We performed a comparison between DX Spectrum and Spiceworks based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two IT Infrastructure Monitoring solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Spectrum is great for root cause analysis. It has excellent correlation event management. Spectrum's stability and scalability are also amazing."
"All networks (or network equipment) are monitored through CA Spectrum."
"It's a good tool. It's simple to do the configuration."
"Scalable and stable network monitoring tool with a simple setup."
"The capability of handling and monitoring with SNMP and working with the SNMP traps is much better than other products."
"The Spectrum tool improved our network assurance levels for our business units."
"What I like best is the configuration management functionality."
"Scalability is a highly rated feature of this solution. It is better than some of the other tools that I've used in terms of scalability. We scaled it to tens of thousands of devices."
"It lets us know whether devices are getting out of date and tracked warranties. Spiceworks also gave me visibility in terms of what software was installed on each device and its status."
"The solution is easy to use and easy to manage."
"Helpdesk and inventory are both equally valuable, and they form the true core of the product."
"It shows the users that are currently logged in, which is not something that Active Directory by default will ever let you know up front."
"The nice thing about Spiceworks is always it's free. Monitoring of printers for low toner. Finding machines that have low memory or low hard disk space."
"Spiceworks' dashboard allows you to drill down to the notes, where I can take an inventory of the network and see the devices I need to monitor."
"It's easy to understand."
"It was easy to integrate Spiceworks with our existing setup."
"Technical support for this product is not so good. It needs improvement."
"It doesn’t give you performance metrics: You need CA eHealth for this."
"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."
"I would recommend AI capability built-in so it becomes more predictable and we jump ahead of the curve. This is the one really important feature I would really like to see in any product that provides alarms."
"I think the management or configuration of devices needs some improvement."
"There should be a facility to integrate with other monitoring applications that are currently running in the environment."
"DX Spectrum needs better documentation on its complex features."
"I would like to see better scalability, and maybe, a more intuitive user interface. "
"The network mapping could be improved. Putting together an actual bonafide network map would be really nice."
"Since Spiceworks is a free tool, it's not very scriptable or customizable."
"The GUI must be improved."
"The SNMP sniffer requires a lot of work to get right."
"With Spiceworks, like, when I open the websites, I have to Zoom in. I need to zoom in on those websites sometimes because it makes it horrible to use."
"I would like to see more information when drilling down into access permissions, assignments management, or tagging. When I click a note or a device, I should be able to see more details about the router and modem. For example, I want to see the version, downtime, availability, latency, etc. I should have easy access to everything about our assets at a glance."
"It would be nice to have remote access to the solution via a tablet. They also need remote control from a PC. Right now, to complete the technical support process, you have to have a tool to access the PC, and check the problems."
"Sometimes, it can be difficult to integrate what you need."
DX Spectrum is ranked 16th in IT Infrastructure Monitoring with 115 reviews while Spiceworks is ranked 32nd in IT Infrastructure Monitoring with 47 reviews. DX Spectrum is rated 8.4, while Spiceworks 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 Spiceworks writes "Good low-cost service desk system, but lacks in automation workflows and categorization ". DX Spectrum is most compared with DX NetOps, Zabbix, SolarWinds NPM, Cisco DNA Center and IBM SevOne Network Performance Management (NPM), whereas Spiceworks is most compared with Zabbix, Lansweeper, ServiceNow, Freshdesk and ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus. See our DX Spectrum vs. Spiceworks report.
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