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DX Spectrum vs Scout APM comparison

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

Categories and Ranking

DX Spectrum
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
118
Ranking in other categories
Network Management Applications (8th), Network Monitoring Software (16th), IT Infrastructure Monitoring (18th), Network Troubleshooting (7th), DX NetOps (1st)
Scout APM
Average Rating
10.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (84th)
 

Mindshare comparison

DX Spectrum and Scout APM aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. DX Spectrum is designed for DX NetOps and holds a mindshare of 24.6%, down 35.0% compared to last year.
Scout APM, on the other hand, focuses on Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability, holds 0.4% mindshare, up 0.3% since last year.
DX NetOps Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
DX Spectrum24.6%
AppNeta by Broadcom30.9%
DX Performance Management24.8%
Other19.700000000000003%
DX NetOps
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Scout APM0.4%
Dynatrace4.8%
Splunk AppDynamics4.6%
Other90.2%
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
 

Featured Reviews

PinchasAlbalya - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Engineer at a educational organization with 1,001-5,000 employees
Monitoring has become centralized and management now sees real‑time health of key network assets
The time investment required is significant, not because of difficulty but because of the need for free time to invest in it. We need to get the knowledge. We know there are many options, but we took an external vendor to install and make the customization. If we want to make others changes without paying for customization, we need to learn it deeply by ourselves. The tutorials are very complicated. They could work on that area. The tutorial part could be more simplified. I know there are many explanations, and you can get help or documents in one click on the current page in the product, but it is not very clear. If you want to do something new that you did not see from the vendor in the installation, it is not very simple. The documents are good for people that know how to operate the product well, but for new users, it is not simple.
Antonio_Barros - PeerSpot reviewer
Regional Manager LatAm at Splunk
Great visibility and reliability with fair pricing
The solution is stable. It's pretty easy to set up, especially if you have the knowledge base and/or you have a partner assist you. The product can scale. The processes are great. It helps with services and microservices. The product is great for man different industries, including energy, government, finance, and more.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"An organization using DX Spectrum is more easily able to understand the root cause when something happens in its environment."
"It is an excellent product, and is probably one of the best we have seen in terms of being able to do mass configurations in the network."
"It is an excellent tool for monitoring, managing event correlation, and providing integration with other tools."
"By using event rules and procedures, we got an improved event management process, and CA Spectrum is very useful for event handling and brings us a robust manager of managers console."
"It allows us to manage alerts, schedule downtime and maintenance, as well as triage documentation for our support teams."
"From the business perspective, they have improved MTTR significantly, creating an elevated ROI ratio."
"It is easy to navigate."
"With CA Spectrum, we are now able to monitor more proactively network assets, reduce the total downtime of these and prevent money from being lost for device stoppages."
"Everything that is around the digital performance environment, I can see."
"The product can scale."
 

Cons

"Currently, it's using BOXI/CABI, which is terrible as it’s unclear and I don’t like this."
"We have a lot of different monitoring tools in the background, so orchestration has been a little bit of a challenge."
"In my opinion, it's the documentation that I find is not up to the mark."
"DX Spectrum needs better documentation on its complex features."
"We're trying to replace this solution with another product because it's too expensive and not very user-friendly; it requires training and takes some time to learn how to use it."
"A big problem for us now is the Java requirement for the console."
"It's difficult to analyze and configure. It's not a very smart tool."
"The platform is complicated to use."
"I can't recall coming across any missing features."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Currently, a perpetual license but some services are moving to a subscription"
"The price of the solution is reasonable."
"The price is good enough to expect an ideal solution. It's expensive."
"It’s a great tool, but an expensive one. Learn how to use it properly."
"DX Spectrum's pricing is neither expensive nor cheap."
"The product, support, and maintenance are all expensive, which is another reason that we are switching to another solution."
"It is expensive compared to other tools in the market."
"The price is very high."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Outsourcing Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Construction Company
11%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Financial Services Firm
21%
Construction Company
13%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Retailer
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business25
Midsize Enterprise19
Large Enterprise90
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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with DX Spectrum?
The time investment required is significant, not because of difficulty but because of the need for free time to invest in it. We need to get the knowledge. We know there are many options, but we to...
What is your primary use case for DX Spectrum?
The university purchased DX Spectrum, called ICE. DX Spectrum NAC is working for us only on Cisco 9200 switches. It is not working on any other switch like C1000 or HG or any 2960X. Even other Cisc...
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Comparisons

 

Also Known As

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Sample Customers

National Informatics Centre India, Banese, Olympus, AlphaServe Technologies, Sicredi
Chargify, Synctree, Aptuitiv, Barnes and Noble, Journey, Geosnapshot, Kongregate, PaperTrail, Adobe, SendGrid, Sentry