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Giuseppe
Information Technology and Services, 201-500 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
3
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed May 2022
SIO SpA use UVEXPLORER
Easy mapping easy to configure in few step
CONSMaping with iperconvergent sistem with hypervisor VMWare
Reason for choosing UVexplorer
Mapping easy and connettono to prtg
Pooja
Information Technology and Services, 51-200 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
3
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed November 2021
Simple and cost effective solution
UV explorer is simple and cost effective solution that helps IT administrator identify, track and troubleshoot IT infrastructure . UV explorer provides fast, accurate discovery of network devices and the connections between them.
PROSIt was very easy to deploy and get used to each feature of the software. It hardly took me time to identify and track network issues using UV explorer. Great deal for somebody who is not willing to spend lot of time in just understanding features of the software rather wants simple yet useful tool .
CONSI couldn't get much use of self updating maps features in UV-explorer . Hoping to make use of it in better way in future. Also felt that mesh network mapping is little confusing.
Reasons for switching to UVexplorer
Wanted to try a simple yet powerful network monitoring tool
Dermul
Military, 10,000+ employees
Used weekly for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
3
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed May 2022
Quick and easy overview
We looked for a quick and easy solution for helping our teams on the field. The software was quickly deployed, offered more then enough solutions. It is a good solution for low-level monitoring without to many shiny tools.
PROSI liked the software as it is simple in lay-out. It just shows what we expect to see without to many distractions.
CONSI did not like the way you have to configure reporting. It does ask some training and understanding. Luckily your manual is understandable. I do think that to create 'threshold reporting' a better layout can be developed. Just click the interface, tell what you like to monitor, add a threshold and run.
Reason for choosing UVexplorer
team decission
Reasons for switching to UVexplorer
Supporting the old tool required to much effort and was not widely used.
shabbir
Information Technology and Services, 51-200 employees
Used weekly for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed March 2021
UV Explorer - better asset management and view of overall infrastructure architecture
overall we are happy with UV Explorer with the price we invested on it as it discovers maps our architecture easily and we can easily take over and access the systems there and then if any issue comes up. Network assets management, Integration with 3rd party. ofcourse it has its own limitations like all the tools does have hope they overcome those things like access through web server instead login into UV Explorer applications. in short it satisfy with the best features with what we have invested.
PROSYes, first it met the basic requirement of auto-discovery of all the assets and management easy. second, it is easy to integrate with PRTG network Monitoring. easy in monitoring each and every interface.
CONSIt seems to be complicated if your not aware of networking knowledge and also not so user-friendly GUI. there is no web application access as we need to login to UV Server all the time. we cannot provide access to the server to everyone user. web application HTTPS access needed.
Reason for choosing UVexplorer
cost-effective, features, support, and most importantly easy integration and configuration management and administration.
Reasons for switching to UVexplorer
financial it is not affordable, recent attacks and very complicated GUI a high knowledge is required.
Robert
Government Administration, 201-500 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
1
VALUE FOR MONEY
2
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
1
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed May 2022
Agent is great - server side is convoluted
Again, the agent side is great. I was able to figure out how to configure my scans in little time and without reading the manuals. The server side was a hair pulling mess. The support seems to be email only and I never got a response. I had to read and reread the set up manual just to get the web front end to work and be able to log in. I still can't figure out many steps on the server side.
PROSThe speed and accuracy of the agent scanning is great.
CONSMy god, the server side of this product is pretty convoluted. While there's an amazing depth of ability, the UI and the way you interact with the server side of the product to work with the agents seems like it was developed with no end user testing. It is a mess that only seems workable if you either wrote the product yourself, or have the exact mindset of the developer. There seems to be complexity where there is no need - it is amazing frustrating to use this product on the server side.
Reason for choosing UVexplorer
I had used the trial of the agent and that was great. I really regret not trying the server side before purchasing. I absolutely would've chosen a different product based on my experience with the server side.
Vendor Response
Hi Robert, Please reach out to our Support Team at (801) 871-5071 and we will schedule a call to assist you with the UVexplorer Server setup and integration. Thank you for the feedback! - Paul
Replied May 2022
Matthew
Information Technology and Services, 1 employee
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed October 2020
Great Value and flexable
Whether you are overseeing a traditional wheel and spoke infrastructure or managing a distributed environment in the cloud and with virtual machines, you need to know how the network is performing. And you always want to be the first one to know if a problem arises. Network monitoring is the only way to attain and maintain that situational awareness and no solution is more flexible or easier to use than UVexplorer.
PROSI’ve relied on UVexplorer for years because it enables me to see exactly what I need to monitor to ensure that critical systems are always up and running.
CONSWe had some performance issues at the start. But worked them mostly out
Reason for choosing UVexplorer
Price
Dan
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad, 201-500 employees
Used more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
3
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed October 2020
Great for hierarchical networks
Again, the hierarchical networks look great in the software! And the support has consistently been outstanding and very patient.
PROSWe have customers that have an idea of what their fiber network looks like but seeing it mapped out by UVexplorer has added a huge benefit.
CONSThe software is great for hierarchical networks but the mapping of a mesh network is a little more confusing. My customers print out the map of their network and reference them. The hierarchical maps are clean and easy to follow but the mesh networks have fiber link lines that lay on top of other lines which makes it hard to determine at a glance how things interconnect. Also, where line cross can be a little confusing. It would be great if the junction between lines crossing looked more like a line 'bridge' instead of an X.
Shankar
Computer & Network Security, 51-200 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed October 2020
Network Asset Inventory & Topology Mapping - This is my pick
Has been very good.
PROSEase of discovery and topology mapping and easy integration with PRTG with completee flexibility og getting only the required details intoPRTG
CONSAsset classification needs slight improvement
Reason for choosing UVexplorer
Because it Integrates well with PRTG that we are einvolved in
Major
Law Enforcement, 201-500 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed November 2022
Just Works
Discovery and mapping are easy and accurate.
CONSLink aggregation will show as either a redundant connection or give a false reading.
Akash
Information Technology and Services, 201-500 employees
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed March 2024
Nice Product
Dashboard like the most and it is very easy of use .
CONSConfiguration is little difficult and need to understand full configuration.
Paulius
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering, 51-200 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
2
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed March 2021
True layer 2 network administration tool
If you need to go to the correct port on a switch armed only with an IP address or machine names this is the tool to have.
PROSSince it really use layer 2 in detection and mapping... it is the only tool I reviewed that not only actually show IP to Port mapping but also provide various useful filtering (by vlan, port, gateway...etc), straight forward.
CONSThe price, the less integrated interface (it go with multiple windows way) and a bit simplistic help/manual.
Dave
Telecommunications, 1,001-5,000 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
3
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed May 2022
Must have for network admins
Easy to use easy to deploy. Lots of features. Supports monitoring of a vast array of protocols and services.
CONSFeatures are great. Licensing model is not.
Dave
Information Technology and Services, 11-50 employees
Used daily for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed February 2019
Valuable Management Tool
IP Asset management has become an easy task and identifying security breaches and network connections has improved security at a quick glance. Changes to the network are easy to identify and manage.
PROSUVExplorer has allowed us to get a view of the network and connected items in large environments with almost no effort. The built in tools are functional and relevant to a Managed Service Provider
CONSThe fact that I did not find this product 4 years ago when I chose our Managed Service strategy partners
Kevin
Information Technology and Services, 51-200 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed October 2020
The missing link
Provides much needed features that were missing from PRTG we needed. Device config backups and mapping.
PROSThe dynamic mapping and ability to create a Visio. This has hands down been the most useful feature.
CONSMore options for dynamic devices and manually updating device information
Reason for choosing UVexplorer
Cost and integration to monitoring
Dennis
Financial Services, 501-1,000 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed May 2022
UVExplorer Review
The experience has been very good. The product has some very good features for mapping and backup. The support has been outstanding. It is a true partnership with our companies and we are thrilled with the support that we receive. We also feel that we have a voice in updates and are contributing to future features in the product.
PROSThe integration with PRTG and the ability to provide better maps and also device backups.
CONSThe all or nothing port monitoring license counts. It would be good to not count end user ports, printer ports, and devices that are not critical. The device backup process should be independent of the device discovery.
Reasons for switching to UVexplorer
cost, functionality, ease of use
Andrew
Information Technology and Services, 51-200 employees
Used monthly for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed February 2019
UVExplorer: A trip into the unknown
UVExplorer has helped our business gain a quick insight into what our network looks like but it lacks the robustness and customization that other more expensive software provides. If UVExplorer could provide more robust features and stay at the same price point. I could see it gaining many more customers.
PROSUVExplorer quickly gathered information about my network. It crawled through the treasure trove of SNMP data that my switches and routers gave up. UVExplorer is able to gather all the necessary information fast and reliably. That is the best thing about it. It doesn't take much to configure it before letting it loose.
CONSThe network map that UVExplorer provides is fairly static in way that won't allow you to dynamically / manually update the map from within the map itself. Since some machines could be behind a hub, it would be nice to quickly attach those machines to the proper ports on a an unmanaged switch from the map but you cannot do that.
Dan
Non-Profit Organization Management, 51-200 employees
Used monthly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed February 2019
Awesome Product
Overall, I'm very well pleased with UV explorer, it's an awesome product for the price.
PROSI love the fact that I can see exactly where an endpoint is on my network, where it's located, on what switchport just by searching by the name or IP address.
CONSIt doesn't have real time switch monitoring. For example, to show live on a map when there are any issues with any of the switch links, whether it goes down (L1,L2 or L3), or if there are any routing issues, or any possible problems on the network.
Anonymous
201-500 employees
Used weekly for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed March 2021
Simply Fast
Discovering network devices and insert them into PRTG monitoring Solution .
PROSVery useful and fast in scanning network Useful organization of data gathered in different type of view Very useful the link/connector with PRTG monitor to insert devices to monitor and manage
CONSThe design of the network diagram can be improved sometimes it stretch too much the draw but in 4 5 clicks is possible to adjust.
Eduardo Lucio
Information Technology and Services, 2-10 employees
Used weekly for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
3
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
3
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed May 2022
Uvexplorer review
We use UVexplorer for inventory of computer assets and network diagramming
PROSWe liked UVexplorer for its simplicity in implementation and for the easy handling of the tool, the mapping of the network and the integration with PRTG Network Monitor gives it a plus for us.
CONSIt is not web-based and cannot be configured in spanish
Jürgen
Machinery, 201-500 employees
Used weekly for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed May 2022
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Quick overview to which Ports assets are accessed.
CONSNot all assets are accessed correctly on the switches.
Ansab
Computer & Network Security, 51-200 employees
Used weekly for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
3
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed November 2021
Its a great tool for the network monitor
Ease to use and operate, Understanding the network topology
CONSmaps can be more intuitful with more icons
Ting Keung
Military, 201-500 employees
Used monthly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
3
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed May 2022
Satisfied with the product
to create a Network Map easily, whenever we need to update Network Documentation, or to help to troubleshoot network topology issues.
CONSHaven't found any cons yet. We use UVexplorer to generate Network Map. It does its job. I have no complains.
Juan Ramon
Computer & Network Security, 2-10 employees
Used less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed October 2020
UVExplorer could be a potential monitoring sofwtare
Map generation and integration with PRTG
CONSLack of functionality and basic funtions
Anonymous
1,001-5,000 employees
Used less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed February 2019
Compliments PRTG Very Well
Their support is great. Really knowledgeable and helpful.
PROSThe automatically generated maps and PRTG integrations
CONSSetting things up is pretty involved but this is due largely to the nature of the software. Some of the map icons and interface feel a bit early 2000's.
Jonathan
Banking, 51-200 employees
Used monthly for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed October 2020
Great product that’s easy to use.
Great product that can be installed and configured in very little time. It’s simple to use and get you the no information you need quick.
PROSI was able to setup the product in very little time. I started getting the info I needed immediately.
CONSIt no did not always pick up the links between devices.
Reason for choosing UVexplorer
Simple N easy to use but still have me the info i needed.