We performed a comparison between OptiView XG [EOL] and Wireshark based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about NetAlly, Auvik, Wireshark and others in Network Troubleshooting."It is a very valuable tool. It goes out and does a discovery, which is a great process of it. You could have something like a rogue DHCP server, and it will identify it, and then you can see to which switch port it is connected. It is quite an impressive tool. I really liked it because you didn't have to install an agent on anything. It would just go out and do its discovery. For me, that's great."
"Gives us the ability to see our network."
"It has a good syntax to put the commands in and get information out of."
"The solution is easy to install and use."
"If you're dealing with troubleshooting network, voice issues, or network operations, having a tool like Wireshark to dive into packet details is important. The initial setup is straightforward. Anyone starting out or looking to deploy it on your personal PC or machine can do it easily."
"Wireshark's best feature is that it's adaptive, which means it's the go-to tool for network-related developers."
"The strongest feature of this solution, is the ability it gives us to carry out deep-packet inspections on our network, particularly when a function isn't performing as it should."
"Setup is very easy. It's also possible to change source code and compile if you want to change something in the code, because it's free."
"Wireshark has a lot of features. It's a powerful tool if you're familiar with it. You can see everything on the network with it."
"Wireshark is very user-friendly; even someone with basic IT knowledge can use it."
"I would like a built-in tap feature which doesn't interfere with the network, and it allows you to see what is happening there."
"Its price can be improved. Their support can also be improved a little bit. In terms of features, it did everything I wanted it to do. With more features, I would have to start installing network agents or something else, and I don't want to have to install anything. This was the value for me about this device."
"Sometimes I need to use tcpdump when I need to check the packets on CLI."
"In the future, it would be nice to see color coding. It is just black and white."
"The solution has a steep learning curve. There are so many filters and features that are frequently being updated, it takes research, experience and familiarity to be able to use them. It could be a lot more user-friendly."
"The only thing that I don't like is sometimes there is an update, and something that I was using is either no longer there or it has changed."
"It would be better if they offered a hybrid version like My Cloud Control."
"The solution’s user interface could be improved."
"I would like better control of bandwidth from the service provider."
"Wireshark could make the filtering rules easier to apply and offer a drag-and-drop option as opposed to type and text."
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OptiView XG [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Network Troubleshooting while Wireshark is ranked 4th in Network Troubleshooting with 61 reviews. OptiView XG [EOL] is rated 8.6, while Wireshark is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of OptiView XG [EOL] writes "A valuable, impressive, and portable product that saves time and has great scalability and stability". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Wireshark writes "User-friendly with an easy setup and a nice interface". OptiView XG [EOL] is most compared with , whereas Wireshark is most compared with Nagios XI, Zabbix, SolarWinds NPM, Colasoft Capsa and ClearSight Analyzer.
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