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We performed a comparison between Ixia Hawkeye and NETSCOUT nGeniusONE based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Network Monitoring Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
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Pros
"We can manage the entire system across the network and troubleshoot the pain points."

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"The most valuable feature is the deployment because it's very easy to deploy real flow through the network.""The ease of setup is the most valuable aspect of this solution. It's easy to set up and run tests.""It empowers network administrators to access specialized and detailed views for specific tests, including video streaming and performance related to specific applications like video games.""Our customer was happiest with the price of this product."

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"The biggest benefit is the ability to do low-level packet inspection. When I say packet inspection, I don't mean looking at payload, but just looking at your communication handshakes and the like. It reduces troubleshooting time because you can get a much better view into the communications path between servers, database servers, web servers, and understand what's going on.""The details it provides are among the most valuable features; the ability to drill down and get to the packet level.""The support is good.""From the standpoint of VoLTE and related things, it's providing visibility into the network and how it operates.""It catches bigger issues on a weekly basis. That's how often we find something big enough that the only reason we know about it is because of the nGeniusONE. The bigger issues are mostly security-type issues: Odd traffic leaving our network or coming into it, that has found its way past a firewall.""The most valuable feature is that it is in line with the traffic. It already captures the raw traffic itself and then filters it, giving us the correct image. Some other companies may just extract what they think is valuable from the traffic itself. nGeniusONE is in line.""The best feature is when we have it connected permanently via TAPs. That enables us to constantly collect data and then we can go back in time... To be able to rewind, back in time, and see the problem as it happened, is very helpful.""It has versatility to correlate different traffic types and performance management statistics."

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Cons
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."

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"You can't delete more than one thing at a time. It would be great to be able to highlight three out of five things and delete them, whether it's a test or an actual report.""The customization of tests and even the results can be improved.""Ixia has one flaw, which is that they do not print the license code on the paper licenses that are shipped to the customers.""Improvements in network performance are essential."

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"The initial deployment is tedious and requires a lot of build, deployment and configuration time. Experience is key to a successful deployment.""The stability is only fair. It goes down a lot.""NG1 has been stable for a while in our environment - at least we have what we needed. But with nBA, there's a lot of room for improvement.""nGeniusONE could be improved by reducing the number of bare metal servers required to run it. Currently, you need a separate bare metal server for each of the following: Xfinity, ISNG, nGeniusONE, and CFS. It would be more cost-effective and less complex if all of these functionalities could be combined into a single bare metal server.""NETSCOUT nGeniusONE's pricing is higher compared to the competitors. It is more than 15-18 percent of competitor costs. It also needs to add AI features.""It's not intuitive, it's not simple to use. It is probably the only monitoring tool, out of all the ones that I have, that I really need an expert on, an expert from nGenius, a contractor that I have to pay, to manage the tool. And that's because it's simply not easy to use. Netscout needs to focus on making it easier to use.""A lot of tools highlight what's going on but they don't actually pinpoint the user experience. It would be good if there were a small message or something highlighting what the user experience is like and any degradation that's actually occurring.""The scalability needs some work. From a probe perspective, we are limited to a certain amount of throughput on the devices themselves. Without having actual hooks into the bare metal hardware for the solutions, it's a bit of a "thumb in the air" as to when we hit our capacity or when our high watermark is."

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  • "It cost us approximately 25,000 for two years. This is cheaper than ThousandEyes."
  • "In larger networks, the costs for licenses tend to be more reasonable, but for smaller networks, it appears relatively costly."
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  • "If you are able and you are willing to use everything that Netscout provides to you, it's probably a relatively fair price. The problem is that it's such a large and such a complex tool that I'm not sure that many companies would be able to use it entirely, the way it's expected to be used."
  • "Like any company, we always want better pricing. The pricing is okay, but it's not a cheap solution. When you want to deploy it across an enterprise as large as ours, you go into seven figures. It's not a cheap solution to get out there."
  • "Their pricing is very competitive with other solutions... But what I like about NETSCOUT's licensing is that it's shared across all their platforms. They don't create a new licensing scheme for every one of their products. So for nGeniusONE, you buy a certain license level, and it works on all of their products."
  • "Cost is probably the biggest drawback. Compared to some of the newer vendors that have popped up in the space, it's definitely more on the expensive side... [But] it's been able to keep its value, even in the face of the cheaper competition."
  • "The biggest problem we have with this product is the expense."
  • "It can be expensive, but if you have a good configuration, based on what you are looking for, it's okay, it's manageable."
  • "It is very expensive, but it's well worth the money."
  • "It is a little overall pricey and expensive, but you get what you pay for."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:We can manage the entire system across the network and troubleshoot the pain points.
    Top Answer:The product is not expensive. I rate the product’s pricing a seven out of ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive.
    Top Answer:The Wi-Fi side needs improvement. In most warehouse environments, there are shortfalls in such conditions. We often face… more »
    Top Answer:It empowers network administrators to access specialized and detailed views for specific tests, including video… more »
    Top Answer:Improvements in network performance are essential.
    Top Answer:Our objective is to evaluate the performance of GPON and DOCSIS networks which involves considering factors such as… more »
    Top Answer:I would say if it’s an ISP that will build a scrubbing center, Netscout/Arbor is a good solution. In all other… more »
    Top Answer:The most valuable feature is that it is in line with the traffic. It already captures the raw traffic itself and then… more »
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    Overview

    Juniper Mist Premium Analytics is a comprehensive network analytics solution that provides organizations with valuable insights into their network performance and user experience. The primary use case of this product is to enable IT teams to proactively monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize their network infrastructure.

    The most valuable functionality of Juniper Mist Premium Analytics is its AI-driven insights and recommendations. Leveraging machine learning algorithms, it analyzes vast amounts of network data to identify anomalies, predict potential issues, and suggest remediation actions. This proactive approach helps organizations minimize network downtime, improve user experience, and optimize network performance.

    By providing real-time visibility into network performance, Juniper Mist Premium Analytics helps organizations quickly identify and resolve network issues. It offers detailed analytics on network traffic, application performance, and user behavior, allowing IT teams to pinpoint the root cause of problems and take immediate action. This not only reduces troubleshooting time but also enhances overall network reliability.

    Furthermore, Juniper Mist Premium Analytics enables organizations to optimize their network infrastructure. It provides insights into network capacity utilization, application usage patterns, and user behavior, allowing IT teams to make informed decisions about network design, resource allocation, and capacity planning. This helps organizations to ensure that their network is efficiently utilized and can support the growing demands of their users.

    Hawkeye quickly and effectively validates network performance, isolates problems, and proactively detects issues by running scheduled verification tests. Using a combination of hardware and software agents called Performance Endpoints, Hawkeye simulates application traffic and sends key performance metrics to a central console for fast action.
    The nGenius Real-Time Monitor software provides you with tools to monitor and display information about your network both historically and in real time. The nGenius Real-Time Monitor software allows you to understand your current network usage and to plan for future needs. It also allows you to proactively troubleshoot problem areas in your network.
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    Top Industries
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    Computer Software Company18%
    Financial Services Firm12%
    Manufacturing Company9%
    Government8%
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    Financial Services Firm19%
    Computer Software Company16%
    Manufacturing Company10%
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    Comms Service Provider35%
    Financial Services Firm16%
    Government11%
    Computer Software Company11%
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    Financial Services Firm17%
    Computer Software Company14%
    Government9%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Company Size
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    Small Business22%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise63%
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    Small Business20%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise68%
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    Small Business22%
    Midsize Enterprise6%
    Large Enterprise73%
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    Small Business15%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise72%
    Buyer's Guide
    Ixia Hawkeye vs. NETSCOUT nGeniusONE
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Ixia Hawkeye vs. NETSCOUT nGeniusONE and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
    765,386 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    Ixia Hawkeye is ranked 52nd in Network Monitoring Software with 4 reviews while NETSCOUT nGeniusONE is ranked 28th in Network Monitoring Software with 46 reviews. Ixia Hawkeye is rated 9.2, while NETSCOUT nGeniusONE is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Ixia Hawkeye writes "A valuable tool for optimizing network performance and security with comprehensive network monitoring capabilities, user-friendly interface, and flexibility for scripting". On the other hand, the top reviewer of NETSCOUT nGeniusONE writes "We use it every day for the triaging of events, saving us a lot of time". Ixia Hawkeye is most compared with ThousandEyes, Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline, SolarWinds NPM, Zabbix and ServiceNow IT Operations Management, whereas NETSCOUT nGeniusONE is most compared with Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline, Dynatrace, ThousandEyes, AppDynamics and SolarWinds NPM. See our Ixia Hawkeye vs. NETSCOUT nGeniusONE report.

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