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NETSCOUT InfiniStreamNG vs OpenText Network Operations Management comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 10, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

NETSCOUT InfiniStreamNG
Ranking in Network Monitoring Software
73rd
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
13
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
OpenText Network Operations...
Ranking in Network Monitoring Software
59th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
Network Management Applications (21st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Network Monitoring Software category, the mindshare of NETSCOUT InfiniStreamNG is 0.5%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpenText Network Operations Management is 0.4%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Network Monitoring Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
OpenText Network Operations Management0.4%
NETSCOUT InfiniStreamNG0.5%
Other99.1%
Network Monitoring Software
 

Featured Reviews

Michael Gideon Genita - PeerSpot reviewer
Associate System Engineer at SMS Global Technologies, Inc.
Easy to set up with good documentation and helpful support
I'm using it for a customer The packet flow switch is the most valuable aspect of the solution.  It's an easy product to set up. We can scale the solution if we need to. It's stable.  The documentation is well-written and quite useful. It's compatible with other products.  Under the pocket flow…
AhmedBahgat - PeerSpot reviewer
Advisor at Saudi Telecom Company
Dynamic discovery and effective network topology make IT monitoring valuable
The solution enables dynamic discovery and incorporates a powerful configuration management database, CMDB, along with a strong correlation engine. It covers the entire span of the infrastructure, including servers and network operations. It also adapts well to different environments, showing network topology effectively, making the network monitoring tool quite valuable.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The technical support is really good. They will go above and beyond, if you are running into a problem. You can go to a sales engineer, who will engage technical support to help you out."
"The packet flow switch is the most valuable aspect of the solution."
"Because we are doing proactive monitoring instead of reactive, the end users don't even see that there is something wrong."
"It has cut our troubleshooting down by days. Once we have a product in place, we show people examples of how it can streamline their troubleshooting process."
"We use it for monitoring whenever we update a new circuit or site."
"It is very rock solid, and we hardly have any hardware issues."
"It's an easy product to set up."
"We have seen a lot of return on investment: We have been able to recover radios in the field, we know exactly what is going on, we cut down fines from the service commission, and we have seen a measurable decrease in mean time to know, cutting troubleshooting down by days as we can now see the issues."
"We can detect non-compliant devices and automate remediation actions to cover the gap in the configuration standards."
"When it comes to customization, Micro Focus is more mature than its competitors."
"The solution enables dynamic discovery and incorporates a powerful configuration management database, CMDB, along with a strong correlation engine."
 

Cons

"The single pane of glass feed still needs work."
"I would like to see an improved level of stitching between IPs."
"The NetFlow Collectors could handle more flows per minute."
"I'd like them to make the product more user-friendly."
"The solution is not great, but it is not bad."
"The technology goes end-of-life on us every year, which is why I am looking forward to vSTREAM."
"There is a timeout feature that we have been asking for awhile."
"We don't use the single pane of glass view, even though we own it."
"It may need a more customizable UI."
"The user interface is outdated and needs improvement, especially for service and topology maps."
"Micro Focus Network Management doesn't support end-to-end monitoring of cloud infrastructure. Micro Focus might have different cloud solutions for cloud automation and hybrid cloud management. There are a lot of products that also support automation. That is different, but it should monitor the cloud from an IT operations management perspective."
"Micro Focus Network Management doesn't support end-to-end monitoring of cloud infrastructure."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The scalability is good, but it comes at a cost. E.g., if you need 100 InfiniStream because you are sending gigs or terabytes of data to one InfiniStream, then you will have to purchase another InfiniStream, which are not cheap."
"I would like it to be more scalable with less spend."
"The price is a little high."
"It can be scalable. It just costs too much. With a company as big as ours, it gets too expensive to accommodate every single site."
"This product could be cheaper."
"To capture more with the solution that we bought, you have to buy another InfiniStreamNG, and there are only four ports in the back."
"Micro Focus' price is on the higher side, but there are other products like CA products and IBM that are more expensive. At the same time, you have to compare the maturity level of the solutions."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
14%
Construction Company
13%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Construction Company
25%
Comms Service Provider
13%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Healthcare Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise8
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Questions from the Community

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What needs improvement with Micro Focus Network Operations Management?
The user interface is outdated and needs improvement, especially for service and topology maps. The ease of generating dashboards for different situations by users is critical for my environment. I...
What is your primary use case for Micro Focus Network Operations Management?
I use the solution as the main vehicle to monitor and alert about events in the IT environment. I use it for IT monitoring.
 

Also Known As

InfiniStreamNG, NETSCOUT ISNG, Infinistream
Micro Focus Network Operations Management
 

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