Ixia Hawkeye vs NETSCOUT nGeniusONE comparison

Keysight Technologies and NETSCOUT are both solutions in the Network Monitoring Software category. Keysight Technologies is ranked #85, while NETSCOUT is ranked #28 with an average rating of 8.7. Keysight Technologies holds a 0.5% mindshare in NMS, compared to NETSCOUT’s 1.2% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Keysight Technologies users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 94% of NETSCOUT users who would recommend it.

Ixia Hawkeye

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 10, 2024

NETSCOUT nGeniusONE and Ixia Hawkeye are competing products in network performance monitoring and testing. NETSCOUT nGeniusONE stands out due to its customer satisfaction in terms of pricing and support, while Ixia Hawkeye is notable for its advanced features, making it appealing despite higher costs.

Features: NETSCOUT nGeniusONE provides real-time network analytics, robust reporting tools, and efficient troubleshooting. Ixia Hawkeye offers proactive network validation, synthetic testing, and predictive analysis, making it ideal for detailed assessments.

Room for Improvement: NETSCOUT nGeniusONE could enhance its feature set with more predictive capabilities, support for cloud-based deployment, and expand its analytics tools for better data visualization. Ixia Hawkeye could improve on deployment simplicity, offer better cost efficiency, and extend integrations with third-party platforms to optimize user experience.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: NETSCOUT nGeniusONE offers straightforward deployment and reliable customer support, leading to smooth integration. Ixia Hawkeye provides flexibility with cloud-based solutions and robust technical assistance, though initial setup requires more effort.

Pricing and ROI: NETSCOUT nGeniusONE delivers competitive pricing with a clear ROI due to efficient deployment and strong support. Ixia Hawkeye, with higher initial costs, is perceived as a valuable long-term investment due to its advanced features and predictive capabilities, offering potential for higher returns.

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Categories and Ranking

Ixia Hawkeye

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

85th

Average Rating

9.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Unified Communications Monitoring (5th), IT Infrastructure Monitoring (63rd)

NETSCOUT nGeniusONE

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

28th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the Network Monitoring Software category, the mindshare of Ixia Hawkeye is 0.5%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of NETSCOUT nGeniusONE is 1.2%, down from 1.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Network Monitoring Software Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
NETSCOUT nGeniusONE	1.2%
Ixia Hawkeye	0.5%
Other	98.3%

Network Monitoring Software

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José Enrique Cano Rodriguez

Assistant Consultant at Tata Consultancy

A valuable tool for optimizing network performance and security with comprehensive network monitoring capabilities, user-friendly interface, and flexibility for scripting

Distinguishing itself from network management systems like SolarWinds Orion and Dataminer, Hawkeye offers a distinctive feature. 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. In contrast, SolarWinds and Dataminer typically offer a more general evaluation of network health. Hawkeye's unique capability enables a detailed analysis of network performance through specific tests, allowing administrators to identify areas in need of improvement and take precise actions to enhance network performance.

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EdwardShim

General Manager at MOCOMSYS

Offers detailed network monitoring but requires improvement in deployment complexity and pricing

The price is really high, making it difficult for many financial companies to purchase immediately; it will take time for them to afford any budget for the purchase. The traffic data correlation feature's effectiveness with performance issues for clients remains uncertain as there are questions that need to be addressed through engineers regarding how many customers are actually using it. Regarding pricing and value for money, while the solution has the potential to save time and money for clients in the long term, monitoring solutions for performance management or network monitoring do not cause immediate damage to a company. It could lead to damage over time, but financial and management teams typically cannot see the immediate crisis. This is why many big companies Samsung and Hyundai try to build their own monitoring solutions using open-source tools and their own engineers, though it has not been successful.

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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 is the deployment because it's very easy to deploy real flow through the network."

"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."

"The ease of setup is the most valuable aspect of this solution. It's easy to set up and run tests."

"Our customer was happiest with the price of this product."

"From the standpoint of VoLTE and related things, it's providing visibility into the network and how it operates."

"It helps us get to the root cause quickly. It helps us find massive error codes, then we drill down on that error code, knowing that is the source of our problem."

"It is the ability to collect data and analyze it, especially key performance indicators. This is before a customer would call to the service center to complain that they have had bad coverage or a dropped call."

"Aside from having the logs that are just on the firewall, we're able to get the traffic as it's going in between, throughout our network. It isolates end sources that are having issues, where we don't have any other tools that would be able to go down to an end-user's computer to find out what's going on."

"The stability of this product is ok."

"The system's ability to prevent downtime represents a significant return on investment, but I do not have specific numerical data."

"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."

"This solution provides us with increased visibility while conducting IT deployments. E.g., if we have devices which have overloaded or links which have saturated, then this tool tells us exactly what is going on with that link or device. Very few tools do it at this level for things like DDoS."

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Cons

"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."

"The feature I am looking for is the Arbor technology, especially to run in parallel with our firewall... It's getting there."

"Comparing this to a vendor like Cisco, who provides any component next business day, NETSCOUT nGeniusONE took a long time."

"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."

"I would love to have them reassemble fragmented packets. That would be a very big plus in my book."

"The price is really high, making it difficult for many financial companies to purchase immediately; it will take time for them to afford any budget for the purchase."

"The solution is not easy to install."

"There is currently less visibility or GUI to analyse the packet for troubleshooting purposes."

"NETSCOUT nGeniusONE is a complex product since it deals in areas like network packet brokers and packet analysis, making the tool complicated for end users."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

"The scalability becomes very expensive quickly."

"Licensing is flexible, it's not tied to anything else. We can easily switch up the licensing piece... Obviously, NETSCOUT is a little bit in the higher range, but it gives you value for money. You get what you pay for."

"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."

"This solution has saved us more than $50,000 a month and freed up 30 percent of our bandwidth."

"I rate the price of NETSCOUT nGeniusONE a four out of five."

"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 price is only for acquisition; it's not a licence."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

10%

Outsourcing Company

Computer Software Company

University

Computer Software Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

No data available

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	14
Midsize Enterprise	5
Large Enterprise	37

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Which is the best DDoS protection solution for a big ISP for monitoring and mitigating?

I would say if it’s an ISP that will build a scrubbing center, Netscout/Arbor is a good solution. In all other solutions, Imperva is a great choice.

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What do you like most about NETSCOUT nGeniusONE?

Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for NETSCOUT nGeniusONE?

Regarding its high price, I give NETSCOUT nGeniusONE a seven.

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Overview

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.

Keysight Technologies

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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Sample Customers

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