches, transmission equipment, Voip and all other electronic systems, even automatic-hoover for example.\nThe best is you can see all of them in one places - live. Their conditions, alerts, bandwidth etc.\nNetCrunch is stable, easy use, readable and very intuitive. Also you have many, many options to personalize working with your equipment and you.<\/p>\nI can risk and say that there is no IT hardware on the world which NetCrunch cannot monitor.<\/p>\nWith all the responsibility I can recommend it for all administrators who are looking easy to use and stable network monitoring systems.<\/p>\n<\/a>Overall Rating<\/h4>\n5 out of 5 stars<\/p>","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"5","bestRating":"5","worstRating":"1"},"datePublished":"2015-12-21T10:25:17.000Z","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"tomaszdbski","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/u/tomaszdbski"}},{"@context":"http://schema.org/","@type":"Review","reviewBody":"The setup is very intuitive, and quick - it all just took a few minutes, and we were done. The Dashboard layout makes it easy to manage our network. Our network is made up of a lot of Windows servers, Cisco routers, access points, and Linux machines - so it’s really diverse - yet NetCrunch is able to handle it all. All in all, it’s a real workhorse, we’re just happy with it.\nI have been using NetCrunch since version 6. The Dashboards make it easy to manage all the different devices throughout our network locations in different parts of the country, and especially recently with the new widgets. Tech support is quick, and often offers to connect remotely to assist with any configuration, and questions. It also helps that they release new updates about 4 times a year, constantly introducing new things.<\/p>\nOur network is made up of a lot of Cisco devices, and NetCrunch’s build in Nbar support, and the ability to add widgets, and create custom maps of the different locations that we have - just make sense to go with NetCrunch. Also, the build in MiB compiler makes it easy to for us to monitor the generic devices.<\/p>\n<\/a>Overall Rating<\/h4>\n5 out of 5 stars<\/p>","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"5","bestRating":"5","worstRating":"1"},"datePublished":"2016-04-15T08:34:15.000Z","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"marcosmedinacasasola","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/u/marcosmedinacasasola"}},{"@context":"http://schema.org/","@type":"Review","reviewBody":"<\/a>Fantastic!<\/h3>\nInstall is pretty straight forward. The fact that this did not take forever made me very happy. I have used paid network monitors in the past and this one is comparable.<\/p>\n<\/a>What are the pros?<\/h4>\nI love the layout and how you can see everything in the network atlas.<\/p>\n<\/a>What are the cons?<\/h4>\nI am still checking out software and have yet to find anything I don’t like at this time.<\/p>\n<\/a>Overall Rating<\/h4>\n5 out of 5 stars<\/p>","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"5","bestRating":"5","worstRating":"1"},"datePublished":"2017-05-10T12:26:53.000Z","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"levijones6972","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/u/levijones6972"}},{"@context":"http://schema.org/","@type":"Review","reviewBody":"<\/a>It seems to work great<\/h3>\nHaving grafana support is a major plus to the product. Any way to visualize this type of information and data is extremely helpful. There are alot of services out there that do these tasks, but netcrunch seemed intuitive.<\/p>\n<\/a>What are the pros?<\/h4>\nSimple, intuitive, and feature rich. It looks like the licensing model is not over the top.<\/p>\n<\/a>What are the cons?<\/h4>\nThere are several products like this out there, having a linux version would be nice!<\/p>\n<\/a>Overall Rating<\/h4>\n4 out of 5 stars<\/p>","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"4","bestRating":"5","worstRating":"1"},"datePublished":"2017-05-10T14:37:43.000Z","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"samzick4","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/u/samzick4"}},{"@context":"http://schema.org/","@type":"Review","reviewBody":"<\/a>Gc Dashboard server<\/h3>\nInstallation was simple after finding my server address. The smooth style is easy on the eyes once in the dashboard. Other remote tools watchout!<\/p>\n<\/a>Overall Rating<\/h4>\n4 out of 5 stars<\/p>","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"4","bestRating":"5","worstRating":"1"},"datePublished":"2017-05-10T16:28:28.000Z","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"yikes123","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/u/yikes123"}},{"@context":"http://schema.org/","@type":"Review","reviewBody":"<\/a>Slick looking interface<\/h3>\nI’m currently using PRTG so I’m viewing NetCrunch through that lens. The setup guide that walks you through adding devices is good, shading and highlighting to guide you through the setup. After that though I found the interface unintuitive. Things that looked like links that would take you to a more detailed page instead brought up a pop-up menu.<\/p>\nThe information it pulled from Cisco switches via SNMP was accurate but not always useful to me. For example, it warned me that there were 3000 read errors. When I clicked that it took me to a list of the interfaces but did not separate the interfaces with errors from the rest of them, leaving me to scroll through and look at the data for 300 interfaces each individually. There was no color coding that would make a particular interface jump out as having a warning. I liked the port mapping on the details of the switch. With your whole network on there it would be quite useful.<\/p>\nAs an aside they price by node, which is a device, as opposed to PRTG which charges by the sensor, or individual field on a device.<\/p>\n<\/a>What are the pros?<\/h4>\nSetup guide<\/p>\n<\/a>What are the cons?<\/h4>\nsome of the information layout<\/p>\n<\/a>Overall Rating<\/h4>\n3 out of 5 stars<\/p>","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"3","bestRating":"5","worstRating":"1"},"datePublished":"2017-05-10T16:54:36.000Z","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"jhuhmann","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/u/jhuhmann"}},{"@context":"http://schema.org/","@type":"Review","reviewBody":"<\/a>Pretty robust software<\/h3>\nVery robust monitoring software. Multiple monitoring methods, very easy install and the auto populate (via scan) is pretty spot on. Almost an information overload in all of the options and data provided.<\/p>\n<\/a>What are the pros?<\/h4>\nEasy auto populate of network(s).\nSimple install.\nClean interface.<\/p>\n<\/a>What are the cons?<\/h4>\nUpfront pricing would be a plus before I get to attached to the software.\nStill testing the software, so nothing too negative at this point.<\/p>\n<\/a>Overall Rating<\/h4>\n4 out of 5 stars<\/p>","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"4","bestRating":"5","worstRating":"1"},"datePublished":"2017-05-11T13:08:10.000Z","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"shonolson","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/u/shonolson"}},{"@context":"http://schema.org/","@type":"Review","reviewBody":"<\/a>Great info with minimal effort<\/h3>\nI’m impressed. The initial install and setup on a half dozen selected nodes took 30-45 minutes and was done while multitasking on a handful of other things. It covers one ESXI host, 4 VMs a Ubiquity UniFi AP and an HP ProCurve switch.<\/p>\nVery simple install–select the nodes you want to be a part of the “Atlas” and provide authentication creds. and a lot of the rest of the work is done by the installer through discovery. The default monitoring packs were appropriate. Adding others (Exchange, DNS, etc.) were pretty simple to setup.<\/p>\nNetCrunch actually uncovered an Exchange caching issue that we were unaware of.<\/p>\nI really like the UI. My only complaint is that I wish I could squeeze more info in the “Overview” tabs (both Summary and Nodes views). The info is very useful, I just wish I could see more in one screen.<\/p>\nInstalling the Console program was simple, the webaccess was automatic. Both give a full view and are consistent. Not many complaints at all, really.<\/p>\n<\/a>What are the pros?<\/h4>\n\nSetup was fast and easy<\/li>\nUI is very good.<\/li>\nLots of integration options for notifications<\/li>\nLightweight console app & web option<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/a>What are the cons?<\/h4>\nNot many so far…<\/p>\n\nWould be nice to auto-detect servers running common services (Exchange) and suggest additional monitoring packs. As easy as the install was, I was almost surprised that it didn’t do this.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/a>Overall Rating<\/h4>\n5 out of 5 stars<\/p>","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"5","bestRating":"5","worstRating":"1"},"datePublished":"2017-05-17T16:47:10.000Z","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"joeb13","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/u/joeb13"}},{"@context":"http://schema.org/","@type":"Review","reviewBody":"<\/a>Pretty dang good<\/h3>\nNice piece of software for monitoring critical applications. Monitoring my critical APP servers on my vmware setup with extreme ease.<\/p>\n<\/a>What are the pros?<\/h4>\nEasy to install, allows you to set a port for what the web service will run on.<\/p>\n<\/a>What are the cons?<\/h4>\nWould like to be able to run it on IIS natively,<\/p>\n<\/a>Overall Rating<\/h4>\n4 out of 5 stars<\/p>","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"4","bestRating":"5","worstRating":"1"},"datePublished":"2017-05-24T18:21:06.000Z","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"technerdmike","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/u/technerdmike"}},{"@context":"http://schema.org/","@type":"Review","reviewBody":"<\/a>NetCrunch<\/h3>\nI was highly impressed by the software. Just need to work on a business proposal to acquire the platform. Thanks!<\/p>\n<\/a>What are the pros?<\/h4>\nEverything<\/p>\n<\/a>What are the cons?<\/h4>\nNone<\/p>\n<\/a>Overall Rating<\/h4>\n5 out of 5 stars<\/p>","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"5","bestRating":"5","worstRating":"1"},"datePublished":"2017-06-01T18:31:11.000Z","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"carolinelalley","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/u/carolinelalley"}},{"@context":"http://schema.org/","@type":"Review","reviewBody":"<\/a>Impressed. Nice package, easy to configure.<\/h3>\nI like the integration and scripting capabilities the most. Great combo monitoring package. Large library of mibs included and the ability to make custom ones.<\/p>\n<\/a>What are the pros?<\/h4>\nMIB Library, Ease of setup and install, logical configuration. Powerful actions scripting.<\/p>\n<\/a>What are the cons?<\/h4>\nReporting is not the easiest, but is powerful.<\/p>\n<\/a>Overall Rating<\/h4>\n5 out of 5 stars<\/p>","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"5","bestRating":"5","worstRating":"1"},"datePublished":"2017-06-08T12:18:52.000Z","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"kirkdecarlo","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/u/kirkdecarlo"}},{"@context":"http://schema.org/","@type":"Review","reviewBody":"<\/a>Netcrunch<\/h3>\nGreat piece of software for monitoring critical servers and applications.\nReally easy to install. I was pleasantly surprised and impressed.\nReally like the improvements in 10 as well.<\/p>\n<\/a>Overall Rating<\/h4>\n4 out of 5 stars<\/p>","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"4","bestRating":"5","worstRating":"1"},"datePublished":"2017-06-08T12:54:07.000Z","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"marshaldillon","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/u/marshaldillon"}},{"@context":"http://schema.org/","@type":"Review","reviewBody":"<\/a>Great looking software! Functioned well<\/h3>\nIt was very easy to setup and configure, Very easy to see problems and work to resolve those issues. I was surprised how reliable and stable it seemed to be.<\/p>\n<\/a>What are the pros?<\/h4>\nEasy to configure, quick to see results<\/p>\n<\/a>Overall Rating<\/h4>\n4 out of 5 stars<\/p>","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"4","bestRating":"5","worstRating":"1"},"datePublished":"2017-06-09T18:51:58.000Z","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"genehill2","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/u/genehill2"}},{"@context":"http://schema.org/","@type":"Review","reviewBody":"<\/a>Netcrunch<\/h3>\nAwesome easy gui easy to setup and navigate… You can easily drill down into your network and find problems! i love it<\/p>\n<\/a>What are the pros?<\/h4>\nGUI\n, Speed , Indepth<\/p>\n<\/a>What are the cons?<\/h4>\nNothing so far<\/p>\n<\/a>Overall Rating<\/h4>\n5 out of 5 stars<\/p>","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"5","bestRating":"5","worstRating":"1"},"datePublished":"2017-06-26T17:26:42.000Z","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"garrettgriswold","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/u/garrettgriswold"}},{"@context":"http://schema.org/","@type":"Review","reviewBody":"<\/a>Simple to use<\/h3>\nVery intuitive software, and easy to navigate and run. Highly impressed with it. Would recommend to a colleague in this industry.<\/p>\n<\/a>Overall Rating<\/h4>\n5 out of 5 stars<\/p>","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"5","bestRating":"5","worstRating":"1"},"datePublished":"2017-06-26T19:41:52.000Z","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"kathrynnappa","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/u/kathrynnappa"}},{"@context":"http://schema.org/","@type":"Review","reviewBody":"<\/a>NetCrunch(es the rest)<\/h3>\nWas easy to install and set up the initial config and get the first scan completed. Will take a little time to get to understand the interface<\/p>\n<\/a>What are the pros?<\/h4>\neasy config and node discovery<\/p>\n<\/a>What are the cons?<\/h4>\nCould do with a little more in the introductory tutorial for beginners to network monitoring<\/p>\n<\/a>Overall Rating<\/h4>\n4 out of 5 stars<\/p>","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"4","bestRating":"5","worstRating":"1"},"datePublished":"2017-06-27T09:05:49.000Z","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"pgauldy","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/u/pgauldy"}},{"@context":"http://schema.org/","@type":"Review","reviewBody":"<\/a>Awesome Network Monitor!<\/h3>\nVery easy and powerful network monitor, I had it setup in no time. Having used many popular products over the years, I found this to be definitely a cut above.<\/p>\n<\/a>What are the pros?<\/h4>\nSuper simple setup and configuration, easily find what you need, does everything it’s supposed to.<\/p>\n<\/a>What are the cons?<\/h4>\nNothing so far!<\/p>\n<\/a>Overall Rating<\/h4>\n5 out of 5 stars<\/p>","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"5","bestRating":"5","worstRating":"1"},"datePublished":"2017-06-27T19:13:47.000Z","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"aaronflora","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/u/aaronflora"}}],"image":"https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/spiceworks/optimized/4X/4/e/7/4e79a79da2f4f3e20026d91d0cdb020502642dde_2_1024x1024.png"} Spiceworks Community NetCrunch Network Monitor Software general-devops, product-reviews spiceworks-product-reviews (Spiceworks Product Reviews) October 30, 2012, 5:38pm 1 76528843c15d09e39cdb112be2d72591.png1628×1628 203 KB NetCrunch by AdRem is agentless, cross-platform network monitoring software. The software monitors 65 network services, SNMP devices without agents, Windows applications, as well as Windows, Linux, NetWare, BSD, and Mac OS X systems. NetCrunch also centralizes fault management by collecting data and alerting on events from sources like Windows Event Log, syslogs, and SNMP traps. It shows dynamic graphic views of both physical and logical network topology. AdRem offers a simple node-based pricing structure. Check out the product website Rating: 4 out of 5 stars danielzobel0026 (Daniel7924) May 7, 2014, 2:45pm 2 Netcrunch 7 is a great piece of software for any network. I have been using the software for close to 7 years now. At first I would use the software to just let me know when network equipment has gone off-line, but now I used the software to get in-depth reports on hard drive activity, to watching Exchange, to watching my databases and even individual ports on switches. This software has become the first thing I look at in the morning and the last things in the evenings. I run the software on a VM with Windows Server 2008R2. From the main dashboard I can see at a quick glance all of the networks running and if there are major or minor issues happening. It lists out the servers, networking equipment, printers, and other devices. Then I see a timeline of the past 24 hours and listed out are any alerts that may have come up during each hour, then I can drill down to see what was happening at that moment. As I look at each IP network it will give me the rundown of the network. I can then explore each network and see each node based on many different layouts. I can see a node that is having issues from it being colored red and others that may colored yellow to tell me that there have been issues, but things are working. If I drill down to a node then I can see all of the individual parts of the system and what is being monitored. With a Windows server you can even see the Windows Services running. If you want to watch a new service you can add almost anything you want to see or create a new one based on your needs. The great thing about this software is that you can know what is going on from just about anywhere you are at. From just getting E-mails, to text messages and now it also can be accessed through an Internet Browser from any device. Another great feature is its ability to always be watching if a new machine has been added to the network, so that you don’t have to go out and add it to the system, but you can if you want to. Once a new node has been added it will start checking it all out and verify all of the components and what it needs to be monitoring. For me being a one man shop this software has been invaluable as I can tell when things happen usually before anyone else notices. Netcrunch has earned its spot to stay on my network for a long time and I look forward to each new release as they are always improving the software to meet the needs of today’s networks. Overall Rating 5 out of 5 stars 1 Spice up grzegorzwagrowski (grzegorzwagrowski) October 21, 2014, 8:54am 3 There are a lot of other NetCrunch features that I could mention here, but needless to say NetCrunch has proven itself to be everything we need and more for our network here at the Municipal Heating Company in Krakow, Poland. We have a very diverse network made up of Aps, servers, Servos, VoIP adapters, and many others – yet monitoring it all with NetCrunch is simple. Physical map layout is simple, and easy to read even for the junior IT members of our team. In the past we also tested the competitor’s program, yet only NetCrunch was able to deal with VMware ESXi servers this easily. The build in reports make it easy to pinpoint problem areas. NetCrunch is definitely worth every penny. Overall Rating 5 out of 5 stars tomaszdbski (tomaszdbski) December 21, 2015, 10:25am 4 NetCrunch it the best software for monitoring your network I’ve ever seen. In our customers networks we have multiple system to monitor. Servers, ups, switches, transmission equipment, Voip and all other electronic systems, even automatic-hoover for example. The best is you can see all of them in one places - live. Their conditions, alerts, bandwidth etc. NetCrunch is stable, easy use, readable and very intuitive. Also you have many, many options to personalize working with your equipment and you. I can risk and say that there is no IT hardware on the world which NetCrunch cannot monitor. With all the responsibility I can recommend it for all administrators who are looking easy to use and stable network monitoring systems. Overall Rating 5 out of 5 stars marcosmedinacasasola (marcosmedinacasasola) April 15, 2016, 8:34am 5 The setup is very intuitive, and quick - it all just took a few minutes, and we were done. The Dashboard layout makes it easy to manage our network. Our network is made up of a lot of Windows servers, Cisco routers, access points, and Linux machines - so it’s really diverse - yet NetCrunch is able to handle it all. All in all, it’s a real workhorse, we’re just happy with it. I have been using NetCrunch since version 6. The Dashboards make it easy to manage all the different devices throughout our network locations in different parts of the country, and especially recently with the new widgets. Tech support is quick, and often offers to connect remotely to assist with any configuration, and questions. It also helps that they release new updates about 4 times a year, constantly introducing new things. Our network is made up of a lot of Cisco devices, and NetCrunch’s build in Nbar support, and the ability to add widgets, and create custom maps of the different locations that we have - just make sense to go with NetCrunch. Also, the build in MiB compiler makes it easy to for us to monitor the generic devices. Overall Rating 5 out of 5 stars levijones6972 (Levi1126) May 10, 2017, 12:26pm 6 Fantastic! Install is pretty straight forward. The fact that this did not take forever made me very happy. I have used paid network monitors in the past and this one is comparable. What are the pros? I love the layout and how you can see everything in the network atlas. What are the cons? I am still checking out software and have yet to find anything I don’t like at this time. Overall Rating 5 out of 5 stars samzick4 (Deathbybandaid-SW) May 10, 2017, 2:37pm 7 It seems to work great Having grafana support is a major plus to the product. Any way to visualize this type of information and data is extremely helpful. There are alot of services out there that do these tasks, but netcrunch seemed intuitive. What are the pros? Simple, intuitive, and feature rich. It looks like the licensing model is not over the top. What are the cons? There are several products like this out there, having a linux version would be nice! Overall Rating 4 out of 5 stars yikes123 (yikes123) May 10, 2017, 4:28pm 8 Gc Dashboard server Installation was simple after finding my server address. The smooth style is easy on the eyes once in the dashboard. Other remote tools watchout! Overall Rating 4 out of 5 stars jhuhmann (TheHuman) May 10, 2017, 4:54pm 9 Slick looking interface I’m currently using PRTG so I’m viewing NetCrunch through that lens. The setup guide that walks you through adding devices is good, shading and highlighting to guide you through the setup. After that though I found the interface unintuitive. Things that looked like links that would take you to a more detailed page instead brought up a pop-up menu. The information it pulled from Cisco switches via SNMP was accurate but not always useful to me. For example, it warned me that there were 3000 read errors. When I clicked that it took me to a list of the interfaces but did not separate the interfaces with errors from the rest of them, leaving me to scroll through and look at the data for 300 interfaces each individually. There was no color coding that would make a particular interface jump out as having a warning. I liked the port mapping on the details of the switch. With your whole network on there it would be quite useful. As an aside they price by node, which is a device, as opposed to PRTG which charges by the sensor, or individual field on a device. What are the pros? Setup guide What are the cons? some of the information layout Overall Rating 3 out of 5 stars shonolson (shonolson) May 11, 2017, 1:08pm 10 Pretty robust software Very robust monitoring software. Multiple monitoring methods, very easy install and the auto populate (via scan) is pretty spot on. Almost an information overload in all of the options and data provided. What are the pros? Easy auto populate of network(s). Simple install. Clean interface. What are the cons? Upfront pricing would be a plus before I get to attached to the software. Still testing the software, so nothing too negative at this point. Overall Rating 4 out of 5 stars joeb13 (JoeB13) May 17, 2017, 4:47pm 11 Great info with minimal effort I’m impressed. The initial install and setup on a half dozen selected nodes took 30-45 minutes and was done while multitasking on a handful of other things. It covers one ESXI host, 4 VMs a Ubiquity UniFi AP and an HP ProCurve switch. Very simple install–select the nodes you want to be a part of the “Atlas” and provide authentication creds. and a lot of the rest of the work is done by the installer through discovery. The default monitoring packs were appropriate. Adding others (Exchange, DNS, etc.) were pretty simple to setup. NetCrunch actually uncovered an Exchange caching issue that we were unaware of. I really like the UI. My only complaint is that I wish I could squeeze more info in the “Overview” tabs (both Summary and Nodes views). The info is very useful, I just wish I could see more in one screen. Installing the Console program was simple, the webaccess was automatic. Both give a full view and are consistent. Not many complaints at all, really. What are the pros? Setup was fast and easy UI is very good. Lots of integration options for notifications Lightweight console app & web option What are the cons? Not many so far… Would be nice to auto-detect servers running common services (Exchange) and suggest additional monitoring packs. As easy as the install was, I was almost surprised that it didn’t do this. Overall Rating 5 out of 5 stars technerdmike (TechnerdMike) May 24, 2017, 6:21pm 12 Pretty dang good Nice piece of software for monitoring critical applications. Monitoring my critical APP servers on my vmware setup with extreme ease. What are the pros? Easy to install, allows you to set a port for what the web service will run on. What are the cons? Would like to be able to run it on IIS natively, Overall Rating 4 out of 5 stars carolinelalley (Caseoso) June 1, 2017, 6:31pm 13 NetCrunch I was highly impressed by the software. Just need to work on a business proposal to acquire the platform. Thanks! What are the pros? Everything What are the cons? None Overall Rating 5 out of 5 stars kirkdecarlo (kirkdecarlo) June 8, 2017, 12:18pm 14 Impressed. Nice package, easy to configure. I like the integration and scripting capabilities the most. Great combo monitoring package. Large library of mibs included and the ability to make custom ones. What are the pros? MIB Library, Ease of setup and install, logical configuration. Powerful actions scripting. What are the cons? Reporting is not the easiest, but is powerful. Overall Rating 5 out of 5 stars marshaldillon (MarshalDillon) June 8, 2017, 12:54pm 15 Netcrunch Great piece of software for monitoring critical servers and applications. Really easy to install. I was pleasantly surprised and impressed. Really like the improvements in 10 as well. Overall Rating 4 out of 5 stars genehill2 (genehill2) June 9, 2017, 6:51pm 16 Great looking software! Functioned well It was very easy to setup and configure, Very easy to see problems and work to resolve those issues. I was surprised how reliable and stable it seemed to be. What are the pros? Easy to configure, quick to see results Overall Rating 4 out of 5 stars garrettgriswold (Triggeradict) June 26, 2017, 5:26pm 17 Netcrunch Awesome easy gui easy to setup and navigate… You can easily drill down into your network and find problems! i love it What are the pros? GUI , Speed , Indepth What are the cons? Nothing so far Overall Rating 5 out of 5 stars kathrynnappa (katnappa) June 26, 2017, 7:41pm 18 Simple to use Very intuitive software, and easy to navigate and run. Highly impressed with it. Would recommend to a colleague in this industry. Overall Rating 5 out of 5 stars pgauldy (pgauldy) June 27, 2017, 9:05am 19 NetCrunch(es the rest) Was easy to install and set up the initial config and get the first scan completed. Will take a little time to get to understand the interface What are the pros? easy config and node discovery What are the cons? Could do with a little more in the introductory tutorial for beginners to network monitoring Overall Rating 4 out of 5 stars aaronflora (Aaron Flora) June 27, 2017, 7:13pm 20 Awesome Network Monitor! Very easy and powerful network monitor, I had it setup in no time. Having used many popular products over the years, I found this to be definitely a cut above. What are the pros? Super simple setup and configuration, easily find what you need, does everything it’s supposed to. What are the cons? Nothing so far! Overall Rating 5 out of 5 stars next page → Related topics Topic Replies Views Activity Make Network Monitoring Great Again with NetCrunch 9.3! AdRem Software discussion 0 29 November 8, 2016 Oh Hi there! AdRem Software discussion 0 45 May 16, 2019 [AddictiveTips] NetCrunch — Flexible Network Monitoring AdRem Software discussion 0 46 July 31, 2019 Give your network the treatment it deserves with NetCrunch! 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Rating: 4 out of 5 stars<\/p>","brand":{"@type":"Brand","name":"AdRem Software"},"aggregateRating":{"@type":"AggregateRating","ratingValue":4.44230769230769,"bestRating":"5","worstRating":"1","ratingCount":52,"reviewCount":52},"reviews":[{"@context":"http://schema.org/","@type":"Review","reviewBody":"
Netcrunch 7 is a great piece of software for any network. I have been using the software for close to 7 years now. At first I would use the software to just let me know when network equipment has gone off-line, but now I used the software to get in-depth reports on hard drive activity, to watching Exchange, to watching my databases and even individual ports on switches. This software has become the first thing I look at in the morning and the last things in the evenings.<\/p>\n
I run the software on a VM with Windows Server 2008R2. From the main dashboard I can see at a quick glance all of the networks running and if there are major or minor issues happening. It lists out the servers, networking equipment, printers, and other devices. Then I see a timeline of the past 24 hours and listed out are any alerts that may have come up during each hour, then I can drill down to see what was happening at that moment.<\/p>\n
As I look at each IP network it will give me the rundown of the network. I can then explore each network and see each node based on many different layouts. I can see a node that is having issues from it being colored red and others that may colored yellow to tell me that there have been issues, but things are working. If I drill down to a node then I can see all of the individual parts of the system and what is being monitored. With a Windows server you can even see the Windows Services running. If you want to watch a new service you can add almost anything you want to see or create a new one based on your needs.<\/p>\n
The great thing about this software is that you can know what is going on from just about anywhere you are at. From just getting E-mails, to text messages and now it also can be accessed through an Internet Browser from any device. Another great feature is its ability to always be watching if a new machine has been added to the network, so that you don’t have to go out and add it to the system, but you can if you want to. Once a new node has been added it will start checking it all out and verify all of the components and what it needs to be monitoring.<\/p>\n
For me being a one man shop this software has been invaluable as I can tell when things happen usually before anyone else notices. Netcrunch has earned its spot to stay on my network for a long time and I look forward to each new release as they are always improving the software to meet the needs of today’s networks.<\/p>\n
5 out of 5 stars<\/p>","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"5","bestRating":"5","worstRating":"1"},"datePublished":"2014-05-07T14:45:17.000Z","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"danielzobel0026","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/u/danielzobel0026"}},{"@context":"http://schema.org/","@type":"Review","reviewBody":"
There are a lot of other NetCrunch features that I could mention here, but needless to say NetCrunch has proven itself to be everything we need and more for our network here at the Municipal Heating Company in Krakow, Poland. We have a very diverse network made up of Aps, servers, Servos, VoIP adapters, and many others – yet monitoring it all with NetCrunch is simple. Physical map layout is simple, and easy to read even for the junior IT members of our team. In the past we also tested the competitor’s program, yet only NetCrunch was able to deal with VMware ESXi servers this easily. The build in reports make it easy to pinpoint problem areas. NetCrunch is definitely worth every penny.<\/p>\n
5 out of 5 stars<\/p>","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"5","bestRating":"5","worstRating":"1"},"datePublished":"2014-10-21T08:54:54.000Z","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"grzegorzwagrowski","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/u/grzegorzwagrowski"}},{"@context":"http://schema.org/","@type":"Review","reviewBody":"
NetCrunch it the best software for monitoring your network I’ve ever seen.\nIn our customers networks we have multiple system to monitor. Servers, ups, switches, transmission equipment, Voip and all other electronic systems, even automatic-hoover for example.\nThe best is you can see all of them in one places - live. Their conditions, alerts, bandwidth etc.\nNetCrunch is stable, easy use, readable and very intuitive. Also you have many, many options to personalize working with your equipment and you.<\/p>\n
I can risk and say that there is no IT hardware on the world which NetCrunch cannot monitor.<\/p>\n
With all the responsibility I can recommend it for all administrators who are looking easy to use and stable network monitoring systems.<\/p>\n
5 out of 5 stars<\/p>","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"5","bestRating":"5","worstRating":"1"},"datePublished":"2015-12-21T10:25:17.000Z","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"tomaszdbski","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/u/tomaszdbski"}},{"@context":"http://schema.org/","@type":"Review","reviewBody":"
The setup is very intuitive, and quick - it all just took a few minutes, and we were done. The Dashboard layout makes it easy to manage our network. Our network is made up of a lot of Windows servers, Cisco routers, access points, and Linux machines - so it’s really diverse - yet NetCrunch is able to handle it all. All in all, it’s a real workhorse, we’re just happy with it.\nI have been using NetCrunch since version 6. The Dashboards make it easy to manage all the different devices throughout our network locations in different parts of the country, and especially recently with the new widgets. Tech support is quick, and often offers to connect remotely to assist with any configuration, and questions. It also helps that they release new updates about 4 times a year, constantly introducing new things.<\/p>\n
Our network is made up of a lot of Cisco devices, and NetCrunch’s build in Nbar support, and the ability to add widgets, and create custom maps of the different locations that we have - just make sense to go with NetCrunch. Also, the build in MiB compiler makes it easy to for us to monitor the generic devices.<\/p>\n
5 out of 5 stars<\/p>","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"5","bestRating":"5","worstRating":"1"},"datePublished":"2016-04-15T08:34:15.000Z","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"marcosmedinacasasola","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/u/marcosmedinacasasola"}},{"@context":"http://schema.org/","@type":"Review","reviewBody":"
Install is pretty straight forward. The fact that this did not take forever made me very happy. I have used paid network monitors in the past and this one is comparable.<\/p>\n
I love the layout and how you can see everything in the network atlas.<\/p>\n
I am still checking out software and have yet to find anything I don’t like at this time.<\/p>\n
5 out of 5 stars<\/p>","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"5","bestRating":"5","worstRating":"1"},"datePublished":"2017-05-10T12:26:53.000Z","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"levijones6972","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/u/levijones6972"}},{"@context":"http://schema.org/","@type":"Review","reviewBody":"
Having grafana support is a major plus to the product. Any way to visualize this type of information and data is extremely helpful. There are alot of services out there that do these tasks, but netcrunch seemed intuitive.<\/p>\n
Simple, intuitive, and feature rich. It looks like the licensing model is not over the top.<\/p>\n
There are several products like this out there, having a linux version would be nice!<\/p>\n
4 out of 5 stars<\/p>","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"4","bestRating":"5","worstRating":"1"},"datePublished":"2017-05-10T14:37:43.000Z","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"samzick4","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/u/samzick4"}},{"@context":"http://schema.org/","@type":"Review","reviewBody":"
Installation was simple after finding my server address. The smooth style is easy on the eyes once in the dashboard. Other remote tools watchout!<\/p>\n
4 out of 5 stars<\/p>","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"4","bestRating":"5","worstRating":"1"},"datePublished":"2017-05-10T16:28:28.000Z","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"yikes123","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/u/yikes123"}},{"@context":"http://schema.org/","@type":"Review","reviewBody":"
I’m currently using PRTG so I’m viewing NetCrunch through that lens. The setup guide that walks you through adding devices is good, shading and highlighting to guide you through the setup. After that though I found the interface unintuitive. Things that looked like links that would take you to a more detailed page instead brought up a pop-up menu.<\/p>\n
The information it pulled from Cisco switches via SNMP was accurate but not always useful to me. For example, it warned me that there were 3000 read errors. When I clicked that it took me to a list of the interfaces but did not separate the interfaces with errors from the rest of them, leaving me to scroll through and look at the data for 300 interfaces each individually. There was no color coding that would make a particular interface jump out as having a warning. I liked the port mapping on the details of the switch. With your whole network on there it would be quite useful.<\/p>\n
As an aside they price by node, which is a device, as opposed to PRTG which charges by the sensor, or individual field on a device.<\/p>\n
Setup guide<\/p>\n
some of the information layout<\/p>\n
3 out of 5 stars<\/p>","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"3","bestRating":"5","worstRating":"1"},"datePublished":"2017-05-10T16:54:36.000Z","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"jhuhmann","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/u/jhuhmann"}},{"@context":"http://schema.org/","@type":"Review","reviewBody":"
Very robust monitoring software. Multiple monitoring methods, very easy install and the auto populate (via scan) is pretty spot on. Almost an information overload in all of the options and data provided.<\/p>\n
Easy auto populate of network(s).\nSimple install.\nClean interface.<\/p>\n
Upfront pricing would be a plus before I get to attached to the software.\nStill testing the software, so nothing too negative at this point.<\/p>\n
4 out of 5 stars<\/p>","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"4","bestRating":"5","worstRating":"1"},"datePublished":"2017-05-11T13:08:10.000Z","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"shonolson","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/u/shonolson"}},{"@context":"http://schema.org/","@type":"Review","reviewBody":"
I’m impressed. The initial install and setup on a half dozen selected nodes took 30-45 minutes and was done while multitasking on a handful of other things. It covers one ESXI host, 4 VMs a Ubiquity UniFi AP and an HP ProCurve switch.<\/p>\n
Very simple install–select the nodes you want to be a part of the “Atlas” and provide authentication creds. and a lot of the rest of the work is done by the installer through discovery. The default monitoring packs were appropriate. Adding others (Exchange, DNS, etc.) were pretty simple to setup.<\/p>\n
NetCrunch actually uncovered an Exchange caching issue that we were unaware of.<\/p>\n
I really like the UI. My only complaint is that I wish I could squeeze more info in the “Overview” tabs (both Summary and Nodes views). The info is very useful, I just wish I could see more in one screen.<\/p>\n
Installing the Console program was simple, the webaccess was automatic. Both give a full view and are consistent. Not many complaints at all, really.<\/p>\n
Not many so far…<\/p>\n
5 out of 5 stars<\/p>","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"5","bestRating":"5","worstRating":"1"},"datePublished":"2017-05-17T16:47:10.000Z","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"joeb13","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/u/joeb13"}},{"@context":"http://schema.org/","@type":"Review","reviewBody":"
Nice piece of software for monitoring critical applications. Monitoring my critical APP servers on my vmware setup with extreme ease.<\/p>\n
Easy to install, allows you to set a port for what the web service will run on.<\/p>\n
Would like to be able to run it on IIS natively,<\/p>\n
4 out of 5 stars<\/p>","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"4","bestRating":"5","worstRating":"1"},"datePublished":"2017-05-24T18:21:06.000Z","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"technerdmike","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/u/technerdmike"}},{"@context":"http://schema.org/","@type":"Review","reviewBody":"
I was highly impressed by the software. Just need to work on a business proposal to acquire the platform. Thanks!<\/p>\n
Everything<\/p>\n
None<\/p>\n
5 out of 5 stars<\/p>","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"5","bestRating":"5","worstRating":"1"},"datePublished":"2017-06-01T18:31:11.000Z","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"carolinelalley","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/u/carolinelalley"}},{"@context":"http://schema.org/","@type":"Review","reviewBody":"
I like the integration and scripting capabilities the most. Great combo monitoring package. Large library of mibs included and the ability to make custom ones.<\/p>\n
MIB Library, Ease of setup and install, logical configuration. Powerful actions scripting.<\/p>\n
Reporting is not the easiest, but is powerful.<\/p>\n
5 out of 5 stars<\/p>","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"5","bestRating":"5","worstRating":"1"},"datePublished":"2017-06-08T12:18:52.000Z","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"kirkdecarlo","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/u/kirkdecarlo"}},{"@context":"http://schema.org/","@type":"Review","reviewBody":"
Great piece of software for monitoring critical servers and applications.\nReally easy to install. I was pleasantly surprised and impressed.\nReally like the improvements in 10 as well.<\/p>\n
4 out of 5 stars<\/p>","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"4","bestRating":"5","worstRating":"1"},"datePublished":"2017-06-08T12:54:07.000Z","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"marshaldillon","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/u/marshaldillon"}},{"@context":"http://schema.org/","@type":"Review","reviewBody":"
It was very easy to setup and configure, Very easy to see problems and work to resolve those issues. I was surprised how reliable and stable it seemed to be.<\/p>\n
Easy to configure, quick to see results<\/p>\n
4 out of 5 stars<\/p>","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"4","bestRating":"5","worstRating":"1"},"datePublished":"2017-06-09T18:51:58.000Z","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"genehill2","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/u/genehill2"}},{"@context":"http://schema.org/","@type":"Review","reviewBody":"
Awesome easy gui easy to setup and navigate… You can easily drill down into your network and find problems! i love it<\/p>\n
GUI\n, Speed , Indepth<\/p>\n
Nothing so far<\/p>\n
5 out of 5 stars<\/p>","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"5","bestRating":"5","worstRating":"1"},"datePublished":"2017-06-26T17:26:42.000Z","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"garrettgriswold","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/u/garrettgriswold"}},{"@context":"http://schema.org/","@type":"Review","reviewBody":"
Very intuitive software, and easy to navigate and run. Highly impressed with it. Would recommend to a colleague in this industry.<\/p>\n
5 out of 5 stars<\/p>","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"5","bestRating":"5","worstRating":"1"},"datePublished":"2017-06-26T19:41:52.000Z","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"kathrynnappa","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/u/kathrynnappa"}},{"@context":"http://schema.org/","@type":"Review","reviewBody":"
Was easy to install and set up the initial config and get the first scan completed. Will take a little time to get to understand the interface<\/p>\n
easy config and node discovery<\/p>\n
Could do with a little more in the introductory tutorial for beginners to network monitoring<\/p>\n
4 out of 5 stars<\/p>","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"4","bestRating":"5","worstRating":"1"},"datePublished":"2017-06-27T09:05:49.000Z","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"pgauldy","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/u/pgauldy"}},{"@context":"http://schema.org/","@type":"Review","reviewBody":"
Very easy and powerful network monitor, I had it setup in no time. Having used many popular products over the years, I found this to be definitely a cut above.<\/p>\n
Super simple setup and configuration, easily find what you need, does everything it’s supposed to.<\/p>\n
Nothing so far!<\/p>\n
5 out of 5 stars<\/p>","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"5","bestRating":"5","worstRating":"1"},"datePublished":"2017-06-27T19:13:47.000Z","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"aaronflora","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/u/aaronflora"}}],"image":"https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/spiceworks/optimized/4X/4/e/7/4e79a79da2f4f3e20026d91d0cdb020502642dde_2_1024x1024.png"}
NetCrunch by AdRem is agentless, cross-platform network monitoring software. The software monitors 65 network services, SNMP devices without agents, Windows applications, as well as Windows, Linux, NetWare, BSD, and Mac OS X systems. NetCrunch also centralizes fault management by collecting data and alerting on events from sources like Windows Event Log, syslogs, and SNMP traps. It shows dynamic graphic views of both physical and logical network topology. AdRem offers a simple node-based pricing structure.
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Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Netcrunch 7 is a great piece of software for any network. I have been using the software for close to 7 years now. At first I would use the software to just let me know when network equipment has gone off-line, but now I used the software to get in-depth reports on hard drive activity, to watching Exchange, to watching my databases and even individual ports on switches. This software has become the first thing I look at in the morning and the last things in the evenings.
I run the software on a VM with Windows Server 2008R2. From the main dashboard I can see at a quick glance all of the networks running and if there are major or minor issues happening. It lists out the servers, networking equipment, printers, and other devices. Then I see a timeline of the past 24 hours and listed out are any alerts that may have come up during each hour, then I can drill down to see what was happening at that moment.
As I look at each IP network it will give me the rundown of the network. I can then explore each network and see each node based on many different layouts. I can see a node that is having issues from it being colored red and others that may colored yellow to tell me that there have been issues, but things are working. If I drill down to a node then I can see all of the individual parts of the system and what is being monitored. With a Windows server you can even see the Windows Services running. If you want to watch a new service you can add almost anything you want to see or create a new one based on your needs.
The great thing about this software is that you can know what is going on from just about anywhere you are at. From just getting E-mails, to text messages and now it also can be accessed through an Internet Browser from any device. Another great feature is its ability to always be watching if a new machine has been added to the network, so that you don’t have to go out and add it to the system, but you can if you want to. Once a new node has been added it will start checking it all out and verify all of the components and what it needs to be monitoring.
For me being a one man shop this software has been invaluable as I can tell when things happen usually before anyone else notices. Netcrunch has earned its spot to stay on my network for a long time and I look forward to each new release as they are always improving the software to meet the needs of today’s networks.
5 out of 5 stars
There are a lot of other NetCrunch features that I could mention here, but needless to say NetCrunch has proven itself to be everything we need and more for our network here at the Municipal Heating Company in Krakow, Poland. We have a very diverse network made up of Aps, servers, Servos, VoIP adapters, and many others – yet monitoring it all with NetCrunch is simple. Physical map layout is simple, and easy to read even for the junior IT members of our team. In the past we also tested the competitor’s program, yet only NetCrunch was able to deal with VMware ESXi servers this easily. The build in reports make it easy to pinpoint problem areas. NetCrunch is definitely worth every penny.
NetCrunch it the best software for monitoring your network I’ve ever seen. In our customers networks we have multiple system to monitor. Servers, ups, switches, transmission equipment, Voip and all other electronic systems, even automatic-hoover for example. The best is you can see all of them in one places - live. Their conditions, alerts, bandwidth etc. NetCrunch is stable, easy use, readable and very intuitive. Also you have many, many options to personalize working with your equipment and you.
I can risk and say that there is no IT hardware on the world which NetCrunch cannot monitor.
With all the responsibility I can recommend it for all administrators who are looking easy to use and stable network monitoring systems.
The setup is very intuitive, and quick - it all just took a few minutes, and we were done. The Dashboard layout makes it easy to manage our network. Our network is made up of a lot of Windows servers, Cisco routers, access points, and Linux machines - so it’s really diverse - yet NetCrunch is able to handle it all. All in all, it’s a real workhorse, we’re just happy with it. I have been using NetCrunch since version 6. The Dashboards make it easy to manage all the different devices throughout our network locations in different parts of the country, and especially recently with the new widgets. Tech support is quick, and often offers to connect remotely to assist with any configuration, and questions. It also helps that they release new updates about 4 times a year, constantly introducing new things.
Our network is made up of a lot of Cisco devices, and NetCrunch’s build in Nbar support, and the ability to add widgets, and create custom maps of the different locations that we have - just make sense to go with NetCrunch. Also, the build in MiB compiler makes it easy to for us to monitor the generic devices.
Install is pretty straight forward. The fact that this did not take forever made me very happy. I have used paid network monitors in the past and this one is comparable.
I love the layout and how you can see everything in the network atlas.
I am still checking out software and have yet to find anything I don’t like at this time.
Having grafana support is a major plus to the product. Any way to visualize this type of information and data is extremely helpful. There are alot of services out there that do these tasks, but netcrunch seemed intuitive.
Simple, intuitive, and feature rich. It looks like the licensing model is not over the top.
There are several products like this out there, having a linux version would be nice!
4 out of 5 stars
Installation was simple after finding my server address. The smooth style is easy on the eyes once in the dashboard. Other remote tools watchout!
I’m currently using PRTG so I’m viewing NetCrunch through that lens. The setup guide that walks you through adding devices is good, shading and highlighting to guide you through the setup. After that though I found the interface unintuitive. Things that looked like links that would take you to a more detailed page instead brought up a pop-up menu.
The information it pulled from Cisco switches via SNMP was accurate but not always useful to me. For example, it warned me that there were 3000 read errors. When I clicked that it took me to a list of the interfaces but did not separate the interfaces with errors from the rest of them, leaving me to scroll through and look at the data for 300 interfaces each individually. There was no color coding that would make a particular interface jump out as having a warning. I liked the port mapping on the details of the switch. With your whole network on there it would be quite useful.
As an aside they price by node, which is a device, as opposed to PRTG which charges by the sensor, or individual field on a device.
Setup guide
some of the information layout
3 out of 5 stars
Very robust monitoring software. Multiple monitoring methods, very easy install and the auto populate (via scan) is pretty spot on. Almost an information overload in all of the options and data provided.
Easy auto populate of network(s). Simple install. Clean interface.
Upfront pricing would be a plus before I get to attached to the software. Still testing the software, so nothing too negative at this point.
I’m impressed. The initial install and setup on a half dozen selected nodes took 30-45 minutes and was done while multitasking on a handful of other things. It covers one ESXI host, 4 VMs a Ubiquity UniFi AP and an HP ProCurve switch.
Very simple install–select the nodes you want to be a part of the “Atlas” and provide authentication creds. and a lot of the rest of the work is done by the installer through discovery. The default monitoring packs were appropriate. Adding others (Exchange, DNS, etc.) were pretty simple to setup.
NetCrunch actually uncovered an Exchange caching issue that we were unaware of.
I really like the UI. My only complaint is that I wish I could squeeze more info in the “Overview” tabs (both Summary and Nodes views). The info is very useful, I just wish I could see more in one screen.
Installing the Console program was simple, the webaccess was automatic. Both give a full view and are consistent. Not many complaints at all, really.
Not many so far…
Nice piece of software for monitoring critical applications. Monitoring my critical APP servers on my vmware setup with extreme ease.
Easy to install, allows you to set a port for what the web service will run on.
Would like to be able to run it on IIS natively,
I was highly impressed by the software. Just need to work on a business proposal to acquire the platform. Thanks!
Everything
None
I like the integration and scripting capabilities the most. Great combo monitoring package. Large library of mibs included and the ability to make custom ones.
MIB Library, Ease of setup and install, logical configuration. Powerful actions scripting.
Reporting is not the easiest, but is powerful.
Great piece of software for monitoring critical servers and applications. Really easy to install. I was pleasantly surprised and impressed. Really like the improvements in 10 as well.
It was very easy to setup and configure, Very easy to see problems and work to resolve those issues. I was surprised how reliable and stable it seemed to be.
Easy to configure, quick to see results
Awesome easy gui easy to setup and navigate… You can easily drill down into your network and find problems! i love it
GUI , Speed , Indepth
Nothing so far
Very intuitive software, and easy to navigate and run. Highly impressed with it. Would recommend to a colleague in this industry.
Was easy to install and set up the initial config and get the first scan completed. Will take a little time to get to understand the interface
easy config and node discovery
Could do with a little more in the introductory tutorial for beginners to network monitoring
Very easy and powerful network monitor, I had it setup in no time. Having used many popular products over the years, I found this to be definitely a cut above.
Super simple setup and configuration, easily find what you need, does everything it’s supposed to.
Nothing so far!
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