Total Network Inventory vs. AdRem NetCrunch

Total Network Inventory 5 Professional offers robust capabilities for managing software inventory and ensuring compliance with licensing requirements. Getting started with your PC audit is remarkably simple; all you need to do is install Total Network Inventory 5 on a single machine, and you're set. You can choose to create a list of individual network nodes or IP ranges, or link the scanner to an Active Directory domain. After entering the administrator's password, you can initiate the scan with just a click! Within a matter of minutes, you will have comprehensive data on all your Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and FreeBSD systems, along with various network devices. This streamlined process makes it easy to maintain oversight of your entire network infrastructure.

NetCrunch operates on both physical and virtual Windows Server environments, providing a robust, agentless solution for network monitoring, visibility, and a sophisticated system for managing alerts and remediation actions. It is capable of monitoring virtually any device, system, or data source within your network, as it can integrate non-standard data through various means such as logs, files, or databases, thereby contributing to the comprehensive NetCrunch network atlas. Created by AdRem Software, NetCrunch boasts over 540 predefined monitoring packs and an array of ready-to-use sensors designed to oversee and troubleshoot the uptime and performance of network services, including switches, routers, storage devices, applications, cloud services, bandwidth consumption, and traffic patterns. The software is compatible with all major operating systems, including Linux, Windows, VMWare ESX/ESXi, Mac OS X, and BSD. Furthermore, it empowers users to generate diverse live network maps, performance charts, adaptable dashboards, and graphical representations that refresh automatically, reflecting the real-time status of any monitored device, connection link, metric, or alert. In addition, the data gathered by NetCrunch can be securely shared through a web console or via any of the over 30 ready-made integrations with popular help desk platforms like Jira and Freshdesk, or group collaboration tools such as Slack, MS Teams, PagerDuty, and Trello, ensuring seamless communication and incident management. This extensive integration capability enhances the effectiveness of network monitoring and response initiatives.