What is Circonus?
The Circonus Platform distinguishes itself as the only monitoring and analytics solution capable of managing immense data volumes, processing billions of metric streams in real time to drive vital business insights and value generation. It is the perfect solution for performance-driven organizations. This platform facilitates seamless integration with any technology on any scale, providing comprehensive, out-of-the-box integration through its API in mere minutes. Customers can easily connect their systems to Circonus and achieve real-time data visualization and monitoring. Its groundbreaking patented histogram technology excels in managing high-frequency sampling, accurately capturing data at intervals as swift as one millisecond, thus offering users an extensive and immediate perspective of their systems. Additionally, the integration of machine learning capabilities significantly enhances the platform, delivering predictive and extraordinarily accurate insights that empower businesses to maximize their strategic advantages. This exceptional blend of functionalities firmly establishes Circonus as an indispensable tool for any organization seeking to harness data for a substantial competitive edge, making it a crucial ally in today's data-driven landscape. Ultimately, the Circonus Platform not only meets the needs of businesses but revolutionizes how they interact with and benefit from their data.
What is AdRem NetCrunch?
NetCrunch is commercial, self-hosted, agentless network and IT infrastructure monitoring software for Windows Server. It monitors network devices, servers, virtualization platforms, cloud services including AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud, applications, websites, logs, telemetry, and custom data using technologies such as SNMP, WMI, REST APIs, and scripts.
NetCrunch supports 680+ monitoring targets and provides 270+ ready-to-use Monitoring Packs for devices, applications, and operating systems. Policy-based monitoring automatically applies monitoring settings, Monitoring Packs, thresholds, and alerts to matching devices and systems. Licensing is based on monitored nodes and network interfaces rather than individual sensors, checks, or metrics.
Real-time dashboards and automatic Layer 2 and routing topology maps provide visibility into network status and performance. NetCrunch supports event correlation, dependency-aware alert suppression, predictive thresholds, escalation, and 40+ automated response actions, including script execution, notifications, webhooks, and integrations with external IT and collaboration tools.
NetCrunch also provides hardware and software inventory, network device configuration backup and change tracking, bandwidth monitoring, and network traffic analysis using NetFlow, sFlow, IPFIX, and other flow technologies. Distributed Monitoring Probes extend monitoring to remote and isolated locations, while REST APIs support integration and automation with external systems.
NetCrunch is self-hosted on Windows Server and can monitor on-premises, air-gapped, cloud, and hybrid IT environments.
Pricing Information
$1600 for NetCrunch 50 nodes
NetCrunch licensing is based on the number of monitored nodes and network interfaces. Each node license includes one monitored interface, and additional interface licenses can be added when more network interfaces need to be monitored. Licensing is not based on individual sensors, checks, or metrics.