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We performed a comparison between AirMagnet Survey and DX Spectrum based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Network Troubleshooting solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed AirMagnet Survey vs. DX Spectrum Report (Updated: March 2024).
765,386 professionals have used our research since 2012.
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Pros
"The addition of the AirMapper software on the nXG and our AirCheck G2s has helped a lot because we're mostly not drilling down into the data. Local managers only need to see the coverage on their end and whether there are performance bottlenecks. These things are easy enough for us to ascertain with iPerf.""The most valuable features are the survey, spectrum analysis, and reporting.""It allows us to prepare more real designs. Later, we validate them with actual surveys.""The heat maps are quite good, and some features are easy to use.""The predictive survey is the most valuable feature. I use it quite often.""We use the solution for Wi-Fi and networks.""Using the products to ensure the safety of our equipment that we have a lot invested in.""It is reliable and easy to use (user-friendly). The heat mapping, passive network surveying, and doing the heat mapping of a building's wireless network allows me to see what level of coverage an area has."

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"The tool is very mature, and its valuable features are monitoring and configuration management.""This product provides good visibility into applications at the backend.""​Stability has been good. We really have not had any issues.​""The most valuable feature is the ability to put health checks in place not only for the infrastructure but for some of the services that are on top of the infrastructure.""Spectrum is very useful for us, because the product lets us monitor and control all the various components of our infrastructure that support our business from an IT perspective.""Spectrum does such a great job of discovering our network that we have a high confidence in what our inventory is.""The most valuable feature is the auto-discovery, which is nice because you don't have to do anything to add a new component.""The Spectrum tool improved our network assurance levels for our business units."

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Cons
"The throughput should be more advanced in the future. They need to add more versions of WiFi than just one.""But it's definitely a more expensive solution than other ones.""Printouts are JPEG printouts. The AirMagnet software is proprietary. I can't send my customers a file, because it is AirMagnet file, even for building projects. I can only send JPEGs or screenshots of heat maps.""The surveying features are in need of improvement, along with general usability.""I would say some of our newer techs that are going out to job sites can be a little bit intimidated by the interface.""When you conduct an active survey and then want to use it for design work, it's actually not very useful.""The user interface needs a lot of improvement. The auto-placement of access points is not accurate.""It'd be nice if it was cheaper, however, you get value for your money."

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"DX Spectrum needs better documentation on its complex features.""If nobody else has said the documentation needs improvement, let's go there. I understand, you can either write about it or you can do it. And most of us would rather they do it, but now that they've done it, those of us that didn't do it, we need to go and find: "Where did they write about this to tell us how to do it?" That's always lacking.""The upgrade process could be smoother. More of the steps around upgrading could be automated.""It was somewhat complex to implement.""If the integration is simplified or improved, it will be a unique selling point in comparison to the competition on the market.""The solution's stability needs improvement.""The platform is complicated to use.""Huawei devices are not properly supported, and there are incompatibility issues related to certain protocols."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "The moment we began needing more of the vendor's support, the cost became very high; we switched to another solution."
  • "For technical support, you need an annual license, but it is not worth it."
  • "The pricing needs improvement."
  • "This product is very expensive."
  • "There is an annual cost of the solution. There are some additional charges, such as support and maintenance."
  • "The tool's pricing is medium."
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  • "It is very pricey. With the current trend of enterprises moving towards cheaper and more modern looking solutions like ManageEngine, SevOne, ServicePilot, and Paesller."
  • "It’s a great tool, but an expensive one. Learn how to use it properly."
  • "The cost of some of these products are a little cost prohibitive, which is unfortunate. We have to find lower cost solutions for some of the things that we have to pull in. For the most part, CA has capabilities in pretty much everything that you would need. You just have to figure out where are you going to spend the most money for what you have to actually get done. You can do all these things but, which ones do you have to do? And that's hard to choose sometimes because you want to do them all."
  • "In general, the license cost will be about 30% of the total TCO for this tool (hardware/support team, OS costs, and OS management)."
  • "The product, support, and maintenance are all expensive, which is another reason that we are switching to another solution."
  • "The price is very high."
  • "The price of the solution is reasonable."
  • "Currently, a perpetual license but some services are moving to a subscription"
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:We use the solution for Wi-Fi and networks.
    Top Answer:AirMagnet Survey doesn't cover certain devices in the system.
    Top Answer:We use the solution for Wi-Fi and networks.
    Top Answer:The solution's most valuable features are its integration with Broadcom tools and scalability.
    Top Answer:DX Spectrum's pricing depends on the license number. It is affordable.
    Top Answer:DX Spectrum needs better documentation on its complex features.
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    CA Spectrum
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    Overview

    AirMagnet Survey PRO enables network professionals to design, deploy, and validate Wi-Fi 6 networks for optimal performance, security, and compliance. It also calculates the ideal quantity, placement, and configuration of APs for a successful wireless LAN deployment. AirMagnet Survey PRO goes beyond simply verifying RF coverage by plotting actual end-user network performance in terms of connection speed, throughput, and packet statistics by allowing you to use any Wi-Fi adapter or AirMapper™ Site Survey on the AirCheck™ G2 and EtherScope® nXG. Survey PRO helps you get Wi-Fi installations right the first time, preventing costly rework and user complaints.

    DX Spectrum is a complete event and fault management system for network operations teams. The tool provides powerful capabilities for managing your dynamic, complex IT infrastructure, which includes physical, virtual, and cloud environments.The technology allows you to manage and optimize the infrastructure and the professional services that operate on top of it. DX Spectrum is a unified platform that helps your company enhance network service levels while lowering monitoring costs.

    DX Spectrum has intelligent event correlation and root-cause analysis capabilities. It can pinpoint the precise components that are causing issues with availability and network settings. Reports and dashboards can be customized with role-based views. Change management solutions can also be used by teams to govern, track, and remediate changes across network devices.

    DX Spectrum can identify multi-technology and multi-vendor stacks, as well as new software-defined networks (SDNs). It supports Multicast, MPLS, VPN, and VRF, among other routing protocols and technologies.

    DX Spectrum Features

    DX Spectrum has many valuable key features. Some of the most useful ones include:

    • Service management: DX Spectrum assists personnel in discovering, modeling, visualizing, monitoring, and managing the links between infrastructure and the business services it supports.
    • Fault detection: DX Spectrum offers unique solutions that automate device discovery and root cause analysis, allowing for faster issue detection and resolution.
    • Change management capabilities: DX Spectrum gives administrators the visibility and control they need to prevent erroneous modifications from causing network performance problems and outages.
    • Comprehensive visibility: With DX Spectrum, managers can receive comprehensive insight across physical, virtualized, and cloud environments, as well as a variety of technologies, platforms, and suppliers.
    • Customization: DX Spectrum provides administrators, users, and customers with pre-packaged, easily configurable dashboards and reports that may be adjusted to their individual needs. For maximum performance and visibility, it is intimately connected with other solutions within the DX Service Assurance and DX Service Management systems.

    DX Spectrum Benefits

    There are many benefits to implementing DX Spectrum. Some of the biggest advantages the solution offers include:

    • Reduce symptomatic alarms and hasten resolution with DX Spectrum’s root-cause analysis and robust event correlation. Automatically map the relationships between your network infrastructure to find the source of service issues for faster resolution. Whether it's a network configuration or availability issue, our network fault management system pinpoints the exact component responsible for the issue.
    • DX Spectrum supports network access from wireless wearables, mobile phones, tablets, and laptops. Provide network operators with the tools they need to manage their wireless networks, decrease outages, and make them as stable as their wired networks. For wired and wireless networks, DX Spectrum offers a unified view.
    • Fault and event management can be integrated across the Agile Ops, Network Operations, and Analytics portfolios. Fault, inventory, and topology knowledge are combined with performance, application, and log monitoring and a unified view across a full-stack NetOps solution. Additional connections include business service and service desk management.

    Reviews from Real Users

    DX Spectrum stands out among its competitors for a number of reasons. Two major ones are its robust root cause analysis and its event correlation tool. PeerSpot users take note of the advantages of these features in their reviews:

    Umair A., Enterprise Solutions & Services Head at Duroob Technologies, writes of the product, “It covers networks very well. It has all the capabilities that you're looking for when it comes to monitoring. Spectrum is great for root cause analysis. It has excellent correlation event management. Spectrum's stability and scalability are also amazing. If you have a CA Service Desk, then it can be integrated so that if you have open tickets they can be closed automatically.”

    Itarchit, an IT Architect at a comms service provider, notes, “The most valuable feature is the event correlation mechanism. I also like the product's multi-customer approach.” He adds, “We haven't seen a better product. Overall, I am happy with this solution. Based on the current market, I would rate DX Spectrum a nine out of ten.”

    Sample Customers
    Houston Methodist Hospital, Love's Travel Stops
    National Informatics Centre India, Banese, Olympus, AlphaServe Technologies, Sicredi
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Comms Service Provider36%
    Manufacturing Company18%
    University9%
    Computer Software Company9%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company17%
    Educational Organization9%
    Government8%
    Comms Service Provider7%
    REVIEWERS
    Financial Services Firm16%
    Comms Service Provider13%
    Healthcare Company13%
    Insurance Company10%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm16%
    Computer Software Company14%
    Manufacturing Company12%
    Government9%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business48%
    Midsize Enterprise32%
    Large Enterprise20%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business25%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise62%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business19%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise66%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business18%
    Midsize Enterprise9%
    Large Enterprise73%
    Buyer's Guide
    AirMagnet Survey vs. DX Spectrum
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about AirMagnet Survey vs. DX Spectrum and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
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    AirMagnet Survey is ranked 8th in Network Troubleshooting with 38 reviews while DX Spectrum is ranked 6th in Network Troubleshooting with 115 reviews. AirMagnet Survey is rated 8.2, while DX Spectrum is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of AirMagnet Survey writes "It fixes so many problems quickly that we don't regret spending more on high-end tools than most companies". On the other hand, the top reviewer of DX Spectrum writes "Comprehensive alerts, beneficial overall network viability, and scalability not limited". AirMagnet Survey is most compared with Ekahau Site Survey, Aruba Wireless, iBwave Wi-Fi, AirCheck G3 and Ubiquiti WLAN, whereas DX Spectrum is most compared with DX NetOps, Zabbix, SolarWinds NPM, Cisco DNA Center and HPE Intelligent Management Center. See our AirMagnet Survey vs. DX Spectrum report.

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