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Ixia Hawkeye vs ServiceNow IT Operations Management comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Ixia Hawkeye
Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring
63rd
Average Rating
9.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
Unified Communications Monitoring (6th), Network Monitoring Software (81st)
ServiceNow IT Operations Ma...
Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring
10th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
44
Ranking in other categories
Event Monitoring (1st), Cloud Management (10th), AIOps (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2025, in the IT Infrastructure Monitoring category, the mindshare of Ixia Hawkeye is 0.5%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ServiceNow IT Operations Management is 2.0%, down from 2.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
IT Infrastructure Monitoring Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
ServiceNow IT Operations Management2.0%
Ixia Hawkeye0.5%
Other97.5%
IT Infrastructure Monitoring
 

Featured Reviews

José Enrique Cano Rodriguez - PeerSpot reviewer
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.
reviewer2755671 - PeerSpot reviewer
Solution architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Significant enhancement in operations with powerful discovery and analytics, yet pricing structure poses challenges
ServiceNow IT Operations Management provides out-of-the-box dashboards. Along with the dashboard, it also provides the Operations Workspace, which is very useful for operations teams. There is a functionality called Performance Analytics, which we are also using to develop some dashboards for the senior leadership and operations team where they can perform trend analysis of alerts and events happening across the infrastructure and application landscape. These dashboards are really useful here. ServiceNow IT Operations Management's biggest plus point is that it is a platform. ITOM is just one module that ServiceNow IT Operations Management offers, but they provide seamless integration of ITOM with their other modules such as ITSM, where we can leverage the AIs for discovery, perform impact analysis, which essentially helps to enhance the overall IT operations and reduce the downtime and MTTR.

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."
"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."
"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 solution is saving time by providing templates, reducing duplication in rule configuration, and offering efficient alert management."
"The most important features of ServiceNow IT Operations Management are the discovery service mapping and orchestration."
"The most valuable features of ServiceNow IT Operations Management are ease of use, intuitive design, and ease of management, and its based on IT practices which are good."
"ServiceNow IT Operations Management's biggest plus point is that it is a platform, and they provide seamless integration of ITOM with their other modules such as ITSM, where we can leverage the AIs for discovery, perform impact analysis, which essentially helps to enhance the overall IT operations and reduce the downtime and MTTR."
"The asset management tools are very valuable."
"Their Event Management is very good."
"The solution is easy to use and has great orchestration and automation capabilities."
"The initial setup is very straightforward. A person just needs to join a team to access the network and that's all."
 

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."
"There is a slower learning curve associated with the tool's scripting part. It is also not cheap."
"ServiceNow's pricing is expensive. A more streamlined configuration process tailored to use cases and industry would be beneficial."
"The pricing is high."
"If you are new to using the solution, you will find the setup complex."
"Lacks the ability to do its own monitoring."
"The time for deployment of ServiceNow IT Operations Management depends on many factors. It's a SaaS application, it should not take too long, but if you want to define the tool based on your processes, then it would take some time. It fully depends on the company's complexity. There are out-of-the-box product flows and if you want to use them, you can from day one. However, if you want to customize it and change it to your company's practices, then it will take more time. The setup could be faster."
"ServiceNow IT Operations Management could do a little bit better with integrations. Integrating ServiceNow IT Operations Management with CMDB processes needs a little more work."
"The solution's licensing model is a bit complicated. It should be simple and easy for people to understand."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"In larger networks, the costs for licenses tend to be more reasonable, but for smaller networks, it appears relatively costly."
"It cost us approximately 25,000 for two years. This is cheaper than ThousandEyes."
"While not entirely sure, I believe the solution costs at least a million dollars annually."
"The pricing is high and may be excluding the small to medium-sized enterprise businesses."
"The cost of ServiceNow is much higher."
"It is expensive. It is around 10 Euros per server per month."
"I would rate the product's pricing a five out of ten since there are vendors who are cheaper."
"The solution is costly compared to the products offered by its competitors."
"The price of ServiceNow IT Operations Management is expensive."
"This solution offers good value but comes at a very high premium. Pricing could be reduced by 10 to 20%."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
10%
University
8%
Performing Arts
6%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Computer Software Company
10%
Healthcare Company
6%
 

Company Size

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Small Business
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Company SizeCount
Small Business12
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise26
 

Questions from the Community

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What do you like most about ServiceNow IT Operations Management?
From my perspective as an asset manager, the most valuable feature of the solution is the configuration management portion, where I can actively add something to the database.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ServiceNow IT Operations Management?
It is definitely high-priced compared to other products available in the same domain in the market.
What needs improvement with ServiceNow IT Operations Management?
ServiceNow IT Operations Management has not been very popular in these regions for multiple reasons. One is that for SMB customers, ServiceNow IT Operations Management is not very affordable. It is...
 

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ServiceNow ITOM
 

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Sample Customers

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servicenow, TransAlta, NATS, Symantec
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