In a May 6 article in Network World, reviewer Barry Nance said, “The ideal network management product accurately discovers devices, computers and apps, uses compute resources frugally, graphically depicts network components, monitors the health of every device or computer, gleans its data from a variety of sources, and works with both IPv4 and IPv6.”
(Read the Network World review)
Nance noted there are many other important requirements that the best monitoring solutions fulfill, including:
Heroix Longitude is a proven, self-service application performance monitoring solution. It provides immediate performance information about hundreds of application metrics, at an affordable price, solving multiple monitoring challenges in companies of all sizes.
Longitude Community Edition provides a streamlined version of Longitude that exclusively uses the Web 2.0 interface to deliver essential application, system and network monitoring for networks with up to 5 devices and 2 VMware sockets.
| # Managed Devices | Annual SubscriptionYearly License Fee | Perpetual LicenseOne-time License Fee |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Free | Free |
Longitude Professional Edition provides robust operating system and infrastructure monitoring capabilities, plus advanced application monitoring and event handling capabilities designed to serve the needs of small, medium and large size businesses.
| # Managed Devices | Annual SubscriptionYearly License Fee | Perpetual LicenseOne-time License Fee |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | $99 | $199 |
| 10 | $199 | $399 |
| 25 | $399 | $999 |
| 50 | $699 | $1,899 |
| 100 | $999 | $2,999 |
| 250 | $1,299 | $3,999 |
| 500 | $1,999 | $5,999 |
Provides comprehensive VMware monitoring with easy, intuitive Capacity Planning and "What if" functionality utilizing a drag and drop facility that helps administrators make instant decisions about optimal deployment of virtual machine resources.
| # Sockets | Annual SubscriptionYearly License Fee | Perpetual LicenseOne-time License Fee |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $199 | $399 |
| 4 | $399 | $799 |
| 8 | $599 | $1,499 |
| 16 | $1,099 | $2,799 |
| 32 | $1,999 | $5,099 |
| 64 | $3,899 | $9,599 |
| 128 | $6,999 | $17,899 |
Longitude Enterprise Edition includes all of the capabilities of Longitude Professional plus advanced features that facilitate the monitoring and management of large enterprises.
| # Managed Devices | Annual SubscriptionYearly License Fee | Perpetual LicenseOne-time License Fee |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | $399 | $1,399 |
| 25 | $799 | $2,599 |
| 50 | $1,399 | $4,399 |
| 100 | $1,999 | $5,999 |
| 250 | $2,599 | $7,999 |
| 500 | $3,999 | $11,999 |
| 1000 | $5,999 | $19,999 |
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