LogRhythm NetMon vs NETSCOUT nGeniusONE comparison

LogRhythm and NETSCOUT are both solutions in the Network Monitoring Software category. LogRhythm is ranked #55 with an average rating of 7.7, while NETSCOUT is ranked #19 with an average rating of 8.5. LogRhythm holds a 0.3% mindshare in NMS, compared to NETSCOUT’s 1.6% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of LogRhythm users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 93% of NETSCOUT users who would recommend it.

LogRhythm NetMon

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NETSCOUT nGeniusONE

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LogRhythm NetMon

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 10, 2024

NETSCOUT nGeniusONE and LogRhythm NetMon are prominent players in the network performance and monitoring category. NETSCOUT nGeniusONE seems to hold an edge with deep packet inspection and application-specific monitoring.

Features: NETSCOUT nGeniusONE is known for its deep packet inspection, NetFlow traffic analysis, and application-specific monitoring. It offers comprehensive visibility into network performance, providing detailed analysis of voice traffic, latency, and jitter. LogRhythm NetMon provides robust traffic analysis and threat detection with enriched analytics through deep packet inspection. It emphasizes lateral traffic visibility which enhances security posture.

Room for Improvement: NETSCOUT nGeniusONE is criticized for its complex interface and high learning curve, with suggestions for modular pricing and improved virtual environment support. LogRhythm NetMon needs better integration with third-party products and a more user-friendly interface, along with increased cost efficiency and improved analytics customization.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: NETSCOUT nGeniusONE offers versatile deployment options, supporting hybrid and on-premises environments, with highly appreciated technical support, albeit sometimes seen as expensive. LogRhythm NetMon primarily supports on-premises deployment with knowledgeable tech support, though users desire more flexible integration capabilities and streamlined deployment processes.

Pricing and ROI: NETSCOUT nGeniusONE is considered expensive, with concerns about full utilization of its extensive features impacting perceived value. It reportedly improves network uptime and decreases troubleshooting time. LogRhythm NetMon offers a balanced price-to-performance ratio, competitive pricing potentially high for smaller businesses, with ROI from reduced troubleshooting time and enhanced customer satisfaction.

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Categories and Ranking

LogRhythm NetMon

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

55th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

NETSCOUT nGeniusONE

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

19th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Network Monitoring Software category, the mindshare of LogRhythm NetMon is 0.3%, down from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of NETSCOUT nGeniusONE is 1.6%, up from 1.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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AshishDubey

Product manager at Tata Communications Ltd

A stable and scalable tool useful for network behavior analysis, DPA, and network forensic services

I have not worked much on LogRhythm NetMon to be able to comment on what needs improvement in the product since there is another team in our company that is working on the solution presently. LogRhythm NetMon's pricing model is an area of concern that should be made a little bit cheaper in comparison to the other players in the market currently. With players like IBM QRadar that propose QNI or Darktrace in the market, LogRhythm NetMon needs to consider a reduction in its pricing model.

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Ruslan Melnyk

Business Unit Manager at BAKOTECH

Useful for network performance monitoring

My manager can explain the use cases attached to the product. I am a unit leader in my company, and I don't sell the product directly to our partners or customers. In my company, I manage certain processes and a team while building, developing, and providing them with a direction for the market. NETSCOUT nGeniusONE is a good solution for network performance monitoring since it is not cloud-based. My company sells NETSCOUT nGeniusONE in eight to ten countries. I think the solution is not good for capacity planning, but it is better to help find problems in applications because not every infrastructure is good at managing working applications. I think it is a solution meant for applications. The tool is useful for solving problems attached to applications. The tool's real-time network monitoring capability was used when the product was more reactive. In our company, if we use real-time monitoring, then we need to deal with raw traffic. In our company, if we don't see any problem in the real-time systems, we have the possibility to rely on the tool since it acts like a time machine for us, which can allow us to get back to the areas of problem and solve them. I recommend the product to those who plan to use it. For many users, it can be a good monitoring system that can be scaled up in the future. I think it is a good product to start with when working systems in an environment. NETSCOUT nGeniusONE is another tool used to manage raw traffic, and I find it to integrate well into our customers' network. I am not using it actively on the system. I use the tool for network packet brokers. I rate the tool a ten out of ten.

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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

"It is a stable solution...It is a scalable solution."

"Visibility is a valuable feature, the ability to see even if the traffic is not going into the firewall"

"The initial setup is straightforward because we can deploy an open server."

"The protocols with which you see the traffic for a particular website that a client has in their environment, for example, are valuable. We can monitor whether the traffic is up to the mark or whether they need to add more bandwidth. Also, we can see if we're able to get real-time environment data as well. The customization dashboard is really good. LogRhythm NetMon has its own in-built dashboards which are helpful in guiding customization."

"The analytics feature is the most valuable feature."

"It has a very strong artificial intelligence engine."

"LogRhythm NetMon's most impressive feature is that it's a bundled package, so you're not just relying on monthly data; you get a six-month view for more comprehensive indicators of compromise. This dual approach is precious. We implement LogRhythm NetMon in our cybersecurity strategy mainly for compliance and correlation of network, user, and decision activities, particularly for network firewalls and access control."

"NetMon's best feature is traffic analysis."

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

"When we have any type of outage, and we dig into it, we are able to tell what the root cause is instead of having to go through Wireshark, etc."

"If one of our network pipes is getting plugged up by somebody using too much bandwidth, we can use the NETSCOUT tool to examine and find out what is going on."

"The biggest benefit is the ability to do low-level packet inspection. When I say packet inspection, I don't mean looking at payload, but just looking at your communication handshakes and the like. It reduces troubleshooting time because you can get a much better view into the communications path between servers, database servers, web servers, and understand what's going on."

"For me, the most valuable features are the dashboards which we use to highlight the overall impact to the customers, and being able to drill down into the nitty-gritty of the customer experience."

"The valuable features include packet analysis, packet capture, and [that] it's easy to use."

"We build application dashboards and performance indexes for locations."

"Packet decode and bandwidth analysis reports are the two most valuable features."

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Cons

"I would like to see better integration with multiple products. Integration is not something that is readily available for most of the products."

"The platform's integration features often need to be improved."

"The training for this product is not very good and needs to be improved."

"The main concern is that LogRhythm has not improved NetMon but instead introduced a separate product, which many customers, including us, would prefer to be integrated into a single platform for easier management."

"Sometimes it's hard to find the network devices' self-audit logs."

"Could use a topology diagram which would help get an exact visual."

"Some of the automated tasks we can perform on QRadar cannot be performed on LogRhythm because the solution has limitations."

"LogRhythm NetMon's pricing model is an area of concern that should be made a little bit cheaper in comparison to the other players in the market currently."

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"There are so many pieces of their product that integrate with one another that perhaps a recommendation for improvement would be some sort of bigger overview and map to help understand how all their pieces integrate together."

"For individual subscriber tracings, sometimes it does not capture all the messages. There is a little bit of room for improvement there."

"The product is a little complicated."

"The pricing could benefit from being somewhat lower for broader adoption."

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

"The technical support could improve a bit with quicker responses for early on questions. What I think are simple questions are taking a long time to get answers to."

"Maybe the optics cost could be improved. It's not about the product itself, but the optics cost from other companies is very high, which affects the business. When you buy a $1 million product, you shouldn't be expected to pay $500,000 for support. So, support, operation, and professional services are very expensive. It's the main weakness."

"On a network the size of ours, the loading times seem a little extensive, 20 or 30 seconds to load up some graphs."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"LogRhythm's licensing part is something that depends on the license you want since they offer it on a perpetual and subscription basis."

"The product is expensive for smaller companies."

"Pricing is okay. There were some competitors that were extremely expensive and there were some which were really inexpensive but LogRhythm stayed in the middle of them."

"I don't have visibility into the pricing of LogRhythm NetMon as it's handled through our commercial partnerships."

"NetMon's licensing costs about $85k per year, with some extra costs for support."

"The price of this solution is too high, so it should be made more practical and more valuable for the customer."

"The product is too expensive compared to other products."

"There is a need to make yearly payments towards the licensing charges attached to the product. The product may come across as a cheap tool for some, while it may seem costly for others."

"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."

"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."

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

"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."

"We have a premium customized contract for the solution."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

28%

Computer Software Company

22%

Government

10%

Insurance Company

10%

Financial Services Firm

16%

Computer Software Company

14%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Government

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By reviewers

Large Enterprise

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Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about LogRhythm NetMon?

It has a very strong artificial intelligence engine.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for LogRhythm NetMon?

I don't have visibility into the pricing of LogRhythm NetMon as it's handled through our commercial partnerships.

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What needs improvement with LogRhythm NetMon?

The main concern is that LogRhythm has not improved NetMon but instead introduced a separate product, which many customers, including us, would prefer to be integrated into a single platform for ea...

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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?

The pricing is a bit high yet not overly expensive. The cost depends on the size of the customer, as sizing controls the pricing.

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LogRhythm Network Monitor

NETSCOUT nGenius, nGeniusONE

Overview

Identify Emerging Threats on Your Network in Real Time

Transform your physical or virtual system into a network forensics sensor in a matter of minutes for free with LogRhythm's NetMon Freemium. Your investigations will come together effortlessly with extensive corresponding metadata, full packet capture, and customizable advanced correlation.. Detect network-based threats with real-time network monitoring and big data analytics

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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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Cerner Corporation

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