LiveAction LiveNX vs VMware Aria Operations for Applications comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 9, 2024

LiveAction LiveNX and VMware Aria Operations for Applications compete in network management solutions. VMware Aria Operations for Applications is superior due to its robust feature set, despite some pricing and support advantages for LiveAction LiveNX.

Features: LiveAction LiveNX provides real-time network visualization, advanced monitoring, and diagnostics tools for network performance and security. Its comprehensive insights into traffic behavior are key assets. VMware Aria Operations for Applications focuses on application performance management, enhanced analytics, and strong troubleshooting capabilities, ideal for managing diverse cloud environments.

Room for Improvement: LiveAction LiveNX could improve in scaling capabilities, integration with third-party applications, and enhancing cloud management features. VMware Aria Operations for Applications may benefit from streamlining deployment processes, reducing complexity in setup, and improving cost-effectiveness.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: LiveAction LiveNX offers a straightforward deployment process and effective customer support, allowing for quick implementation. VMware Aria Operations for Applications involves a more complex setup but offers extensive support for multi-cloud operations and detailed implementation guidance, aiding comprehensive integration into existing IT infrastructures.

Pricing and ROI: LiveAction LiveNX has a competitive setup cost and delivers significant ROI through its network management capabilities, making it cost-effective. VMware Aria Operations for Applications requires a higher upfront investment but justifies its pricing through enhanced functionality and application-centric insights, offering long-term value for businesses heavily invested in cloud operations.

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Categories and Ranking

LiveAction LiveNX

Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring

30th

Average Rating

7.2

Reviews Sentiment

5.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Network Monitoring Software (29th)

VMware Aria Operations for ...

Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring

31st

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (29th), Container Monitoring (6th), Cloud Monitoring Software (23rd)

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the IT Infrastructure Monitoring category, the mindshare of LiveAction LiveNX is 0.4%, down from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Aria Operations for Applications is 1.3%, up from 1.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Ashwani Bansal

Senior Solution Consultant at Orange

Network management and diagnostics improved through effective monitoring and reporting capabilities

The solution is handy. I have not used that particular feature. Maintenance is required for the system. If you want to use something on the endpoints or end-user devices, then using LiveAction LiveNX in place of other tools would be quite beneficial. The solution impacts operational costs and resources. On a scale of 1-10, I rate LiveAction LiveNX a nine.

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ToniLindberg

senior consultant at Virtual Consultants Sverige AB

Troubleshooting capabilities have improved application monitoring and support engagement

I can see what happens end to end, which is pretty beneficial. The solution has troubleshooting capabilities, providing a direct connection to knowledge base articles from VMware Broadcom. When I encounter an error, I can search directly within the system to see what solutions have been employed by others. It has a familiar interface, which makes it easy to get started.

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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 product has a very good graphical interface."

"LiveAction LiveNX provides valuable real-time and historical network traffic visualization capabilities that help monitor and analyze network performance."

"We don't have any complaints about the software. According to my team, it's a very good tool that's very intuitive."

"The intention and the idea of the filter is great."

"The alerting feature is very good because it allows you to set MOS alerts at various network junctures or data points."

"All in all, LiveAction LiveNX has become an indispensable tool for maintaining and improving our network's reliability and performance, ultimately supporting our organization's goal of providing timely and dependable delivery services."

"One of the valuable features is the ability to create CLI scripts on the fly to fix any issues. We were using it for QoS modeling to ensure that we were properly modeling QoS, and it basically said here is what you need to fix to get this QoS done, whether it is ACL or something else. It would either push or recommend. If you have the right credentials, you could also push. It is very good if you are a Cisco shop. It gives you reporting, latency, and bandwidth utilization for your applications, so you can do good capacity management planning. There are a lot of pieces that LiveNX can give you. It is a total NPM solution for SD-WAN."

"We provide a tool for our customers to manage their reports. It's an extremely highly featured platform capable of producing a lot of data. We spent quite a long time working with customers and LiveAction to create template reports, and they're very good and configurable. You get a lot of data if you don't configure them."

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"This solution allows me to have true visibility for any metrics when it comes to my cloud, and private."

"For us, the ease of deployment in combination with TMZ was the most important part because we don't have to manually deploy a complex monitoring solution. We can more or less do that with the click of a button, and we are not dependent on the developers to provide us with all the necessary features and functions to make that work. We can just deploy it on a workload cluster and monitor at least a good part of the workload. If we want to go into detail, we clearly need to make changes, but for a good part of application monitoring, it gives us good insights."

"The stability of Aria Operations for Applications has improved significantly over the years."

"It significantly improves application performance management by offering recommendations for resource allocation to avoid wastage or overcommitment."

"I find VMware Aria Operations for Applications to be very stable, and I would rate it a ten out of ten."

"It has a familiar interface, which makes it easy to get started."

"Tanzu itself, integrated with multiple solutions, bestows support and security upon a container platform, especially when it comes to managing open-source container platforms such as Kubernetes."

"People are very pleased with the implementation."

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Cons

"This is a horrible solution and I think everything needs to be improved."

"The customer service and technical support of LiveAction LiveNX are rated at 4 out of 10."

"The only downside to this software is the price."

"Maintenance is required for the system."

"They need to create a more simplified UI."

"Sometimes the solution does not register devices properly and that is a bug."

"It is not as robust as other NPM solutions. For instance, there is a problem while labeling specific applications. It works well with well-known applications, but when you have to put in new applications that are not very known and set them up with names, ports, URLs, or some protocols, it is not as intuitive."

"The tool crashes sometimes when we try to pull reports simultaneously."

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"In the new version, I would love to see more prediction capabilities. It would be great if one could see the alerts get a little more enriched with information and become more human-friendly instead of the technical stuff that they put in there. I think those would be really awesome outcomes to get."

"The documentation and integration with Kubernetes could be improved."

"The main problem I have is that the license cost is very high."

"The solution could be expensive, which might be a limiting factor."

"They could make it more easy to plug-in data so that a nontechnical person will be able to use it, like accountants or finance people. That way they don't have to ask us."

"I find that there could be improvements in the support service response time, as the urgency varies unless specified as Priority 2 or 1 cases."

"An area for improvement would be more in-depth reporting, such as analyzing disk IO during business hours compared to after hours."

"I would like to see integration with Kubernetes cluster and APIs so that you can manage the entire stack."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"It's very expensive."

"The solution is fairly expensive compared to other products."

"We use the free version."

"I don't have the details. In our case, there is a mixture in place. We have production usage, and we are also doing training for VMware. So, we also have a training instance. It is worth the money you would spend on it. That's because if you were to build all of this yourself by using some of the open source tools, then you would need a lot of time."

"I would rate the pricing as three out of five."

"Different locations require different setups. In your terms, around 300 to around 400K USD."

"The licensing costs are very high, particularly when you consider that we have to purchase a level 1 license for every integration, such as the load balancer, HAProxy, and the MSSP. And if you want to use vSAN, that's another license. Then, of course, Tanzu Observability has its own separate license."

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

13%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Government

Financial Services Firm

15%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Computer Software Company

11%

Government

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about LiveAction LiveNX?

The product has a very good graphical interface.

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What needs improvement with LiveAction LiveNX?

The solution could be enhanced by implementing custom patterns for each customer.

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What is your primary use case for LiveAction LiveNX?

The customers use LiveAction LiveNX for network monitoring and management purposes.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for VMware Tanzu Observability by Wavefront?

The cost of VMware Aria Operations for Applications is fair and reasonable compared to what we receive in support and packages from VMware.

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What needs improvement with VMware Tanzu Observability by Wavefront?

I find that there could be improvements in the support service response time, as the urgency varies unless specified as Priority 2 or 1 cases.

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What is your primary use case for VMware Tanzu Observability by Wavefront?

Our primary use case for VMware Aria Operations for Applications is to enhance application monitoring tasks, allowing us to set up alerts for different components and send them via SMTP to a team d...

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Also Known As

LiveNX

Tanzu Observability, Wavefront, Wavefront by VMware, VMware Tanzu Observability

Overview

LiveAction develops IT visibility solutions designed to simplify network management. Initially developed to aid the US Department of Defense in the operation of its networks, LiveNX (Network Experience) features an innovative visual display, real-time big data analytics and deep control of routers and switches for unparalleled network administration. LiveNX accelerates troubleshooting with its QoS control, application-aware, and WAN functionality developed through engineering partnerships with Cisco Systems.

BlueCat

VMware Tanzu Observability by Wavefront is a powerful tool for monitoring and analyzing the performance and availability of applications and infrastructure in real-time.

With its comprehensive monitoring capabilities, visualizing and analyzing data becomes effortless. The real-time alerting system ensures timely issue resolution, while scalability and a user-friendly interface provide a seamless experience for smooth operations.

VMware

Sample Customers

Tampa Electric, Digital First Media, Allscripts, Boxwood Technology

1. Atlassian 2. Cisco 3. Databricks 4. DigitalOcean 5. Equinix 6. Fidelity Investments 7. Google 8. Hewlett Packard Enterprise 9. Honeywell 10. IBM 11. Intel 12. JetBlue Airways 13. LinkedIn 14. Lyft 15. Mastercard 16. Microsoft 17. MongoDB 18. Netflix 19. Nvidia 20. Oracle 21. PayPal 22. Pinterest 23. Qualcomm 24. Red Hat 25. Salesforce 26. SAP 27. Spotify 28. Square 29. TMobile 30. Twitter 31. Uber 32. VMware

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