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NetMaster Network Intelligence vs OpenText Network Node Manager comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 29, 2026

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Categories and Ranking

NetMaster Network Intelligence
Ranking in Network Management Applications
21st
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
8.8
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
OpenText Network Node Manager
Ranking in Network Management Applications
7th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
5.4
Number of Reviews
25
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Network Management Applications category, the mindshare of NetMaster Network Intelligence is 2.9%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpenText Network Node Manager is 5.5%, up from 2.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Network Management Applications Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
OpenText Network Node Manager5.5%
NetMaster Network Intelligence2.9%
Other91.6%
Network Management Applications
 

Featured Reviews

it_user558525 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Systems Analyst at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Streamlines quick and effective drill-down into the network stack for better troubleshooting
I would like to see a web-based interface that mimics the ease of doing data traces, similar to something like a Wireshark which is a Windows-based network monitoring tool. Wireshark is fast. I'm an old Windows guy, it's what I know. I think the liability of NetMaster is having to do things through the panels. It's slow to generate traces, and when you're doing a real-time troubleshooting call - when you have to wait 30 seconds for a process to spawn and fire up in order to give data back - 30 seconds is a long time when there's an issue. The user interface is probably the biggest impediment to my success with it.
Ahmed-Salman - PeerSpot reviewer
Performanc Monitoring and Application Architect at Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Reliable network monitoring and proactive analytics enhance decision-making with areas for configuration improvement
NNMi is an OpenText product and serves as the OpenText Network Node Manager monitoring tool. OpenText Network Node Manager is used for network monitoring of switches, routers, firewalls, load balancers, and all network devices. It can support any SNMP protocol. The advantages of OpenText Network Node Manager stand out because it can build the topology, Layer 2 topology, and Layer 3 automatically once devices are added, connecting them together, such as device one, for interface one, connected with interface one on another device. The integration capability of OpenText Network Node Manager is excellent because it integrates directly, and I can configure the integration to feed the CMDB, from where I can get all information from network monitoring into the CMDB, linking it with the infrastructure and correlating events. I use advanced fault monitoring and management features in OpenText Network Node Manager for topology and fault monitoring, as it can alert or generate an event if the value exceeds or falls below a predefined threshold for SNMP traps. The predictive analytics impact planning and optimization strategies because the product can be linked with another product for analytic analysis, allowing me to see the interface utilization trend and proactively take action if the utilization increases. The automated network discovery features and topology mapping in OpenText Network Node Manager have a positive impact. It supports a bundle with another product for NetFlow to monitor traffic, ports, protocols, and SLAs, and I can build compliance reports to address security vulnerabilities, such as identifying all devices using outdated protocols.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The support has been excellent. It is far and away the best among the products that our team supports."
"Otherwise, I think it is one of the better network products out there."
"I consider NetMaster to be the best-of-breed for network."
"Stability-wise, the whole product runs great, especially with the automation; that's where it really shines."
"The most valuable features are SNA and IP monitoring, and it has been very easy to define many thresholds, including self-defining baselines."
"It has gradually evolved over time from a long initial stage to now where it's a very high scale product."
"It gives us a good overview of what's happening in our networks and the devices in the networks."
"It provides very good scalability from 200 nodes to 30,000 nodes and from 2,500 interfaces to 60,000 interfaces."
"The Network Manager has improved incident tracking and speed of response to trouble tickets."
"It is a good network monitoring, enterprise solution, and a meta-monitoring solution with good visualization."
"Most valuable function would have to the internal causal engine and its root cause analyzer which keep us updated on critical errors and incidents in our network environment."
"It's quite a mature solution."
"So actually it makes our life a lot easier in identifying if you've got problematic areas."
 

Cons

"I would like to see a web-based UI (major effort now in progress)."
"I didn't think the SNMP function was easy to set up. That caused some problems with the address space."
"The automation part could use improvement, but I do not do that much with it."
"I would like to see new release migrations made easier."
"I think the liability of NetMaster is having to do things through the panels."
"Micro Focus Network Node Manager is not the best when it comes to drilling down for more visibility, especially regarding traffic."
"Micro Focus Network Node Manager is not powered to drill down for traffic visibility."
"I would say that they definitely need to improve their support features — this is a problem. When I open a ticket, usually they respond very late."
"The technical documentation takes experience and much reading to master."
"We had some issues with some of the features, some modules are not meeting expectations."
"It is hindering us so much because we cannot give it directly to customers because after a number of connections, the system goes down within one minute."
"The dashboards are not customizable and it's not user-friendly."
"The way the solution currently works means I'm not able to customize my own reports."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"It is more inexpensive than other products in the market."
"It's an expensive solution."
"The solution is quite expensive."
"I wasn't involved in the pricing, but I think it's quite expensive."
"The solution is priced mid-range compared to the competition."
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
8%
 

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Small Business11
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise15
 

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What needs improvement with Micro Focus Network Node Manager?
The disadvantage of OpenText Network Node Manager is related to configuration, which is straightforward since it is agentless and solely relies on SNMP protocol, and although it requires some effor...
What is your primary use case for Micro Focus Network Node Manager?
I remember working with OpenText Network Node Manager at my previous company. I am now working at a different company focusing on data center migrations and DR preparation. In my current role, I ha...
What advice do you have for others considering Micro Focus Network Node Manager?
I would rate OpenText Network Node Manager an eight out of ten, as it is very good, and I appreciate its ability to link faults with network configuration management, allowing me to identify root c...
 

Also Known As

CA NetMaster Network Management. CA NetMaster, CA NetMaster Network Management for TCP/IP, CA NetMaster Network Management for SNA, CA NetMaster Network Management for TCP/IP
Micro Focus Network Node Manager, Network Node Manager, HPE Network Node Manager
 

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