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Alternatives to ISA

Tags: Microsoft, ISA, 2004
Hi,

Now that ISA Server is being scrapped from SBS 2008 we are looking for options for a real time network monitoring tool that integrates with Active directory, produces detailed reports, allows us to shape users (important feature we use a lot using bandwidth splitter plugin) and being able to generate logs. We dont really need it for a firewall as we have a hardware firewall at all of our customers sites.

We have looked at Untangle, good, but lacks good real time user monitoring, no QoS, no shaping etc.

Smoothwall (free) came close but no log parsing built in, did some AD integration with some external plugins, logs arent too friendly we found and difficult to see what protocols were being used by what users at a certain time. no user shaping without messing with the code manually.

Smootwall Corp, looks excellent but for the features we liked (AD integration etc) they wanted to hit us for over 3 grand which is ridiculous for a small business environment.

Has anyone got any suggestions as to what we can try for under $1000 / year?

Thanks
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