Comparison

OpManager vs VMware vSAN Live

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

OpManager

This mobile application provides remote access to an on-premises network monitoring server. It allows data center administrators to view device performance, troubleshoot faults, and manage alarms from their Apple devices. The app offers real-time notifications and quick access to critical IT infrastructure information.

Highlights
  • View network devices by category, group, and type
  • Monitor alarms and their causes
  • Identify down devices and associated alarms
  • Search and view device details and status
  • Perform network tests (Ping, Traceroute)
  • Manage alarms (acknowledge, clear, delete)
  • Receive push notifications for events
Features
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You need to run ManageEngine OpManager server to work with this app. OpManager is complete, end-to-end network monitoring software that offers advanced fault and performance management functionalities across critical IT resources such as routers, WAN links, switches, firewalls, VoIP call paths, physical servers, virtual servers, domain controllers, and other IT infrastructure devices. You are only able to access your machine setup using this app if you're already running OpManager on-premises, and you can use this app to access the machine setup from your Apple device (iPad and iPhone). This app helps data center administrators stay connected to their IT and access it from anywhere, anytime. It offers quick access to the OpManager on-premises tool to view the performance of devices and troubleshoot faults instantly. This app is not stand-alone. Features Lists all the devices in your network based on category, groups, business view, type, vendor, apps, protocol, severity. Lists alarm and their causes based on the time and severity (Critical, Attention, Trouble, Service Down) Lists all the down devices and their corresponding alarms in your network Search for a particular device in your network and know its detail and status Perform Test Monitor, Ping, Traceroute, and Workflow actions on devices Perform actions such as Clear Alarm, Acknowledge Alarm, Delete Alarm, Suppress Alarms, and Add Notes on alarms Push notifications for getting timely notifications on events that are generated in the OpManager server With the help of Siri Shortcuts, execute actions to show a list of down devices, and filter alarms based on severity, category, time, acknowledged/unacknowledged Home screen widgets to have a quick overview of alarms, down devices. Applications Manager Plugin support Ping Tools and Address Monitoring Tools Support for Https AD and SAML authentication support. Compatible with OpManager and OpManager plus versions 12400 and later. Want to try OpManager on-premises? https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/download.html?appstore

About

VMware vSAN Live

Monitor your hyperconverged infrastructure from your mobile device. Get instant insights into vSAN clusters, perform health checks, and troubleshoot issues quickly while on the go.

Highlights
  • Overview dashboard
  • Health Checks
  • Cluster inventory
  • Switch between vCenter Servers
  • Performance monitoring
  • Capacity monitoring
  • Alarms monitoring
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VMware vSAN Live provides vSAN users instant insights into their hyperconverged infrastructure environments from their mobile devices. Instead of stopping, signing into a laptop and then logging in remotely to view their vSAN environments, users can monitor their HCI clusters while on the go, troubleshooting in just a few clicks. What’s included in this release? • Overview dashboard of vSAN clusters • Full-featured Health Checks • Cluster inventory view including Fault domain and host status. • Easily switch between different vCenter Servers • Cluster configuration view including vSAN settings and service status. • Full-featured Performance monitoring for VMs and Cluster • Full-featured Capacity monitoring • Full-featured Alarms monitoring VMware vSAN powers VMware’s hyperconverged infrastructure solution, which combines compute virtualization, storage virtualization and storage networking with unified management into a single system running on industry-standard x86 servers. VMware vSAN, primes businesses for growth through seamless evolution, industry-leading deployment flexibility and hybrid-cloud capabilities. vSAN is native to the market-leading hypervisor, vSphere, simplifying HCI adoption by leveraging existing tools and skillsets. vSAN provides customers industry-leading deployment flexibility with over 500+ ReadyNodes, or jointly-certified x86 servers, a turn-key appliance, Dell EMC VxRail, and native services with all of the top public cloud providers: Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Alibaba, IBM, and Oracle. vSAN supports the most hybrid cloud uses cases and provides enterprise-grade, general-purpose infrastructure for VM and container-based applications.

Screenshots

OpManager4 screens
VMware vSAN Live4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: OpManager at every 11 days against VMware vSAN Live's every 8 months. OpManager also leads on ratings volume (129 vs 1). VMware vSAN Live's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

VMware vSAN Live holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OpManager has 129 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OpManager ships an update every 11 days, VMware vSAN Live every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and June 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
OpManager versus VMware vSAN Live: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOpManagerVMware vSAN Live
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (129 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews35.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings129 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size101 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZoho CorporationVMware, Inc.

Customer experience

OpManager

All ratings129 ratings
Positive89.9%
Neutral3.1%
Negative7.0%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive35.3%
Neutral17.6%
Negative47.1%

VMware vSAN Live

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

OpManager

No in-app purchases

None

VMware vSAN Live

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OpManager free?
OpManager is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is VMware vSAN Live free?
VMware vSAN Live is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, OpManager or VMware vSAN Live?
VMware vSAN Live is rated higher. OpManager averages 4.6 out of 5 from 129 ratings, while VMware vSAN Live averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do OpManager or VMware vSAN Live have ads?
Neither OpManager nor VMware vSAN Live shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OpManager or VMware vSAN Live?
OpManager ships an update every 11 days, and VMware vSAN Live every 8 months. Most recently, OpManager was updated on September 13, 2026 and VMware vSAN Live on June 24, 2026.

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