We performed a comparison between DX Spectrum and OpenText Network Node Manager i based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Network Management Applications solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."What I like best is the configuration management functionality."
"The capability of handling and monitoring with SNMP and working with the SNMP traps is much better than other products."
"Allows us to have a single console/notification point, with the alarms of all the tools that we use for monitoring."
"The integration point."
"The tool is very mature, and its valuable features are monitoring and configuration management."
"We can plan changes and replacement of end-of-life products in our environment very well because it's very accurate."
"This product provides good visibility into applications at the backend."
"The Global Collections are what I found to be most valuable. With the Global Collections, you're able to organize and categorize devices into "folders," or functional groups and categories, so that it doesn't matter which SpectroSERVER those devices are on."
"If you install one node on Network Node Manager and want to scale it up, it's pretty easy to create more nodes."
"It is a scalable product."
"It's quite a mature solution."
"The platform has good stability."
"We do not have any issues stability-wise."
"Our monitoring and network teams of less than 100 people use this solution. The availability and fault monitoring are good."
"The best feature is the solution's entire credibility with all vendors."
"It gives us a good overview of what's happening in our networks and the devices in the networks."
"The interface is not nice and needs to be improved."
"It needs better integration with other CA products."
"I would like to see CA move Spectrum, Performance Manager, and some of their other tools moved to a SaaS based model. You see a lot of other manufacturers which are moving toward SaaS based models."
"We want to make our own choice for the AIOps solution and do not want to be forced to use the Broadcom OI solution by default."
"OS monitoring needs to be better developed, as well as their services, e.g., cluster monitoring, URLs, etc."
"DX Spectrum could be improved by them getting rid of the Java console. It would also be better with Turkish language support."
"We have a lot of different monitoring tools in the background, so orchestration has been a little bit of a challenge."
"I would suggest improving the web GUI to improve the device monitor configuration and to improve or to integrate the new tool for reporting."
"Only to improve the GUI."
"Micro Focus Network Node Manager is not the best when it comes to drilling down for more visibility, especially regarding traffic."
"When I open a ticket, usually they respond very late. Some of the people I negotiate with seem undertrained."
"The resources utilized could be a bit higher, and that is one of the challenges that isn't optimized"
"The way the solution currently works means I'm not able to customize my own reports."
"We had some issues with some of the features, some modules are not meeting expectations."
"The deployment architecture and installation part needs improvement."
"The solution should integrate with NAC servers."
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DX Spectrum is ranked 4th in Network Management Applications with 115 reviews while OpenText Network Node Manager i is ranked 13th in Network Management Applications with 23 reviews. DX Spectrum is rated 8.4, while OpenText Network Node Manager i is rated 7.8. 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 OpenText Network Node Manager i writes "Easy-to-implement product with a valuable map topology feature". DX Spectrum is most compared with DX NetOps, Zabbix, SolarWinds NPM, Cisco DNA Center and ThousandEyes, whereas OpenText Network Node Manager i is most compared with SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager, Cisco DNA Center, IBM Tivoli NetCool and Fortinet FortiManager. See our DX Spectrum vs. OpenText Network Node Manager i report.
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