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IBM SevOne Network Performance Management (NPM) vs Netrounds comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 10, 2024

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Categories and Ranking

IBM SevOne Network Performa...
Ranking in Network Monitoring Software
34th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
54
Ranking in other categories
Server Monitoring (17th), IT Infrastructure Monitoring (35th), Log Management (36th), Cloud Monitoring Software (26th)
Netrounds
Ranking in Network Monitoring Software
97th
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
Network Diagnostics (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Network Monitoring Software category, the mindshare of IBM SevOne Network Performance Management (NPM) is 1.1%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Netrounds is 0.4%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Network Monitoring Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
IBM SevOne Network Performance Management (NPM)1.1%
Netrounds0.4%
Other98.5%
Network Monitoring Software
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer1543041 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network monitoring engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Provides consistent infrastructure monitoring with excellent usability and support
The primary use case of IBM SevOne Network Performance Management (NPM) is network monitoring. It helps to maintain the infrastructure's availability and ensure that alerts are generated when needed The most valuable features of IBM SevOne Network Performance Management (NPM) are its stability,…
it_user738366 - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of Network Operations at a tech company with 51-200 employees
​Fast and easy notification of problems on the network
Network quality monitoring of multicast TV channels and other network monitorings. This product gives us a good historical overview over the network and quick alarms for problems Fast and easy notification of problems on the network. The web GUI Grouping of jobs Making your own dashboards…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The tool has given a great visibility of what is going on our network and has helped to troubleshoot network-related issues quickly and accurately."
"SevOne is the one tool which provides multiple features, and the servers or databases have different plugins that can be used to monitor various components of the network and applications."
"The features I find most valuable are-- Availability (provides continuous monitoring without loss of functions), and Performance management (takes data for troubleshooting and reporting network issues)"
"The out of the box reports and workflows are pretty good and they meet our requirements well."
"It is a very good product, easy to stand up, and a good tool for network engineers."
"SevOne NPM helps our customers detect performance issues faster and, once it's properly configured, it will help you address some issues right away, cutting troubleshooting time by one to three hours and enabling you to proactively address potential performance issues before a failure occurs."
"This performance data is key, and having such integration means that we get value out of SevOne fairly quickly."
"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 live packet capture feature enables quicker troubleshooting and better network monitoring."
"Network quality monitoring of multicast TV channels and other network monitorings."
 

Cons

"This product needs a lot of handholding and close collaboration with network design resources, in terms of choosing the appliance and the number of licenses."
"On a scale of one to ten, I am neutral because it is not too good and not too bad."
"The only thing that worries me with SevOne is that they were acquired by Turbonomic and now by IBM."
"Features like SMS support and a faster way to create objects in calculation editor would be good."
"Every upgrade we've done -- and we've done them all -- have been highly disruptive and extraordinarily difficult."
"In the area of server monitoring, it has some areas for improvement."
"I think that the upgrade process could be improved, which can be painful at times."
"When I started using it, I tried adding one of the BroadWorks application servers into SevOne... it created thousands and thousands of objects from that one application server and we immediately ran out of license... It would help, when new objects are discovered, if there were a way to categorize those objects and to pick the part of the object you need..."
"The web interface is ok, but I would like to see if it was possible to group jobs better and to create our own dashboards."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is inexpensive compared to other monitoring tools."
"The pricing has not evolved with the market, which is one of the reasons we are moving to a new product."
"Prices per license are not huge, but they exist."
"There are different options available for licensing, with the per-device option being more expensive but more flexible."
"The tool is not expensive. We were able to negotiate with SevOne on pricing."
"There are cheaper solutions available."
"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."
"A blocking point is the high upfront cost because it is challenging to get it accepted and the purchase approved."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Construction Company
11%
Comms Service Provider
7%
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Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise45
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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...
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...
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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Sample Customers

ATOS, Devereux, Spark New Zealand, Access4, Rogers Communication, Lumen (formerly known as CenturyLink)
Telenor, Sappa, Clas Ohlson, Netnordic, Kabelnoord, Lunet
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