ExtraHop Reveal(x) for IT Operations vs vRealize Network Insight comparison

ExtraHop Networks and VMware are both solutions in the Network Monitoring Software category. ExtraHop Networks is ranked #59 with an average rating of 7.0, while VMware is ranked #19 with an average rating of 9.1. ExtraHop Networks holds a 0.7% mindshare in NMS, compared to VMware’s 0.8% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of ExtraHop Networks users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 89% of VMware users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 10, 2024

ExtraHop Reveal(x) and vRealize Network Insight compete in providing network visibility and insights. User reviews suggest vRealize Network Insight may have the upper hand due to its comprehensive feature set.

Features: ExtraHop Reveal(x) offers real-time data analytics, rapid threat detection, and is beneficial for rigorous IT operations. vRealize Network Insight provides a complete network overview, network mapping, and security policy management. It features detailed network visualization, adding depth to its capabilities.

Room for Improvement: ExtraHop Reveal(x) could enhance its configuration flexibility, expand network mapping detail, and refine integration into complex IT environments. vRealize Network Insight might improve by offering more user-friendly interfaces, simplifying its comprehensive feature use, and reducing its resource consumption.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: vRealize Network Insight tends to have an easy deployment process and provides strong support services that facilitate smooth integration with existing systems. ExtraHop Reveal(x) also features a quick deployment process but may demand more initial setup. Customer service is commendable for both, with vRealize Network Insight offering comprehensive integration support.

Pricing and ROI: ExtraHop Reveal(x) may appeal to budget-focused buyers due to its lower initial setup costs. In contrast, vRealize Network Insight's extensive capabilities might offer a more significant ROI in environments that require thorough network analysis and optimization, justifying its higher costs.

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Categories and Ranking

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Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

59th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Network Diagnostics (6th), IT Operations Analytics (13th), Network Packet Capture (2nd)

vRealize Network Insight

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

19th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

8.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

IT Infrastructure Monitoring (18th)

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the Network Monitoring Software category, the mindshare of ExtraHop Reveal(x) for IT Operations is 0.7%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of vRealize Network Insight is 0.8%, down from 1.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Out West

Project Manager and IT Management Consultant at a integrator with 1,001-5,000 employees

Great for identifying application interdependencies with helpful support but needs better visualizations

We're just trying to identify the application interdependencies, which normally reside on different servers, including web servers, database servers, enterprise service bus, et cetera, up to your presentation layer before we start moving stuff around. Normally, the reason why we use these tools is to understand what assets we have, where they're deployed, and how they enter and operate before we decide to go move something from point A to point B. The solution is going to allow me to establish a wave or migration plan where you have different waves of migration and then you actually have move groups to try and get your application moved from A to B seamlessly. A to B could be on-premise to on-premise. It could be on-premise to cloud. Et cetera. The solution can tell me what components can I deploy, for example, into a cloud space, without having to refactor my applications since that can be quite time-consuming and costly.

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NiteshKumar1

Principle consultant at Infosys

The tool's configuration is easy and artifacts are easily accessible through professional services and the web

The product is highly regarded, and many customers have been using it along with other VMware products like vSphere and VMware vCloud Usage Insight. However, recently, there's been a trend among customers, especially those using VMware for a considerable period, to explore the potential of migrating to the public cloud. The common concern among these customers is how the VMware products will perform in the public cloud environment. Migrating instances from VMware to different platforms is not easy, especially when dealing with many instances across multiple customers. Customers are keen to maintain the functionality of their existing VMware products but prefer to run them on the public cloud instead of on-premise servers. Our clients for vRealize Network Insight are enterprise businesses. I rate it a nine out of ten.

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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

"This solution is more applications reference architecture focused. Its benefit is that it specializes in that space."

"The most valuable feature is the way it handles data, from Layer 2 up to Layer 7. We can see everything that happens in the network."

"The most valuable features are security detections, perimeter detection, dashboards, and alerts."

"Not only can you look at the protocol import level. It also has a live PCAP analysis."

"There are many valuable features in this product, but probably the biggest is the customization capability it has."

"Wire data analytics."

"We can see everything going on in NSX and get a good picture of our environment."

"It has enabled us to set up and do application discovery, as far as network traffic is concerned, and set up the appropriate rules that we need to make sure we're compliant with our security frameworks."

"The solution is extremely intuitive and user-friendly. When you log in to the application you are presented with a dashboard that is very reasonable for an initial user, and you can then customize it to your specific needs. But for all the data that we've found, we've only had to go through two or three drill-downs to get into that information."

"It allows you to see traffic that you couldn't otherwise see, which is traffic within your Layer 3-bounded network, meaning east-west traffic. It's hard to get that any other way."

"A lot of time is saved when you use this type of software solution for the network. We have moved systems into the new data center and the servers and systems are much faster because of the very low latency between virtual machines."

"The tool's ease of configuration and use and the availability of information and artifacts through professional services and the web are key factors that customers find valuable."

"The most valuable feature for us is that insight into what our network is really doing - it's a fairly complex network. Not having to go through thousands of lines of network configuration to find firewall ports that were open or closed, for various ports, was very valuable. It went out and found everything we need very quickly."

"It especially helps with deploying NSX, that you're not having to manually chase down and figure out what you need to do to microsegment VMs. This gives a nice option where you can say, "Hey, this VM, show me what flows are there." I can export it out and then import it as an NSX rule and job done."

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Cons

"Network visibility is something that needs to be improved."

"They have a new solution, ExtraHop Reveal(x), and I think it needs improvement."

"They either have to go broad or decide what their bread and butter is and get really good at that."

"This solution would be improved if it had the ability to retain data longer."

"We'd like to see a local presence within the region in order to have seamless service whether it's the support, the implementation, or professional services."

"I would improve the Rule-Based Access Control (RBAC) by providing granular access control to the data."

"The solution can be improved by making it more compatible with other brands, allowing for better integration."

"It just needs to be more reliable and more accurate. At some point, there are some things where it does not match properly."

"When we talk about those micro-segmentation rules, there's an Export function. It is very macro-segmentation oriented instead. So if you choose an application, it will find the tiers within that application and say that it's communicating on, say, port 80 to a separate VLAN. There might be 200 machines in that other VLAN. You don't want to open port 80 at all of them. So we need a lot more granularity in those suggested firewall rules."

"It needs to be a little easier to use and to understand the information it's putting out. That would make it more helpful. If you're not a network person you need to understand things like network policies and concepts. If you gave it to a regular admin, it would be nice if it were easier for them to pick up what is going on, understand the flows and whether or not stuff should be talking to each other, as opposed to just port groups and IP addresses."

"There are some random glitches in the Web UI, but they are usually pretty cosmetic in nature. I don't really seem to use any browser other than Chrome with it. I also get some weird errors from time to time on the hardware NetFlow Collectors, where it doesn't sync data."

"The solution is very much viewer centric and it would be nice if it would transcend just the virtual infrastructure."

"The virtual appliance has rebooted."

"The product is slightly complex use, while still being user-friendly. It could use more training modules, as it is not a straightforward product."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is fair considering the value provided."

"The price of this solution for our environment is about £650,000 ($855,000 USD) for three years."

"The pricing is higher than other solutions, but with such good features, I think it's worth it."

"I rate vRealize Network Insight's pricing a seven point five out of ten."

"The solution has reduced the time that we spend on other products. For example, with NSX, we were able to quickly find things that we would normally spend days trying to figure out."

"It reduces costs. It takes something that may be challenging and makes it more usable and visual by being able to bring in tools, seeing what their impact is, such as microsegmentation and application rationalization, and seeing it quickly."

"Cost always has room for improvement, you could always make it cheaper. But I think it's a good value for what you pay for it."

"We have spent less time investigating network flows, so it is absolutely cost-effective."

"The solution has helped us to reduce time, increase performance, reduce costs, and even easily manage networks. We are probably seeing 10 to 20 percent labor savings because we are able to be very specific and focused on what we want to do. It ends up saving the customer money and makes us be more efficient on our cost deliveries."

"It has brought more money into our company."

"They should include the product in NSX because it's important to have it for deployment."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Educational Organization

58%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Computer Software Company

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

16%

Computer Software Company

13%

Government

10%

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By reviewers

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about ExtraHop Reveal(x) for IT Operations?

This solution is more applications reference architecture focused. Its benefit is that it specializes in that space.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ExtraHop Reveal(x) for IT Operations?

The pricing is somewhere in the middle. I't not cheap or expensive.

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What needs improvement with ExtraHop Reveal(x) for IT Operations?

What they can improve would be building a broader reach in terms of capabilities. At the same time, there are other tools on the market that could augment their offering. They either have to go bro...

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What do you like most about vRealize Network Insight?

The tool's ease of configuration and use and the availability of information and artifacts through professional services and the web are key factors that customers find valuable.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for vRealize Network Insight?

The sales team often complains about the cost whenever we need to quote vRealize Network.

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What needs improvement with vRealize Network Insight?

Since Broadcom acquired VMware, it has been experiencing challenges. Many sales processes are not well defined. They can show a little bit more information because vRealize Network Insight is virtu...

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Overview

The ExtraHop Application Performance Management Solution Delivers Unified Visibility Across the IT Environment w/ Proactive Alerts & Accelerated Troubleshooting

VMware vRealize Network Insight delivers intelligent operations for software-defined networking and security. It helps customers build an optimized, highly-available and secure network infrastructure across multi-cloud environments. It accelerates micro-segmentation planning and deployment, enables visibility across virtual and physical networks and provides operational views to manage and scale VMware NSX deployments.

Sample Customers

Alaska Airlines, bet365, Concur, McKesson, Microsoft, Morgan Stanley, Practice Fusion, Seattle Children's Hospital, Steward Health Care System

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