NETSCOUT nGeniusONE vs OpenText Real User Monitoring comparison

The compared NETSCOUT and OpenText solutions aren't in the same category. NETSCOUT is ranked #31 in NMS , with an average rating of 8.7, and holds a 1.1% mindshare in the category. OpenText is ranked #42 in APM , with an average rating of 7.7, and holds a 0.7% mindshare. Additionally, 94% of NETSCOUT users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 58% of OpenText users who would recommend it.

NETSCOUT nGeniusONE

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58% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

NETSCOUT nGeniusONE

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Network Monitoring Software (31st)

OpenText Real User Monitoring

Average Rating

6.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (42nd)

Mindshare comparison

NETSCOUT nGeniusONE and OpenText Real User Monitoring aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. NETSCOUT nGeniusONE is designed for Network Monitoring Software and holds a mindshare of 1.1%, down 1.6% compared to last year.
OpenText Real User Monitoring, on the other hand, focuses on Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability, holds 0.7% mindshare, up 0.2% since last year.

Network Monitoring Software Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
NETSCOUT nGeniusONE	1.1%
Zabbix	5.0%
SolarWinds NPM	3.6%
Other	90.3%

Network Monitoring Software

Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
OpenText Real User Monitoring	0.7%
Dynatrace	6.0%
Datadog	5.2%
Other	88.1%

Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability

Featured Reviews

EdwardShim

General Manager at MOCOMSYS

Offers detailed network monitoring but requires improvement in deployment complexity and pricing

The price is really high, making it difficult for many financial companies to purchase immediately; it will take time for them to afford any budget for the purchase. The traffic data correlation feature's effectiveness with performance issues for clients remains uncertain as there are questions that need to be addressed through engineers regarding how many customers are actually using it. Regarding pricing and value for money, while the solution has the potential to save time and money for clients in the long term, monitoring solutions for performance management or network monitoring do not cause immediate damage to a company. It could lead to damage over time, but financial and management teams typically cannot see the immediate crisis. This is why many big companies Samsung and Hyundai try to build their own monitoring solutions using open-source tools and their own engineers, though it has not been successful.

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Yasir Amin

Sr. Solution Architect, Project Manager at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees

User-level monitoring with near-real-time analytics boosts service availability

The use case is about user-level monitoring and the availability of a service for a user. It's about whether the service is available, its performance, and the type of errors a user is receiving, from a user perspective The functions that Real User Monitor is intended for, which is to provide the…

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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

"Aside from having the logs that are just on the firewall, we're able to get the traffic as it's going in between, throughout our network. It isolates end sources that are having issues, where we don't have any other tools that would be able to go down to an end-user's computer to find out what's going on."

"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."

"The solution transforms packet wire data into real-time data that is ready to act on."

"It has versatility to correlate different traffic types and performance management statistics."

"It's easy to detect unwanted traffic with all the detection tools available."

"With NETSCOUT, it's very easy to check where the problem is located, and you can uncover if it is in the network or the application or the server."

"The most valuable feature is visibility."

"Whenever there is an outage, it's quickly able to identify it and, without pointing fingers, we can prove that it is not the network environment."

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"The reporting feature is good for us."

"The most useful feature of this solution is tracking, where the application's traffic is monitored, analyzed, and presented as a live session of that particular user so that, for example, everything you do in a bank application transaction can be tracked by the application."

"Real User Monitoring tools help proactively identify problems before they become critical by monitoring thresholds. There is a threshold and an SOA threshold."

"The most useful feature of this solution is tracking. When the application's traffic has been monitored it is taken from that particular application and analyzed. It is then given a live session of that particular user. For example, if you are using your bank application to do some kind of transaction, everything that you do can be tracked by that application."

"We use RUM and BSM and so far it has been really good at getting real user transactions from a real user monitor and then tying it to a BSM single view dashboard, where we get the whole realistic picture."

"Real User Monitor has made it easier to drill down and see how users connect to and use our website."

"The Micro Focus technical support is quite good."

"If you have an old-fashioned infrastructure with data center servers then this is a good solution for you."

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Cons

"In previous versions, we used to have an icon on the dashboard when the situation analysis would present an alert. It would be nice if that would be made available on the dashboard again. Something that could be customizable to only illuminate on certain applications."

"Comparing this to a vendor like Cisco, who provides any component next business day, NETSCOUT nGeniusONE took a long time."

"NETSCOUT nGeniusONE can improve the detection of what area of the infrastructure could be having an issue, such as an application, server, or network."

"Most of the functionality I mentioned above could be improved, to be honest. Also, it's not intuitive, it's not simple to use."

"The initial setup was complex, and deployment took around six months."

"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."

"here is a big issue with the special way they use InfiniStream to store data."

"There's a little too much investigation that the user has to do at this point."

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"The product needs more R&D to make it easier and more compatible with other software."

"When we want to monitor our encrypted traffic, this product doesn't work because our cipher is not supported."

"Some issues with login errors."

"If it is a standalone solution, however, I would not recommend Micro Focus."

"The solution's technical support presents a lot of issues with too many delays."

"Everybody is moving away from traffic and installing agents on the application to do the job, but Micro Focus is using traditional ways to collect the traffic. They should change their architecture completely."

"One final complaint I have is that the roadmap from the vendor is not clear, which makes it less attractive to some customers."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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

"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."

"It is a little overall pricey and expensive, but you get what you pay for."

"The license becomes cost prohibitive very quickly."

"It is very expensive, but it's well worth the money."

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

"If you are able and you are willing to use everything that Netscout provides to you, it's probably a relatively fair price. The problem is that it's such a large and such a complex tool that I'm not sure that many companies would be able to use it entirely, the way it's expected to be used."

"Make sure you get the low down on your licensing and understand the licensing requirements before making a purchase, especially when it comes to an upgrade. Make sure that it suits your needs before you commit to it. For example, we purchased ATA at version 6.2.1. At that time, the licensing covered everything we need. NETSCOUT comes out with 6.2.2, stating that in order to upgrade, you had to purchase CyberStream licensing. Now that requires some additional funding from both a capital investment and a maintenance cost. That's something that should have been said, "Well, if you want these additional features, you will need to purchase these CyberStreams." Otherwise, we should be allowed to continue on the basic operations as it is now through the newer releases without being stuck."

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"The price is approximately €30,000 ($35,500 USD) for the enterprise edition."

"Not expensive."

"Compared to other tools, OpenText Real User Monitoring is an expensive solution."

"If I compare with other vendors, other vendors are more expensive"

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

10%

Computer Software Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Government

Construction Company

16%

Government

Performing Arts

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	14
Midsize Enterprise	5
Large Enterprise	37

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	2
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	7

Questions from the Community

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?

Regarding its high price, I give NETSCOUT nGeniusONE a seven.

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What needs improvement with Micro Focus Real User Monitor?

The diagnostics perspective, particularly in terms of the root cause analysis of failures, should be improved. There needs to be more development in this area, as the support and the number of peop...

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What is your primary use case for Micro Focus Real User Monitor?

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What advice do you have for others considering Micro Focus Real User Monitor?

I rate the solution as nine. It is a good product. Everyone should have it as it is essential today, but choose the vendor accordingly. I'd rate the solution nine out of ten.

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Also Known As

NETSCOUT nGenius, nGeniusONE

Micro Focus Real User Monitor, Micro Focus RUM, HPE RUM

Overview

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.

NETSCOUT

Real User Monitoring (RUM) an End user monitoring that gives you visibility into user behavior for fast, targeted problem resolution. It monitors the performance and availability of business-critical application services for all users at all locations all the time. It automatically discovers underlying infrastructure and classifies user actions - giving you instant visibility into session and whole service health over web, cloud, and mobile user experience. It allows you to trace user experience across tiers, capture live sessions, see where customers clicked, measure response times, and see pages that caused problems. And you can easily capture and replay user sessions to create test scripts that reflect real user behavior. All this data gives you new ability to analyze which application transactions your users are performing and what application response they are experiencing. RUM currently supports over 20 application protocols and applications such as SAP, Citrix, and native mobile application monitoring on Android.

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Sample Customers

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