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."The most valuable feature is automatic discovery."
"Spectrum does such a great job of discovering our network that we have a high confidence in what our inventory is."
"All networks (or network equipment) are monitored through CA Spectrum."
"The most valuable features have been the interface and the ability to do equipment management."
"The product’s stability and robustness are valuable."
"Some of the most valuable features are it's highly scalable, the carrier is great, and if something has SNMP, it can monitor it. It's a great network fault management solution."
"It's a good tool. It's simple to do the configuration."
"This product provides good visibility into applications at the backend."
"Topology creation is the most valuable feature."
"It's quite a mature solution."
"We do not have any issues stability-wise."
"A good enterprise-level solution."
"Our monitoring and network teams of less than 100 people use this solution. The availability and fault monitoring are good."
"It gives us a good overview of what's happening in our networks and the devices in the networks."
"It is a scalable product."
"Most valuable function would have to the internal causal engine and its root cause analyzer which keep us updated on critical errors and incidents in our network environment."
"DX Spectrum needs better documentation on its complex features."
"The GIS map feature needs to be enhanced and synced with topology views of containers and global collections."
"It needs better integration with other CA products."
"The product should provide performance management features."
"For us, the implementation was quite complex but it's because of the large number of different environments we're dealing with."
"It doesn’t give you performance metrics: You need CA eHealth for this."
"OS monitoring needs to be better developed, as well as their services, e.g., cluster monitoring, URLs, etc."
"The upgrade process could be smoother. More of the steps around upgrading could be automated."
"We had some issues with some of the features, some modules are not meeting expectations."
"The resources utilized could be a bit higher, and that is one of the challenges that isn't optimized"
"Micro Focus Network Node Manager is not the best when it comes to drilling down for more visibility, especially regarding traffic."
"The solution should integrate with NAC servers."
"As the technologies evolve, also these solutions or the monitoring tools should evolve to cover the progress in technology, including capabilities related to monitoring of virtualized devices today, as the DNS is on the table in this way."
"When I open a ticket, usually they respond very late. Some of the people I negotiate with seem undertrained."
"Right now, we have open tickets and they are not closing as expected."
"The deployment architecture and installation part needs improvement."
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DX Spectrum is ranked 4th in Network Management Applications with 115 reviews while OpenText Network Node Manager i is ranked 10th 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 PRTG Network Monitor, whereas OpenText Network Node Manager i is most compared with SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager, Cisco DNA Center, Fortinet FortiManager and IBM Tivoli NetCool. See our DX Spectrum vs. OpenText Network Node Manager i report.
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