IBM SevOne Network Performance Management (NPM) vs Lenovo XClarity Controller comparison

IBM and Lenovo are both solutions in the Server Monitoring category. IBM is ranked #20 with an average rating of 7.5, while Lenovo is ranked #9 with an average rating of 8.5. IBM holds a 1.0% mindshare in SM, compared to Lenovo’s 3.6% mindshare. Additionally, 96% of IBM users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Lenovo users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Aug 6, 2024

IBM SevOne Network Performance Management (NPM) focuses on network performance monitoring while Lenovo XClarity Controller targets hardware management. Lenovo XClarity Controller is preferred over IBM SevOne NPM for its comprehensive features and easier deployment.

Features: IBM SevOne NPM offers in-depth network performance analytics, real-time monitoring, and robust functionalities. Lenovo XClarity Controller provides extensive hardware management including remote management, integration capabilities, and comprehensive hardware management features.

Room for Improvement: IBM SevOne NPM could enhance scalability, interface customizability, and error management. Lenovo XClarity Controller could improve error messaging, interface responsiveness, and scalability.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: IBM SevOne NPM has a complex setup process but responsive support. Lenovo XClarity Controller is easier to deploy with effective customer support.

Pricing and ROI: IBM SevOne NPM has high setup costs affecting ROI. Lenovo XClarity Controller is cost-effective with satisfactory ROI.

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Categories and Ranking

IBM SevOne Network Performa...

Ranking in Server Monitoring

20th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Network Monitoring Software (47th), IT Infrastructure Monitoring (46th), Log Management (46th), Cloud Monitoring Software (30th)

Lenovo XClarity Controller

Ranking in Server Monitoring

9th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Server Monitoring category, the mindshare of IBM SevOne Network Performance Management (NPM) is 1.0%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Lenovo XClarity Controller is 3.6%, down from 4.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Grzegorz Nowak

Solution Architect at Wingu

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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Muhammad_Salman

Senior Finance Executive at Texitech

Simplifies RAID computation and technical support resolves issues effectively

The Lenovo configuration tool helps us with the computation of the RAID Controller and the installation of the operating system. If we encounter any sort of issue, we can troubleshoot the problem with the assistance of the Lenovo technical team. Sometimes, we do not receive complaints from the controller. We also receive software issue resolutions by managing the process with the assistance of the Lenovo technical team.

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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

"Based on my experience, the stability of IBM SevOne Network Performance Management (NPM) is excellent."

"Its ability to monitor practically any type of network device via SNMP is most valuable. This is the main functionality that we're using. If a network device exposes a metric, such as interface utilization, SevOne will monitor it for us."

"The feature that I have found most valuable is the scale-up and scale-down. The scale-up is an operation where the CPU boosts-up and then the memory will boost-up. That works awesomely."

"It also gives us the closest thing to real-time insight into network performance that we have, with just a 10-second delay. It's very important for us to know the health of the infrastructure very quickly."

"The out of the box reports and workflows are pretty good and they meet our requirements well."

"I like SevOne's network flow reporting."

"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 most valuable feature as of late has been the API integration with ServiceNow."

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"The product's most valuable feature is its ability to provide insights into server status and alerts."

"I would rate Lenovo XClarity Controller ten out of ten."

"The remote management capability was also good."

"The Lenovo configuration tool helps us with the computation of the RAID Controller and the installation of the operating system."

"The most valuable feature of Lenovo XClarity is the ease of use because of the interface browser that is highly compatible and it has mobile web management."

Cons

"The reporting of NMS is good, but it could be better."

"With the administrative management of the appliance, if some object appears from SevOne because something changed in the network or whatever, then as an administrator you will not be aware. If you are using this object in a report, this object will disappear from the report and you will not be aware of it. So, if you have 1,000 reports, you cannot always check these reports everyday to see if objects are missing or information has disappeared. We don't have any information on alerts, saying that something is happening there and maybe we need to take action. If an object was replaced by another one, or if a link was replaced by another one, then the graph needs to be changed because it doesn't exist in the graph anymore. However, we don't have this information."

"The tool needs improvement in non-Cisco SD-WAN."

"Their virtualization solution is not compatible with our Kubernetes environment, which is one of the reasons we are ending our relationship with them."

"The reports are easy to configure but they are a bit outdated in terms of appearance and visualization."

"The GUI: both the dashboard/user view and the admin tool."

"Software upgrades can be tricky is not easy."

"NMS has several areas for improvement. It should be more user-friendly inside of NMS for some of the functionality in there. It's been getting better the last version or two, but the there have been bugs in there whenever I've gone to new versions."

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"They could enable notifications on emails and phones regarding control panel information."

"Lenovo XClarity can improve the dashboard integration. For example, graphs could be better. Additionally, more integration with other vendors is needed. For example, VMware has integration with a lot of vendors."

"It worked very slowly. It was not well on performance."

"Sometimes we do not receive the complaint from the Controller."

"Sometimes we do not receive the complaint from the Controller. However, software issues are managed and processed with the help of the Lenovo technical team, and they sort them out."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Prices per license are not huge, but they exist."

"It is inexpensive compared to other monitoring tools."

"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."

"Choose a SevOne partner who can provide SevOne as a service and can deliver professional services and maintenance."

"A blocking point is the high upfront cost because it is challenging to get it accepted and the purchase approved."

"The pricing has not evolved with the market, which is one of the reasons we are moving to a new product."

"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."

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Questions from the Community

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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What do you like most about Lenovo XClarity Controller?

The product's most valuable feature is its ability to provide insights into server status and alerts.

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What needs improvement with Lenovo XClarity Controller?

Sometimes we do not receive the complaint from the Controller. However, software issues are managed and processed with the help of the Lenovo technical team, and they sort them out.

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What is your primary use case for Lenovo XClarity Controller?

The customer has given me this configuration and is asking for the price of the server along with this configuration. They did not mention what kind of requirement they have. They just shared this ...

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Also Known As

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XClarity Controller, Lenovo XCC

Overview

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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Lenovo ThinkSystem servers contain an integrated service processor, XClarity Controller (XCC), which provides advanced service-processor control, monitoring, and alerting functions. This document summarizes the features of XCC and the upgrades available to ThinkSystem servers.

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Sample Customers

ATOS, Devereux, Spark New Zealand, Access4, Rogers Communication, Lumen (formerly known as CenturyLink)

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