ClearSight Analyzer vs NETSCOUT InfiniStreamNG comparison

ClearSight Analyzer and NETSCOUT InfiniStreamNG are both solutions in the Network Monitoring Software category. ClearSight Analyzer is ranked #90, while NETSCOUT InfiniStreamNG is ranked #77. ClearSight Analyzer holds a 0.4% mindshare in NMS, compared to NETSCOUT InfiniStreamNG’s 0.5% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of ClearSight Analyzer users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 92% of NETSCOUT InfiniStreamNG users who would recommend it.

ClearSight Analyzer

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100% willing to recommend

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92% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 10, 2024

ClearSight Analyzer and NETSCOUT InfiniStreamNG are leading network analysis solutions competing in network performance monitoring. NETSCOUT InfiniStreamNG holds an edge due to its expansive features and advanced monitoring capabilities.

Features:ClearSight Analyzer offers versatile protocol analysis, intuitive visualization tools, and robust diagnostics capabilities. NETSCOUT InfiniStreamNG provides comprehensive performance monitoring, extensive real-time data capture, and powerful capabilities for large-scale environments.

Room for Improvement:ClearSight Analyzer could enhance real-time data processing, scalability for larger networks, and integration with third-party applications. NETSCOUT InfiniStreamNG may improve in simplifying user interfaces, reducing technical setup complexity, and optimizing cost for small businesses.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service:ClearSight Analyzer has a straightforward deployment process with strong customer service. NETSCOUT InfiniStreamNG offers more deployment options but may require more technical expertise for setup, though its robust support infrastructure aids user adoption.

Pricing and ROI:ClearSight Analyzer is cost-effective with a lower initial setup cost, appealing to budget-conscious buyers, and delivers ROI through efficient network management. NETSCOUT InfiniStreamNG requires higher upfront costs but offers substantial ROI by resolving complex network performance issues over time.

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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

NETSCOUT InfiniStreamNG

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

77th

Average Rating

8.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

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 NETSCOUT InfiniStreamNG is 0.5%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Network Monitoring Software Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
NETSCOUT InfiniStreamNG	0.5%
ClearSight Analyzer	0.4%
Other	99.1%

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DAVID-TAYLOR

Senior Network Engineer at Montgomery College

Shows question being asked, breaks it down and it'll just show you who's not answering

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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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

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

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

"It has cut our group's troubleshooting time down significantly, e.g., depending on the issue, what would normally take maybe a couple of hours will now take minutes."

"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 packet flow switch is the most valuable aspect of the solution."

"The most valuable feature is utilization."

"This solution has cut our overall troubleshooting time, sometimes going down to a few hours over what might have taken one to two days to fully troubleshoot an issue, and it has helped to increase our application uptime as we try to keep the five nines."

"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."

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

"From a troubleshooting perspective, it allows us to quickly search all data TAP points in the network and helps our network engineers get to root cause quickly."

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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."

"The solution is not great, but it is not bad."

"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."

"There is a timeout feature that we have been asking for awhile."

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

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

"The monitoring and reporting tool needs improvement."

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

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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."

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

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

"This product could be cheaper."

"The price is a little high."

"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."

"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."

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Top Industries

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Manufacturing Company

17%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Construction Company

Educational Organization

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

No data available

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	8

Comparisons

NETSCOUT nGeniusONE vs ClearSight Analyzer

Compared 31% of the time

TruView vs ClearSight Analyzer

Compared 26% of the time

Wireshark vs ClearSight Analyzer

Compared 20% of the time

Cisco Secure Network Analytics vs ClearSight Analyzer

Compared 12% of the time

Observium vs ClearSight Analyzer

Compared 11% of the time

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Riverbed NPM+ vs NETSCOUT InfiniStreamNG

Compared 18% of the time

Flowmon vs NETSCOUT InfiniStreamNG

Compared 15% of the time

Cisco Secure Network Analytics vs NETSCOUT InfiniStreamNG

Compared 13% of the time

cPacket cClear vs NETSCOUT InfiniStreamNG

Compared 11% of the time

NETSCOUT vSTREAM vs NETSCOUT InfiniStreamNG

Compared 11% of the time

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Also Known As

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InfiniStreamNG, NETSCOUT ISNG, Infinistream

Overview

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

NETSCOUT

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

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U.S. Department of Defense

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