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Review: NetIQ Shows Analysis Smarts

January 21, 2002
By Michael J. DeMaria

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If You Have to Ask, You're Probably Buying an Analysis Tool


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One discomforting aspect of Web traffic analysis tools is that the pricing is all over the map. When you check out our minipricing chart (below) note that these prices do not include the cost of licensing a SQL or Oracle database server. The term Web site refers to an individual domain, whereas a cluster refers to the number of physical servers. Remember that you can have multiple Web sites on a single IP address when using the virtual hosting features supported by many Web servers, including Apache. Also, keep in mind that your specific configuration may come with discounts or bulk rates, so it would be wise to call for updated pricing information based on your needs before making a final decision.

In general, we found that Microsoft's solution had the simplest pricing -- $8,499 per processor. Our quad test machine would cost $33,996. Sane Networks charges $25,000 for the first five Web sites (the company does not sell a license for just one Web site), but there's no additional charge for clustered machines. Thus, a 10-server cluster would cost $25,000, and a license for 100 Web sites would cost $49,500.

Urchin was by far the least expensive solution we looked at. In single-server systems, Urchin charges a $495 base price, which includes 25 Web sites. Additional sites may be purchased at $295 for 25 additional sites or $795 for 100 sites. Thus, our 100-site pricing would be only $1,290 -- a veritable bargain. Urchin's multiple-server pricing is $5,000 for the first five servers and $2,250 for every additional five servers.

WebTrends' base price starts at $12,999. Each additional server costs $6,499, and WebTrends charges based on physical machines, not the number of sites on a server.