We performed a comparison between ExtraHop Reveal(x) for IT Operations and SCOM 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."
"There are many valuable features in this product, but probably the biggest is the customization capability it has."
"Wire data analytics."
"Not only can you look at the protocol import level. It also has a live PCAP analysis."
"The most valuable features are security detections, perimeter detection, dashboards, and alerts."
"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."
"This solution is more applications reference architecture focused. Its benefit is that it specializes in that space."
"The product’s auto-remediation feature helps with automation."
"The solution is used for monitoring the hardware inventory. For instance, it helps with the whole operational monitoring view for the company's infrastructure."
"This solution allows us to standardize all of the reports for monitoring the network, so it helps a lot for auditing purposes."
"This solution satisfies all of the requirements that we need for our Windows-based systems, so if you are using the Windows platform then this is an easy solution."
"Because it's Windows-based, it actually reports quite well. It reports everything you can think of on the Windows server and allows you to monitor anything. It's excellent for those in the Windows world as it's very good at it."
"The most valuable features in SCOM are Azure monitoring and integration with Azure Monitor for monitoring Azure-hosted servers from SCOM on-premises."
"We are able to do problem determination on runaway processes."
"The most valuable feature is the monitoring of Windows and Linux servers."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"Network visibility is something that needs to be improved."
"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."
"They either have to go broad or decide what their bread and butter is and get really good at that."
"They have a new solution, ExtraHop Reveal(x), and I think it needs improvement."
"I would improve the Rule-Based Access Control (RBAC) by providing granular access control to the data."
"This solution would be improved if it had the ability to retain data longer."
"SCOM's feature that notifies us when a server is down is not present in recent updates, which has weakened the product."
"The initial setup should be easier to complete."
"I would like more customized reports. People should have some customization option on the dashboards for whenever they put multiple lists into it. Beyond customizing the content, there should be the ability to customize the colors so that they can engage some priority and mark challenges separately."
"Direct integration with third-party tools, like ticketing systems, is lacking but would be beneficial."
"It lacks certain details that other products do better, like granular access and better application monitoring."
"We didn't know the solution enough, and therefore, it took a while to set everything up correctly. There was a learning curve."
"The GI is difficult to work with and the reporting servers are also difficult."
"The dashboard features are not user-friendly for our management team, only for the technical department."
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ExtraHop Reveal(x) for IT Operations is ranked 56th in Network Monitoring Software with 8 reviews while SCOM is ranked 11th in Network Monitoring Software with 77 reviews. ExtraHop Reveal(x) for IT Operations is rated 8.6, while SCOM is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of ExtraHop Reveal(x) for IT Operations writes "Great for identifying application interdependencies with helpful support but needs better visualizations". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SCOM writes "Has a good reporting engine, but its monitoring of the cloud-based environment could be improved". ExtraHop Reveal(x) for IT Operations is most compared with vRealize Network Insight, NETSCOUT nGeniusONE, ThousandEyes, SolarWinds NPM and Dynatrace, whereas SCOM is most compared with Zabbix, Dynatrace, Datadog, AppDynamics and Nagios XI. See our ExtraHop Reveal(x) for IT Operations vs. SCOM report.
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