We performed a comparison between DX Spectrum and ExtraHop Reveal(x) for IT Operations based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Network Monitoring Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."We can manage the entire system across the network and troubleshoot the pain points."
"Scalable and stable network monitoring tool with a simple setup."
"The most valuable feature is the auto-discovery, which is nice because you don't have to do anything to add a new component."
"It helps our NetOps group actually handle alarms in a way that lets them see the bigger picture of those alarms, and how they might affect our services. It helps us communicate information about the network state better to services that might be impacted by a specific network condition."
"The fault management is perfect."
"The integration point."
"We can plan changes and replacement of end-of-life products in our environment very well because it's very accurate."
"The stability of the product is key. It never breaks, really. The stability and reliability of the Spectrum product have been top-notch."
"The containerization of different objects was very helpful in building an org structure. Being able to separately manage your MSP clients with separate visibility was also helpful."
"Not only can you look at the protocol import level. It also has a live PCAP analysis."
"This solution is more applications reference architecture focused. Its benefit is that it specializes in that space."
"The most valuable features are security detections, perimeter detection, dashboards, and alerts."
"Wire data analytics."
"The most valuable feature is the way it handles data, from Layer 2 up to Layer 7. We can see everything that happens in the network."
"There are many valuable features in this product, but probably the biggest is the customization capability it has."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"Our consultant was four months on-site doing Spectrum setup and working through issues."
"It needs better integration with other CA products."
"Integration with some other tools, and integration with some Network Packet Broker, need some improvement."
"It was somewhat complex to implement."
"It doesn't really allow for multi-tenancy. If you're an ISP or an MSP and you want to use this tool to provide these types of fault management services to your customers, you would need a separate SpectroSERVER for each customer..."
"DX Spectrum needs better documentation on its complex features."
"We have had one support issue that's been open for a couple of months, and it is currently open."
"I would suggest improving the web GUI to improve the device monitor configuration and to improve or to integrate the new tool for reporting."
"They have a new solution, ExtraHop Reveal(x), and I think it needs improvement."
"We'd like to see a local presence within the region in order to have seamless service whether it's the support, the implementation, or professional services."
"I would improve the Rule-Based Access Control (RBAC) by providing granular access control to the data."
"Network visibility is something that needs to be improved."
"They either have to go broad or decide what their bread and butter is and get really good at that."
"This solution would be improved if it had the ability to retain data longer."
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DX Spectrum is ranked 13th in Network Monitoring Software with 115 reviews while ExtraHop Reveal(x) for IT Operations is ranked 57th in Network Monitoring Software with 8 reviews. DX Spectrum is rated 8.4, while ExtraHop Reveal(x) for IT Operations is rated 8.6. 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 ExtraHop Reveal(x) for IT Operations writes "Great for identifying application interdependencies with helpful support but needs better visualizations". DX Spectrum is most compared with DX NetOps, Zabbix, SolarWinds NPM, Cisco DNA Center and ThousandEyes, whereas ExtraHop Reveal(x) for IT Operations is most compared with NETSCOUT nGeniusONE, ThousandEyes, vRealize Network Insight, SolarWinds NPM and Dynatrace. See our DX Spectrum vs. ExtraHop Reveal(x) for IT Operations report.
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