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Broadcom Network Flow Analysis vs SCOM comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 10, 2024
 

Categories and Ranking

Juniper Mist Premium Analytics
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Ranking in Network Monitoring Software
58th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Broadcom Network Flow Analysis
Ranking in Network Monitoring Software
64th
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
Network Management Applications (22nd), Network Troubleshooting (9th)
SCOM
Ranking in Network Monitoring Software
8th
Average Rating
7.8
Number of Reviews
80
Ranking in other categories
Event Monitoring (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Network Monitoring Software category, the mindshare of Juniper Mist Premium Analytics is 0.4%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Broadcom Network Flow Analysis is 0.3%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SCOM is 2.5%, down from 2.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

ALEXANDRE VIANNA - PeerSpot reviewer
May 3, 2024
Has a single dashboard, but is expensive
We use this solution to manage our mission environment The single dashboard is a valuable feature.  The technical support needs improvement. The initial setup is straightforward. The solution is expensive. I rate the pricing an eight out of ten.  Overall, I rate the solution a seven out of…
Purneswara Rao - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 9, 2024
A stable tool that helps identify the complete flow analysis in a network
I use Broadcom Network Flow Analysis in my company as it helps us deal with the classification of protocol, which will monitor the flow, and once we enable the flow in the network devices, we can see the flow of how the traffic goes between different network devices in our environment, and also we…
GaneshRp - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 21, 2024
Provides end-to-end application monitoring, inbuilt reporting and capable of monitoring the operating system
Might be the APM (Application Performance Monitoring) solutions, which it lacks compared to other tools. I don't know what other tools are in the market, so I don't know what SCOM lacks. I need to check, as it depends on the requirements. Once other teams have the requirement, and if that is not fulfilled, maybe they would have chosen another tool. But for me, whatever requirement my user provided has been fulfilled via SCOM. So there might be a few other requirements, which are from other teams, like software development teams, Java teams, and so on. They might have different requirements, but I haven't got those in my scope. That's the problem. If they had been in my scope, I would have started exploring it, and then I would have known if it's lacking or if it's already there because I haven't used a few features in SCOM, like distributed application monitoring and other stuff. In future releases, I would like to see APM solutions and dashboards like Grafana. It's not like Grafana. If it is possible to integrate with Grafana, that would be great because I have a lot of data in the data warehouse. If I get a chance to integrate with Grafana, I can show it there because SCOM collects a lot of data from the servers.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The single dashboard is a valuable feature."
"We can manage the entire system across the network and troubleshoot the pain points."
"It is an overall stable solution."
"This solution has helped our organization by allowing us to have visibility. We deal with cybersecurity, so visibility is very important."
"The solution is scalable. If you want to monitor more you have to buy more licenses, but you can add on. We don't plan to increase usage."
"The most valuable feature of SCOM is the capability of using classes within your management pack development."
"We have found the scalability capabilities to be okay."
"It discovers the components automatically, which is a fantastic thing. The discovery works in an automatic way, and it has a dynamic way of discovering the components, assets, and applications. It doesn't require any manual intervention."
"The inbuilt management pack that Microsoft provides is really helpful. I know it's a mature product, and they keep upgrading the management pack."
"It works better than other products I’ve used – namely SolarWinds, which is cumbersome and error prone for web app monitoring. SCOM is not."
"This solution allows us to standardize all of the reports for monitoring the network, so it helps a lot for auditing purposes."
"The solution primarily drives system information, and I believe it works fine."
 

Cons

"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"The technical support needs improvement."
"Currently, Broadcom Network Flow Analysis does not support high-availability solutions, making it an area that needs improvement."
"I would like to see more security features, like a lost protection package."
"The solution can be improved by expanding to cloud usage."
"I would like more customized reports. People should have some customization option on the dashboards for whenever they put multiple lists into it. Beyond customizing the content, there should be the ability to customize the colors so that they can engage some priority and mark challenges separately."
"I would like to see them improve their network monitoring."
"They can focus more on cloud monitoring instead of on-premise monitoring. We should be able to monitor cloud-related applications. They can include this feature in the next release. If it is in the cloud, we can have scalability by using Kubernetes. The container is containerized, packaged, and managed using Kubernetes. This feature is not there in SCOM. Going forward, if they can focus on that, it will be great."
"There are some negative points about this product. Sometimes, the capabilities of the software don't appear, and you can't directly see the results. You have to wait for a long period to refresh the policy to push it to the software or other patches."
"In terms of features that could be improved, I would say the agent integration into the operating system. We are having difficulties integrating Linux into some of the networking devices."
"The end-user components, including the dashboards, the administration console, and the web console, need to be improved."
"All of the areas of reporting are very bad and need to be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is expensive."
"If you make a DX NetOps-based purchase and the complete suite of products that fall under DX NetOps from Broadcom, then you get Network Flow Analysis along with DX NetOps Performance Management and DX Spectrum."
"SCOM is part of the System Center suite and I am satisfied with the pricing."
"Two customers bought the enterprise agreement with Microsoft and paid for Software Assurance. But few customers don't buy it for Software Assurance. They just buy it and deploy it, and they think that we will be using it for the next five years."
"It is more expensive than the competition."
"We have to pay for a license and the price is fine for us."
"Our licensing fees are approximately $30 per user, per month."
"There is a license needed to use this solution and it is paid annually."
"I don't know the exact cost because it's managed by our sales team, but Microsoft is on the higher side."
"Our Enterprise Agreement includes the price."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
8%
Computer Software Company
17%
Manufacturing Company
15%
Non Profit
12%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Computer Software Company
11%
Government
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Juniper Mist Premium Analytics?
We can manage the entire system across the network and troubleshoot the pain points.
What needs improvement with Broadcom Network Flow Analysis?
Currently, Broadcom Network Flow Analysis does not support high-availability solutions, making it an area that needs ...
What is your primary use case for Broadcom Network Flow Analysis?
I use Broadcom Network Flow Analysis in my company as it helps us deal with the classification of protocol, which wil...
What do you like most about SCOM?
The tool helps to monitor Windows servers. It offers alerts from a central location.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SCOM?
The platform is cost-effective due to our existing Microsoft support.
What needs improvement with SCOM?
Might be the APM (Application Performance Monitoring) solutions, which it lacks compared to other tools. I don't know...
 

Also Known As

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CA NetQoS Reporter Analyzer, CA NFA, CA Network Flow Analysis
System Center Operations Manager, SCOM 2012
 

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