HPE OneView vs Ixia Hawkeye comparison

Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Keysight Technologies are both solutions in the IT Infrastructure Monitoring category. Hewlett Packard Enterprise is ranked #15 with an average rating of 8.2, while Keysight Technologies is ranked #35 with an average rating of 10.0. Hewlett Packard Enterprise holds a 1.4% mindshare in IM, compared to Keysight Technologies’s 0.2% mindshare. Additionally, 93% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Keysight Technologies users who would recommend it.

HPE OneView

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93% willing to recommend

Ixia Hawkeye

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 9, 2024

HPE OneView and Ixia Hawkeye are competing products in IT infrastructure management and network performance monitoring. Ixia Hawkeye has an advantage in performance capabilities, while HPE OneView offers a more integrated infrastructure management approach.

Features:HPE OneView offers a consolidated infrastructure management platform, automation features to reduce manual tasks, and seamless IT system integration for streamlined workflows. Ixia Hawkeye provides sophisticated network performance monitoring, real-time insights, and quality service delivery.

Room for Improvement:HPE OneView could enhance its network performance features, expand reporting capabilities, and improve compatibility with third-party tools. Ixia Hawkeye may reduce complexity in deployment, improve scalability options, and enhance its integration with IT systems.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service:HPE OneView is known for smooth integration with comprehensive support facilitating deployment. Ixia Hawkeye requires careful attention during deployment but provides detailed guidance and effective customer support to mitigate challenges.

Pricing and ROI:HPE OneView offers competitive pricing aligning with its integrated approach, potentially easing ROI for buyers. Ixia Hawkeye has a higher setup cost but promises significant ROI through critical data insights and network monitoring capabilities.

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HPE OneView vs. Ixia Hawkeye

June 2025

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

HPE OneView

Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring

15th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Ixia Hawkeye

Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring

35th

Average Rating

9.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Unified Communications Monitoring (4th), Network Monitoring Software (37th)

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the IT Infrastructure Monitoring category, the mindshare of HPE OneView is 1.4%, down from 1.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Ixia Hawkeye is 0.2%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

IT Infrastructure Monitoring

Featured Reviews

Trevor Watkins

Server Applications Senior Administrator at Home Hardware Stores Limited

Provides firmware compliance and the ability to connect to iPO

I've been involved in various upgrades. It's pretty easy to set up with vCenter. We just push out an appliance template in vCenter. We run ours on virtual servers. Deployment can be done by just one person. The number of people needed for maintenance will depend on your server inventory. If you have more than 100 servers, you will need three to five people. If you have 500 to 1,000 servers, you will need a team of 10 to 20 people.

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José Enrique Cano Rodriguez

Assistant Consultant at Tata Consultancy

A valuable tool for optimizing network performance and security with comprehensive network monitoring capabilities, user-friendly interface, and flexibility for scripting

Distinguishing itself from network management systems like SolarWinds Orion and Dataminer, Hawkeye offers a distinctive feature. It empowers network administrators to access specialized and detailed views for specific tests, including video streaming and performance related to specific applications like video games. In contrast, SolarWinds and Dataminer typically offer a more general evaluation of network health. Hawkeye's unique capability enables a detailed analysis of network performance through specific tests, allowing administrators to identify areas in need of improvement and take precise actions to enhance network performance.

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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

"It's rather simple to use, and that's very important for us."

"The most valuable features are the composable structure, infrastructure, and automation."

"We cannot function without this solution. "

"If you have a lot of devices, like we do, then you have to have one single pane of view, otherwise we lose too much time. So, we needed this type of solution."

"I don't have to use CD-ROMs or anything like that to provision the servers."

"Just the ability to provision the servers with storage and network everything within one interface, not having to go into multiple interfaces to provision those pieces."

"The hypervisor and cluster profiles make it easy to integrate with VMware."

"The most valuable features of HPE OneView are environment monitoring, the ease of firmware upgrade, and the ability to manage all the servers and the infrastructure from one team."

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"The ease of setup is the most valuable aspect of this solution. It's easy to set up and run tests."

"It empowers network administrators to access specialized and detailed views for specific tests, including video streaming and performance related to specific applications like video games."

"Our customer was happiest with the price of this product."

"The most valuable feature is the deployment because it's very easy to deploy real flow through the network."

Cons

"I saw, maybe three years ago or two years ago here, or in Barcelona, at the HPE Discover conference, a feature that you can update Clusterware with VMware. But the feature is still not live in production. Currently, you have to do all the firmware updates and then you have to do the VMware updates. So you have two reboots and it would be better if it was just one."

"We've had a few issues. We just upgraded to the 3.9.0 version. We think that now that we are on that version, hopefully a lot of those things are going to go away for us."

"It needs more reporting capabilities."

"I would like to see them expand into other cloud platforms, non-HPE platforms."

"Integration could be improved. Sometimes OneView doesn't identify physical hardware."

"HPE OneView should be able to cover more device models apart from ProLiant and Synergy."

"It would be better if we can add every HPE device to OneView, such as MSA, as well as the other servers like the DL server and ML server."

"Technical support is not very good. The engineers do not know a lot about the product, even when asked simplistic questions."

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"Improvements in network performance are essential."

"You can't delete more than one thing at a time. It would be great to be able to highlight three out of five things and delete them, whether it's a test or an actual report."

"Ixia has one flaw, which is that they do not print the license code on the paper licenses that are shipped to the customers."

"The customization of tests and even the results can be improved."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"HPE had some other solutions, but they were actually quite expensive to buy. So, when OneView came along, it was kind of reasonable in terms of price for licenses, etc."

"I think that the price of OneView is $500 USD per server, which is a little high."

"Use it. It is free."

"This license cost for OneView was $3,000 USD."

"HPE could lower the price."

"Synergy does not require iLO licenses but servers and enclosures must be purchased."

"I would rate the cost as six out of ten."

"I am happy with the price."

More HPE OneView pricing and cost advice

"In larger networks, the costs for licenses tend to be more reasonable, but for smaller networks, it appears relatively costly."

"It cost us approximately 25,000 for two years. This is cheaper than ThousandEyes."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

13%

Computer Software Company

13%

Manufacturing Company

Healthcare Company

Financial Services Firm

14%

Computer Software Company

12%

Energy/Utilities Company

Government

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about HPE OneView?

The most valuable features of HPE OneView are environment monitoring, the ease of firmware upgrade, and the ability to manage all the servers and the infrastructure from one team.

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What needs improvement with HPE OneView?

My main complaint is about the blades on the frames, which seem to have a lot of problems. We often have to call HPE for replacements, such as for memory. Constant issues arise, leading to frequent...

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What is your primary use case for HPE OneView?

We use HPE OneView ( /products/hpe-oneview-reviews ) to manage our Synergy frames. We have multiple OneView environments, and we manage a lot of Synergy 12,000 series frames with Synergy 480 Gen10 ...

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What do you like most about Ixia Hawkeye?

It empowers network administrators to access specialized and detailed views for specific tests, including video streaming and performance related to specific applications like video games.

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What needs improvement with Ixia Hawkeye?

Improvements in network performance are essential.

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What is your primary use case for Ixia Hawkeye?

Our objective is to evaluate the performance of GPON and DOCSIS networks which involves considering factors such as pricing, sales, and the technical aspects of conducting tests. To achieve this, v...

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Overview

HPE OneView is your infrastructure automation engine to simplify operations, increasing the speed of IT delivery for new applications and services. Through software defined intelligence, HPE OneView brings a new level of automation to infrastructure management by taking a template driven approach to provisioning, updating, and integrating compute, storage, and networking infrastructure. Designed with a modern, standard-based API and supported by a large and growing partner ecosystem, HPE OneView also makes it easy to integrate powerful infrastructure automation into existing IT tools and processes. Take command with HPE OneView to deploy infrastructure faster, simplify operations and increase productivity.

HPE OneView innovations provide you the industry’s best infrastructure management experience, simplifying operations for HPE BladeSystem, HPE ProLiant servers, 3PAR storage, HPE Networking and HPE ConvergedSystems.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Hawkeye quickly and effectively validates network performance, isolates problems, and proactively detects issues by running scheduled verification tests. Using a combination of hardware and software agents called Performance Endpoints, Hawkeye simulates application traffic and sends key performance metrics to a central console for fast action.

Keysight Technologies

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Asante, ITS Nordics, Columbus Communications, Mansfield Oil

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