ClearSight Analyzer vs DX Performance Management comparison

NETSCOUT and Broadcom are both solutions in the Network Monitoring Software category. NETSCOUT is ranked #90, while Broadcom is ranked #43 with an average rating of 9.0. NETSCOUT holds a 0.4% mindshare in NMS, compared to Broadcom’s 0.5% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of NETSCOUT users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 96% of Broadcom users who would recommend it.

ClearSight Analyzer

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DX Performance Management

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 10, 2024

ClearSight Analyzer and DX Performance Management compete in the network analysis and IT management space. ClearSight holds the advantage for users seeking comprehensive analysis tools, while DX Performance Management stands out with its integration capabilities and advanced analytics.

Features: ClearSight Analyzer offers detailed network diagnostics, intuitive performance analytics, and a specialized focus on data interpretation. DX Performance Management provides advanced predictive analytics, extensive integration with IT environments, and a holistic management perspective.

Room for Improvement: ClearSight Analyzer needs enhancement in integration capabilities, scalability for larger enterprises, and expanding its analytics features. DX Performance Management could benefit from simplifying its deployment process, optimizing performance analytics for specific use cases, and reducing initial setup complexity.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: ClearSight Analyzer is noted for its easy deployment and accessible customer support, which suits businesses looking for a straightforward setup. DX Performance Management, despite a complex deployment due to high integration, provides strong support to assist users through the setup.

Pricing and ROI: ClearSight Analyzer generally offers competitive pricing, making it appealing for focused network analysis with a cost-effective ROI. DX Performance Management may entail a higher upfront investment but offers long-term ROI through its extensive feature set and integration benefits.

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Categories and Ranking

ClearSight Analyzer

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

90th

Average Rating

10.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

DX Performance Management

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

43rd

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Infrastructure Capacity Planning (1st), DX NetOps (2nd)

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Network Monitoring Software category, the mindshare of ClearSight Analyzer is 0.4%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of DX Performance Management is 0.5%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Network Monitoring Software Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
DX Performance Management	0.5%
ClearSight Analyzer	0.4%
Other	99.1%

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DAVID-TAYLOR

Senior Network Engineer at Montgomery College

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I wouldn't want the interface to go towards the web because they did have a version that was inside of the TruView product. It was more web-based and, to me, the web-based applications lose the robustness of the intimacy of a true character interface. I liked that they were on that path and I hope that they stay on that path because it just looks like it's a better product. I would like to see a multi-user version where you can have a launch platform and, potentially, instead of buying six licenses you buy 12 seats or something like that. From a centralized platform, you could have multiple users using that particular product in a series of different ways. That's what I'd like to see, rather than having everybody running a standalone one on their own workstation.

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reviewer1810893

Senior IT Operations Specialist at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees

Flexibility and detailed performance stats enable effective network monitoring

Spectrum is very good at monitoring all network faults and configurations. It enables me to take action based on network issues. The Performance Management provides detailed network performance stats, including CPU, memory, and interface bandwidth. Additionally, Spectrum is flexible and allows me to organize and treat devices uniquely without impacting other devices.

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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

"This is the best protocol analyzer I've used and I've used some from WildPackets and quite a few other places."

"What ClearSight will do is it actually maps out the conversation for you."

"The ability to quickly do drag and drop customized reports for dashboards."

"Scalability is great."

"It makes things faster when we have our network operations center, they can look at their dashboards that we've created for them, and they can see problems immediately."

"When devices are having performance issues, it proactively build dashboards, which allow us to go and do health checks, and resolve problems before they become an issue."

"When we deployed it, right out of the box we were able to stand up Performance Management within two weeks, in our production environment, with full discovery and relevant information, actual information, that we could use in our command center, our 24/7 operations center."

"The reporting feature has allowed us to quickly share information with customers, keeping them up to date on critical devices that are being monitored."

"It has improved efficiency because now there is the one-stop shop where you can view all your data, instead of needing to click around in four different tools."

"The integration with NetFlow, the NFA solution, so that we can have our flow forensics paired with the SNMP polling performance metrics on the same page."

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Cons

"I would like to see a multi-user version where you can have a launch platform and, potentially, instead of buying six licenses you buy 12 seats or something like that."

"I was upset when they sold the product to NETSCOUT."

"I'm not a fan of many extra features since they usually burden the software and reduce its reliability."

"It would be helpful if CA provided online training for its customers."

"The certificates are not complete. CA needs to provide more support for the product through certificates."

"It could be a little easier to integrate new metrics."

"When it goes through discovery, or whatever it is doing in the back-end that slows it down, sometimes we get some failures with it. "

"What we want to see: More integration inside of Spectrum and integration of role-based access."

"This solution's implementation process could be quicker. They could also optimize the hardware requirements."

"I would say the initial setup is complex."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"It was pretty modest because you could get it in different ways. I think the six licenses, at that time, were about $1,000 each. But then again, I work for a school and educators tend to get discounts on things. So maybe it cost us about five or six hundred a copy."

"Do your homework and know how many devices you will be managing out of the gate. Be sure to project what your growth will be each year."

"I like the licensing model because it's device-based."

"The tool's pricing is based on the number of network devices."

"We purchase a license to use the solution every three years and we have multiple contracts. They have been increasing the price annually. We have a baseline for three years and then we need to pay the difference from the baseline, and we are in the process of negotiating a new price for all the licenses we need. The price overall is affordable."

"We were looking at other vendors in the marketplace for NetFlow, and CA just beat everybody else in price, cost, and the size to implement. "

"They should provide more scalable licensing for the product."

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Construction Company

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Healthcare Company

10%

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Small Business	5
Large Enterprise	25

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What needs improvement with DX Performance Management?

Spectrum's topology view sometimes does not rebuild automatically when a device is shut down and reconnected. It requires manual discovery and rebuilding of the topology, which I hope can be improved.

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What is your primary use case for DX Performance Management?

I have used Spectrum for monitoring all network faults, configurations, and troubleshooting network issues. It provides network performance stats, such as CPU, memory, and interface bandwidth detai...

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What advice do you have for others considering DX Performance Management?

I would recommend this solution based on its functionality, flexibility, customizability, and ease of use. Overall, I would rate the solution an eight out of ten. I am just a customer and not a par...

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CA Performance Management

Overview

Protocol analysis tool for application performance analysis and monitoring. Provides real-time problem identification and statistics.

NETSCOUT

CA Performance Management is a comprehensive and highly scalable network performance monitoring and analytics platform. It was built to meet the unique demands of big data and modern networks architectures, including highly dynamic and complex hybrid cloud and software-defined networks (SDN).

The platform is design to reduce complexity inherent in modern networks built across numerous technology stacks through advanced network performance monitoring and relationship mapping for improved operational assurance.

Combined with CA Virtual Network Assurance, the platform extends operator visibility through advanced discovery and network performance monitoring of highly sensitive cloud and multi-layered SDN networks and service chains.

Broadcom

Sample Customers

Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute

Jack Henry & Assoc, Target, CenturyLink, Bell Canada, BrightHouse Networks, Telus, Unisys, Verizon, Southern California Edison, GEICO, Fidelity Investments, Wells Fargo, American Family Insurance Group, Deutsche Telekom AG

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