NETSCOUT InfiniStreamNG vs Riverbed NPM+ comparison

NETSCOUT and Riverbed are both solutions in the Network Monitoring Software category. NETSCOUT is ranked #77, while Riverbed is ranked #86. NETSCOUT holds a 0.4% mindshare in NMS, compared to Riverbed’s 0.3% mindshare. Additionally, 92% of NETSCOUT users are willing to recommend the solution.

NETSCOUT InfiniStreamNG

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92% willing to recommend

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0% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

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Categories and Ranking

NETSCOUT InfiniStreamNG

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

77th

Average Rating

8.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Riverbed NPM+

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

86th

Average Rating

0.0

Reviews Sentiment

8.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Monitoring Software (47th)

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2025, in the Network Monitoring Software category, the mindshare of NETSCOUT InfiniStreamNG is 0.4%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Riverbed NPM+ is 0.3%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Network Monitoring Software Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
NETSCOUT InfiniStreamNG	0.4%
Riverbed NPM+	0.3%
Other	99.3%

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Michael Gideon Genita

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…

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Akhilesh Mishra

Technical Lead at M.Tech

Helps to easily troubleshoot issues and fix it

If the backend server and application servers are not responding properly, users can use the tool to find out the issue. It also helps to find out where the issue is happening. Customers can easily troubleshoot the issue and fix it. Alluvio Network Performance Management is good for…

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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

"I love the single pane of glass view. It makes it easier to not have to navigate everywhere. It allows more simplistic visibility, without having to go from tool to tool to tool, or from window to window to window."

"It is very rock solid. We hardly have any hardware issues."

"It helps us to assist our customers to isolate problems. If it is us who is having the problem, then we can use it to streamline the process."

"It allows us to get quicker resolutions. We can see exactly what is using up the bandwidth, so we can assist end users."

"The tool has the ability to look back within a month's data. It is very easy to navigate within the tool and troubleshoot the problem, compared to other solutions that we've used in the past."

"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."

"The product is stable. I have never had any issue where we have lost an InfiniStream, or visibility from that particular InfiniStream, throughout the bank."

"The most valuable feature is utilization."

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"Alluvio Network Performance Management is good for troubleshooting."

Cons

"I would like to see an improved level of stitching between IPs."

"There is a timeout feature that we have been asking for awhile."

"Only problems that we have had are fiber issues going into the TAPs or vSTREAMs, which are usually local site issues."

"The single pane of glass feed still needs work."

"The NetFlow Collectors could handle more flows per minute."

"The stability depends on who is using the tool, because you only can get as much out of the tool as you put into it. There are a lot of patches for this particular environment, so you have to keep on them. If you lose track of them, then the product is not useful anymore."

"Being able to manage the packet flow switches in nGeniusONE would be great."

"The monitoring and reporting tool needs improvement. Users want more information, such as the level of detail when doing a packet analysis. They want more detail to be able to isolate down to a specific point."

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"Alluvio Network Performance Management is good for troubleshooting."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"To capture more with the solution that we bought, you have to buy another InfiniStreamNG, and there are only four ports in the back."

"I would like it to be more scalable with less spend."

"This product could be cheaper."

"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."

"The price is a little high."

"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."

"The tool's pricing is high and I would rate it one out of ten."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

17%

Manufacturing Company

13%

Energy/Utilities Company

11%

Government

10%

Financial Services Firm

17%

Healthcare Company

13%

Retailer

10%

Computer Software Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	8

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Also Known As

InfiniStreamNG, NETSCOUT ISNG, Infinistream

Alluvio Network Performance Management

Overview

NETSCOUT’s new ISNG platform harnesses the power of IP intelligence by mining traffic in real-time to deliver accurate and actionable data for service assurance, cybersecurity and business intelligence applications. The InfiniStreamNG platform fully supports the nGeniusONE and Iris application suites.

NETSCOUT

Riverbed NPM+ is a SaaS-delivered service that uses Riverbed Unified Agent to collect decrypted packet data at every user and server endpoint. It fills visibility gaps caused by encrypted tunnels in Zero Trust, remote work, and cloud-native environments. Taking an agent-based deployment approach ensures flexibility, simplicity, and scalability. With this AI-driven Network Observability, Riverbed takes a revolutionary step towards faster issue detection and higher service availability.

Riverbed

Sample Customers

U.S. Department of Defense

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