"Prospects shopping for network discovery products should take a serious look at Insightix."
Current Analysis

"The software discovered all sorts of devices that we didn't have documented on our infrastructure map."
eWeek

"The software discovered all sorts of devices that we didn't have documented on our infrastructure map."
eWeek

"Prospects shopping for network discovery products should take a serious look at Insightix."
Current Analysis
 
 

Insightix Offers Two Editions of Collector - Enterprise and Lite
Enterprise Collector is ideal for large enterprises with multiple networks and complex IT infrastructures. Enterprise Collector operates on a dedicated server that passively connects to the core network switch.

Lite Collector is designed for small to medium sized companies with a single broadcast domain. Large enterprises can also utilize Lite Collector on remote networks at satellite offices. In such an implementation, the Lite Collector implemented in a remote office communicates with the Management Center installed on the central network.

Both editions of Collector provide complete, accurate and real-time IT infrastructure discovery. The following presents a comparison of the two editions of Collector:

Feature Enterprise Lite
Number of networks discovered Multiple, including multiple VLANs Single broadcast domain
Installation Soft appliance Application only
Dynamic Infrastructure Discovery (DID) technology Yes Yes
Complete inventory discovery Yes Yes
Complete physical network topology Yes Yes
Real-time change detection Yes Yes
Automated alerting Yes Yes
Unauthorized device detection Yes Yes
Windows hotfix detection Yes Yes
Exportable reporting Yes Yes
Performance monitoring Yes No
Session auditing Yes No
Reports to DID Management Center Yes Yes
Agentless Yes Yes
Requires dedicated machine Yes No
Requires a SPAN port or TAP Yes No
Operating system Hardened Linux Windows XP/2003
Number of network interface cards (NICs) required 2 1
License Unlimited Up to 2,000 devices