Brightlayer DCIM vs netTerrain DCIM

Brightlayer DCIM monitors, manages, and controls data center power, space, cooling, and operational resources, including servers, UPSs, PDUs, and computer room air conditioners. Eaton describes it for enterprise, colocation, hyperscale, and edge environments. It tracks power use, space allocation, and cooling performance, with real-time data and automated alerts. Dashboards show near-real-time KPIs such as power usage effectiveness and capacity utilization. Users can create 2D and 3D visualizations, floor plans, rack elevations, charts, and reports. The software also tracks IT and OT assets through their lifecycle, including service history, warranty, and compliance. Eaton lists integrations with VMware, building management, asset management or CMDB, and service desk or ITSM systems. Its device library has more than 30,000 models from hundreds of manufacturers; custom models for unlisted devices are available using SNMP, Modbus, or BACnet with annual support. Deployment commonly uses a virtual-environment server, with traditional server and cloud options also listed. Pricing is on request through an Eaton reseller.

netTerrain DCIM provides data center infrastructure management with visibility into floor plans, racks, servers, ports, and power usage. It supports capacity planning using inventory and capacity insights. Teams can track rack equipment, available power, networks, and physical space, then reserve equipment space with drag-and-drop. Cable and circuit tools include tracking, port management, automatic path tracing, and automated routing. The software can discover SNMP-enabled devices and map them automatically. Power usage monitoring and power capping policies are supported; environmental monitoring is an add-on. Listed connectors include SolarWinds, ServiceNow, BMC Remedy, Nagios, PRTG, WhatsUp Gold, Zabbix, AWS, Azure, VMware, and Google Cloud Platform. Documented APIs can bring data in from web apps, and data can also come from homegrown databases. Deployment is available on-premises or in the cloud. Clients need a modern HTML5 browser; server deployment specifies Windows Server and Microsoft SQL Server. Pricing varies by devices and editor users and is available on request. A 30-day trial is listed, with no free plan.