We performed a comparison between DX Spectrum and Wireshark based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Network Troubleshooting solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It has a high-quality graphical interface."
"The main thing is obviously notifications about alerts, getting ahead of the curve to make sure that we do not have system going down, or if it is down we get to know it earlier."
"Spectrum is great for root cause analysis. It has excellent correlation event management. Spectrum's stability and scalability are also amazing."
"The presentation layer is pretty simple and straightforward."
"I can use it to detect whenever things go wrong on my network."
"Offers a lot of functionality."
"The fault management is perfect."
"Discovery: Scheduled, on-demand, synchronized with eHealth."
"It is a stable product. I would rate the stability a ten out of ten."
"The feature to incorporate Voice over IP (VoIP) incidents into network traffic analysis is valuable. Capturing voice or SIP communication allows for examination of interactions between SIP clients and SIP servers. This helps the team investigate or analyze issues related to call center servers and operators."
"The most valuable feature is the traffic gate, which shows which IPs are getting more bandwidth or traffic."
"The ability to decrypt traffic and the abundance of filters available are both valuable features."
"Wireshark is a good tool to start with network analyzing and packet capturing."
"The solution is easy to install and use."
"The transmission and reception issues are valuable."
"I have found the most valuable feature you can design your sniffer the way you want to."
"If nobody else has said the documentation needs improvement, let's go there. I understand, you can either write about it or you can do it. And most of us would rather they do it, but now that they've done it, those of us that didn't do it, we need to go and find: "Where did they write about this to tell us how to do it?" That's always lacking."
"From the users perspective the looks and feel of dashboards of Spectrum would be easier to use and for understanding as APM will be in 10.5 version which we saw in CA World."
"We have had one support issue that's been open for a couple of months, and it is currently open."
"Huawei devices are not properly supported, and there are incompatibility issues related to certain protocols."
"The biggest issue is our integration right now between UIM and Spectrum is lacking."
"The solution could improve by allowing the ability to monitor the network shortly after installing the software and adding an auto-discovery function."
"Technical support for this product is not so good. It needs improvement."
"If the integration is simplified or improved, it will be a unique selling point in comparison to the competition on the market."
"This product needs to improve the UI."
"I wish the filters were a little bit more prepopulated."
"Wireshark could make the filtering rules easier to apply and offer a drag-and-drop option as opposed to type and text."
"The average person would probably find Wireshark hard to use. When I first installed it, I was overwhelmed by all the data it was shooting out. It doesn't make sense until you start doing some research and figure out what everything means. It isn't the most user-friendly tool. It just provides so much information."
"The product has been using the same GUI for many years."
"The Wireshark search function shows green for a correct search and red for an incorrect search. If there were a way to provide a description about what a search - and the similar ones which are available - can do, while a person is typing it, it would make the product easier to use and simultaneously decrease the learning curve."
"You need some basic knowledge to work with Wireshark. Maybe it could be more user-friendly just for new users. Just for the new generation."
"The solution has a steep learning curve. There are so many filters and features that are frequently being updated, it takes research, experience and familiarity to be able to use them. It could be a lot more user-friendly."
DX Spectrum is ranked 6th in Network Troubleshooting with 115 reviews while Wireshark is ranked 4th in Network Troubleshooting with 61 reviews. DX Spectrum is rated 8.4, while Wireshark is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of DX Spectrum writes "Comprehensive alerts, beneficial overall network viability, and scalability not limited". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Wireshark writes "User-friendly with an easy setup and a nice interface". DX Spectrum is most compared with DX NetOps, Zabbix, SolarWinds NPM, Cisco DNA Center and ThousandEyes, whereas Wireshark is most compared with Nagios XI, Zabbix, SolarWinds NPM, Colasoft Capsa and ClearSight Analyzer. See our DX Spectrum vs. Wireshark report.
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