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Elastic Beats vs IBM SevOne Network Performance Management (NPM) comparison

Elastic and IBM are both solutions in the Log Management category. Additionally, 75% of Elastic users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 96% of IBM users who would recommend it.
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    96% willing to recommend
     

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    Categories and Ranking

    Elastic Beats
    Average Rating
    8.0
    Number of Reviews
    2
    Ranking in other categories
    No ranking in other categories
    IBM SevOne Network Performa...
    Average Rating
    8.4
    Reviews Sentiment
    7.2
    Number of Reviews
    54
    Ranking in other categories
    Network Monitoring Software (45th), Server Monitoring (19th), IT Infrastructure Monitoring (43rd), Log Management (42nd), Cloud Monitoring Software (30th)
     

    Featured Reviews

    reviewer1269834 - PeerSpot reviewer
    A great addition to our security monitoring system
    We haven't to this point had to scale very large, we want to continue to evolve, but it's a slow process for us. From what I've used so far, and my reading on it, I don't think we're going to have any problems scaling to really whatever size we need.
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    Grzegorz Nowak - PeerSpot reviewer
    Improves infrastructure planning by helping us analyze network traffic
    We use SevOne to collect and report on network flows SevOne improves infrastructure planning by helping us analyze network traffic. We can look at bandwidth for specific endpoints on the customer's network and analyze traffic to identify issues. For example, maybe some connectors are unavailable.…
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    Pros

    "There's a whole spectrum of features on the solution that users can take advantage of. It's a very robust product."
    "The security aspects in general have been very useful to use."
    "Another useful feature is that SevOne gives you real-time insights into your network performance. It polls every five minutes. That is important for our customers because there are some network teams that are always monitoring their networks."
    "The most valuable feature is the NMS because that's the core of the system. Without the NMS, the other tools aren't that usable."
    "In 90% of the cases, new devices are plug-and-play, so when a new version comes out then SevOne has support for it out of the box."
    "It's given us the ability to create various real-time network performance reports and distribute them to any colleague who can access these reports immediately."
    "We have benefited mainly from the use of the dashboard interface. It makes the network visually interesting for other people who are not in the network. A lot of people are not network techies who understand streams in the network. Based on location, we have streams coming in and out. They can see visually when there is some problem. They don't need to understand all the network technology behind it to be able to understand if everything is working well or if there is a problem."
    "I like the tool’s scalability and real-time reports. Earlier, we struggled to give real-time reports to clients. I also like the tool’s deployment model where we can deploy it either on-premises or in-house. We don’t have to carry the data all over the globe. Also, I am impressed with the tool's flow reporting and Wi-Fi."
    "SevOne provides support for all universal connectors. They internally work with other data sources to get features implemented. We have an SD-WAN implementation and use other app data to monitor performance. If you pull that data into one centralized location, that is very useful for management."
    "The out of the box reports and workflows are pretty good and they meet our requirements well."
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    Cons

    "At some level, the documentation, the information as far as the components, it's sometimes a little difficult to find the information necessary to implement aspects."
    "The dashboard is not user-friendly. The solution, in general, isn't great from a user's perspective."
    "I would like to see live maps as an added feature. Also, build modules on AI and EML to provide better data insights that would proactively tell us what we should be looking after."
    "User-friendly, multi-tenancy."
    "The one area with room for improvement is probably administration. They added data insights to make a better user experience, but I'd like to see some improvements in the way the system's administered."
    "I'm not really sure if this was the software's fault or a server issue, but a couple of years back the disks were failing on our SevOne physical server every month and the server would go down. The secondary server took over from the primary until the disk issue was resolved. That was annoying."
    "SevOne could improve its flexibility because it isn't fully customizable and its out-of-the-box configuration doesn't cover all use cases."
    "There is no service mode setup in this monitoring tool if you want to snooze alerts for any specific amount of time, to account for any activity change or major incident."
    "Telemetry is hot these days, and IBM can improve SevOne's support for telemetry correction. Reporting is another feature that could be better. It provides the bare minimum functionality, which is good enough for most engineers, but the management isn't advanced. The new portal provides a much lighter view and better visualization, but the management is not so good."
    "One area that requires a little bit of improvement is the topology of visualization and being able to map out connections, end-to-end. It's able to do that, but it's not as impressive as we would like it to be. We would like to understand the different interface types and the connection points better, through the visualization. Heatmaps also need further development."
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    Pricing and Cost Advice

    "It wasn't cheap, but it was cost-effective compared to many of the other solutions."
    "The tool is not expensive. We were able to negotiate with SevOne on pricing."
    "The pricing has not evolved with the market, which is one of the reasons we are moving to a new product."
    "Have a bank of licenses, because it is about the number of objects (RAM, ports, CPU, etc.)."
    "For the value that you get from SevOne, it's worth the price. There are a lot of cheaper alternatives on the market, and even free options. But they require more staff, more resources, and engineers with more advanced knowledge of monitoring. That's what makes SevOne worth the price."
    "There are different options available for licensing, with the per-device option being more expensive but more flexible."
    "Prices per license are not huge, but they exist."
    "Many tools price things based on the number of KPIs that you're collecting around a device. In many cases, there could be hundreds of metrics that you need to collect. SevOne provides device-level pricing. That gives us the flexibility to turn on, and expand on, the metrics that we're collecting around those devices, without taking a financial hit."
    "A blocking point is the high upfront cost because it is challenging to get it accepted and the purchase approved."
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    Top Industries

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    Financial Services Firm
    14%
    Manufacturing Company
    13%
    Computer Software Company
    11%
    Legal Firm
    5%
     

    Company Size

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    Small Business4
    Midsize Enterprise6
    Large Enterprise45
     

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    What needs improvement with SevOne Network Data Platform?
    There is room for improvement in the integration with different vendors and the reporting capabilities. It would be beneficial to have out-of-the-box integration with third-party vendors and improv...
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    What is your primary use case for SevOne Network Data Platform?
    The primary use case of IBM SevOne Network Performance Management (NPM) ( /products/ibm-sevone-network-performance-management-npm-reviews ) is network monitoring. It helps to maintain the infrastru...
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    What advice do you have for others considering SevOne Network Data Platform?
    To compete with custom-built tools, IBM SevOne Network Performance Management (NPM) should accommodate the desired features and be timely in the delivery of feature updates. I would rate the overal...
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    Overview

    Beats is the platform for single-purpose data shippers. They install as lightweight agents and send data from hundreds or thousands of machines to Logstash or Elasticsearch.

    Elastic

    The IBM® SevOne Network Performance Management (IBM SevOne NPM) solution helps you spot, address, and prevent network performance issues early with machine learning-powered analytics from a single source. Boost network performance and improve your user application experience by proactively monitoring your multivendor end-to-end network across enterprise, communication, and managed service provider networks.

    Transform raw network performance data into intelligent and actionable insights. The IBM SevOne NPM solution goes beyond detection, combining industry-leading expertise and advanced technology to help your IT team plan and optimize your network and act on what matters: improving network performance to provide an exceptional customer experience.

    For further information, please visit www.ibm.com/cloud/sevo...



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