We performed a comparison between Ixia Hawkeye and Nmap 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."We can manage the entire system across the network and troubleshoot the pain points."
"The ease of setup is the most valuable aspect of this solution. It's easy to set up and run tests."
"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."
"Our customer was happiest with the price of this product."
"Nmap has a powerful command line tool and a set of diagnostic features."
"The initial setup was simple."
"It is a very user-friendly product."
"The tool's most valuable feature is its scripts. These scripts prove beneficial when security features may obscure or block connections. Nmap helps identify vulnerabilities across different systems, including web servers and various server types."
"It helps us secure the network infrastructure."
"The best feature of Nmap is that it lets me see useful information about each endpoint in my entire network environment. For example, I can see every single connection of the network as well as each and every port."
"Nmap is easy to use. It's a command-line interface, and the output is quite good."
"It enables us to delve deeper and identify the services and open ports on the system and visualize this information on a dashboard automatically."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"Improvements in network performance are essential."
"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."
"Ixia has one flaw, which is that they do not print the license code on the paper licenses that are shipped to the customers."
"The customization of tests and even the results can be improved."
"The challenge often lies in finding suitable courses and professional resources."
"The solution's initial setup could be better."
"Nmap needs to improve its scanning speed."
"Customization is not very user-friendly in Nmap."
"The price is high and could be cheaper."
"They should deliver Playtech's username and password."
"There are concerns with the stability of the product, making it an area where improvements are required."
"There could be a specific option to check non-pingable endpoints for the product."
Ixia Hawkeye is ranked 53rd in Network Monitoring Software with 4 reviews while Nmap is ranked 18th in Network Monitoring Software with 20 reviews. Ixia Hawkeye is rated 9.2, while Nmap is rated 8.6. 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 Nmap writes " Improves network monitoring and offers insights into traffic, including VPNs". Ixia Hawkeye is most compared with ThousandEyes, Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline and NETSCOUT nGeniusONE, whereas Nmap is most compared with Azure Network Watcher, SolarWinds NPM, SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer, Domotz and Zabbix. See our Ixia Hawkeye vs. Nmap report.
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