We performed a comparison between Ixia Hawkeye and SolarWinds NPM based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Network Monitoring Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."We can manage the entire system across the network and troubleshoot the pain points."
"The ease of setup is the most valuable aspect of this solution. It's easy to set up and run tests."
"It empowers network administrators to access specialized and detailed views for specific tests, including video streaming and performance related to specific applications like video games."
"The most valuable feature is the deployment because it's very easy to deploy real flow through the network."
"Our customer was happiest with the price of this product."
"We can proactively fix historical issues, so we won't face those problems in future."
"From web interfaces to custom monitors and alarms, this product has a high level of flexibility that can be molded to suit your business needs, regardless of the size of your organization."
"It's easy to understand, even if you are not too technical."
"It is very extensible with 'SWQL' and APIs to where we are beginning to integrate it with network automation."
"The most valuable features are language support and technical support."
"Provides a good level of tools and covers essential components."
"A product that is well-tested and trusted in demanding situations."
"SolarWinds NPM has a colorful UI and many easy-to-use features. It does not need to be configured as much and is also easy to install."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"The customization of tests and even the results can be improved."
"Improvements in network performance are essential."
"You can't delete more than one thing at a time. It would be great to be able to highlight three out of five things and delete them, whether it's a test or an actual report."
"Ixia has one flaw, which is that they do not print the license code on the paper licenses that are shipped to the customers."
"It would be nice if SolarWinds could have a polling engine on the site that would collect the reporting and then manage everything itself."
"It is difficult for stakeholders to translate technical requirements, which results in difficulties selecting a platform or implementing a solution."
"Scalability is a bit tricky because it requires more gateways in order to get the performance you may need. It also requires a lot of licensing."
"The evaluation time for the product is too short especially for large corporations."
"The only real caveat that we have or that I have an issue with is when I go on vacation, it's a little hard for me to go and modify alerts so that I don't get alerted about things when I'm on vacation."
"It would be good to have high security."
"Technical support and releases are not particularly reliable."
"The solution is not always good with new features, so it's take a long time."
Ixia Hawkeye is ranked 53rd in Network Monitoring Software with 4 reviews while SolarWinds NPM is ranked 4th in Network Monitoring Software with 147 reviews. Ixia Hawkeye is rated 9.2, while SolarWinds NPM is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Ixia Hawkeye writes "A valuable tool for optimizing network performance and security with comprehensive network monitoring capabilities, user-friendly interface, and flexibility for scripting". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SolarWinds NPM writes "High-level, comprehensive, and proactive monitoring in a user-friendly interface". Ixia Hawkeye is most compared with ThousandEyes, NETSCOUT nGeniusONE and Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline, whereas SolarWinds NPM is most compared with Zabbix, PRTG Network Monitor, ManageEngine OpManager, ThousandEyes and Entuity. See our Ixia Hawkeye vs. SolarWinds NPM report.
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