IxNetwork VE vs Spirent TestCenter comparison

Keysight Technologies and Spirent are both solutions in the Network Diagnostics category. Keysight Technologies is ranked #3, while Spirent is ranked #2 with an average rating of 9.0. Keysight Technologies holds a 31.1% mindshare in ND, compared to Spirent’s 30.5% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Spirent users are willing to recommend the solution.

IxNetwork VE

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0% willing to recommend

Spirent TestCenter

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100% willing to recommend

IxNetwork VE

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between IxNetwork VE and Spirent TestCenter based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

IxNetwork VE

Ranking in Network Diagnostics

3rd

Average Rating

0.0

Reviews Sentiment

8.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Spirent TestCenter

Ranking in Network Diagnostics

2nd

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

8.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2025, in the Network Diagnostics category, the mindshare of IxNetwork VE is 31.1%, down from 37.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Spirent TestCenter is 30.5%, up from 29.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Wilson Aitan

Manager, Business at Westcon-Comstor

Reduces probe solution costs with advanced deduplication and metadata capabilities

The use case for this tool is generally for enterprise customers who have more than two monitoring tools. These customers obtain information from switches that have a limitation of up to two-point mirroring or span ports. Therefore, if I have more than two monitoring tools, I need a network packet…

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reviewer1153692

CEO at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

The separation into modules for tasks like traffic analysis and security is advantageous

The compact type for different transceivers like SFP, QSFP, and others is a bit limited. I would ask Spirent to consider a broader range of form factor types, like OSFP or QSFPPD. An easier-to-use, customized test report form would improve the user's experience, as current forms could be more visually appealing. Furthermore, a more intuitive control platform would enhance interfacing.

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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

"I would recommend IxNetwork VE to others."

"The most valuable features for me include deduplication, metadata processing, and the ability to perform media services."

"I find the modularity of Spirent TestCenter to be a strong point."

"Spirent TestCenter is very versatile with various functions. One of the most beneficial functions is strong optical connectivity testing."

"I find the modularity of Spirent TestCenter to be a strong point."

Cons

"The data center facet of IxNetwork Packet Broker can be improved, particularly concerning mapping from the cache."

"The compact type for different transceivers like SFP, QSFP, and others is a bit limited."

"The solution could improve by making the interface better. I would like to see more interfaces with higher bit rates and different compactor times."

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The pricing of the solution is reasonable. When promoted through a seasonal marketing campaign the price is good and attractive."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

22%

Government

12%

Manufacturing Company

12%

University

10%

Computer Software Company

20%

Financial Services Firm

15%

Healthcare Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

10%

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Midsize Enterprise

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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IxNetwork VE?

The pricing of this solution is usually quite high.

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What needs improvement with IxNetwork VE?

The data center facet of IxNetwork Packet Broker can be improved, particularly concerning mapping from the cache.

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What is your primary use case for IxNetwork VE?

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Spirent TestCenter?

Pricing for Spirent TestCenter is considered a lower price point, which is a positive aspect.

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What needs improvement with Spirent TestCenter?

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What is your primary use case for Spirent TestCenter?

I have used Spirent TestCenter for testing optical transceivers and checking interoperability tests. I utilize it as an auto-transfer test and for traffic monitoring and checking.

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Overview

IxNetwork VE is designed to test the functional and performance testing of physical and virtual network infrastructure, capacity, scalability, and convergence using scaled protocol emulation and traffic. IxNetwork VE can emulate protocols for routing and switching, data center Ethernet, software-defined networking (SDN), broadband access, and industrial Ethernet.

Provides comprehensive protocol coverage for routing/switching, multiprotocol label switching (MPLS), broadband access, data center networking, and SDN
Powerful traffic generation and statistics engine including stateless L2-3 traffic and stateful L4-7 application flows
Common IxNetwork user interface across both Ixia hardware and virtual products enables end-to-end virtual and hardware based testing from a single pane of glass
VMs of the Ixia hardware components (virtual chassis, virtual load modules_ are software that is optimized for protocol emulation and traffic generation in a virtual environement
Comprehensive platform support including standalone hypervisors (VMware ESXi and KVM) and OpenStack-based private clouds

Spirent TestCenter is an end-to-end testing solution that delivers high performance with deterministic answers. Service providers, NEMs and enterprises use it to test, measure and validate their networks and deploy services with confidence - from traditional performance testing to the rigorous analysis of Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Mobile Backhaul, and High Speed Ethernet.

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