| Vendor / Functionality | eG Innovations | Lakeside Systrack | Smart-X ControlUp | Splunk | Citrix Director 2.1 / EdgeSight | Citrix Director 7.x |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendor / Functionality | eG Innovations | Lakeside Systrack | Smart-X ControlUp | Splunk | Citrix Director 2.1 / EdgeSight | Citrix Director 7.x |
| Key Monitoring Tools by Platform | ||||||
| XenApp 6.x |  | | | | Dir for 6.5 only | No |
| XenDesktop 5.x | | | | | Limited scalability for ES | No |
| XenApp / XenDesktop 7.x | | | | | No | |
| Basic Functionality | ||||||
| Server Health Monitoring | | | | | | |
| ICA/HDX Channel Monitoring | | | | | | |
| Login Performance (inc. Profile) | | | | | | |
| Delegated Admins | | | | | | |
| Additional Modules / Components | ||||||
| Network | | | | | | |
| Storage | | | | | No | Limited |
| Hypervisor | | | Q3 2014 | | No | |
| Others | Available | Endpoints, desktops | Endpoints, Servers | Any machine data | n/a | NetScaler |
| Requirements | ||||||
| Agent | Agent or agentless | | | Depends | | Built-in |
| Server/VDI-side changes | None | None | None | None | WinRM | WMI proxy |
| Console Server Resources | 2 CPUs, 4GB Ram | 2 CPUs, 4GB Ram | 8% avc CPU/800MB RAM | Depends | Depends | Depends |
| Admin Training | Yes, provided | Minimal | Not required | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Data | ||||||
| Database Type | SQL Server or Oracle | SQL Server Express or full | In-RAM/cloud | None | SQL Server | SQL Server |
| Retention Period (default) | 13 months | 3 years | Unlimited | Forever | 30 days | 90 days |
| Data Archive | Available | Via SQL | n/a | Built-in | Via SQL | Via SQL |
| Data Security | SSL, AD integration | Full/end-to-end | Login/encryption | Encryption, certificates | None | SSL optional |
| Application Monitoring | ||||||
| App Latency | | | No | | No | No |
| App Resources | | | | | No | No |
| Launch Frequency | | | | | ||
| Launch Time | | | Q2/15 | | No | w/HDX Insight |
| User Sessions | ||||||
| Drilldown into Metrics | | | | | | |
| Involuntary Disconnections | | | | | No | No |
| Recover Version | | | | | ||
| Printer Errors | | | | | No | No |
| Network | ||||||
| Latency | | | | | | w/HDX Insight |
| Min/Max | | | | | No | No |
| Idle | | | | | No | No |
| Identify Network Failure | | | | | No | No |
| Licensing | ||||||
| Users, Servers or Endpoints | Servers or users | Per desktop, server, RDS | # CCUs and admins | Daily volume | Platinum (full features) | Platinum (full features) |
| Separate License Server | No | No | No | No | | |
| Free Version | No | FastTrack (Citrix Project Accelerator) | <50 user sessions | Yes | Platinum | Platinum |
| Trial Period | 30 days | 60 days | 30 days | 60 days | n/a | n/a |
| Upgrading to XA/XD 7.x | ||||||
| Same Console | | | | | No | No |
| Same Database | | | | n/a | No | No |
| Changes to Config | Reconfiguration required | Minimal | No | Yes | Migration required | Migration required |
Yoni Avital
CTO
Smart-X