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."We can manage the entire system across the network and troubleshoot the pain points."
"The single dashboard is a valuable feature."
"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."
"The most valuable feature is the deployment because it's very easy to deploy real flow through the network."
"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 most valuable feature is the way it monitors the environment, and how user-friendly the console is for the end-user. The interface is also very easy and it captures all the information very well."
"There are a lot of valuable features with SolarWinds NPM. We can receive a lot of detailed data from the monitoring that can use useful for investigations, especially when you are troubleshooting. It is very helpful. Overall it was a very good experience."
"It did a good job of the collection and then an investigation of the net flow of information for understanding the applications that were being used at certain locations."
"The other valuable system is the DSS (decision support system). If there's a fault in the network, SolarWinds is basically capable of rectifying and resolving that problem on its own without any intervention from an IP assistant or administrator."
"I found a lot of valuable features in SolarWinds NPM, such as the customized application monitoring that allows you to customize any monitoring and script customization, and you also have the option to deploy and upgrade SolarWinds NPM online, which is very useful for my organization."
"Can easily be interconnected with other management systems."
"I can do everything remotely, including running PowerShell scripts or performing standard updates."
"The technical support needs improvement."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"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."
"Ixia has one flaw, which is that they do not print the license code on the paper licenses that are shipped to the customers."
"Improvements in network performance are essential."
"The customization of tests and even the results can be improved."
"They need to work on their automation and automatically discover devices. They are not very good at automatically discovering devices."
"We decided that we were no longer going to trust that their products have not been capitalized."
"Consolidation of platforms would provide a smoother experience."
"The root cause analysis and installation faults are not clear."
"The interface could be made more user-friendly."
"I think Solar Winds NPM needs to create a profile with documentation responsibility."
"Technical support and releases are not particularly reliable."
"If they’re going for a “cover everything” approach, then they need to do so and enable a bit more of the "cover everything approach" within every one of the tools."
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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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