FAQs
An Opsview Enterprise subscription provides you with certified, tested open source software that is fully supported by our professional support team. You also have access to additional functionality provided by Opsview Modules, access to the Opsview product manager to influence the product roadmap and the ability to sponsor new feature development. Our consulting services are provided to Enterprise customers to help design, architect and implement their systems, as well as provide on-going advice and best practice guidance
Opsview Enterprise is provided under a GPL V2 licence with no licence charge. However, you do need to pay for an annual subscirption to gain access to Opsview Enterrpise. The subscription provides professional support, the certified open source software, access to additional functionality in Opsview Modules and various other benefits
Both Opsview software editions are derived from the same code base. One of the reasons for this is to ensure a smooth transition between Opsview editions.
You can always upgrade to a more recent version of Opsview across editions. For example:
Opsview 3.1.x (Community) -> Opsview 3.2.x (Enterprise)
Opsview 3.3.x (Community) -> Opsview 3.4.x (Enterprise)
and even
Opsview 3.0.x -> Opsview 3.4.x (Enterprise)
It is also possible to 'upgrade' from an Enterprise Edition to a more recent Community Edition, so you are not locked-in once you've made the transition. For example:
Opsview 3.4.x (Enterprise) -> Opsview 3.5.x (Community)
This may have an impact on your support provision however, so we recommend that you speak with someone at Opsera first.
New functionality will only be introduced during a 'feature release' designated by an increase in the number to the right of the decimal (3.2, 3.4, etc). Maintenance releases are designated by the digit following the second decimal (3.2.1, 3.2.2, etc).
The most obvious difference is the icon - the Opsview Community edition's icon is a polarised version of the Opsview Enterprise icon. The footer in Opsview Community also indicates that if deployed you are using software that is not certified or supported by Opsera Ltd.
Opsview Community edition releases will have a '3' to denote the major software revision, followed by an odd number. E.g: 3.1, 3.3, 3.5, etc.
Opsview Enterprise edition releases will have a '3' to denote the major software revision, followed by an even number: E.g: 3.2, 3.4, 3.6, etc.
Opsview releases before 3.1.0 are considered equivalent to the Community Edition.
No, we will not impose any limitations in Opsview Community edition.
Yes. Opsview Enterprise is released under the same license (GPL v2) as Opsview Community edition.
Core monitoring functionality will be introduced into Opsview Community and Opsview Enterprise. Opsview Modules extend Opsview functionality beyond just 'monitoring' to provide additional capabilities and integration with other software. Opsview Modules will only be made available to Opsview Enterprise subscription customers
We expect to have 3 Enterprise releases a year. The longest delay we would expect is 6 months with most features appearing within 3-4 months.
No, both editions are derived from the same code base and will have the same features. New features will arrive later in the Enterprise release, following the community review and feedback process.
We do not treat the Community edition of Opsview as a 'beta' release and therefore it is released when the code is stable.
Yes. Bugs will be fixed in the most current Community release and supported Enterprise releases.
Both editions are derived from the same code base. Opsview Enterprise contains mature features, has a predictable release schedule and published road map. It also gives you access to a range of Enterprise Modules that can enhance and extend your deployment. Opsview Community edition contains the latest features and has a frequent release cycle. Opsview Community is ideal for anyone evaluating Opsview, monitoring small networks or wanting to develop new functionality.