ExtraHop Reveal(x) for IT Operations vs vRealize Network Insight comparison

ExtraHop Networks and Broadcom are both solutions in the Network Monitoring Software category. ExtraHop Networks is ranked #73, while Broadcom is ranked #36 with an average rating of 8.0. ExtraHop Networks holds a 0.6% mindshare in NMS, compared to Broadcom’s 0.8% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of ExtraHop Networks users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 89% of Broadcom users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 10, 2024

ExtraHop Reveal(x) and vRealize Network Insight compete in providing network visibility and insights. User reviews suggest vRealize Network Insight may have the upper hand due to its comprehensive feature set.

Features: ExtraHop Reveal(x) offers real-time data analytics, rapid threat detection, and is beneficial for rigorous IT operations. vRealize Network Insight provides a complete network overview, network mapping, and security policy management. It features detailed network visualization, adding depth to its capabilities.

Room for Improvement: ExtraHop Reveal(x) could enhance its configuration flexibility, expand network mapping detail, and refine integration into complex IT environments. vRealize Network Insight might improve by offering more user-friendly interfaces, simplifying its comprehensive feature use, and reducing its resource consumption.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: vRealize Network Insight tends to have an easy deployment process and provides strong support services that facilitate smooth integration with existing systems. ExtraHop Reveal(x) also features a quick deployment process but may demand more initial setup. Customer service is commendable for both, with vRealize Network Insight offering comprehensive integration support.

Pricing and ROI: ExtraHop Reveal(x) may appeal to budget-focused buyers due to its lower initial setup costs. In contrast, vRealize Network Insight's extensive capabilities might offer a more significant ROI in environments that require thorough network analysis and optimization, justifying its higher costs.

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Categories and Ranking

ExtraHop Reveal(x) for IT O...

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

73rd

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Network Diagnostics (11th), IT Operations Analytics (14th), Network Packet Capture (6th)

vRealize Network Insight

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

36th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

IT Infrastructure Monitoring (39th)

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the Network Monitoring Software category, the mindshare of ExtraHop Reveal(x) for IT Operations is 0.6%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of vRealize Network Insight is 0.8%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Network Monitoring Software Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
vRealize Network Insight	0.8%
ExtraHop Reveal(x) for IT Operations	0.6%
Other	98.6%

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Out West

Project Manager and IT Management Consultant at a integrator with 1,001-5,000 employees

Great for identifying application interdependencies with helpful support but needs better visualizations

We're just trying to identify the application interdependencies, which normally reside on different servers, including web servers, database servers, enterprise service bus, et cetera, up to your presentation layer before we start moving stuff around. Normally, the reason why we use these tools is to understand what assets we have, where they're deployed, and how they enter and operate before we decide to go move something from point A to point B. The solution is going to allow me to establish a wave or migration plan where you have different waves of migration and then you actually have move groups to try and get your application moved from A to B seamlessly. A to B could be on-premise to on-premise. It could be on-premise to cloud. Et cetera. The solution can tell me what components can I deploy, for example, into a cloud space, without having to refactor my applications since that can be quite time-consuming and costly.

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Shaijith KB

Senior System Specialist at General Directorate of Residence and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA)

Comprehensive management and detailed reports benefit operations while improvements are needed in support and maintenance

We have Tanzu and OpenShift. We have OpenShift, Canonical, and the Tanzu one. The Tanzu platform from VMware is a Kubernetes platform. We haven't completely installed Tanzu yet; we installed the vROps part. vRealize Network Insight is beneficial because you can control the East-West traffic. vRealize has a component called NSX, which has East-West traffic controlling and micro-segmentation, that is one of the best options, and we have the layer extension, layer 2 extension possible through NSX. If you have anything accountable in any business, even in a candy business, having proper accountability on what you are selling and buying will save a lot. If you don't know what you're selling and buying, you will end up with a loss. My team does not use the flow analytics feature; we have a security and network monitoring team, which is a different SOC team. I am using it as an administrator internally. We perform different tasks including costing analysis, capacity management, and many other things. vRealize Network Insight has a concern about the maintenance part, as it requires a person to monitor it completely. It's not something you install and your report will be generated automatically. You have to work on this properly to get the insights. vRealize Network Automation, vRealize Operations, and vRealize Network Insight are completely related to the network. I cannot say much about these network aspects because I am on the operations side, but overall, the vRealize suite is good for reporting perspective or any ISO-related documentation; this is very helpful. The product is called vRealize Operations Manager, and now it is referred to as Aria or vAria. I am now a Senior System Specialist. We use different metrics because we have multiple departments, and we can monitor utilization and comparisons with the previous year. On a scale of one to ten, I rate this solution a seven.

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Pros

"We have been able to improve the mean time to resolution by several hours in some cases."

"It gives you full 360-degree visibility into your entire infrastructure."

"This is a must-try product."

"The most valuable features are security detections, perimeter detection, dashboards, and alerts."

"Wire data analytics."

"You cannot hide from the wire; all truth lives in the packets, and ExtraHop gets them to talk!"

"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."

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"The most valuable feature for me is the different views that you can get when selecting an application or a VLAN. It shows you the traffic flows. It gives you a visual representation of something that, in text, just may not make as much sense."

"It has definitely helped us to meet compliance rules by assuring that all traffic is going to where it's supposed to go."

"It has definitely helped us to meet compliance rules by assuring that all traffic is going to where it's supposed to go. It can be used to report that you are in compliance, as well as helping you get into compliance."

"To some degree, it has increased performance, helped to more easily manage networks, and provided visibility."

"The most valuable feature is the visualization, as it is really handy to be able to classify network objects with applications and see the interaction between them."

"I find it user-friendly and intuitive. With the GUI interface that we do use on a regular basis, it's easy to navigate, it's easy to see, easy to query. We get reports. It's easy to use."

"The initial setup was straightforward."

"It has enabled us to set up and do application discovery, as far as network traffic is concerned, and set up the appropriate rules that we need to make sure we're compliant with our security frameworks."

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Cons

"They either have to go broad or decide what their bread and butter is and get really good at that."

"There is room for improvement in the security part. They have a new solution, ExtraHop Reveal(x), and I think it needs improvement."

"The improvement that would make the most impact would be expanding on the new EXA big data back end."

"Additional out-of-the-box solutions and use cases would be nice."

"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."

"This solution would be improved if it had the ability to retain data longer."

"They have a new solution, ExtraHop Reveal(x), and I think it needs improvement."

"The improvement that would make the most impact would be expanding on the new EXA big data back end."

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"It just needs to be more reliable and more accurate. At some point, there are some things where it does not match properly."

"The UI, even though once you get to know it, is easier, still it is hard to figure out by yourself. You have to go read, watch videos; it has a lot of data on it, so that is an issue."

"I want to be able to monitor a network flow that is approximately two weeks back, but I haven't found an easy way to do this."

"If it were more application-aware, more descriptive; if it were able to determine the application that is actually doing the communication, that would be easier. More application information: which user or account it's accessing, is it accessing this application, doing these calls, if it is accessing a script, what script is it accessing. Things like that would provide deeper analytics so I can track what's going on. It would not just be, "These people shouldn't be talking," but who is actually doing these calls."

"The only real improvement they can make is to add more third-party vendors into the environment, mostly switch manufacturers, because it's really limited to Cisco equipment and there are a lot of companies out there other than Cisco."

"I want to see more in terms of microsegmentation. As of now, I can see the rules, but they are not in a readable format that I can convert to microsegmentation and can fit into NSX Manager."

"The only issue we have is that the solution does not always capture the host names."

"When we talk about those micro-segmentation rules, there's an Export function. It is very macro-segmentation oriented instead. So if you choose an application, it will find the tiers within that application and say that it's communicating on, say, port 80 to a separate VLAN. There might be 200 machines in that other VLAN. You don't want to open port 80 at all of them. So we need a lot more granularity in those suggested firewall rules."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is fair considering the value provided."

"The pricing is higher than other solutions, but with such good features, I think it's worth it."

"The price of this solution for our environment is about £650,000 ($855,000 USD) for three years."

"We have spent less time investigating network flows, so it is absolutely cost-effective."

"It's a little expensive, but for what you're getting out of the product, you often see the trade-off. It depends on the type of licensing you have. It might be a little too pricey for some."

"They should include the product in NSX because it's important to have it for deployment."

"The solution has reduced the time that we spend on other products. For example, with NSX, we were able to quickly find things that we would normally spend days trying to figure out."

"It has brought more money into our company."

"Cost always has room for improvement, you could always make it cheaper. But I think it's a good value for what you pay for it."

"The solution has helped us to reduce time, increase performance, reduce costs, and even easily manage networks. We are probably seeing 10 to 20 percent labor savings because we are able to be very specific and focused on what we want to do. It ends up saving the customer money and makes us be more efficient on our cost deliveries."

"It reduces costs. It takes something that may be challenging and makes it more usable and visual by being able to bring in tools, seeing what their impact is, such as microsegmentation and application rationalization, and seeing it quickly."

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

19%

Computer Software Company

10%

Construction Company

Educational Organization

Computer Software Company

13%

Manufacturing Company

13%

Healthcare Company

Financial Services Firm

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Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Small Business	3
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	3

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	11
Midsize Enterprise	9
Large Enterprise	41

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for vRealize Network Insight?

In VMware you have to buy a separate license for it. We have VVF and VCF-type of licenses, and if you want to go with this NSX and sort of higher-end professional services, you need to go with VCF....

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What needs improvement with vRealize Network Insight?

There is room for improvement as not all cases are getting resolved, and we often do not get L3 support directly, having to go through L1 and L2, resulting in delays that usually are a headache for...

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What is your primary use case for vRealize Network Insight?

We have Tanzu, and we also work with multiple Kubernetes services such as Nutanix and Google. We are working on these Kubernetes services on the operations side. For Tanzu, we have several componen...

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Overview

The ExtraHop Application Performance Management Solution Delivers Unified Visibility Across the IT Environment w/ Proactive Alerts & Accelerated Troubleshooting

ExtraHop Networks

VMware vRealize Network Insight delivers intelligent operations for software-defined networking and security. It helps customers build an optimized, highly-available and secure network infrastructure across multi-cloud environments. It accelerates micro-segmentation planning and deployment, enables visibility across virtual and physical networks and provides operational views to manage and scale VMware NSX deployments.

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Sample Customers

Alaska Airlines, bet365, Concur, McKesson, Microsoft, Morgan Stanley, Practice Fusion, Seattle Children's Hospital, Steward Health Care System

NTTi3, VCIX-NV, VMware Networking and Security Business Unit, Illumio, CompuNet

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