IBM Tivoli NetCool Impact vs PubSub+ Platform comparison

IBM and Solace are both solutions in the Event Monitoring category. IBM is ranked #10 with an average rating of 7.0, while Solace is ranked #11 with an average rating of 8.5. IBM holds a 4.2% mindshare in EM, compared to Solace’s 2.6% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of IBM users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Solace users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 23, 2025

IBM Tivoli NetCool Impact and PubSub+ Platform compete in the network management and event processing sector. PubSub+ Platform seems to have the upper hand due to its advanced scalability and real-time data processing capabilities.

Features: IBM Tivoli NetCool Impact offers strong event correlation, automation of IT workflows, and integration capabilities with diverse IT systems. PubSub+ Platform provides high-performance data streaming, event mesh technology, and support for multiple communication patterns.

Room for Improvement: IBM Tivoli NetCool Impact could improve its event streaming capabilities and real-time data processing. Enhancements in user interface customization and ease of scaling could benefit users. PubSub+ Platform might benefit from strengthened integrations with legacy systems, enhanced customization options for users, and an expanded community support system.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: IBM Tivoli NetCool Impact provides a robust deployment model suited for existing IT infrastructures and offers responsive customer support. PubSub+ Platform offers seamless and flexible deployment options, including cloud-native solutions, and is known for its proactive and efficient customer service.

Pricing and ROI: IBM Tivoli NetCool Impact involves significant initial investment but offers strong long-term ROI through its network visibility and automation. PubSub+ Platform presents competitive pricing and delivers ROI through rapid deployment and effective real-time data streaming solutions.

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Categories and Ranking

IBM Tivoli NetCool Impact

Ranking in Event Monitoring

10th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

PubSub+ Platform

Ranking in Event Monitoring

11th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Message Queue (MQ) Software (9th), Message Oriented Middleware (MOM) (2nd), Streaming Analytics (15th)

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Event Monitoring category, the mindshare of IBM Tivoli NetCool Impact is 4.2%, up from 3.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of PubSub+ Platform is 2.6%. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Event Monitoring Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
IBM Tivoli NetCool Impact	4.2%
PubSub+ Platform	2.6%
Other	93.2%

Event Monitoring

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Hennie Du Toit

Principal Specialist Architecture and Governance at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees

Event management strengthens with automation but needs better event flooding handling

Better handling of event flooding in IBM Tivoli NetCool Impact would be beneficial. If there are massive issues with power, for example, and we get millions of events, then it struggles to deal with that. Better root cause correlation and faster processing for IBM Tivoli NetCool Impact would be helpful. If there can be more end-to-end functionality, such as observability tools built in natively, that would be great. With correlation, IBM Tivoli NetCool Impact has many functions, but we've built them custom-built. Functions such as automated logging, automated dispatching, and automated notification of engineers could be native in the tool.

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Deepankar Bbhowmick

Integration Architect at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

Messaging design has become visual and reliable and now supports fast microservice communication

The unique functions I appreciate about PubSub+ Platform are that it allows me to design my solution in a graphical manner, which is not available in many other products, and the design can also be pushed to the actual infrastructure layer, making it quite advantageous. Mesh technology is useful in scenarios where different geographies have to be connected, although such situations are not commonly found. It is beneficial but not a super-used feature of PubSub+ Platform. The event replay function is quite mature in PubSub+ Platform, allowing me to replay messages that are days in the past, which is a good feature. The main benefits PubSub+ Platform provides for the end-user include building a robust and scalable system with very low network latency, which improves the customer experience, whether using mobile phones or applications. This type of messaging framework is extremely important, and Solace is a very good product in that space. Nowadays, most applications are built using microservices technology, with small microservices interchanging messages via PubSub+ Platform. Without it, realizing a scalable system would not be possible; for example, one cannot have Netflix or similar services that require quick data transit and a good user experience, ensuring that data cannot be lost in transit. The analytics part of PubSub+ Platform is quite useful as it can connect with many analytical software tools, mainly for analysis of system logs, such as Splunk, DataDog, or Prometheus. It has the flexibility to connect with any of these and supports OpenTelemetry, which is not available in many other products, making traceability very easy. I can see how a message travels from a source system to the target system, end-to-end, along with what happens to that message along the path, making the analytics quite good.

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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

"The most valuable feature that comes with Netcool/Impact is the ISPF APA support. It is inherent to Netcool/Impact, so I can use the ISPF of any other product, which I can invoke and consume through Impact, and do integrations, which is great. I run the Netcool desktop application so I can integrate with other applications in the ticketing system. It's a great ability being able to invoke ISPF and integrate."

"It is easy to integrate with other models such as Oracle, other systems, external systems, and to reach events."

"The solution is great at being able to fetch almost any kind of file."

"The operational views and third party connections to fetch the data and to help engage on more activities are the most valuable aspects of the solution."

"I can recommend Netcool/Impact because it's the perfect solution when it comes to invoking ISPF APA and using ISPF integration throughout the rest of your other products."

"This product allows us to make use of open-source products, including running Java code."

"The stability has been very good for IBM Tivoli NetCool Impact, rated around eight or nine."

"The valuable feature of PubSub+ Event Broker is the speed of processing, publishing, and consumption."

"From my pursuit of the secret sauce, I found that Solace really is, for us, the service and the partnership that we have with the company, having the level of expertise and the subject matter knowledge available to us is second to none."

"I rate the PubSub+ Platform a 9 out of 10."

"Some valuable features include reconnecting topics, placing queues, and direct connections to MongoDB. The platform provides a dashboard to monitor the status of messages, such as how many have been processed or delivered, which is helpful for tracking performance."

"The main benefits PubSub+ Platform provides for the end-user include building a robust and scalable system with very low network latency, which improves the customer experience, whether using mobile phones or applications."

"When we went to add another installation in our private cloud, it was easy. We received support from Solace and the install was seamless with no issues."

"The most useful features has been the WAN optimization and probably the HybridEdge, which requires some third-party adapters or plugins. The idea that we can position Solace as a protocol-agnostic message transport fabric is key to our company having all manners of asynchronous messaging protocols from MQ, Kafka, JMS, etc. I really like the WAN optimization: Send once over a WAN, then distribute locally as many times as there are subscribers."

"The most valuable feature of PubSub+ Event Broker is the scaling integration. Prior to using the solution, it was done manually with a file, and it can be done instantly live."

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Cons

"For improvement, I'd say the dashboard and the overall GUI could use some work. Although, I don't think that there's much improvement that Netcool really needs to achieve in this area, because when we're talking GUI, Impact is able to integrate with any third-party system and it comes with ISPF APA. It's more beneficial than Netcool/OMNIbus in this respect, and it's quite easy to handle."

"Stability-wise, this product needs to be improved."

"The stability of this solution is somewhat less than other similar products that I have used."

"The solution is somewhat complicated. It's not exactly straightforward."

"Better handling of event flooding in IBM Tivoli NetCool Impact would be beneficial. If there are massive issues with power, for example, and we get millions of events, then it struggles to deal with that."

"IBM is not investing in the development of the on-premise version of this solution."

"For improvement, I'd say the dashboard and the overall GUI could use some work."

"A challenge we currently have is Solace's ability to integrate with single sign-on in our Active Directory and other single sign-on tools and platforms that any company would have. It's important for the platforms to work. Typically, they support only LDAP-based connectivity to our SQL Servers."

"We have requested to be able to get into the payload to do dynamic topic hierarchy building."

"It could be cheaper. It could also have easier usage. It is a brilliant product, but it is quite complex to use."

"Make it open source :-) with limited features so that this is not a barrier for using the technology in some places where they will only use open source technology despite then just paying for support (and paid features) on any used open source technology in the organization, as its a misnomer in my view the amount of large companies claiming to only use open source but then using products that are paid versions with additional features included."

"Some of the feature's gaps with some of the open-source vendors have been closed in a lot of ways. Being more agile and addressing those earlier could be an area for improvement."

"We've pointed out some things with the DMR piece, the event mesh, in edge cases where we could see a problem. Something like 99 percent of users wouldn't ever see this problem, but it has to do with if you get multiple bad clients sending data over a WAN, for example. That could then impact other clients."

"The deployment process is complex."

"Potential areas for improvement in PubSub+ Platform are its authentication mechanisms, which could be slightly better."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Licensing of IBM Tivoli NetCool Impact depends on the number of nodes on the element that you are monitoring."

"The licensing is yearly, and although I'm happy with the pricing I do think it could be better."

"We have been really happy with the product licensing rates. It has been free for us, up to a 100,000 transactions per second, and all we have to do is pay for support. Making their product available and accessible to us has not been a problem at all."

"The pricing and licensing were very transparent and well-communicated by our account manager."

"The price of PubSub+ Event Broker is reasonable for the capability it offers. However, when compared to others solutions on the market it is expensive."

"I would rate the product's pricing a ten out of ten."

"It could be cheaper. Its licensing is on a yearly basis."

"Having a free version of the solution was a big, important part of our decision to go with it. This was the big driver for us to evaluate Solace. We started using it as the free version. When we felt comfortable with the free version, that is when we bought the enterprise version."

"There are different tiers where you can choose what would work for you. As a customer, you need to know roughly how many messages a month you will use."

"The licensing is dependent on the volume that is flowing. If you go for their support services, it will cost some more money, but I think it is worth it, especially if you are just starting your journey."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Construction Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Retailer

Energy/Utilities Company

Financial Services Firm

20%

Manufacturing Company

12%

Construction Company

Retailer

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

No data available

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	5
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	15

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with IBM Tivoli NetCool Impact?

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What is your primary use case for IBM Tivoli NetCool Impact?

IBM Tivoli NetCool Impact is our event management tool, specifically the umbrella fault management tool set. All of our events across the network correlate the data for us, and we have certain use ...

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What advice do you have for others considering IBM Tivoli NetCool Impact?

We remain a partner with IBM Tivoli and continue using their products. We use IBM Tivoli NetCool Impact's AIOps functionality. We experienced some skills issues, but currently receive assistance fr...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for PubSub+ Event Broker?

Pricing-wise for PubSub+ Platform, I find it a little expensive, so I would rate it at six.

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What needs improvement with PubSub+ Event Broker?

Potential areas for improvement in PubSub+ Platform are its authentication mechanisms, which could be slightly better. While simple authentication using basic methods is easy, moving to more robust...

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What is your primary use case for PubSub+ Event Broker?

PubSub+ Platform is primarily used for guaranteed delivery of messages from across systems, for microservice-based development, and for high-speed data consumption purposes. Guaranteed transmission...

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Also Known As

Tivoli NetCool Impact

PubSub+ Event Broker, PubSub+ Event Portal

Overview

IBM Tivoli NetCool Impact offers AI-driven network management and integration capabilities, handling complex tasks with open-source tools. It's widely used for event correlation and data consolidation, supporting seamless connections for effective network operations.

IBM Tivoli NetCool Impact is extensively leveraged within network management, focusing on event correlation and ticketing. It aggregates data from multiple sources, facilitating streamlined event handling. Essential to Netcool teams, it is employed to manage events inside Omnibus and integrate with ticketing systems like Remedy. Its functionalities cover event management, data enrichment from external databases, and alarm handling through connectivity with tools like Excel. While it is appreciated for its automation, correlation modeling, and custom function creation, enhancements are needed for event flooding management, root cause correlation, and stability. Challenges exist in modern technology integration and better configuration processes.

What are IBM Tivoli NetCool Impact's Key Features?

AI-Driven Network Management: Intelligent network operations through AI capabilities.
ISPF APA Support: Integration with ISPF APA enhances performance.
Integration Capabilities: Connects seamlessly with third-party systems.
Data Handling: Manages extensive volumes and types of data efficiently.
Automation Capabilities: Streamlines processes through robust automation features.
Custom Function Creation: Enables creation of tailored functions for specific needs.

What Benefits Should Users Look for in Reviews?

Operational Efficiency: Look for improved handling of network events.
Data Consolidation: Facilitates merging data from different sources.
Streamlined Events Management: Efficiently manages and streamlines event workflows.
Enhanced Connectivity: Supports connections with databases and applications.

IBM Tivoli NetCool Impact is implemented across multiple industries for efficient network management, especially where event correlation and data integration are critical. Enterprise environments rely on its capability to handle diverse data formats and volumes. Its integration with enterprise applications and databases makes it suitable for sectors demanding reliable network operations and data management strategies.

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PubSub+ Platform is designed for real-time message publishing and outstanding interoperability. With features like intuitive administration and topic filtering, it offers both stability and high performance for scalable deployments across diverse scenarios.

PubSub+ Platform enhances data integration with its event mesh and seamless protocol compatibility, providing a comprehensive solution for organizations tracking shipments, generating reports, and managing transactions. Its granular topic filtering and WAN optimization ensure high utility in event-driven applications and cloud deployments. Users highlight the platform's intuitive administration and ease of management, though some seek improved integration with third-party tools and enhanced observability. Concerns include scalability for large payloads and training resource availability. Despite its interface complexity, PubSub+ remains valuable for trading and market data distribution.

What are the key features of PubSub+ Platform?

Real-time messaging: Facilitates seamless communication across platforms.
Flexible topic hierarchy: Supports dynamic topic taxonomy for efficient data management.
Event mesh: Enhances integration and interoperability with diverse protocols.
Intuitive administration: Simplifies system management and configuration.
WAN optimization: Ensures efficient connectivity for global deployment.

What benefits should users look for in reviews?

Messaging stability: Offers consistent performance in dynamic environments.
Scalability: Provides seamless expansion to accommodate growing data volumes.
Security: Maintains robust protection for sensitive information.
Support and configuration: Accessible, reliable support, and UI-driven setup streamline the management.

PubSub+ Platform is widely implemented for asynchronous messaging in industries like finance for trading and market data, logistics for shipment tracking, and tech operations management. It enables companies to modernize applications while ensuring data accuracy and efficiency across global systems.

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Sample Customers

Claranet, Consolidated Communications, Telus, €sterreichische Bundesbahnen (€BB), Telekom Srbija, Bendigo Community Telco, Capgemini, Schweizerische Bundesbahnen (SBB)

FxPro, TP ICAP, Barclays, Airtel, American Express, Cobalt, Legal & General, LSE Group, Akuna Capital, Azure Information Technology, Brand.net, Canadian Securities Exchange, Core Transport Technologies, Crédit Agricole, Fluent Trade Technologies, Harris Corporation, Korea Exchange, Live E!, Mercuria Energy, Myspace, NYSE Technologies, Pico, RBC Capital Markets, Standard Chartered Bank, Unibet

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