HPE Intelligent Management Center vs WhatInStartup

HPE Intelligent Management Center

5.4 #14 in Network Management Software

5.3 #97 in Log Management Software

	HPE Intelligent Management Center	WhatInStartup
Platforms	Linux, Web, Windows	Windows
Deployment model	on-premises	on-premises
Managed device limit	50 devices
Network discovery	Yes	Yes
Configuration management	Yes
Configuration backup	Yes
Policy automation	Yes
API access	Yes	none
Free plan		Yes
Platform support		windows_only
Platform coverage		windows
Scan locations		Local folders and drives; OneDrive folder via NTFS symbolic links or junction points
Match methods		File size; byte-by-byte binary content comparison; duplicate filename; duplicate filename with identical or non-identical content
Recycle Bin / Trash		Yes
Folder exclusions		Yes
Log pipelines		No
Archive export		Yes
Live log tailing		Yes
Supported platforms		Windows
DDC/CI control		Yes
Input switching		Yes
Monitor profiles		Yes
CLI or API access		Yes
Deployment		desktop
Path visualization		No
DNS diagnostics		No
Packet-loss analysis		No
Command-line interface		Yes
Discovery method		agentless
Topology mapping		No
Asset inventory		Yes
Scheduled discovery		No
Network scope		local
SNMP discovery		No
Synthetic checks		No
Traffic monitoring		No
Topology maps		No
Live capture		Yes
Command-line tool		Yes
Traffic decryption		No
Operating systems		Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003/2008/Vista/7/8
Capture file formats		.ssp, tcpdump/libpcap, Microsoft Network Monitor .cap
Batch uninstall		Yes
Portable version		Yes
Service control		Yes
Startup inspection		Yes
Windows support		other
Portable edition		Yes
Firmware details		Yes
Bulk lookup		Yes
Export formats		CSV, TSV