IBM SevOne Network Performance Management (NPM) vs Tanium comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Aug 6, 2024

IBM SevOne Network Performance Management (NPM) and Tanium are leading solutions for network performance management and endpoint visibility, respectively. IBM SevOne NPM seems to have the upper hand for broader network insights, while Tanium excels in detailed endpoint control.

Features:IBM SevOne NPM offers extensive network performance monitoring, detailed analytics, and proactive issue detection. Tanium provides endpoint visibility, security, and management, delivering real-time data on endpoint status and security threats.

Room for Improvement:IBM SevOne NPM could improve its integration capabilities and reporting features. Tanium needs better scalability and more intuitive configuration options.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service:IBM SevOne NPM has a straightforward deployment process but mixed reviews on customer support responsiveness. Tanium has a more complex deployment that may require professional services but receives higher marks for customer support.

Pricing and ROI:IBM SevOne NPM offers competitive pricing and strong ROI through its extensive monitoring capabilities. Tanium, while higher-priced, is worth the investment due to its comprehensive endpoint security features.

To learn more, read our detailed IBM SevOne Network Performance Management (NPM) vs. Tanium Report (Updated: September 2025).

IBM SevOne Network Performance Management (NPM) vs. Tanium

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Categories and Ranking

IBM SevOne Network Performa...

Ranking in Server Monitoring

19th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Network Monitoring Software (45th), IT Infrastructure Monitoring (43rd), Log Management (42nd), Cloud Monitoring Software (30th)

Tanium

Ranking in Server Monitoring

6th

Average Rating

7.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Vulnerability Management (25th), Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) (34th), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (31st)

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Server Monitoring category, the mindshare of IBM SevOne Network Performance Management (NPM) is 1.4%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Tanium is 5.7%, down from 7.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Server Monitoring Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Tanium	5.7%
IBM SevOne Network Performance Management (NPM)	1.4%
Other	92.9%

Server Monitoring

Featured Reviews

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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NitinKushwaha

Product Manager at OakNorth

Stable product with an ability to build complex roles

We use Tanium as an EDR solution for managing end-user devices and servers The product is granular and can build complex roles compared to other EDR vendors. Tanium's dashboard UI could be similar to CrowdStrike. We have been using Tanium for two and a half years. The product is stable. I rate…

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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

"We find that the reporting is particularly valuable in terms of not only communicating with our peer teams but also with the executives."

"We've had great feedback from our customers about SevOne support. They're willing to set up a remote session upon request. You have to go through three tiers of support with most vendors, and they ask a lot of screening questions before they will do a remote session. You need to spend a lot of time before an engineer will host a remote session to look at your problematic system."

"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."

"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."

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

"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."

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

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

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"The security features are very valuable."

"I would say Tanium is the best tool for vulnerability management."

"I find the inventory and compliance features of Tanium to be the most impressive."

"I like the fact that you can create patching campaigns depending on the area of your network that you want to address first. I like the ability it has to make several campaigns that work in parallel."

"Tanium's most valuable features are patch management, inventory, and distribution software."

"I like the tool's incident response and security patching."

"Tanium is a very good product and I would rate it eight or nine out of ten."

"When I push a quick update, it's done right away, and I can rescan immediately to confirm completion within minutes."

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Cons

"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."

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

"There is no service mode setup in this monitoring tool if you want to snooze alerts for any specific amount of time, to account for any activity change or major incident."

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

"User-friendly, multi-tenancy."

"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."

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"Tanium’s scalability could be improved."

"The most painful thing is the interface. It's a bit unclear sometimes."

"Tanium required local admin or root rights on Mac devices, which did not comply with our security policies. This made the solution less suitable for our restrictive environment."

"When working with Tanium, there are some older devices that haven't been patched for a long time, and certain patches are not included in Tanium. I have to search outside to download patches, create bundles, and then perform the task."

"We had some issues with the solution's OS upgrade."

"When working with Tanium, there are some older devices that haven't been patched for a long time, and certain patches are not included in Tanium."

"The main issues are the network connection because different customers have issues with their networks. It's difficult implementing this type of solution because the network is the main feature in the architecture for these types of solutions. Tanium could improve by creating some network optimization."

"Any movement into a SaaS solution has challenges since the processes and data flows are not well defined. Hence, you need to build it at the same time."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"There are cheaper solutions available."

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

"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."

"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."

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

"The pricing has been fair."

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

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"It is higher than some competitors in the market."

"The solution is expensive but it's a good investment."

"There is an annual license required to use this solution."

"Tanium is a more expensive solution in Latin America than some of the competitors, such as BigFix."

"The product's pricing differs from region to region depending on negotiations and the number of endpoints."

"It's an expensive solution. It would be nice if the cost were lower."

"The solution offers value for money."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

13%

Computer Software Company

11%

Legal Firm

Financial Services Firm

16%

Government

12%

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

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
Small Business	4
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	10

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...

What do you like most about Tanium?

The product is granular and can build complex roles compared to other EDR vendors.

What needs improvement with Tanium?

While there is always room for improvement, I am pleased with Tanium.

What is your primary use case for Tanium?

The primary use case for Tanium ( /products/tanium-reviews ) is compliance, patching, and inventory as part of the core functions.

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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.

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Tanium Endpoint Platform reduces security risk, improves agility & increases efficiency, a fundamentally new approach to endpoint security's threat detection, indicent response, vulnerability assessment and configuration compliance & with management's software distribution, asset utilization, asset inventory and patch management.

Sample Customers

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

JPMorgan Chase, eBay, Amazon, US Bank, MetLife, pwc, Cerner, Delphi, MGM Grand, New York Life

IBM SevOne Network Performance Management (NPM) vs. Tanium