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 #40 with an average rating of 7.5, while NETSCOUT is ranked #77. IBM holds a 1.0% mindshare in NMS, compared to NETSCOUT’s 0.5% 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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Categories and Ranking

IBM SevOne Network Performa...

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

40th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Server Monitoring (18th), IT Infrastructure Monitoring (41st), Log Management (43rd), Cloud Monitoring Software (29th)

NETSCOUT InfiniStreamNG

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

77th

Average Rating

8.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the Network Monitoring Software category, the mindshare of IBM SevOne Network Performance Management (NPM) is 1.0%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of NETSCOUT InfiniStreamNG is 0.5%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Network Monitoring Software Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
IBM SevOne Network Performance Management (NPM)	1.0%
NETSCOUT InfiniStreamNG	0.5%
Other	98.5%

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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

"It's good to go with SevOne because the creation of thresholds, of policies, the grouping of servers, that is easy."

"Scalability. I have never had to worry about how to handle really big environments."

"One of the solution's biggest strengths is its capacity management performance, with out-of-the-box reports through NMS, as well as its ability to collect NetFlow-related data from devices. The collection of network performance and flow data is important because we have many critical business applications."

"SevOne’s data collection functionality is very good. From a collection point of view, we pull SNMP data, which is simple. It is easy to manipulate the pull in the estate. It is really simple compared to some of the other products that we have used. However, for deferred data, i.e., things that we import or don't pull directly, we tend to have a preplanned integration. So, its Universal Collector is really useful."

"But it is a good tool that works nicely; so far, we don't regret it."

"Given the ease of access to the information in a few clicks, the user base of the product has increased tremendously."

"While some competitors have a feature here or there that might be better on the whole, this is the best solution for us on the market for the dollar with the simplest ramp up and ease of administration."

"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."

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"If you are looking for a good application monitoring and packet analysis tool, you can strategically use NETSCOUT to get it done."

"It is very rock solid. We hardly have any hardware issues."

"This solution has cut our overall troubleshooting time, sometimes going down to a few hours over what might have taken one to two days to fully troubleshoot an issue, and it has helped to increase our application uptime as we try to keep the five nines."

"Go with NETSCOUT."

"It is very rock solid, and we hardly have any hardware issues."

"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 most valuable feature is utilization."

"Because we are doing proactive monitoring instead of reactive, the end users don't even see that there is something wrong."

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Cons

"Setup was very complex as there were issues with the device pipes. We needed a lot of intervention and technical assistance."

"Some of the services and functionality are adapted for SevOne via open-source, and the cost is very high. For the price that they are asking, it cannot be justified."

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

"Although it is a very good monitoring tool, it can be confusing when you try to add devices and they don’t appear correctly."

"We initially had issues getting the product to accommodate the number of network devices to monitor."

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

"The customizations are very hard. The person doing it has to be very good at analytics and has to be very good in all languages"

"There are a lot of pain points. My main problem is that we don't have a high availability system. There are 20 peers. We're going to lose the end-of-life appliances that are old. If we lose a peer and it doesn't come back, we lose all that data. The reason we don't have high availability is because it's double the charge."

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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."

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

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

"It can be scalable. It just costs too much."

"It's not able to communicate with our probes."

"Being able to manage the packet flow switches in nGeniusONE would be great."

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

"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."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is inexpensive compared to other monitoring tools."

"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."

"There are different options available for licensing, with the per-device option being more expensive but more flexible."

"There are cheaper solutions available."

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

"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."

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

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

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"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."

"This product could be cheaper."

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

"The price is a little high."

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

"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."

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Top Industries

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Manufacturing Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

11%

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Manufacturing Company

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Financial Services Firm

12%

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Large Enterprise	45

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Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	8

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with SevOne Network Data Platform?

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What is your primary use case for SevOne Network Data Platform?

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What advice do you have for others considering 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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