CA Unified Communications Monitor vs NETSCOUT InfiniStreamNG comparison

Broadcom and NETSCOUT are both solutions in the Network Monitoring Software category. Broadcom is ranked #101, while NETSCOUT is ranked #78. Broadcom holds a 0.2% mindshare in NMS, compared to NETSCOUT’s 0.4% mindshare. Additionally, 50% of Broadcom users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 92% of NETSCOUT users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 10, 2024

CA Unified Communications Monitor and NETSCOUT InfiniStreamNG compete in network performance monitoring and analysis. NETSCOUT InfiniStreamNG appears to have an upper hand with advanced features, whereas CA Unified Communications Monitor is preferred for cost-effectiveness and strong support.

Features: CA Unified Communications Monitor offers streamlined diagnostics, essential monitoring capabilities, and lower complexity. NETSCOUT InfiniStreamNG provides extensive data capture, enriched insights, and comprehensive network visibility.

Room for Improvement: CA Unified Communications Monitor could benefit from improved integration capabilities, enhanced analytics tools, and additional customization options. NETSCOUT InfiniStreamNG may enhance by simplifying deployment complexity, reducing resource demands, and lowering initial costs.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: CA Unified Communications Monitor is known for straightforward deployment and effective guidance, making it suitable for organizations with limited IT resources. NETSCOUT InfiniStreamNG offers a powerful deployment model with extensive service options, which can support users during the implementation process.

Pricing and ROI: CA Unified Communications Monitor is generally more affordable, providing a good return on investment for essential monitoring needs. NETSCOUT InfiniStreamNG has a higher setup cost, but its comprehensive features deliver substantial value in complex network environments.

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Categories and Ranking

CA Unified Communications M...

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

101st

Average Rating

6.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Unified Communications Monitoring (5th), IT Infrastructure Monitoring (68th)

NETSCOUT InfiniStreamNG

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

78th

Average Rating

8.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Network Monitoring Software category, the mindshare of CA Unified Communications Monitor is 0.2%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of NETSCOUT InfiniStreamNG is 0.4%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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IT Architect at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees

Good end-to-end voice quality monitoring and offers valuable features

The solution should have automatic baseline detection. On the per hour, per base, per week. That's usually the best. And on a per individual CI level. I know that they're working on it and when that's available then we will definitely implement it because it will reduce the effort we need to maintain all the products. Right now we have to set thresholds for every location, and it needs to be actually dynamic so if we have better thresholding, we'll have faster alarms across all our locations. We won't have to expend effort on it by resetting or checking them on a regular basis.

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Michael Gideon Genita

Associate System Engineer at SMS Global Technologies, Inc.

Easy to set up with good documentation and helpful support

I'm using it for a customer The packet flow switch is the most valuable aspect of the solution. It's an easy product to set up. We can scale the solution if we need to. It's stable. The documentation is well-written and quite useful. It's compatible with other products. Under the pocket flow…

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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

"We use the solution to meet the needs of the customer."

"Good end-to-end monitoring"

"I love the single pane of glass view. It makes it easier to not have to navigate everywhere. It allows more simplistic visibility, without having to go from tool to tool to tool, or from window to window to window."

"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 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."

"It's an easy product to set up."

"It is very rock solid. We hardly have any hardware issues."

"The most valuable feature is utilization."

"The real-time troubleshooting and application segregation that you can do within it."

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Cons

"All the features and functions of the solution can be improved."

"The solution should have automatic baseline detection."

"The NetFlow Collectors could handle more flows per minute."

"I would like to see an improved level of stitching between IPs."

"Being able to manage the packet flow switches in nGeniusONE would be great."

"The stability depends on who is using the tool, because you only can get as much out of the tool as you put into it. There are a lot of patches for this particular environment, so you have to keep on them. If you lose track of them, then the product is not useful anymore."

"The scalability has some limitations and quirks to it. I would like to be able to upgrade rather than replace the whole thing."

"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."

"We don't use the single pane of glass view, even though we own it."

"It's not able to communicate with our probes."

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"The scalability is good, but it comes at a cost. E.g., if you need 100 InfiniStream because you are sending gigs or terabytes of data to one InfiniStream, then you will have to purchase another InfiniStream, which are not cheap."

"It can be scalable. It just costs too much. With a company as big as ours, it gets too expensive to accommodate every single site."

"To capture more with the solution that we bought, you have to buy another InfiniStreamNG, and there are only four ports in the back."

"This product could be cheaper."

"The price is a little high."

"I would like it to be more scalable with less spend."

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Energy/Utilities Company

11%

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Also Known As

CA UC Monitor

InfiniStreamNG, NETSCOUT ISNG, Infinistream

Overview

CA Unified Communications Monitor is a unified communications monitoring solution that evaluates and reports on the network’s support of real-time applications in multi-vendor environments, so that Network Administrators can optimize the network’s quality of service and end user experience.

Broadcom

NETSCOUT’s new ISNG platform harnesses the power of IP intelligence by mining traffic in real-time to deliver accurate and actionable data for service assurance, cybersecurity and business intelligence applications. The InfiniStreamNG platform fully supports the nGeniusONE and Iris application suites.

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Sample Customers

BBVA Compass

U.S. Department of Defense

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