Last updated: Nov 04, 2026
Its easy to use. Great for our company to keep all complaints in one. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Very little to complain about. I think the program is sometimes slow. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
This is simply the best network management tool I've ever used. I've implemented Spiceworks in all my jobs and used it with personal clients. You can inventory your entire network with a few clicks. Even if you have remote locations, you can setup a collector agent, it inventories then sends to the server. It's fairly small and can even run a PC. You can setup a network map, can create a helpdesk ( or use thew one online if you prefer) and many more options with the community addins. Backups for spiceworks are super easy and very light. You can also monitor disk space, printer toner levels, dns entries Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
It would be nice to have the system auto download updates. Also it's for the small medium businesses as it tends to lag alot when you get passed 500 machines. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Great dashboard view. Easy to see important performance metrics for each server. Nice addition to have up checkers as well for simpler applications. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Email spam is crazy. I had to turn up the thresholds for emails warnings because I was inundated. As far as I can see, only 10 servers max which isn't enough. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I like the ability to visualize the state of my network. At any time I can pop in to check dynamically assigned IP addresses, check the health of my network and fix any problems if they come up. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I dislike the amount of resources required to run full network scans. We run this software on our applications server and sometimes I have to stop scans because they're eating up too many resources. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
this is the best tools for network monitoring, it's free and pay. the monitoring is in realtime with agents and access, monitoring vmware machines, printers and much more devices. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
i don't have any dislikes, but spiceworks send all information to the cloud can be insecure Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
The Network Monitor is a real-time monitor brought to you by the cool kids over at SpiceWorks. The app is great, constantly being updated and revised, and the team behind it is open to suggestions, open with their betas, and responsible for support. End state is a functional and improving product designed for ease of use and implementation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
In the early days, the Network Monitor was a bit rough around the edges. That is no longer the case. It is, however, for simple monitoring, not collection or logging - don't make that mistake! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Once you set it up on a computer, it runs by itself and sends you alerts only when there is a problem. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Sometimes it can over report on issues and send you way too many emails, so it can become like the boy who cried wolf. You need to fine tune the alert settings. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Perfect for a growing network. I have it set up to monitor a number of servers. If one of them loses network connectivity I know! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
There are really no downsides other and it takes up a bit more CPU usage than I would like. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Spiceworks is a great tool to scan all devices on your network and get information on them. It can easily find information on network devices (switches, printers) and Windows computers fairly easily. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
It has a bit of trouble scanning alternate OS devices, like Macs or some Linux distros. The site is also pretty sluggish -- it can lag significantly sometimes, though in all fairness the devs have made remarkable improvements since the early days of the software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Ability to monitor servers and switches with using any agent to be installed on each one. If you want to monitor your servers and switches at the basic level, that would the job. And the best thing I like about it, it is completely free. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Would love to see more improvement with switches and would love to see more detail and ability to check hardware. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
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