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Network Instruments Observer vs OpenNMS comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Network Instruments Observer
Ranking in Network Monitoring Software
113th
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
OpenNMS
Ranking in Network Monitoring Software
44th
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the Network Monitoring Software category, the mindshare of Network Instruments Observer is 0.2%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpenNMS is 1.4%, down from 2.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Network Monitoring Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
OpenNMS1.4%
Network Instruments Observer0.2%
Other98.4%
Network Monitoring Software
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer197955 - PeerSpot reviewer
Engineer at a comms service provider with 11-50 employees
The product has allowed us to have a recording of all business critical network data.
Ring capture buffer. Complex filtering The product has allowed us to have a recording of all business critical network data. The Observer application is very complex to use and setup, this should be improved. Windows is unstable, a possible Linux version in future will fix this. 4 years The…
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Top Industries

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Government
20%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Computer Software Company
8%
 

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Sample Customers

Brno University of Technology
OpenNMS users include five of the top twenty companies on the Fortune 100, as well as multiple large and multi-state health providers and one of the largest electronic medical record providers in the United States.
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