Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline vs IBM Tivoli NetCool OMNIbus comparison

Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline vs. IBM Tivoli NetCool OMNIbus

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Categories and Ranking

Gigamon Deep Observability ...

Ranking in Event Monitoring

11th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (39th), Data Loss Prevention (DLP) (32nd), Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) (43rd), Web Application Firewall (WAF) (31st), Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) (26th), Network Packet Broker (NPB) (1st), Network Detection and Response (NDR) (16th)

IBM Tivoli NetCool OMNIbus

Ranking in Event Monitoring

4th

Average Rating

7.4

Reviews Sentiment

5.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Event Monitoring category, the mindshare of Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline is 1.7%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM Tivoli NetCool OMNIbus is 7.8%, down from 8.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Event Monitoring Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
IBM Tivoli NetCool OMNIbus	7.8%
Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline	1.7%
Other	90.5%

Event Monitoring

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TuanNguyen13

Senior Relationship Banker at Joint stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of V

Experience boosts operational efficiency while performance sees room for improvement

I don't have specific information on whether it was purchased on the AWS marketplace or somewhere else. I am working with Dynatrace Operator. I am also working with Algosec, Alluvio, CrowdStrike, Firemon, Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline, and other solutions. I think it's a good tool, and I am satisfied with it. We have not stored cloud workloads with Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline yet; we are still on-premises. The technical support takes about one to two hours to respond, which is acceptable. I am satisfied with the scalability of the product. The interface is good.

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SadanandSadashivaiah

Senior Consultant AWS at Cognizant

Good GUI and accuracy in processing but needs automated incident management

There is a complex setup and configuration process. It requires experience. We've had integration capabilities. We have to assess the specific needs or objectives of the organization, including scaling of deployment, and integration points, before implementation. Then, we need to design the architecture, including server specification networks, configuration, and storage requirements. We also need to consider the environment setup, hardware, projecting, and virtual machines. We need to ensure that network settings, firewalls, and security protocols are configured to allow communication between the components. Once you have all of the requirements laid out, it will only take five to six hours to set up. It does depend on the level of connectivity. If you are connecting remotely, it may take a bit longer. I set it up for three environments: development, testing, and production. One person can set up the solution themselves. If you are doing a NetCool suite of products, it may take two to three resources. You may need to do some maintenance in terms of additional patching or upgrading.

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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

"The tool's most valuable feature is the encryption feature. From a security perspective, the solution hasn't significantly strengthened our security posture. However, it has greatly improved performance by streamlining encryption processes and avoiding encryption at multiple layers. This has also simplified troubleshooting, as we can whitelist certain processes."

"It has high stability."

"The solution is straightforward to set up."

"The most valuable feature for improving network visibility with Gigamon is the packet filtering capability."

"The Pipeline's Comprehensive Insights into data flows have helped improve operational efficiency and security."

"It offers straightforward integration."

"It is a good product. It provides network visibility, which is important. Gigamon can bring some optimizations to my network. It is helpful for security inspection, and it makes my firewall work fast because my firewall doesn't have to do the inspection of the SSL connections, for example."

"The most valuable feature is NetFlow."

"Offers very good event/alert drill-down and statistical reporting capabilities."

"The most useful functions for monitoring purposes with IBM Tivoli NetCool OMNIbus are that it can be automated in many ways, and most importantly, it can communicate with many network components without requiring any medium connectors."

"The biggest plus points for me are the configurability and scalability of the solution, as well as the multi-tenancy of the platform."

"OMNIbus is valuable for its compatibility and performance, as I haven't encountered any performance issues."

"IBM Tivoli NetCool OMNIbus supports legacy protocols like CORBA, Huawei, and other telecom protocols, which I find beneficial."

"The monitoring is the solution's most valuable feature."

"It's good for managed systems. The end query on the user interface is good. You can view lots of charts and graphs."

"Probes are the best feature because they are well written which rarely requires you to write additional rules. These probes monitor activity within your environment."

More IBM Tivoli NetCool OMNIbus pros

Cons

"They should increase the solution's cluster capacity."

"The graphical user interface could be improved."

"The security should be improved."

"Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline needs to improve its performance. I face issues with performance because we use SPAN, and the SPAN traffic is not good."

"In terms of improvement, while the initial setup is not overly complicated, we did encounter a few issues."

"It only inspects a specific kind of traffic. There should be different kinds of use cases."

"Its filtering feature needs improvement."

"The Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline should have a feature showing the traffic flow within its platform. Currently, customers have to use separate tools for monitoring, which is inconvenient. If it had its visibility feature, it would make monitoring easier and more complete without needing extra tools."

"There should be an easier-to-understand model, more of a flat-structured model rather than different tiers of licenses which complicates licensing."

"Its technical support team takes longer to reply."

"Its integration could be better. They should provide an easier integration for all the monitoring stuff, and it will make things easier for us. Currently, there is a complexity in integrating it with a vendor application, and we have to use another tool to integrate it with a vendor application. To integrate some applications with NetCool, I need to install an IBM tool on top of it. It would be good if they can provide an API or any kind of interface that we can leverage while developing a new protocol interface or application. We should be able to use an API or interface with NetCool. Its GUI can also be better. As compared to other tools, it is not user friendly, and it is not easy to do stuff through GUI. Whenever we do anything on the GUI, it takes time. They need to focus on the GUI part, especially the dashboard. They should focus on how users can effectively drill down from one box to another. The visual appeal of the dashboard is as important as the data and functionality."

"I would like for the next release to be more user-friendly and out of date. The next release should focus on the cloud, AI, and ML technologies."

"The solution needs to invest in the development of a knowledge base and use of AI services for providing event resolution and intervention directions."

"The solution has limitations in database integration as it cannot integrate with databases other than IBM DB2."

"The cost of the product is quite high. They should work to adjust their pricing models."

"They could enhance the visibility to give us a unified view of our entire IT infrastructure."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is highly-priced."

"I would rate the solution as expensive, around an eight or nine out of ten. There are other competitive solutions available."

"The solution's price is reasonable."

"It is a costly solution."

"You have to have the right level of budget to afford this solution."

"Its license cost is a little bit more than other solutions. Our customers expect a standard market price that is comparative to other products. For each and every NetCool OMNIbus component, we have to purchase a separate license. These components are not free with the product."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

14%

Computer Software Company

11%

Healthcare Company

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

26%

Computer Software Company

15%

Energy/Utilities Company

Retailer

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	3
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	5

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	3
Midsize Enterprise	5
Large Enterprise	7

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline?

The most valuable feature for improving network visibility with Gigamon is the packet filtering capability.

What needs improvement with Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline?

Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline needs to improve its performance. I face issues with performance because we use SPAN, and the SPAN traffic is not good. They need to improve their performance.

What is your primary use case for Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline?

I am working with Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline and Firemon, and I have been working with it for a year.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM Tivoli NetCool OMNIbus?

I would rate the pricing for IBM Tivoli NetCool OMNIbus as three, where one is a high price and ten is a low price.

What needs improvement with IBM Tivoli NetCool OMNIbus?

Based on my experience and my colleagues' feedback, IBM can improve IBM Tivoli NetCool OMNIbus in automation with respect to using AI, as it lacks considerably compared to other tools. The integrat...

What is your primary use case for IBM Tivoli NetCool OMNIbus?

My current use case for IBM Tivoli NetCool OMNIbus is for monitoring the networks.

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Also Known As

Gigamon, GigaSecure

Tivoli NetCool OMNIbus

Overview

Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline is a comprehensive network visibility solution that provides real-time insights into network traffic. It offers SSL inspection and mobile network monitoring for traffic monitoring purposes. The solution optimizes networks, aids in security inspection, and improves firewall performance. It is praised for its performance, power, straightforward integration, stability, and ease of initial setup.

With Gigamon, organizations can gain complete visibility into their network traffic, identify potential threats, and take proactive measures to prevent them. The solution is ideal for organizations of all sizes, including enterprises, service providers, and government agencies.

Gigamon

Tivoli Netcool OMNIbus provides near real-time service assurance for business infrastructure, applications, servers, network devices and protocols, Internet protocols, storage and security devices.

IBM

Sample Customers

Amica Insurance, College of William & Mary, Gamma, IntercontinentalExchange, OppenheimerFunds

Consolidated Communications, €sterreichische Bundesbahnen (€BB), Capgemini

Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline vs. IBM Tivoli NetCool OMNIbus