We performed a comparison between DX Spectrum and OpenText Operations Bridge based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two DX NetOps solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."We can plan changes and replacement of end-of-life products in our environment very well because it's very accurate."
"The presentation layer is pretty simple and straightforward."
"Discovery: Scheduled, on-demand, synchronized with eHealth."
"The most valuable feature is the event correlation mechanism."
"The stability of the product is key. It never breaks, really. The stability and reliability of the Spectrum product have been top-notch."
"It creates transparency and makes everything work by being more transparent."
"We can monitor MPLS network VPN, network configuration, and backups. It's highly scalable for network configuration management."
"The quick notification of issues, quick alerting because timeliness is always valuable, it's very important for us."
"OpsBridge has good event correlation facilities and root-cause identification algorithms."
"We use the on-premises version to monitor our systems and manage emails. All our systems use Operations Bridge, especially the critical systems."
"It is stable."
"The initial setup is pretty straightforward. It's not complex at all."
"The preloaded rules and ways to monitor your systems are a must."
"The most valuable feature is its ability to integrate with everything."
"The Performance Manager provides great insight into our systems' performance."
"From our monitoring perspective or from a visibility perspective, HPE UCMDB is a must have. It's an amazing piece of software."
"From the users perspective the looks and feel of dashboards of Spectrum would be easier to use and for understanding as APM will be in 10.5 version which we saw in CA World."
"DX Spectrum needs better documentation on its complex features."
"We want to make our own choice for the AIOps solution and do not want to be forced to use the Broadcom OI solution by default."
"I would recommend AI capability built-in so it becomes more predictable and we jump ahead of the curve. This is the one really important feature I would really like to see in any product that provides alarms."
"The product should provide performance management features."
"I would like to see them eliminate the Java console. The user interface for this is a Java applet that runs on your desktop, and it is very problematic for us."
"The biggest issue is our integration right now between UIM and Spectrum is lacking."
"If they could interact with the MIBs of vendors better, and have a lot more pre-loaded ones, that would be amazing for us right now."
"The initial setup is a little bit complex."
"We are waiting for quicker release cycles. Also containerized upgrade, so that you don't have to bring a system entirely down to make a minor upgrade, in fact, or a minor patch."
"The latest versions of the service reporting dashboards need improvement, such as service modeling."
"The initial setup of this tool is complex for people who lack experience with it."
"The pricing could be improved."
"pology-based event correlation does not work well with NNM events."
"The solution is overall "heavy", requiring multiple servers, even without HA."
"The price is quite expensive, and because of this, we may try another solution."
DX Spectrum is ranked 1st in DX NetOps with 115 reviews while OpenText Operations Bridge is ranked 8th in Event Monitoring with 44 reviews. DX Spectrum is rated 8.4, while OpenText Operations Bridge is rated 7.8. 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 OpenText Operations Bridge writes "Good event correlation capabilities, promotes a self-service approach to monitoring". DX Spectrum is most compared with DX NetOps, Zabbix, SolarWinds NPM, Cisco DNA Center and ThousandEyes, whereas OpenText Operations Bridge is most compared with SCOM, OpsRamp, BMC Helix Monitor, Splunk Enterprise Security and IBM Tivoli NetCool OMNIbus. See our DX Spectrum vs. OpenText Operations Bridge report.
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