Orion NPM vs Castle Rock

feature Orion Network Performance Monitor Castle Rock SNMPc 7.2 Online 2009 Enterprise Edition Castle Rock SNMPc 7.2
Enterprise Edition
Castle Rock SNMPc 7.2 Online 2009 Workgroup Edition
# of Users Unlimited (all Licenses) Unlimited Unlimited 1
Number of Elements 100/250/500/2000/Unlimited 25000 25000 1000
Role-based Access Control Yes Yes Yes No
Price $2500/$5475/$8475/$14,975/$24,975 $10,950.00 $6,950.00 $1,950.00
Annual Support Costs (1st yr free) $500/$1,095/$1,695/$2,995/$4,995 $1,995.00 $1,995.00 $695.00
Computer & Software (OS/SQL etc) Costs $8,295 / $9,490 recommend above 2000 $8,295 / $9,490 $8,295 / $9,490 $1,125.00
Computer / OS Server - Windows Server 2003 or 2008
SQL & IIS
PC - Windows7 / Vista / XP / NT /
MySQL Included
 up to 1000 Elements
Windows Server 2003 or 2008
SQL & IIS or Apache for >1000 Elements
PC - Windows7 / Vista / XP / NT /
MySQL Included
 up to 1000 Elements
Windows Server 2003 or 2008
SQL & IIS or Apache for >1000 Elements
PC - Windows7 / Vista / XP / NT /
MySQL Included
Remote Poller Yes Yes (10) Yes (10) No
Remote Poller Price $4,995 $10,950.00 $6,950.00 $1,950.00
 Remote Poller Computer & Software (OS/SQL etc) Costs $8,295 $10,950.00 $6,950.00 $1,950.00
Live/Standby Server Yes Yes Yes No
Live/Standby Server Cost $4,975 $10,950.00 $6,950.00 $1,950.00
Master Operations System Yes $10,950.00 $6,950.00 Not Applicable
Master Operations System Cost $4,995 $10,950.00 $6,950.00 Not Applicable
Master Operations Computer & Software (OS/SQL etc) Costs $8,295 / $9,490 recommend above 2000 $9,490.00 $9,490.00 Not Applicable
Number of Support Personnel 15 (1) Castle Rock via email;
Distributor Teneo (3) UK - (1) USA
(1) Castle Rock via email;
Distributor Teneo (3) UK - (1) USA
(1) Castle Rock via email;
Distributor Teneo (3) UK - (1) USA
Hours of Support Sun 6:00 p.m. CST to Fri 7:00 p.m. CST Mon 9 am EST to 5:30 pm EST
Mon 9 am UK to 5:30 pm UK
Mon 9 am EST to 5:30 pm EST
Mon 9 am UK to 5:30 pm UK
Mon 9 am EST to 5:30 pm EST
Mon 9 am UK to 5:30 pm UK
Web Interface HTML Customizable  JAVA - Fixed Interface JAVA - Fixed Interface JAVA - Fixed Interface
Dynamic Web Based Reporting
 front end for network statistics, alerts,
and node information
(Castle Rock SNMPc Online 2009 Plug-in Module)
Included $4,950.00 Not Applicable Not Applicable
Supports OnLine 2009 Module by Castle Rock Not Applicable Yes Yes No
Automatic Discovery Yes Yes Yes Yes
Drill-down Maps 10 Views - Customizable Yes - Geographic & Device Views Yes - Geographic & Device Views Yes - Geographic & Device Views
# of Map Objects Unlimited (all Licenses) 25,000 to 100,000 25,000 to 100,000 1000
Map Customization Yes Yes Yes Yes
Map Icon Customization Yes Yes Yes Yes
Map Icon Linking Yes Yes Yes Yes
Map Network Circuit Linking Yes Yes Yes Yes
Visio Integration Yes Yes No No
Point-and-Click Data Interface
with Drill-down Layers
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Performance Management
monitor performance management metrics from any SNMP-enabled device
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Fault Management Yes Yes Yes Yes
Advanced Alerts w/Customization & Thresholds Yes Yes Yes Yes
Email/Pager Event Notification Yes SNMPc does email and Air Messenger Pro
Notification Works does SMS; customize by time and escalation
SNMPc does email and Air Messenger Pro
Notification Works does SMS; customize by time and escalation
SNMPc does email and Air Messenger Pro
Notification Works does SMS; customize by time and escalation
Text Event Notification Yes SNMPc console provide text event log SNMPc console provide text event log SNMPc console provide text event log
Alarm Event Script Launching Yes SNMPc Supports VB or C+ SNMPc Supports VB or C+ SNMPc Supports VB or C+
User Audit Trails Custom Only via Sys Log Yes Yes Yes
Real Time MIB Display Yes SNMPc provides this feature SNMPc provides this feature SNMPc provides this feature
Programming & Scripting Interfaces Yes SNMPc Supports custom scripts in VB or C+ SNMPc Supports custom scripts in VB or C+ SNMPc Supports custom scripts in VB or C+
Remote Console IIS Yes Yes No
JAVA Console IIS Yes Yes No
WEB Trend Reports Yes Yes No No
Printed Trend Reports Yes Yes Yes No
Canned Reports 100+ Prebuild Template Prebuild Template Prebuild Template
Customized Reporting Yes You can report on any SNMP OID value You can report on any SNMP OID value You can report on any SNMP OID value
Multi-Location / Multi-Vendor Reporting
group all vendor elements by that location and assign different reports, alerts, maps to them
Yes Remote polling agents can be migrated on remote locations vendors/elements can be grouped on the map and node groups created, which can be added into reports/alerts Remote polling agents can be migrated on remote locations vendors/elements can be grouped on the map and node groups created, which can be added into reports/alerts Remote polling agents can be migrated on remote locations vendors/elements can be grouped on the map and node groups created, which can be added into reports/alerts
CSV Export Yes Yes Yes No
ODBC Export Yes Yes Yes No
Excel Export Yes No No No
HTML Export Yes No No No
Runs as Service Yes Yes Yes Yes
Computer Specs Base System PowerEdge T410 Server
* X5560 Xeon Processor, 2.8GHz 8M Cache, Turbo, HT, 1333MHz
* 2- 250GB 7.2K RPM SATA 3.5" Hot Plug Hard Drive
* 16GB Memory (4x4GB), 1333MHz
* 16X DVD-ROM
* Redundant Power Supply
* RAID 1 for PERC/SAS 6ir, PERC H200/H700 Controllers
* Windows Server 2008 OLP (Includes 15 User Cals)
* SQL Server Standard Edition OLP (Includes 5 User Cals)
* 3 Year Warranty (5X10) Next Business Day On Site Hardware
Warranty
*Samsung 2333SW 23-inch Widescreen Black Flat Panel LCD Monitor
PowerEdge T410 Server
* X5560 Xeon Processor, 2.8GHz 8M Cache, Turbo, HT, 1333MHz
* 2- 250GB 7.2K RPM SATA 3.5" Hot Plug Hard Drive
* 16GB Memory (4x4GB), 1333MHz
* 16X DVD-ROM
* Redundant Power Supply
* RAID 1 for PERC/SAS 6ir, PERC H200/H700 Controllers
* Windows Server 2008 OLP (Includes 15 User Cals)
* SQL Server Standard Edition OLP (Includes 5 User Cals)
* 3 Year Warranty (5X10) Next Business Day On Site Hardware
Warranty
*Samsung 2333SW 23-inch Widescreen Black Flat Panel LCD Monitor
PowerEdge T410 Server
* X5560 Xeon Processor, 2.8GHz 8M Cache, Turbo, HT, 1333MHz
* 2- 250GB 7.2K RPM SATA 3.5" Hot Plug Hard Drive
* 16GB Memory (4x4GB), 1333MHz
* 16X DVD-ROM
* Redundant Power Supply
* RAID 1 for PERC/SAS 6ir, PERC H200/H700 Controllers
* Windows Server 2008 OLP (Includes 15 User Cals)
* SQL Server Standard Edition OLP (Includes 5 User Cals)
* 3 Year Warranty (5X10) Next Business Day On Site Hardware
Warranty
*Samsung 2333SW 23-inch Widescreen Black Flat Panel LCD Monitor
Dell OptiPlex 380 Mini-tower
Windows 7
* Pentium Dual Core E5400
* 2 GB Ram
* 250 GB Hard Drive
* DVD RW
*23 Inch Monitor
*3 Year Onsite Warranty for Parts and Labor Provided by Dell
Computer Specs for Unlimited Elements PowerEdge T410 Server
* X5560 Xeon Processor, 2.8GHz 8M Cache, Turbo, HT, 1333MHz
* 2- 250GB 7.2K RPM SATA 3.5" Hot Plug Hard Drive
* 32 GB Memory (4x4GB), 1333MHz
* 16X DVD-ROM
* Redundant Power Supply
* RAID 1 for PERC/SAS 6ir, PERC H200/H700 Controllers
* Windows Server 2008 OLP (Inlcludes 15 User Cals)
* SQL Server Standard Edition OLP (Includes 5 User Cals)
* 3 Year Warranty (5X10) Next Business Day On Site Hardware
Warranty
*Samsung 2333SW 23-inch Widescreen Black Flat Panel LCD Monitor
PowerEdge T410 Server
* X5560 Xeon Processor, 2.8GHz 8M Cache, Turbo, HT, 1333MHz
* 2- 250GB 7.2K RPM SATA 3.5" Hot Plug Hard Drive
* 32 GB Memory (4x4GB), 1333MHz
* 16X DVD-ROM
* Redundant Power Supply
* RAID 1 for PERC/SAS 6ir, PERC H200/H700 Controllers
* Windows Server 2008 OLP (Inlcludes 15 User Cals)
* SQL Server Standard Edition OLP (Includes 5 User Cals)
* 3 Year Warranty (5X10) Next Business Day On Site Hardware
Warranty
*Samsung 2333SW 23-inch Widescreen Black Flat Panel LCD Monitor
PowerEdge T410 Server
* X5560 Xeon Processor, 2.8GHz 8M Cache, Turbo, HT, 1333MHz
* 2- 250GB 7.2K RPM SATA 3.5" Hot Plug Hard Drive
* 32 GB Memory (4x4GB), 1333MHz
* 16X DVD-ROM
* Redundant Power Supply
* RAID 1 for PERC/SAS 6ir, PERC H200/H700 Controllers
* Windows Server 2008 OLP (Inlcludes 15 User Cals)
* SQL Server Standard Edition OLP (Includes 5 User Cals)
* 3 Year Warranty (5X10) Next Business Day On Site Hardware
Warranty
*Samsung 2333SW 23-inch Widescreen Black Flat Panel LCD Monitor