We performed a comparison between Ixia Hawkeye and SolarWinds NPM based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Network Monitoring Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The single dashboard is a valuable feature."
"We can manage the entire system across the network and troubleshoot the pain points."
"The most valuable feature is the deployment because it's very easy to deploy real flow through the network."
"Our customer was happiest with the price of this product."
"The ease of setup is the most valuable aspect of this solution. It's easy to set up and run tests."
"It empowers network administrators to access specialized and detailed views for specific tests, including video streaming and performance related to specific applications like video games."
"What I've found most valuable about the solution is that it's scalable."
"The solution ranks as one of the top five monitoring tools."
"The connectivity of the solution is very good."
"The interface is user-friendly, making it easy to use."
"As we look to add more servers to our virtual environment and to understand the impact, the solution allows us to dig into the historical charts related to capacity planning."
"The solution is very user-friendly."
"It covers everything from end to end, from the standpoint of endpoint machines and the routers and switches. The switch port also comes there."
"The ability to quickly identify downtime is the most valuable."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"The technical support needs improvement."
"The customization of tests and even the results can be improved."
"Ixia has one flaw, which is that they do not print the license code on the paper licenses that are shipped to the customers."
"You can't delete more than one thing at a time. It would be great to be able to highlight three out of five things and delete them, whether it's a test or an actual report."
"Improvements in network performance are essential."
"It has covered everything, so no improvement is required at their end. The only thing is the price."
"Scalability is a bit tricky because it requires more gateways in order to get the performance you may need. It also requires a lot of licensing."
"A feature I would ask for is for them to have this solution available for Linux systems instead of Windows."
"It would be nice if SolarWinds added some technical protocols like Modbus. The market needs a simple solution for monitoring a technical device."
"The solution's customer service is not very good because the support takes too long."
"The integration needs to be improved."
"The solution's network discovery and node addition processes need more work."
"Currently lacks integration with SMS services."
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Ixia Hawkeye is ranked 53rd in Network Monitoring Software with 4 reviews while SolarWinds NPM is ranked 4th in Network Monitoring Software with 147 reviews. Ixia Hawkeye is rated 9.2, while SolarWinds NPM is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Ixia Hawkeye writes "A valuable tool for optimizing network performance and security with comprehensive network monitoring capabilities, user-friendly interface, and flexibility for scripting". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SolarWinds NPM writes "High-level, comprehensive, and proactive monitoring in a user-friendly interface". Ixia Hawkeye is most compared with ThousandEyes, NETSCOUT nGeniusONE and Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline, whereas SolarWinds NPM is most compared with Zabbix, PRTG Network Monitor, ManageEngine OpManager, ThousandEyes and Entuity. See our Ixia Hawkeye vs. SolarWinds NPM report.
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