Alcatel-Lucent OmniVista vs IBM Tivoli NetCool comparison

Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise and IBM are both solutions in the Network Management Applications category. Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise is ranked #13 with an average rating of 8.5, while IBM is ranked #16 with an average rating of 7.7. Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise holds a 1.8% mindshare in NMA, compared to IBM’s 2.0% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 83% of IBM users who would recommend it.

Alcatel-Lucent OmniVista

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100% willing to recommend

IBM Tivoli NetCool

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83% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 2, 2025

IBM Tivoli NetCool and Alcatel-Lucent OmniVista are network management solutions. IBM Tivoli NetCool has the edge with its real-time management capabilities, while Alcatel-Lucent OmniVista justifies its price with extensive feature sets.

Features: IBM Tivoli NetCool offers extensive fault management, real-time monitoring, and scalability. Alcatel-Lucent OmniVista provides network visibility, performance management tools, and comprehensive network control.

Room for Improvement: IBM Tivoli NetCool could benefit from enhanced integration capabilities, better scalability for expanding networks, and a more intuitive user interface. Alcatel-Lucent OmniVista could improve its licensure cost structure, robustness in real-time issues detection, and simplified deployment procedures.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: IBM Tivoli NetCool facilitates a streamlined deployment with efficient customer support. Alcatel-Lucent OmniVista offers a more complex deployment process, balanced by extensive customer service assistance.

Pricing and ROI: IBM Tivoli NetCool provides a competitive pricing model with fast ROI through quick deployment and real-time capabilities. Alcatel-Lucent OmniVista, with its higher initial cost, promises long-term ROI with its expansive features.

To learn more, read our detailed Alcatel-Lucent OmniVista vs. IBM Tivoli NetCool Report (Updated: April 2025).

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Categories and Ranking

Alcatel-Lucent OmniVista

Ranking in Network Management Applications

13th

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

8.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

IBM Tivoli NetCool

Ranking in Network Management Applications

16th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Network Management Applications category, the mindshare of Alcatel-Lucent OmniVista is 1.8%, up from 1.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM Tivoli NetCool is 2.0%, up from 1.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Nachoba Ivan

Technical Support (IT) at Mantra Technologies

Easily manage configurations and monitor networks with enhanced reporting capabilities

In version 8.7.70, I am not able to change a user from administrative to room once the user is created. This limitation is challenging and was confirmed by Alcatel as not possible in the 8.7.70 version under the user section. The option of changing from administrative to room should be available in the user section.

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Petar Ganev

Senior Enterprise Monitoring Engineer at Commerzbank

Reliable for enterprise monitoring but no longer actively developed

There are problems with the latest security requirements because many things have changed in recent years, and now the security audits are very strict. And we need to switch to something else. We need to patch it constantly. Moreover, it is a very old tool and a little bit difficult to support. Otherwise, they work okay.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Being able to see the health of the network is most valuable. It is very strong in terms of stability and scalability. Their technical support is also good."

"It is a good investment for features."

"The reports are good."

"The solution is easy to manage."

"OmniVista is a unified solution. It makes management easier in case the router, switch and the WiFi are of the same brand. It also allows us to monitor the WiFi signal strength, switch speed, and bandwidth consumption, and easily block users. We also use the analytics feature, which provides a dashboard showing the number of users per WiFi access point, signal strength, and internet performance. It also monitors the temperature of the equipment."

"The command line is very user-friendly, making it easy to implement the network."

"The most valuable feature of Alcatel-Lucent OmniVista is the monitoring of wired and wireless equipment."

"Network management solution that's very stable and scalable. It has a straightforward installation, fast technical support, and multiple features such as reporting, network health analysis, etc."

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"The solution has very good integration capabilities."

"Support is one of the best aspects of this solution. NetCool is a good product that has good flexibility. There are a lot of documents available online which is one of the best features of IBM Tivoli Suite. Whenever an issue happens, rather than going to technical support, if you find the exact issue in Google, you can get tech notes for that particular issue."

"It's very easy to use."

"Tivoli NetCool allows us to grasp a lot of data that can be applied toward predictive analytics and auto-remediation."

"The tool is much easier to manage than running scripts and figuring out how many endpoints have been exceeded."

"The tool had many built-in automation capabilities."

"NetCool has a huge database that can collect and process about one million alarms a day."

"Anything is possible with Tivoli. It's quite a robust system."

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Cons

"It needs to be infused with more artificial intelligence and machine learning."

"One feature that is missing is the netting feature, which allows for public-to-private network transitions and vice versa."

"The support of Omnivista could be better. It's very expensive because it requires a subscription for support, and the licenses are proprietary. If you want to scale or expand your operation by adding more WiFi access points, you have to buy another license for that. The web-based interface of OmniVista is user-friendly, but for some administrative tasks and functions, you have to use the CLI, which is difficult if you don't have enough training. It relies heavily on CLI guides and manuals. For improvements, I'd suggest making the WiFi access points lighter.. Lighter access points like those from TP-Link or Ubiquiti would be better. Additionally, the switches struggle with heat in our environment. They can get very hot and damage the electrical components due to inadequate cooling."

"I would like to see a little better reporting, not reporting features, the report maker to be a little better."

"The location of the WiFi connection should be available to all users."

"Alcatel-Lucent OmniVista could improve by adding more cybersecurity features."

"Adding a reliable and proper heatmap for the access points would make this solution better."

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"The installation could be simplified, and technical support could be faster."

"The solution does not have any AI capabilities."

"Customization and integration that you need to do to make the product fit your needs is very complex. It is not a product that somebody could easily pick up without any prior training or experience."

"The solution is not user-friendly."

"UI is outdated, very old legacy."

"Tivoli NetCool's has medium scalability - there are some problems with its replications not being mature."

"In terms of improvement, I would like to see more AIOps, Artificial Intelligent Operations in the next release. IBM develops new features for Power BI or Cognos Analytics, which is good. As of now, we use Cognos Analytics, we are not using Power BI. They have the Insight concept but we don't like that."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"This is an open-source solution, we do not pay any money to use it."

"I would rate OmniVista's pricing seven out of ten since it is expensive."

"Its price is reasonable."

"The price of Alcatel-Lucent OmniVista is cheaper compared to other tools on the market. The license for this software is a one-time license only, so there is no renewal needed. It's a perpetual license."

"Customers are required to pay a licensing fee."

"The price of the product is too expensive."

"Licensing fees are paid on a yearly basis."

"It costs around 100k for every ten servers, which is lower than similar products from other vendors."

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Manufacturing Company

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12%

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Alcatel-Lucent OmniVista?

It is a good investment for features.

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What needs improvement with Alcatel-Lucent OmniVista?

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What is your primary use case for Alcatel-Lucent OmniVista?

The solution is used for auditing and providing audit reports, sending mails, and notifications.

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What is the best network monitoring software for large enterprises?

I have worked from 1973 with all kind of systems in large enterprises across the world. And have experience with all kind of software in monitoring from infra to end to end, it depends on the funct...

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What do you like most about IBM Tivoli NetCool?

The tool had many built-in automation capabilities.

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What needs improvement with IBM Tivoli NetCool?

The main challenge is its licensing model, which is very complicated.

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Also Known As

Alcatel-Lucent OmniVista 8770, OmniVista 8770, OmniVista 2500, OmniVista Cirrus, Alcatel-Lucent OmniVista 2500, Alcatel-Lucent OmniVista Cirrus, OmniVista 2500 NMS, OmniVista 2500 VMM, OmniVista 3600,

Tivoli NetCool

Overview

Get cohesive management and network-wide visibility with a full set of tools for converged campus networks and data centers.
With this comprehensive and powerful network management tool, you’ll benefit from a full set of components for infrastructure and device configuration, monitoring, backup, scheduling, security, alerts, quarantine, troubleshooting, downtime resolution, and overall management.

Along with making day-to-day network operations more efficient, the Alcatel-Lucent OmniVista 2500 Network Management System (NMS) provides all the network management tools and reports you need to track and achieve your business goals.

Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise

IBM Tivoli Netcool delivers near real-time, consolidated event management across business infrastructure, data centers, complex networks and IT domains. The software provides full management and automation to help you deliver continuous uptime of business services and applications.

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Blickle and Scherer, Loughborough University, CSF Inox, Caritas Speyer

Claranet, Consolidated Communications, Telus, €sterreichische Bundesbahnen (€BB), Telekom Srbija, Bendigo Community Telco, Capgemini, Schweizerische Bundesbahnen (SBB)

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