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Catchpoint vs IBM SevOne Network Performance Management (NPM) comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 10, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
7.1
Catchpoint delivers significant ROI with fewer outages, enhanced user experience, real-time insights, cost-effectiveness, and 24/7 support.
Sentiment score
7.4
IBM SevOne enhances network monitoring and issue resolution, ensuring cost efficiency and improved operational performance for businesses.
There have been fewer outages, and it is very easy to identify the issue of performance bottleneck through root cause analysis and insights.
Web Developer at AT&T
Real-time monitoring of networks, websites, and apps gives insightful information which helps to make data-driven decisions.
Senior Network Engineer at AT&T
We have seen a return on investment as we have fewer outages.
Senior Security Engineer at AT&T
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.8
Catchpoint's 24/7 proactive customer support is highly rated for responsiveness, reliability, and professional assistance, ensuring high user satisfaction.
Sentiment score
8.0
IBM SevOne NPM customer service is praised for responsiveness, expertise, friendly communication, fast response, and handling complex cases effectively.
Catchpoint customer support is very helpful and proactive.
Web Developer at AT&T
The customer support is always very friendly and responsive and always available twenty-four hours per day, seven days a week.
Senior Security Engineer at AT&T
Customer support is available 24/7 and very proactive and responsive.
Senior Network Engineer at AT&T
The technical support from IBM for SevOne Network Performance Management (NPM) is very good.
Network monitoring engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.3
Catchpoint's scalability is praised for adapting to growth, excelling in SaaS environments, though on-premises setups face challenges.
Sentiment score
8.1
IBM SevOne NPM offers scalable, flexible network monitoring, easily integrating devices and expanding for diverse business sizes and needs.
Catchpoint's scalability is great as it grows with my organization's needs and can handle those needs very well.
Web Developer at AT&T
It is suitable for small, medium, and enterprise-level companies.
Network monitoring engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.6
Catchpoint is praised for its stability, reliability, and consistent performance, earning high satisfaction and trust from users.
Sentiment score
7.9
IBM SevOne NPM is stable and reliable, with most issues arising from non-SevOne components or specific scenarios.
Catchpoint is stable as I have not experienced any lagging.
Senior Network Engineer at AT&T
The stability of IBM SevOne Network Performance Management (NPM) is excellent.
Network monitoring engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
 

Room For Improvement

Catchpoint struggles with complex setups, UI issues, and lacks automation, needing better integration, flexibility, and cost efficiency.
IBM SevOne struggles with upgrade complexity, reporting detail, integration, visualization, and seeks enhanced analytics and cloud monitoring improvements.
Dashboard customization and UX should be improved.
Web Developer at AT&T
I would also add that the script recorder needs some work due to an update by Google, deprecating the use of the current solution.
Senior Network Engineer at AT&T
If we could receive similar data for the China market as we do for North America and Asia Pacific, this would be helpful.
Technical Consultant Project Lead at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
It would be beneficial to have out-of-the-box integration with third-party vendors and improvements in correlation features.
Network monitoring engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
 

Setup Cost

Catchpoint's pricing is high but cost-effective for large enterprises, offering competitive features and volume discounts, challenging smaller budgets.
IBM SevOne NPM provides scalable, flexible licensing, though upfront costs can be high; negotiation is advised for cost management.
The cost is very effective and relatively competitive.
Senior Security Engineer at AT&T
Catchpoint's price is very cost-effective, but I don't know if it might be out of budget for a smaller organization working on a tight budget.
Senior Network Engineer at AT&T
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that the cost was very cost-effective and affordable.
Web Developer at AT&T
 

Valuable Features

Catchpoint improves performance and reduces downtime with synthetic monitoring, root cause analysis, and user-friendly reporting tools.
IBM SevOne NPM offers scalable, real-time monitoring with integration, alerting, and reporting for proactive network management and optimization.
The reduction in outages is notable, with a 60 to 70% increase in outages reduction.
Human Resources Manager at AT&T
Synthetic monitoring and root cause analysis have helped my team by allowing root cause monitoring to help us understand where the threat is coming from, enabling us to catch the threat before it impacts our users.
Web Developer at AT&T
With the help of Catchpoint, we are able to address issues before our customers. Our triage time has reduced. We are able to reduce outages and unwanted user incidents.
Senior Network Engineer at AT&T
The most valuable features of IBM SevOne Network Performance Management (NPM) are its stability, usability, visibility, and user-friendly interface.
Network monitoring engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
 

Categories and Ranking

Catchpoint
Ranking in Network Monitoring Software
57th
Ranking in Cloud Monitoring Software
31st
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
18
Ranking in other categories
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (40th), Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM) (11th)
IBM SevOne Network Performa...
Ranking in Network Monitoring Software
40th
Ranking in Cloud Monitoring Software
29th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
54
Ranking in other categories
Server Monitoring (18th), IT Infrastructure Monitoring (41st), Log Management (43rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Network Monitoring Software category, the mindshare of Catchpoint is 0.5%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM SevOne Network Performance Management (NPM) is 1.0%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Network Monitoring Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
IBM SevOne Network Performance Management (NPM)1.0%
Catchpoint0.5%
Other98.5%
Network Monitoring Software
 

Featured Reviews

Henry Mike - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Network Engineer at AT&T
Monitoring has delivered proactive issue detection and improves user experience across our apps
The best features Catchpoint offers are Catchpoint Synthetics, Catchpoint API test, Catchpoint Dashboard, and Catchpoint UI. I would like to add that Catchpoint UI is very user-friendly and with a basic introduction, anyone can just get started. When we talk about Catchpoint Dashboard, this is our one-stop shop for all our monitors. It has multiple widgets that display various application performance metrics. We use this feature immensely and it is of great value to our business. When it comes to Catchpoint Synthetics, it enables us to create our synthetic monitoring using Catchpoint. Creating the Synthetics monitors is easy and requires basic knowledge of Selenium and JavaScript. It also allows us to run the test from external, which is the backbone, and internal enterprise nodes. Additionally, Catchpoint provides detailed insights of each request that is involved in the application flow, which helps us in addressing the issue at the request level. With the help of Catchpoint, we are able to address issues before our customers. Our triage time has reduced. We are able to reduce outages and unwanted user incidents. We are able to get to the root cause of the issue efficiently post-implementing Catchpoint monitoring.
Grzegorz Nowak - PeerSpot reviewer
Solution Architect at Wingu
Improves infrastructure planning by helping us analyze network traffic
We use SevOne to collect and report on network flows SevOne improves infrastructure planning by helping us analyze network traffic. We can look at bandwidth for specific endpoints on the customer's network and analyze traffic to identify issues. For example, maybe some connectors are unavailable.…
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
20%
Retailer
12%
Real Estate/Law Firm
8%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Manufacturing Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Computer Software Company
8%
Marketing Services Firm
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise12
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise45
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Catchpoint?
Catchpoint is very flexible and also provides logs for troubleshooting purposes. It helps us fix issues within the SLAs signed with the end users. The tool is easy to learn.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Catchpoint?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that the cost was very cost-effective and affordable.
What needs improvement with Catchpoint?
Catchpoint can be improved as it has a complex setup and configuration, and dashboard customization and UX should be improved.
What needs improvement with SevOne Network Data Platform?
There is room for improvement in the integration with different vendors and the reporting capabilities. It would be beneficial to have out-of-the-box integration with third-party vendors and improv...
What is your primary use case for SevOne Network Data Platform?
The primary use case of IBM SevOne Network Performance Management (NPM) ( /products/ibm-sevone-network-performance-management-npm-reviews ) is network monitoring. It helps to maintain the infrastru...
What advice do you have for others considering SevOne Network Data Platform?
To compete with custom-built tools, IBM SevOne Network Performance Management (NPM) should accommodate the desired features and be timely in the delivery of feature updates. I would rate the overal...
 

Also Known As

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SevOne
 

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Sample Customers

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ATOS, Devereux, Spark New Zealand, Access4, Rogers Communication, Lumen (formerly known as CenturyLink)
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