NETSCOUT nGeniusPULSE vs NETSCOUT vSTREAM comparison

NETSCOUT nGeniusPULSE and NETSCOUT vSTREAM are both solutions in the Network Monitoring Software category. NETSCOUT nGeniusPULSE is ranked #31 with an average rating of 10.0, while NETSCOUT vSTREAM is ranked #79. NETSCOUT nGeniusPULSE holds a 0.4% mindshare in NMS, compared to NETSCOUT vSTREAM’s 0.3% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of NETSCOUT nGeniusPULSE users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of NETSCOUT vSTREAM users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 10, 2024

NETSCOUT nGeniusPULSE and NETSCOUT vSTREAM compete in the network performance monitoring and analysis category. NETSCOUT vSTREAM seems to have the upper hand due to its robust feature set.

Features: NETSCOUT nGeniusPULSE offers proactive monitoring capabilities, real-time analytics, and quick insights into network health. NETSCOUT vSTREAM provides detailed traffic analysis, deep packet inspection, and comprehensive visibility into application performance.

Room for Improvement: NETSCOUT nGeniusPULSE could enhance its traffic analysis depth, interface scalability, and integration with third-party solutions. NETSCOUT vSTREAM might improve its ease of deployment, simplify configuration processes, and enhance user interface intuitiveness.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: NETSCOUT nGeniusPULSE is easy to deploy with intuitive configuration, making it simple to integrate into existing infrastructures. NETSCOUT vSTREAM requires more technical expertise for deployment but is supported by efficient customer service.

Pricing and ROI: NETSCOUT nGeniusPULSE offers a cost-effective setup with a rapid ROI due to efficient problem-solving capabilities. NETSCOUT vSTREAM involves a higher initial cost, justified by its extensive feature set, which provides substantial long-term value for complex network environments.

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Categories and Ranking

NETSCOUT nGeniusPULSE

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

31st

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

NETSCOUT vSTREAM

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

79th

Average Rating

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Network Monitoring Software category, the mindshare of NETSCOUT nGeniusPULSE is 0.4%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of NETSCOUT vSTREAM is 0.3%, down from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Leandro Di Maria

Gerente De Ventas at internet winds ag

Offers real-time monitoring capabilities, which help businesses optimize their operations

The tools are part of managed environments, but when the capabilities of the routers need to be increased, we use NETSCOUT to manage things at an international level. The tool's user interface is okay. It would be great if the tool could provide alerts during attacks in Spanish. In the next release, if the traffic analysis could send our company an alert before an attack starts, it would be even better. Before an attack starts, seeing the traffic behavior and activities would be great. The tool should also share alerts since it is an area where the product has certain shortcomings.

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Moreno Musardo

Consultant

Troubleshooting at the packet level helps us resolve issues more quickly

The solution provides increased visibility during an IT deployment. It enables us to troubleshoot a service when it is down. As we expand our company, more users are using the tool to quickly resolve issues. It helps us and them get to root cause quickly. For example, last week a DNS was not running anymore. We checked the packet and saw that there was a buffer overload. It has cut our overall troubleshooting time. Sometimes it took a month to troubleshoot something that we can now do within days. nGenius has helped increase application or network uptime. The DNS I mentioned is now a better server with more capacity than before, because of our troubleshooting. We see a measurable decrease in mean time to know and mean time to repair. We see that when our customers are using this tool, their stability on the link is getting better and better, every time they use it. Also, we use the solution for unified communication application performance and it helps with uptime and end-user experience. Sometimes the quality of voice calls is not good enough, so we use the Media Monitor to check the quality in real-time.

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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

"The solution's technical support team consists of good engineers and technicians."

"I like the single pane of glass view. I like being able to go to one place instead of having to hunt around for everything."

"The most valuable features of this solution are monitoring and maintaining traffic queuing, as well as seeing who is using the bandwidth."

"This is a very reliable and complete solution for troubleshooting and monitoring environments."

"I like the single pane of glass view because it presents everything in one window, obviously. You can see it all. With a quick glance, you get a pretty good snapshot of what's going on in a particular situation."

"The most valuable feature of NETSCOUT nGeniusPULSE is the network troubleshooting analysis. You can pinpoint an issue before it could shut down the network."

"vSTREAM gives us better visibility and reporting about our network infrastructure, allowing for cost-optimization."

"One of the valuable features is the packet decoding."

Cons

"Before an attack starts, seeing the traffic behavior and activities would be great. The tool should also share alerts since it is an area where the product has certain shortcomings."

"The price of the solution could be reduced."

"They require a lot of manual effort as traffic flows, networks, and formal times change."

"In terms of additional features, I would like to see better event notification. Right now, we put in an email address to receive an alert and it receives every event and every alert that comes out. We need something a little more granular."

"The GUI interface and dashboards could be more attractive to the customer."

"Usability is the area with the biggest room for improvement. We've found that with NETSCOUT, while it's a fantastic product, the usability is a major factor because there are just way too many clicks. It's obvious, from our experience, that the people who are developing the product aren't using it."

"I would like to see improvements made to the user guide."

"Room for improvement exists in filtering in the packet decode."

"I would like for it to have a smaller footprint of the virtual appliance and better performance."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price of NETSCOUT nGeniusPULSE is high. The other solutions are less expensive but we cannot depend on the other solutions, they are not as stable."

"The tool's price is okay. On a scale of one to ten, I rate it as a five, where one means it is not expensive, and ten means it is the most expensive."

"Cost is contracted on a yearly basis. There is no additional cost beyond the standard licensing."

"Licensing is quite expensive."

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Top Industries

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Government

16%

Financial Services Firm

13%

Computer Software Company

10%

Insurance Company

Financial Services Firm

14%

Computer Software Company

13%

Government

12%

Energy/Utilities Company

10%

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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for NETSCOUT nGeniusPULSE?

The tool's price is okay. On a scale of one to ten, I rate it as a five, where one means it is not expensive, and ten means it is the most expensive.

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What is your primary use case for NETSCOUT nGeniusPULSE?

I use the solution in my company to analyze international traffic.

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Also Known As

nGeniusPULSE

vSTREAM

Overview

NETSCOUT’s nGeniusPULSE delivers the visibility needed into today’s evolving IT eco-system to ensure the availability, reliability, and performance of your mission-critical business services across your multi-cloud environment, from wherever users need access.

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The vSTREAM virtual appliance complements existing Adaptive Session Intelligence (ASI)-based instrumentation to provide the same level of visibility within virtualized and cloud infrastructures that is already possible in physical environments. The vSTREAM virtual appliance is ideal for monitoring service-critical traffic running within virtualized or cloud infrastructures, either locally on a host or as an aggregation point for multiple hosts. With complete visibility across physical, virtual and cloud networks, the vSTREAM virtual appliance presents real-time views of end-to-end call trace data and network-wide KPIs, to protect the reliability and availability of networks and application services.

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Sample Customers

Banco Votorantim

Metropolitan Police Agency, Banpara, PropertyRoom.com

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