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HPE OneView vs vRealize Network Insight comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 9, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
1.0
HPE OneView streamlines hardware setup, saves time, simplifies networking, and provides significant ROI advantages for most users.
Sentiment score
1.0
vRealize Network Insight improved efficiency and reduced costs, achieving labor and hardware savings and enhancing problem-solving and network mapping speed.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
8.1
HPE OneView customer service experiences vary, with efficient high-level support but challenges at initial levels, often rated 8/10.
Sentiment score
4.0
vRealize Network Insight's customer support is generally praised but noted for delays and challenges, especially post-Broadcom acquisition.
The customer service and support have been responsive.
The technical support for HPE OneView rates as an 8 on a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is the worst and 10 is the best.
I would give the quality of HPE OneView's technical support an eight out of ten rating, indicating good customer service and support in my opinion.
It's difficult to find necessary documentation, open tickets, and get support.
We are paying too much for technical support from VMware.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
8.5
HPE OneView facilitates infrastructure growth with seamless integration, preferred for scalability and managing large server environments effectively.
Sentiment score
7.6
vRealize Network Insight is scalable, adaptable, and efficient, praised for ease of expansion and varied organizational adaptability.
HPE OneView is a scalable solution since you can integrate any number of servers based on your license.
HPE OneView is highly scalable, especially useful for organizations with large infrastructures.
Scalability is fine as we can add Synergy frames and extend many frames as needed.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
6.6
HPE OneView is highly reliable with most versions stable, though minor bugs exist, and timely upgrades enhance performance.
Sentiment score
1.0
vRealize Network Insight is praised for stability, with rare minor Web UI glitches, staying robust during upgrades and deployments.
HPE OneView is a stable solution that works efficiently.
The stability of the blades is concerning; we have frequent issues with blades having memory or power issues.
It supports unified monitoring effectively but may have areas for enhancement.
We are managing that one but usually we have an API connector between our firewall vendor and our VMware NSX.
 

Room For Improvement

HPE OneView users want better integration, enhanced support, improved management features, user-friendly interface, and reduced licensing costs.
vRealize Network Insight requires enhanced integration, user-friendly features, better support, intuitive reports, and improved interoperability for complex cloud deployments.
The upgrade process is lengthy, requiring careful planning as we cannot match ESXi versions without aligning OneView first, leading to delays.
From the dashboard and reporting perspective, HPE OneView could be improved by having multiple modules rather than just a single customization option.
I believe the prices of HPE OneView should be reduced, as it is quite expensive.
Broadcom should improve by going back to what was working before, offering the suite of tools that clients actually use, and allowing clients to decide the best options for them.
 

Setup Cost

HPE OneView pricing varies significantly, viewed as cost-effective by some yet expensive by others, depending on deployment scale.
vRealize Network Insight is valued for features and stability but seen as costly, especially in larger or bundled setups.
Customers need to pay a substantial amount for the licenses, especially when monitoring a large number of servers and storages.
Our main concern is managing expenses related to the VMware licensing model which affects blade usage.
Broadcom is known for increasing product prices, making them expensive compared to what people used to pay.
 

Valuable Features

HPE OneView streamlines infrastructure management with automation, improving efficiency, deployment speed, and operational visibility for enhanced user experience.
vRealize Network Insight provides comprehensive network visualization, monitoring, automation, and security enhancement with user-friendly interfaces and customization.
I can monitor everything in one view, which has significantly improved operational efficiency for us.
One of the best features of HPE OneView is that you get a complete architecture with a single click.
This approach makes the upgrade process straightforward and efficient.
One of the biggest problems with VMware NSX is logging, and vRealize Network Insight helps by providing comprehensive logs.
 

Categories and Ranking

HPE OneView
Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring
18th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
84
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
vRealize Network Insight
Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring
41st
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.0
Number of Reviews
47
Ranking in other categories
Network Monitoring Software (40th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2025, in the IT Infrastructure Monitoring category, the mindshare of HPE OneView is 1.4%, down from 1.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of vRealize Network Insight is 0.5%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
IT Infrastructure Monitoring Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
HPE OneView1.4%
vRealize Network Insight0.5%
Other98.1%
IT Infrastructure Monitoring
 

Featured Reviews

Kapil Pandey - PeerSpot reviewer
Gaining seamless monitoring and customization capabilities
One of the best features of HPE OneView is that you get a complete architecture with a single click. The analytics and monitoring tools in HPE OneView are superior to other network monitoring platforms such as Nagios. The features include multiple modules that allow you to create and write your own scripts based on your requirements for different servers such as database servers or tapping roaming servers. There is more feasibility when using HP Service Manager because, unlike other tools with predefined standards for script writing, we have the option for customization as per our choice, and dashboard reports can be customized.
Shaijith KB - PeerSpot reviewer
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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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Healthcare Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Healthcare Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business22
Midsize Enterprise15
Large Enterprise51
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business11
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise41
 

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.
What needs improvement with HPE OneView?
From the dashboard and reporting perspective, HPE OneView could be improved by having multiple modules rather than just a single customization option.
What is your primary use case for HPE OneView?
The typical use case for HPE OneView addresses a shift from manual monitoring, where clients needed to log in to the server every hour. After integrating everything on HP Service Manager and HP Ope...
What do you like most about vRealize Network Insight?
The tool's ease of configuration and use and the availability of information and artifacts through professional services and the web are key factors that customers find valuable.
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....
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...
 

Also Known As

HP OneView
Arkin
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Asante, ITS Nordics, Columbus Communications, Mansfield Oil
NTTi3, VCIX-NV, VMware Networking and Security Business Unit, Illumio, CompuNet
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