We performed a comparison between DX Spectrum and ExtraHop Reveal(x) for IT Operations based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Network Monitoring Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."We can manage the entire system across the network and troubleshoot the pain points."
"It does correlation so instead of producing 20 alarms if a site goes down, it only creates one."
"The main thing is obviously notifications about alerts, getting ahead of the curve to make sure that we do not have system going down, or if it is down we get to know it earlier."
"The monitoring just comes to us: "Oh, there's something wrong with that machine." It tells us. There are some 50,000 machines or so, all doing different things. And if they go down we hear about it."
"The Global Collections are what I found to be most valuable. With the Global Collections, you're able to organize and categorize devices into "folders," or functional groups and categories, so that it doesn't matter which SpectroSERVER those devices are on."
"We can plan changes and replacement of end-of-life products in our environment very well because it's very accurate."
"The most valuable features of DX Spectrum are the comprehensive alerts."
"We can monitor MPLS network VPN, network configuration, and backups. It's highly scalable for network configuration management."
"As the kind of enterprise that straddles the line between telco size and enterprise size, it scales for us, because we're not all the way at telco yet."
"This solution is more applications reference architecture focused. Its benefit is that it specializes in that space."
"Not only can you look at the protocol import level. It also has a live PCAP analysis."
"The most valuable feature is the way it handles data, from Layer 2 up to Layer 7. We can see everything that happens in the network."
"There are many valuable features in this product, but probably the biggest is the customization capability it has."
"The most valuable features are security detections, perimeter detection, dashboards, and alerts."
"Wire data analytics."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"We have had one support issue that's been open for a couple of months, and it is currently open."
"If the integration is simplified or improved, it will be a unique selling point in comparison to the competition on the market."
"The biggest issue is our integration right now between UIM and Spectrum is lacking."
"Make it easier to certify devices."
"The GIS map feature needs to be enhanced and synced with topology views of containers and global collections."
"I would like to see CA move Spectrum, Performance Manager, and some of their other tools moved to a SaaS based model. You see a lot of other manufacturers which are moving toward SaaS based models."
"The platform is complicated to use."
"It was somewhat complex to implement."
"They have a new solution, ExtraHop Reveal(x), and I think it needs improvement."
"They either have to go broad or decide what their bread and butter is and get really good at that."
"I would improve the Rule-Based Access Control (RBAC) by providing granular access control to the data."
"This solution would be improved if it had the ability to retain data longer."
"We'd like to see a local presence within the region in order to have seamless service whether it's the support, the implementation, or professional services."
"Network visibility is something that needs to be improved."
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DX Spectrum is ranked 13th in Network Monitoring Software with 115 reviews while ExtraHop Reveal(x) for IT Operations is ranked 57th in Network Monitoring Software with 8 reviews. DX Spectrum is rated 8.4, while ExtraHop Reveal(x) for IT Operations is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of DX Spectrum writes "Comprehensive alerts, beneficial overall network viability, and scalability not limited". On the other hand, the top reviewer of ExtraHop Reveal(x) for IT Operations writes "Great for identifying application interdependencies with helpful support but needs better visualizations". DX Spectrum is most compared with DX NetOps, Zabbix, SolarWinds NPM, Cisco DNA Center and ThousandEyes, whereas ExtraHop Reveal(x) for IT Operations is most compared with NETSCOUT nGeniusONE, ThousandEyes, vRealize Network Insight, SolarWinds NPM and Dynatrace. See our DX Spectrum vs. ExtraHop Reveal(x) for IT Operations report.
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