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NetBrain
Read 6 NetBrain reviews
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75% willing to recommend
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Network Instruments Observer
Read 1 Network Instruments Observer review
416 views|126 comparisons
100% willing to recommend
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Network Troubleshooting
April 2024
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Featured Review
Deborah Gamelin
Good monitoring and troubleshoot capabilities, improves overall network traffic visibility
Anonymous User
The product has allowed us to have a recording of all business critical network data.
The product has allowed us to have a recording of all business critical network data.
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  • "The product is expensive, but less expensive than some of the competition and worth the price."
  • "Licensing is based on a per-device basis, which means that it can get very expensive if you have a large number of devices."

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    What do you like most about NetBrain?
    Top Answer:NetBrain is a very simple tool.
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    What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for NetBrain?
    Top Answer:The solution is licensing and on-premises. You need to download the software and enable the license on any X86 machine server. We pay a yearly subscription fee. It's economical. It was not very… more »
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    What needs improvement with NetBrain?
    Top Answer:NetBrain is a very simple tool, however, it's not an NDR. It doesn't have the capabilities to run PCAPs and so on. The solution could integrate more automation. If the product has to be evolved, it… more »
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    Ranking
    15th
    out of 17 in Network Troubleshooting
    Views
    133
    Comparisons
    76
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    88th
    out of 148 in Network Monitoring Software
    Views
    416
    Comparisons
    126
    Reviews
    0
    Average Words per Review
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    NetBrain
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    Overview

    Managing today’s networks with yesterday’s manual processes is no longer a viable solution. NetBrain’s network automation platform provides actionable insights into your network to help you make better and faster decisions - particularly when you’re troubleshooting, securing, and making changes to the network.

    Observer isn't just a protocol analyzer. While our solutions offer the deepest drill-down into network problems, they also provide back-in-time analysis, enterprise-wide reporting, trending, alarms, application tools, route monitoring, and more.
    Sample Customers
    CompuCon, TD Ameritrade, Move Inc.
    Brno University of Technology
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company13%
    Government10%
    Financial Services Firm10%
    Manufacturing Company9%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company19%
    Government9%
    Comms Service Provider5%
    Financial Services Firm5%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business20%
    Midsize Enterprise10%
    Large Enterprise70%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business42%
    Midsize Enterprise18%
    Large Enterprise40%
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    NetBrain is ranked 15th in Network Troubleshooting while Network Instruments Observer is ranked 88th in Network Monitoring Software. NetBrain is rated 7.2, while Network Instruments Observer is rated 0.0. The top reviewer of NetBrain writes "Good monitoring and troubleshoot capabilities, improves overall network traffic visibility". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Network Instruments Observer writes "The product has allowed us to have a recording of all business critical network data. ". NetBrain is most compared with Cisco DNA Center, ThousandEyes, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, SolarWinds Network Automation Manager and Forward Enterprise, whereas Network Instruments Observer is most compared with .

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