Ok, so I am a big fan of SW REAL products. I currently have NPM, SAM, NTA, IPAM, and WPM running in my environment all with unlimited licensing. I monitor a global environment with close to 10K network elements and over 10K of HW Health Monitors\sensors. Long have I pondered the value of the Engineers Toolkit and felt that the few times I could have used it would have provided some value.
With my recent purchase of WPM and an additional polling engine I slipped in a purchase of the ET thinking it would be nice to have. That is when I find out it is a per seat license. Don't even get me started on the fact that selecting different licenses isn't even an option on the portal. I have about 10 people that could use this from time to time and the thought of paying over $13K for this simple tool blows my mind away. And no, I am not going to spend my time moving licenses around to different users based on need. That's just insane. Plus the cost of maintenance?
I understand the need to make money where you can, but the value just isn't there. I am not even sure the $1300 price tag is worth it for one license. Here's a thought, give the thing away with anyone who purchases NPM. If you want it stand-alone then charge $1300 for it, but quit nickel and diming your real customers.
Sorry for the vent but this just took me over the edge. Not sure what other people think but I cannot be the only one that feels this way. Based on pricing and licensing alone I can never recommend this tool to anyone.
Len