Ixia Network Packet Brokers vs NETSCOUT nGeniusONE comparison

The compared Keysight Technologies and NETSCOUT solutions aren't in the same category. Keysight Technologies is ranked #2 in NPB , and holds a 14.2% mindshare in the category. NETSCOUT is ranked #31 in NMS , with an average rating of 8.7, and holds a 1.1% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Keysight Technologies users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 94% of NETSCOUT users who would recommend it.

Ixia Network Packet Brokers

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100% willing to recommend

NETSCOUT nGeniusONE

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94% willing to recommend

Ixia Network Packet Brokers

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Categories and Ranking

Ixia Network Packet Brokers

Average Rating

10.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Traffic Switching (1st), Network Packet Broker (NPB) (2nd)

NETSCOUT nGeniusONE

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Network Monitoring Software (31st)

Mindshare comparison

While both are Network Management solutions, they serve different purposes. Ixia Network Packet Brokers is designed for Network Packet Broker (NPB) and holds a mindshare of 14.2%, down 20.1% compared to last year.
NETSCOUT nGeniusONE, on the other hand, focuses on Network Monitoring Software, holds 1.1% mindshare, down 1.6% since last year.

Network Packet Broker (NPB) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Ixia Network Packet Brokers	14.2%
Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline	22.3%
Arista Data ANalyZer	8.3%
Other	55.2%

Network Packet Broker (NPB)

Network Monitoring Software Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
NETSCOUT nGeniusONE	1.1%
Zabbix	5.0%
SolarWinds NPM	3.6%
Other	90.3%

Network Monitoring Software

Featured Reviews

Ahmet Kilic

Network and Security Unit Manager at Bankalararası Kart Merkezi (BKM)

Efficient, reliable, and easy to set up

We're a customer and end-user. I'm not sure which version of the solution we're using. We needed to buy Package Broker. It was a requirement for us. If you want to use a security chain on your internet, you have to use something like Package Broker. We decided on a benchmark and then had a look around, and then we decided to get Ixia Packet Broker in the end. I'd recommend the solution to others. Overall, I would rate the solution ten out of ten as we have been very satisfied with the capabilities on offer.

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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 solution can scale quite well."

"Whenever there is an outage, it's quickly able to identify it and, without pointing fingers, we can prove that it is not the network environment."

"When it's implemented properly, and the training is there to use the interface and have it work in your company, and people understand it, it can be very effective."

"The most valuable feature of NETSCOUT nGeniusONE is it helps customer to understand what risks are in their network. For example, if a customer has some wrong configurations. It could cost them some critical services to slow down."

"These vendor interlocution situations have gone from a couple of weeks to a couple of days."

"For common issues, we have seen a measurable decrease in mean time to know (MTTK) and mean time to repair (MTTR), cutting troubleshoot time on many issues from days to hours (or less) and helping increase our application and network uptime."

"It is a scalable product."

"The solution transforms packet wire data into real-time data that is ready to act on."

"The product is very good. We have very few problems."

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Cons

"We find the product to be expensive."

"here is a big issue with the special way they use InfiniStream to store data."

"The GUI has gotten better over time but there could be some improvement in how the GUI is built."

"Datadog is more stable than NETSCOUT nGeniusONE, being a SaaS-based solution compared to on-prem solutions like NETSCOUT."

"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."

"The product is a little complicated."

"The single pane of glass view is a challenge. I like the graphics, they're easy to understand, but when more digging is required, it's more complicated to get what I'm expecting."

"The initial setup was complex. It was hard to know what to tap and how to tap."

"We would like better end-to-end data flows. This is something that my users always complain about, as they don't know what the data flows are on the network."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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"It is very expensive, but it's well worth the money."

"The biggest problem we have with this product is the expense."

"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."

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

"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."

"The scalability becomes very expensive quickly."

"The license becomes cost prohibitive very quickly."

"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."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

13%

Computer Software Company

11%

Healthcare Company

10%

Government

Financial Services Firm

10%

Computer Software Company

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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Comparisons

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Compared 10% of the time

Big Switch Networks vs Ixia Network Packet Brokers

Compared 9% of the time

Arista Data ANalyZer vs Ixia Network Packet Brokers

Compared 7% of the time

Garland PacketMax vs Ixia Network Packet Brokers

Compared 6% of the time

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SolarWinds NPM vs NETSCOUT nGeniusONE

Compared 9% of the time

Dynatrace vs NETSCOUT nGeniusONE

Compared 8% of the time

Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline vs NETSCOUT nGeniusONE

Compared 5% of the time

ThousandEyes vs NETSCOUT nGeniusONE

Compared 5% of the time

NETSCOUT nGeniusPULSE vs NETSCOUT nGeniusONE

Compared 2% of the time

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NETSCOUT nGeniusONE

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Overview

Network packet brokers (NPBs) filter traffic to send only the right data to the right tool. Packets are aggregated and filtered from Layer 2 through to the application layer. Duplicate packets can also be removed and sensitive content stripped before the data is sent to the monitoring tools if that is required. This provides a better solution to improve the efficiency and utility of your monitoring tools.

Aggregates monitored traffic from multiple links and segments
Deep packet inspection and filtering grooms traffic to relieve overburdened monitoring tools
Extended burst protection, available with the Advanced Feature Module, offers traffic management, and protection to online businesses subject to bursts of activity
Installs, configures, and sends clean traffic to appliances in less than thirty minutes
Time stamping and data masking aid in compliance and working with sensitive data

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.

NETSCOUT

Sample Customers

Texas Farm Bureau Insurance

Cerner Corporation

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