EDITION COMPARISON
Choose the Right MonitorWare Agent Edition
MonitorWare Agent is available in Basic, Professional and Enterprise editions. All three provide powerful Windows monitoring and log processing, while Professional and Enterprise add capabilities for more advanced and larger environments.
Three Editions for Different Requirements
Choose according to the scale of your environment and the monitoring, remote collection and communication capabilities you require.
ESSENTIAL
Basic
Core monitoring and log-processing capabilities for smaller or less complex environments.
Workstation
€69 / $69
Server
€169 / $129
- Windows Event Log monitoring
- Syslog reception
- Text file monitoring
- System and application probes
- Flexible Rule Engine
- Filtering, forwarding and storage actions
- Up to 10 remote syslog devices on Workstation
- Up to 50 remote syslog devices on Server
Best fit: Core local monitoring and smaller syslog environments.
ADVANCED
Professional
Expanded remote monitoring and communication capabilities for more demanding environments.
Workstation
€129 / $129
Server
€199 / $199
- Everything in Basic
- Up to 100 remote syslog devices
- Remote Event Log Monitor
- Up to 10 Remote Text File Monitor systems
- SETP Server
- RFC 3195 syslog reception and forwarding
- Log rotation for File Writer
- Post-Process Event action
Best fit: Organizations that need broader remote monitoring and more advanced processing and communication options.
MAXIMUM FLEXIBILITY
Enterprise
The complete edition for large environments and installations requiring maximum flexibility.
Workstation
€529 / $529
Server
€599 / $599
- Everything in Professional
- Unlimited remote syslog devices
- Unlimited Remote Text File Monitor systems
- SSL-enabled SETP Server
- SSL-enabled SETP Client
- Full edition feature set
Best fit: Larger deployments that require unrestricted relevant remote-device capacity and the complete communication feature set.
Key Differences at a Glance
| Capability | Basic | Professional | Enterprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core monitoring & Rule Engine | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Remote syslog devices | WS: 10 Server: 50 | 100 | Unlimited |
| Remote Event Log Monitor | — | ✓* | ✓* |
| Remote Text File Monitor systems | 0 | 10 | Unlimited |
| SETP Server | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| RFC 3195 syslog | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| SSL-enabled SETP | — | — | ✓ |
| Log rotation for File Writer | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Post-Process Event | — | ✓ | ✓ |
* Remote Event Log monitoring requires appropriate licensing for each remotely monitored system. See the MonitorWare Agent EULA for applicable licensing terms.
Which Edition Should I Choose?
Choose Basic if…
You mainly need local monitoring, event processing and a smaller centralized syslog environment.
Choose Professional if…
You need remote monitoring capabilities, larger syslog environments or the additional communication and processing features of the Professional edition.
Choose Enterprise if…
You need unlimited relevant remote-device capacity or the complete MonitorWare Agent feature set, including SSL-enabled SETP.
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