IBM SevOne Network Performance Management (NPM) vs NETSCOUT InfiniStreamNG comparison

IBM and NETSCOUT are both solutions in the Network Monitoring Software category. IBM is ranked #45 with an average rating of 7.5, while NETSCOUT is ranked #78. IBM holds a 1.0% mindshare in NMS, compared to NETSCOUT’s 0.4% mindshare. Additionally, 96% of IBM users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 92% of NETSCOUT users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 10, 2024

IBM SevOne Network Performance Management and NETSCOUT InfiniStreamNG are competing in the network performance management space. IBM SevOne NPM has a cost advantage and superior customer service, while NETSCOUT InfiniStreamNG provides more comprehensive features.

Features: IBM SevOne NPM offers advanced analytics, real-time performance visibility, and scalable user-friendly dashboards. NETSCOUT InfiniStreamNG has detailed packet-level data monitoring, granular insights, and extensive troubleshooting capabilities.

Room for Improvement: IBM SevOne NPM could enhance feature depth, improve data granularity, and offer more customization options. NETSCOUT InfiniStreamNG might benefit from simplifying deployment, reducing complexity, and offering more budget-friendly options.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: IBM SevOne NPM is easier to deploy and offers responsive customer service, making integration straightforward. NETSCOUT InfiniStreamNG, while complex due to its features, provides robust support with comprehensive guidance.

Pricing and ROI: IBM SevOne NPM provides a cost-effective solution, leading to a quicker ROI with its competitive pricing. NETSCOUT InfiniStreamNG requires a higher initial investment, justified by its expansive features, promising long-term value.

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IBM SevOne Network Performance Management (NPM) vs. NETSCOUT InfiniStreamNG

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Categories and Ranking

IBM SevOne Network Performa...

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

45th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Server Monitoring (19th), IT Infrastructure Monitoring (43rd), Log Management (42nd), Cloud Monitoring Software (30th)

NETSCOUT InfiniStreamNG

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

78th

Average Rating

8.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

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Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Network Monitoring Software category, the mindshare of IBM SevOne Network Performance Management (NPM) is 1.0%, down from 1.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of NETSCOUT InfiniStreamNG is 0.4%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Network Monitoring Software Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
IBM SevOne Network Performance Management (NPM)	1.0%
NETSCOUT InfiniStreamNG	0.4%
Other	98.6%

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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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Michael Gideon Genita

Associate System Engineer at SMS Global Technologies, Inc.

Easy to set up with good documentation and helpful support

I'm using it for a customer The packet flow switch is the most valuable aspect of the solution. It's an easy product to set up. We can scale the solution if we need to. It's stable. The documentation is well-written and quite useful. It's compatible with other products. Under the pocket flow…

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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

"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."

"Data Insight reporting tool is the most valuable feature. They came up with it a couple of years ago. The most pleasing factor is the dark theme. You don't have a white background. It has templates that you can create for all kinds of reports that you can hit on the fly. It's much better printing of the reports. If you want to send PDFs to people, the reports are actually decent. Whereas for years, the old architecture of the PDFs was rubbish and even our customers said, "We have to manipulate your PDFs because they all have bad margin breaks. SevOne fixed that a couple of years ago with the new Data Insight. It's fantastic."

"I like the tool’s scalability and real-time reports. Earlier, we struggled to give real-time reports to clients. I also like the tool’s deployment model where we can deploy it either on-premises or in-house. We don’t have to carry the data all over the globe. Also, I am impressed with the tool's flow reporting and Wi-Fi."

"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."

"In 90% of the cases, new devices are plug-and-play, so when a new version comes out then SevOne has support for it out of the box."

"The network data collection has been very flexible for us. It's been thorough in areas that were lacking. They have a team that I've worked with to add other pieces to it. So if it's missing something out of the box, they work with me to add it. I was able to collect that data. It's not perfect, but it's pretty thorough."

"It's given us the ability to create various real-time network performance reports and distribute them to any colleague who can access these reports immediately."

"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."

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"The technical support is really good. They will go above and beyond, if you are running into a problem. You can go to a sales engineer, who will engage technical support to help you out."

"It helps us get to root cause quickly. With utilization and consumption of bandwidth, we can usually see what application is taking as much as they should (or shouldn't), then account for it accordingly."

"The real-time troubleshooting and application segregation that you can do within it."

"We use it for monitoring whenever we update a new circuit or site."

"The ability to troubleshoot customers' connectivity has been very beneficial."

"It has cut our troubleshooting down by days. Once we have a product in place, we show people examples of how it can streamline their troubleshooting process."

"The most valuable feature is utilization."

"When we have mobile operators who are signal partners, where one is the roaming host and another is the roamer, we are able to see their traffic. Their packets are able to detect if any faults to develop, and at what point they fail."

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Cons

"There is room for improvement in the integration with different vendors and the reporting capabilities."

"You need to plan integrations. That has been the biggest bug with SevOne so far. For the things that SevOne pulls directly, those are easy to understand, modify, and put into the database. For things that need to use the Universal Collector or xStats, you need to plan that stuff well in advance."

"The method of searching for SIP and the way to create the groups."

"We previously have had discussions on some reporting enhancements. So, we raised a feature request, which was delivered from SevOne."

"High-frequency polling is data-intensive because you're pulling more. If SevOne could figure out a way to manage the impact of high-frequency polling on the system, that would be very popular."

"I'm not really sure if this was the software's fault or a server issue, but a couple of years back the disks were failing on our SevOne physical server every month and the server would go down. The secondary server took over from the primary until the disk issue was resolved. That was annoying."

"We need to be thinking about streaming telemetry protocols. They already have the port for enhanced visualization, which they already have through Data Insight."

"Some similar solutions offer end-to-end visibility."

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"The scalability has some limitations and quirks to it. I would like to be able to upgrade rather than replace the whole thing."

"I would like to see an improved level of stitching between IPs."

"I'd like them to make the product more user-friendly."

"We don't use the single pane of glass view, even though we own it."

"The stability depends on who is using the tool, because you only can get as much out of the tool as you put into it. There are a lot of patches for this particular environment, so you have to keep on them. If you lose track of them, then the product is not useful anymore."

"The monitoring and reporting tool needs improvement. Users want more information, such as the level of detail when doing a packet analysis. They want more detail to be able to isolate down to a specific point."

"Only problems that we have had are fiber issues going into the TAPs or vSTREAMs, which are usually local site issues."

"There is a timeout feature that we have been asking for awhile."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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

"Have a bank of licenses, because it is about the number of objects (RAM, ports, CPU, etc.)."

"It is inexpensive compared to other monitoring tools."

"Although I don't have exact details in terms of cost, my experience has been that SevOne is willing to make a deal with the customer."

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

"The pricing has been fair."

"The tool is not expensive. We were able to negotiate with SevOne on pricing."

"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."

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"The price is a little high."

"The scalability is good, but it comes at a cost. E.g., if you need 100 InfiniStream because you are sending gigs or terabytes of data to one InfiniStream, then you will have to purchase another InfiniStream, which are not cheap."

"I would like it to be more scalable with less spend."

"To capture more with the solution that we bought, you have to buy another InfiniStreamNG, and there are only four ports in the back."

"This product could be cheaper."

"It can be scalable. It just costs too much. With a company as big as ours, it gets too expensive to accommodate every single site."

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

14%

Manufacturing Company

13%

Computer Software Company

11%

Legal Firm

Financial Services Firm

18%

Manufacturing Company

15%

Energy/Utilities Company

11%

Government

10%

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	4
Midsize Enterprise	6
Large Enterprise	45

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Company Size	Count
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	8

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with SevOne Network Data Platform?

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Also Known As

SevOne

InfiniStreamNG, NETSCOUT ISNG, Infinistream

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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NETSCOUT’s new ISNG platform harnesses the power of IP intelligence by mining traffic in real-time to deliver accurate and actionable data for service assurance, cybersecurity and business intelligence applications. The InfiniStreamNG platform fully supports the nGeniusONE and Iris application suites.

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Sample Customers

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

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