We performed a comparison between NETSCOUT InfiniStreamNG and SolarWinds NPM based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Zabbix, Datadog, Auvik and others in Network Monitoring Software."We can manage the entire system across the network and troubleshoot the pain points."
"It's an easy product to set up."
"It allows us to get quicker resolutions. We can see exactly what is using up the bandwidth, so we can assist end users."
"The ability to troubleshoot customers' connectivity has been very beneficial."
"It has cut our troubleshooting down by days. Once we have a product in place, we show people examples of how it can streamline their troubleshooting process."
"It helps us to assist our customers to isolate problems. If it is us who is having the problem, then we can use it to streamline the process."
"We use it for monitoring whenever we update a new circuit or site."
"The product is stable. I have never had any issue where we have lost an InfiniStream, or visibility from that particular InfiniStream, throughout the bank."
"It is very rock solid. We hardly have any hardware issues."
"This solution offers a very good view of our network and allows us to effectively monitor performance."
"The ability to quickly identify downtime is the most valuable."
"All the features are very good. The monitoring of the equipment, the configuration manager, and the IP address monitoring are great."
"I can do everything remotely, including running PowerShell scripts or performing standard updates."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the monitoring capabilities."
"The most valuable features of SolarWinds NPM are network performance monitoring and the overall benefit for servers."
"The people in technical support are very good."
"I love the GUI. Almost everything is accessible through the web interface. It is very user-friendly. It is easy to drag and drop resources wherever you want them."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"We don't use the single pane of glass view, even though we own it."
"The NetFlow Collectors could handle more flows per minute."
"The single pane of glass feed still needs work."
"I'd like them to make the product more user-friendly."
"The technology goes end-of-life on us every year, which is why I am looking forward to vSTREAM. I don't like when devices go end-of-life on us so quickly. If we can get more of an advanced notice of when an end-of-life is brought up, because our certification process within the organization takes a while."
"The scalability has some limitations and quirks to it. I would like to be able to upgrade rather than replace the whole thing."
"It's not able to communicate with our probes."
"The monitoring and reporting tool needs improvement. Users want more information, such as the level of detail when doing a packet analysis. They want more detail to be able to isolate down to a specific point."
"Technical support and releases are not particularly reliable."
"The solution could be more secure."
"They have had a rather large security breach in the past. It's cost some companies customers."
"Technical support can be slow to respond."
"Complex and overly detailed setup."
"A feature I would ask for is for them to have this solution available for Linux systems instead of Windows."
"It is difficult for stakeholders to translate technical requirements, which results in difficulties selecting a platform or implementing a solution."
"The console could be more user-friendly. It would be better if SolarWinds updated the user interface."
NETSCOUT InfiniStreamNG is ranked 63rd in Network Monitoring Software with 13 reviews while SolarWinds NPM is ranked 4th in Network Monitoring Software with 147 reviews. NETSCOUT InfiniStreamNG is rated 8.4, while SolarWinds NPM is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of NETSCOUT InfiniStreamNG writes "Once you know how to use the product, it's easy and simple ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SolarWinds NPM writes "High-level, comprehensive, and proactive monitoring in a user-friendly interface". NETSCOUT InfiniStreamNG is most compared with NETSCOUT vSTREAM, NETSCOUT nGeniusONE and Cisco Secure Network Analytics, whereas SolarWinds NPM is most compared with Zabbix, PRTG Network Monitor, ManageEngine OpManager, ThousandEyes and LogicMonitor.
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