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Network monitoring and management · October 2026 Edition

Auvik vs Nagios

Three of fourteen models named Auvik first on the direct prompt; zero named Nagios. Both were named by all fourteen models and Auvik carries 33 labels and Nagios 32, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Auvik

accepted challenger

Named in four categories this edition.

Nagios

criticized challenger

Named in two categories this edition.

First-choice share26%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%44%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#7A position in a field of 12; printed, not drawn.
Labels3332A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Auvik reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.ManageEngine OpManager was named alongside these two in ten of the fourteen direct answers. Auvik vs ManageEngine OpManager · Auvik vs Zabbix · Auvik vs Paessler PRTG Network Monitor

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the network monitoring and management page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
AuvikFirst choices, of fourteen modelsNagios
Direct301 against Nagios
Paraphrase100
Comparative003 against Nagios
Budget-constrained022 against Nagios
Scale-constrained10
Negative008 against Nagios
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.

Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Auvik and Nagios were named in the same answer thirty-two times, of the 101 answers naming Auvik and the 156 naming Nagios. In those answers Nagios took the first choice zero times and Auvik one.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Auvik and Nagios stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
Claude Haiku 4.5
GPT-5.4 mini
Gemini 3.5 Flash
Perplexity Sonar
Grok 4.1 Fast
Mistral Small
DeepSeek V4 Flash
Llama 4 Maverick
Qwen 3.7 Flash
Kimi K2
GLM 4.7 FlashX
MiniMax M2.5
GPT-6 Luna
Muse Glimmer 30B
Auvik Nagios first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Auvik on the left and Nagios on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Auvik and Nagios stood in it.

Auvik first, Nagios not the choice

3 of 14 modelsNagios was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Gemini 3.5 FlashAuvik alternatives: LogicMonitor, ManageEngine OpManager, Paessler PRTG Network Monitor
DeepSeek V4 FlashAuvik alternatives: Datadog Network Monitoring, LogicMonitor, Paessler PRTG Network Monitor
GPT-6 LunaAuvik alternatives: LogicMonitor, Paessler PRTG Network Monitor, Site24x7

Neither was the first choice, one was named

3 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Llama 4 MaverickDatadog Network Monitoring alternatives: Nagios, Netdata
Kimi K2ManageEngine OpManager alternatives: Auvik, Paessler PRTG Network Monitor, Progress WhatsUp Gold
Muse Glimmer 30BManageEngine OpManager alternatives: Auvik, Datadog Network Monitoring, LogicMonitor, Progress WhatsUp Gold, Site24x7, SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor

Neither was named

8 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Claude Haiku 4.5ManageEngine OpManager, Paessler PRTG Network Monitor alternatives: Zabbix
GPT-5.4 miniSolarWinds Network Performance Monitor alternatives: Datadog Network Monitoring, Paessler PRTG Network Monitor, Zabbix
Perplexity SonarManageEngine OpManager alternatives: Datadog Network Monitoring, Domotz, LogicMonitor
Grok 4.1 FastManageEngine OpManager alternatives: Progress WhatsUp Gold
Mistral SmallLogicMonitor alternatives: Datadog Network Monitoring, ManageEngine OpManager
Qwen 3.7 FlashManageEngine OpManager alternatives: Datadog Network Monitoring, LogicMonitor, Progress WhatsUp Gold, Zabbix
GLM 4.7 FlashXPaessler PRTG Network Monitor alternatives: ManageEngine OpManager, SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor, Zabbix
MiniMax M2.5ManageEngine OpManager, Paessler's PRTG Network Monitor alternatives: Zabbix

Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.

By buyer segment

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Auvik leads by four points.
Auvik5%#5 of 12
Nagios2%#8 of 12
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Auvik leads by twenty-two points.
Auvik26%#1 of 12
Nagios4%#7 of 12
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Auvik leads by five points.
Auvik5%#5 of 12
Nagios0%#12 of 12
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Auvik

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.

“I'd recommend starting with Auvik if you have a decent IT budget and want the most polished, comprehensive network management + automation experience” DeepSeek V4 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Go with Auvik if you have a lean IT team that needs instant visibility, automated network mapping, and hassle-free configuration backups” Gemini 3.5 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Auvik or Domotz: These are cloud-based, incredibly easy to deploy... They are heavily favored by lean IT teams.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · first choice

What the models said about Nagios

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.

“Nagios: Steer clear if you're not a highly technical user.” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · hard negative
“often an open-source option like Zabbix or Nagios Core, as they provide robust features at zero licensing cost” Grok 4.1 Fast · budget prompt · first choice
“For most small businesses, Zabbix and Nagios Core are the top free choices” Mistral Small · budget prompt · first choice
“Nagios Xi - a broad network and infrastructure monitoring tool with sensor-level control, suitable for mid-market IT teams.” Llama 4 Maverick · direct prompt · alternative
Also compared

Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.