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DX Spectrum vs ManageEngine OpManager comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 10, 2024
 

Categories and Ranking

DX Spectrum
Ranking in Network Monitoring Software
22nd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
116
Ranking in other categories
Network Management Applications (6th), IT Infrastructure Monitoring (23rd), Network Troubleshooting (7th), DX NetOps (2nd)
ManageEngine OpManager
Ranking in Network Monitoring Software
10th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
50
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the Network Monitoring Software category, the mindshare of DX Spectrum is 1.1%, down from 1.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ManageEngine OpManager is 2.0%, up from 2.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

DickBaker - PeerSpot reviewer
An all-inclusive monitoring solution that adapts to emerging technologies
The product helps to correlate events.  The solution's most valuable features are its integration with Broadcom tools and scalability. DX Spectrum needs better documentation on its complex features.  I have been using the product since 2005.  I rate DX Spectrum's stability an eight point five…
ShaheenKapery - PeerSpot reviewer
Reporting is good, monitors well and stable product
The pricing could be cheaper. The initial integration does cost a bit. Jira seems to be making a comeback on the Service Desk side, as well as Zendesk and Freshservice. I know that ServiceNow integration is very easy, like a three- or four-step process. But with the others, you need developers to do API-based integration, which takes longer and requires a different skill set. Even a monkey can follow a four-step process, but API integration can be more complicated here.

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 most valuable features are its integration with Broadcom tools and scalability."
"The containerization of different objects was very helpful in building an org structure. Being able to separately manage your MSP clients with separate visibility was also helpful."
"The most valuable feature is automatic discovery."
"The monitoring just comes to us: "Oh, there's something wrong with that machine." It tells us. There are some 50,000 machines or so, all doing different things. And if they go down we hear about it."
"It's a good tool. It's simple to do the configuration."
"What I like best is the configuration management functionality."
"The tool is very mature, and its valuable features are monitoring and configuration management."
"We can monitor MPLS network VPN, network configuration, and backups. It's highly scalable for network configuration management."
"Device backups are smooth and managed centrally, with a nice dashboard, so you can quickly see the status."
"The alerting feature has improved our organization. We can create multiple alerts and refine them to how we need to use them."
"The ease of use and comprehensive integration are the most valuable features"
"Device monitoring is a good tool of this solution."
"Some of the useful features are NetFlow and analytics."
"The dashboard, versatility and larger horizon are valuable."
"The setup was easy."
"The most valuable feature is the monitoring alerts. The administrators are immediately notified and can do the required action immediately. This is the feature we value and use the most."
 

Cons

"The solution's stability needs improvement."
"The GIS map feature needs to be enhanced and synced with topology views of containers and global collections."
"There should be a facility to integrate with other monitoring applications that are currently running in the environment."
"The CA Technologies sales team destroyed their relationship with our business units."
"We have a lot of different monitoring tools in the background, so orchestration has been a little bit of a challenge."
"The solution could improve by allowing the ability to monitor the network shortly after installing the software and adding an auto-discovery function."
"Event correlation only works on one server, rather than on all of the servers in the same cluster environment."
"DX Spectrum needs better documentation on its complex features."
"OpManager is slow but that just might be the server we have it on. I don't think that's the problem but I don't do the server. But it is slow. When you're interacting with it, it could be more nimble and could be faster."
"We have been facing an issue since last year when a lot of our users started to work from home through their mobiles or computers. We are having trouble reaching these devices. We are now planning to publish our instance to the cloud so that we can reach these devices. Its performance should be improved in terms of the discovery of the devices. I would like to feel confident with the discovery that this solution does. For example, on my dashboard, I would like to be able to view a list of all devices seen on a specific server. At present, it is difficult to find such information. This would be an excellent feature to have."
"They should add more features to URL monitoring."
"We get a lot of false alerts."
"The licensing for this solution is not straightforward and should be improved."
"ManageEngine OpManager could improve the default dashboards that are available. We are not able to customize them easily and they do not give us the information we need unless we customize them. You need to have the technical knowledge to be able to do it, the customization should be easier."
"There are certain things that are not possible to do with Op Manager. It's a solution that still needs time to develop."
"The pricing of the solution is high. They should work to adjust the pricing model to see if they can help reduce costs."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product, support, and maintenance are all expensive, which is another reason that we are switching to another solution."
"It is very pricey. With the current trend of enterprises moving towards cheaper and more modern looking solutions like ManageEngine, SevOne, ServicePilot, and Paesller."
"The price is very high."
"DX Spectrum's pricing is neither expensive nor cheap."
"In general, the license cost will be about 30% of the total TCO for this tool (hardware/support team, OS costs, and OS management)."
"Spectrum is expensive."
"The solution's pricing could be better."
"It is expensive compared to other tools in the market."
"The pricing is moderate."
"The price of ManageEngine OpManager is reasonable. We have an annual license and the cost comes from how many devices are being monitored. There is not anything extra cost for maintenance and support."
"It is not really expensive; it is nominal licensing."
"We had perpetual licenses. The cost was around 36,000 for OPManager, and then you'd have the yearly maintenance fee of 2,000 or 3,000."
"The product is not worth the money."
"It is reasonably priced."
"The solution's licensing costs are yearly and based on the number of applications."
"We have a standard license for ManageEngine OpManager. We purchased the license for one year and now we are upgrading it soon."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
17%
Manufacturing Company
15%
Computer Software Company
14%
Government
7%
Educational Organization
54%
Computer Software Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
5%
Financial Services Firm
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about DX Spectrum?
The solution's most valuable features are its integration with Broadcom tools and scalability.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for DX Spectrum?
We are a customer of Broadcom, we use a group license that covers various CA products, including DX Spectrum. The company purchases the licenses they need from this group license, and we do not hav...
What needs improvement with DX Spectrum?
Support from Broadcom could be better. Sometimes we wait a very long time for a solution to level three problems. Challenges and Limitations The only other challenge is the price, which is the main...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ManageEngine OpManager?
The pricing was okay. However, it has been increasing a lot lately. The product is not worth the money.
What needs improvement with ManageEngine OpManager?
The product has only basic functionalities. It is not like SolarWinds. The data provided by the tool is not accurate. SolarWinds is more accurate.
 

Also Known As

CA Spectrum
OpManager
 

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Sample Customers

National Informatics Centre India, Banese, Olympus, AlphaServe Technologies, Sicredi
Bonita, Thorp Reed & Armstrong, Galaxy, Fiserv Credit Union Division, Universitas 21 Global, ERP Suites LLC
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