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AirMagnet Spectrum XT vs DX Spectrum comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jul 11, 2024

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

AirMagnet Spectrum XT
Ranking in Network Troubleshooting
16th
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
DX Spectrum
Ranking in Network Troubleshooting
6th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
118
Ranking in other categories
Network Management Applications (8th), Network Monitoring Software (18th), IT Infrastructure Monitoring (19th), DX NetOps (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2026, in the Network Troubleshooting category, the mindshare of AirMagnet Spectrum XT is 3.3%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of DX Spectrum is 7.1%, up from 4.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Network Troubleshooting Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
DX Spectrum7.1%
AirMagnet Spectrum XT3.3%
Other89.6%
Network Troubleshooting
 

Featured Reviews

DT
Senior Information Security Analyst at Peterbilt Motors Co., PACCAR
I like the capabilities for scanning the spectrums in portions instead of filling the whole screen
Wireless scanning, mapping, and troubleshooting. Spectrum XT continues to help with interference issues in the factory environment. Having multiple systems factory/IR/RF/Microwave and LMR is challenging to keep everything working together I've been able to diagnose trouble areas in the factory…
PinchasAlbalya - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Engineer at a educational organization with 1,001-5,000 employees
Monitoring has become centralized and management now sees real‑time health of key network assets
The time investment required is significant, not because of difficulty but because of the need for free time to invest in it. We need to get the knowledge. We know there are many options, but we took an external vendor to install and make the customization. If we want to make others changes without paying for customization, we need to learn it deeply by ourselves. The tutorials are very complicated. They could work on that area. The tutorial part could be more simplified. I know there are many explanations, and you can get help or documents in one click on the current page in the product, but it is not very clear. If you want to do something new that you did not see from the vendor in the installation, it is not very simple. The documents are good for people that know how to operate the product well, but for new users, it is not simple.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"If you're having multiple issues, I'd recommend this to people, and in the long run, it's worth the cost not having to wait for a vendor to make it out during an outage or intermittent time of issues."
"I think two of the products that we use in the suite are really, really, really solid."
"I can determine precise placement of APs to satisfy customers’ needs for data, voice, or location."
"Without a doubt the most valuable feature of this solution is its scalability."
"The alarm and root cause analysis features are the most valuable to me, as they help to pinpoint causes of outages and performance issues and identify the specific component responsible for an issue, thus accelerating problem and issue resolution."
"It will aid in troubleshooting and daily operations, and is invaluable in fault resolution."
"The integration point."
"Spectrum does such a great job of discovering our network that we have a high confidence in what our inventory is and because of that we're confident in the reporting we get."
"The way our network is structured, CA Spectrum seems to be able to deal with problems that we have coming up in real time."
"The event management that the tool provides is extremely powerful, but with that comes a bit of complexity."
"As a user of it, it's been fantastic just because it does so many things all in one configuration section."
 

Cons

"Not being able to accurately predict interference and then engineer or react accordingly does cost us money."
"Connections from the antenna to the main unit are not efficient to connect and disconnect. Also, not thought out for placement of the cable between the unit and antenna to not catch the things disconnecting it during use."
"On the version I use, there are some bugs that are probably resolved in the latest version."
"Definitely the way this product needs to go is more web-based. They need to put more emphasis in the web technology."
"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..."
"Needs better integration with all the other products in the Agile suite of tools; anything they could do to make that less complex, would be great."
"The Spectrum OneClick is a Java-based client, and that's aging. Really, before any new feature integration, I'd love to see a comprehensive rebuild of the UI."
"I would suggest improving the web GUI to improve the device monitor configuration and to improve or to integrate the new tool for reporting."
"If the integration is simplified or improved, it will be a unique selling point in comparison to the competition on the market."
"We want to make our own choice for the AIOps solution and do not want to be forced to use the Broadcom OI solution by default."
"What I additionally would like to see is utilization information."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The product, support, and maintenance are all expensive, which is another reason that we are switching to another solution."
"In general, the license cost will be about 30% of the total TCO for this tool (hardware/support team, OS costs, and OS management)."
"It is expensive compared to other tools in the market."
"The price of the solution is reasonable."
"Since the acquisition by Broadcom, we have not had such a good experience with licensing and pricing. Since they were bought by Broadcom, every sales contract is getting complicated. It's very complicated, and it's much more expensive than before. It's not a good pricing strategy from Broadcom."
"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 price is very high."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
15%
Construction Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Outsourcing Company
8%
 

Company Size

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Company SizeCount
Small Business25
Midsize Enterprise19
Large Enterprise90
 

Questions from the Community

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What needs improvement with DX Spectrum?
The time investment required is significant, not because of difficulty but because of the need for free time to invest in it. We need to get the knowledge. We know there are many options, but we to...
What is your primary use case for DX Spectrum?
The university purchased DX Spectrum, called ICE. DX Spectrum NAC is working for us only on Cisco 9200 switches. It is not working on any other switch like C1000 or HG or any 2960X. Even other Cisc...
 

Also Known As

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CA Spectrum
 

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Sample Customers

Major Wireless Network Infrastructure Provider
National Informatics Centre India, Banese, Olympus, AlphaServe Technologies, Sicredi
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