DX Unified Infrastructure Management vs ObserverLIVE comparison

Broadcom and Viavi Solutions are both solutions in the Network Monitoring Software category. Broadcom is ranked #62, while Viavi Solutions is ranked #109. Broadcom holds a 0.9% mindshare in NMS, compared to Viavi Solutions’s 0.3% mindshare. Additionally, 92% of Broadcom users are willing to recommend the solution.

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0% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

DX Unified Infrastructure M...

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

62nd

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

120

Ranking in other categories

Server Monitoring (21st), IT Infrastructure Monitoring (47th), Cloud Monitoring Software (35th), AIOps (25th)

ObserverLIVE

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

109th

Average Rating

0.0

Reviews Sentiment

8.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the Network Monitoring Software category, the mindshare of DX Unified Infrastructure Management is 0.9%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ObserverLIVE is 0.3%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Network Monitoring Software Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
DX Unified Infrastructure Management	0.9%
ObserverLIVE	0.3%
Other	98.8%

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Kc Njokuoma

Solution Architect at SA Consulting

Helps us provide visibility into network performance, capacity planning, and cost analysis

Better support and more accessible resources are crucial. Customers have expressed that support is not as flexible, and it is difficult to obtain necessary information quickly. Customers would benefit from improved training material for integration with other products. The solution's pricing is high and needs to be reconsidered, and the technical support should improve to provide more accessible and open information.

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MOHAMEDABDELAZIM

IT manager at Mannai

Seamless packet analysis, deep visibility, and end-to-end network monitoring

We have experience with the VIAVI solutions, specifically the ObserverLIVE platform, which we use for network performance monitoring VIAVI helps by providing deep visibility on packet analysis end-to-end, which assists in identifying issues quickly and efficiently. VIAVI is very strong when it…

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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

"One of the most valuable features would be the out-of-the-box capability; it's extremely capable from day one, not a lot of customization is required in order to implement it within your environment, and I think that's just a huge resource win from a time-measurement perspective."

"Again, I can not say enough the cohesiveness of the product; it's not multiple different piecemeal products that have to be configured to work together, it's all one product under the hood, and it does what it says it does."

"If you have a highly heterogeneous environment, CA UIM has the best chance of supporting all of your platforms (including probes for more exotic ones)."

"The primary benefit for us at this stage in our approach is that we've been able to cut outages by about 300%."

"UIM covered 95% of that."

"No technology is perfect, but CA is doing a really wonderful job of providing products that are reliable, scalable, and dependable to entities all over the world."

"The product is worth every bit of its cost."

"It reduced cycles for a lot of quick out-of-the-box functionality. It also allowed us to get away from being stuck in SNMP, VTP V2, based off of agent deployment."

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"VIAVI is very strong when it comes to packet analysis, especially with SDN, ACI, and Cx."

Cons

"The initial setup is pretty complex."

"I think it can be improved by a greater provision of specialized technical support, as there are very few trained personnel there."

"Multi-tenancy for ICMP profiles of servers is not there."

"If there was a way to better harvest information from other sources to configure the components, it would make it easier to do."

"The major problem we have when we sell CA UIM is that we need to sell additional products because it doesn't cover all the features."

"The UIM has no features through goods and services yet."

"The reporting part could be improved."

"DX UIM's reporting and customization need to be improved."

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"VIAVI needs to include a Simple Network Monitoring Protocol (SNMP) for end-to-end monitoring solutions."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Pricing for DX Unified Infrastructure Management isn't cheap at all. It's a complex tool, so you have to pay more. No one is happy with a large bill to pay, but if it's a complex product and you designed a complex solution to be monitored, it'll be your fault that you need to buy an expensive product, and that would be implicit in the design of DX Unified Infrastructure Management. Monitoring is just a small part of it. Sometimes you have to pay a significant amount of money for a complex yet very good solution."

"The product-price ratio is better than other brands such as Fortinet or SonicWall."

"CAD $400,000 annually."

"Reasonable setup cost and licensing prices."

"The license cost depends on the number of probes and robots."

"This product is expensive compared to other vendors (SolarWinds, ManageEngine)."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

20%

Construction Company

11%

Marketing Services Firm

Performing Arts

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Company Size

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Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	29
Midsize Enterprise	20
Large Enterprise	80

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Questions from the Community

What is your primary use case for DX Infrastructure Manager?

We are an integrating company that offers DX Unified Infrastructure Management to customers. We help them set it up, do the integration, and provide support. Our end customers include financial ins...

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What advice do you have for others considering DX Infrastructure Manager?

I would recommend DX Unified Infrastructure Management to others as it is a good and reliable solution. I would rate it nine out of ten due to its robust functionality and capability to support inf...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for DX Infrastructure Manager?

The pricing of DX Unified Infrastructure Management is high and often a concern for customers. The cost is higher compared to other Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), which is feedback we hav...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ObserverLIVE?

The price is reasonable. I would rate it nine out of ten for cost-effectiveness.

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What needs improvement with ObserverLIVE?

VIAVI needs to include a Simple Network Monitoring Protocol (SNMP) for end-to-end monitoring solutions. Currently, it lacks the ability to measure the health and status of devices such as switches ...

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What is your primary use case for ObserverLIVE?

We have experience with the VIAVI solutions, specifically the ObserverLIVE platform, which we use for network performance monitoring.

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Also Known As

DX Infrastructure Manager, DX Infrastructure Manager for Z Systems and CA UIM for zSystems, CA UIM (DX Infrastructure Manager), CA Nimsoft Monitor, CA UIM, DX Infrastructure Manager

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Overview

DX Unified Infrastructure Management is the only solution that provides an open architecture, full-stack observability and zero-touch configuration for monitoring traditional data center, public cloud, and hybrid infrastructure environments.

Designed to ensure an optimal end-user experience, this solution provides a modern HTML5 operations console that makes it easy and fast for today’s IT teams to implement, use, and scale – leading to faster time to value.

Broadcom

ObserverLIVE helps IT operations and network teams in hybrid IT environments ensure that their users can access and use the business applications they need – wherever they are hosted.

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Sample Customers

CBNCloud, IIJ Global Singapore, AT&S, AXSOS, Aozora Bank, HCL Technologies, IntelliNet, Securex

Exmark Manufacturing, Foskor, US Deptartment of Veteran Affairs

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