Alluvio AppResponse vs NETSCOUT nGeniusONE comparison

Riverbed and NETSCOUT are both solutions in the Network Monitoring Software category. Riverbed is ranked #61 with an average rating of 8.0, while NETSCOUT is ranked #30 with an average rating of 8.5. Riverbed holds a 0.4% mindshare in NMS, compared to NETSCOUT’s 1.6% mindshare. Additionally, 93% of Riverbed users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 93% of NETSCOUT users who would recommend it.

Alluvio AppResponse

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 10, 2024

Alluvio AppResponse and NETSCOUT nGeniusONE compete in network performance monitoring. Alluvio AppResponse leads in terms of deployment flexibility and speed, while NETSCOUT nGeniusONE is favored for its advanced analytics and comprehensive capabilities.

Features: Alluvio AppResponse offers real-time network traffic analysis, deep packet inspection, and quick issue identification. NETSCOUT nGeniusONE provides service assurance across complex networks, detailed application monitoring, and comprehensive analytics. Alluvio's features highlight simplicity, whereas NETSCOUT focuses on depth and detail.

Room for Improvement: Alluvio AppResponse could enhance advanced analytics, expand detailed monitoring capabilities, and integrate more robust reporting features. NETSCOUT nGeniusONE may improve on simplifying deployments, reducing setup time, and providing more user-friendly interfaces without sacrificing depth. Both systems have opportunities to refine feature sets and usability to better meet user needs.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Alluvio AppResponse is easily deployable, offering quick implementation, supported by responsive customer service. NETSCOUT nGeniusONE involves a complex deployment, aligned with its comprehensive features, requiring more resources, with the backing of strong support services to guide through the process. The deployment experience reflects each product's unique approach, with Alluvio being quicker to set up and NETSCOUT ensuring detailed assistance for implementation.

Pricing and ROI: Alluvio AppResponse presents competitive pricing with quick ROI due to simplicity and fast integration, appealing for lower budgets. NETSCOUT nGeniusONE, with a higher initial investment, is justified by its extensive capabilities, offering superior long-term ROI. The strategic investment in NETSCOUT aligns with organizations prioritizing in-depth monitoring, while Alluvio suits those seeking cost-effective solutions without compromising on essential insights.

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Categories and Ranking

Alluvio AppResponse

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

61st

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (48th)

NETSCOUT nGeniusONE

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

30th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Network Monitoring Software category, the mindshare of Alluvio AppResponse is 0.4%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of NETSCOUT nGeniusONE is 1.6%, down from 1.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Ahmet Kilic

Network and Security Unit Manager at Bankalararası Kart Merkezi (BKM)

It's a total solution that gives you end-to-end visibility at all levels

I rate Alluvio AppResponse 10 out of 10. If you work for a financial company especially, you probably face problems on the application side. The problem is easy to identify, but you need to determine the root cause. You can solve issues easily via AppResponse because it shows you all the details of your transactions so you can see the real problem in the database, network, software, etc. For example, you can find the solution easily if you create the right dashboard on your site. If you can't find the problem, you can observe or investigate PCAP.

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Ruslan Melnyk

Business Unit Manager at BAKOTECH

Useful for network performance monitoring

My manager can explain the use cases attached to the product. I am a unit leader in my company, and I don't sell the product directly to our partners or customers. In my company, I manage certain processes and a team while building, developing, and providing them with a direction for the market. NETSCOUT nGeniusONE is a good solution for network performance monitoring since it is not cloud-based. My company sells NETSCOUT nGeniusONE in eight to ten countries. I think the solution is not good for capacity planning, but it is better to help find problems in applications because not every infrastructure is good at managing working applications. I think it is a solution meant for applications. The tool is useful for solving problems attached to applications. The tool's real-time network monitoring capability was used when the product was more reactive. In our company, if we use real-time monitoring, then we need to deal with raw traffic. In our company, if we don't see any problem in the real-time systems, we have the possibility to rely on the tool since it acts like a time machine for us, which can allow us to get back to the areas of problem and solve them. I recommend the product to those who plan to use it. For many users, it can be a good monitoring system that can be scaled up in the future. I think it is a good product to start with when working systems in an environment. NETSCOUT nGeniusONE is another tool used to manage raw traffic, and I find it to integrate well into our customers' network. I am not using it actively on the system. I use the tool for network packet brokers. I rate the tool a ten out of ten.

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

Pros

"The most valuable feature of Alluvio AppResponse is the actual response time for measuring performance."

"We really like the scalability capabilities."

"Riverbed's product is a superb product."

"Ability to see end to end user, application, server, and network response time and throughput data."

"I have found the AppResponse, which is a packet capture solution, very good. It gives you the ability to drill down back in time. You've got all the packets there. You can troubleshoot it later, not immediately. It's very interesting."

"AppResponse is a total solution that gives you end-to-end visibility into applications at all levels, from Layer 1 to Layer 7. We can trace all those sections: physical, IP, transport, presentation, application, etc. It gives us the full picture."

"The most valuable feature is performance monitoring."

"You need a packet capture device to perform any type of network monitoring. It helps ensure that network overloads don't happen with alerts allowing for proactive decisions."

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"The installation process is straightforward."

"The biggest benefit is the ability to do low-level packet inspection. When I say packet inspection, I don't mean looking at payload, but just looking at your communication handshakes and the like. It reduces troubleshooting time because you can get a much better view into the communications path between servers, database servers, web servers, and understand what's going on."

"It is an easy-to-scale platform."

"We build application dashboards and performance indexes for locations."

"The most valuable feature is visibility."

"The speed that you can get from the top of a problem all the way down to the packet layer of troubleshooting analysis."

"The ability of the dashboards is useful for discover, mapping and understanding of application behaviour."

"It is a scalable solution."

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Cons

"The reporting models need improvement as most of the time, we have to customize the reports manually."

"Technical support needs to be more responsive."

"Alluvio AppResponse should improve its ability to expand across multiple operating systems."

"They need to better integrate with products and solutions from different vendors."

"The initial setup is straightforward, but you have to know a little about the product. It's not for everybody to just plug and play. If you know how the solution is implemented then it is straightforward."

"The AI features should be addressed in respect of the analysis and intelligence that must be supported and delivered in the tool to predigest the large amounts of data."

"Need to bring back the NetFlow module for AppResponse."

"If Alluvio AppResponse reduces its cost, it will be more beneficial for customers to monitor their application and network performance."

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"I would like to see improvement in the user experience. It's hard to manage it. We need a dedicated, highly-qualified person, compared to similar tools. Obviously, it's in a higher bracket, salary-wise. That's something the NETSCOUT team needs to focus on. It's a completely niche-skill technology, where we need to have the skills to manage, maintain, and deploy it."

"There are so many features that it makes it hard to know it all. You end up paying for things that you don't use and probably don't even need. It might be better if Netscout came up with a modular way to pay for what you're going to use and not pay for all of this "white elephant" without being able to take advantage of all of it."

"We would like better end-to-end data flows. This is something that my users always complain about, as they don't know what the data flows are on the network. We would like to know every point along the line."

"nGeniusONE could be improved by reducing the number of bare metal servers required to run it. Currently, you need a separate bare metal server for each of the following: Xfinity, ISNG, nGeniusONE, and CFS. It would be more cost-effective and less complex if all of these functionalities could be combined into a single bare metal server."

"The single pane of glass view is a challenge. I like the graphics, they're easy to understand, but when more digging is required, it's more complicated to get what I'm expecting."

"I would love to have them reassemble fragmented packets. That would be a very big plus in my book."

"For individual subscriber tracings, sometimes it does not capture all the messages. There is a little bit of room for improvement there."

"It's not intuitive, it's not simple to use. It is probably the only monitoring tool, out of all the ones that I have, that I really need an expert on, an expert from nGenius, a contractor that I have to pay, to manage the tool. And that's because it's simply not easy to use. Netscout needs to focus on making it easier to use."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is no more expensive than other products."

"The licensing model is expensive compared to its competitors, but the service it gives to your business, and the data quality, means that it's worth it."

"It is costly for small and medium businesses."

"The price is a little bit high, especially because we have to pay an import tax."

"Licensing is flexible, it's not tied to anything else. We can easily switch up the licensing piece... Obviously, NETSCOUT is a little bit in the higher range, but it gives you value for money. You get what you pay for."

"The biggest problem we have with this product is the expense."

"Cost is probably the biggest drawback. Compared to some of the newer vendors that have popped up in the space, it's definitely more on the expensive side... [But] it's been able to keep its value, even in the face of the cheaper competition."

"I rate the price of NETSCOUT nGeniusONE a four out of five."

"Like any company, we always want better pricing. The pricing is okay, but it's not a cheap solution. When you want to deploy it across an enterprise as large as ours, you go into seven figures. It's not a cheap solution to get out there."

"The license becomes cost prohibitive very quickly."

"The product is too expensive compared to other products."

"It can be expensive, but if you have a good configuration, based on what you are looking for, it's okay, it's manageable."

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Financial Services Firm

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Performing Arts

10%

Energy/Utilities Company

Computer Software Company

Financial Services Firm

13%

Computer Software Company

13%

Manufacturing Company

10%

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Riverbed SteelCentral AppResponse?

The most valuable feature of Alluvio AppResponse is the actual response time for measuring performance.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Riverbed SteelCentral AppResponse?

The pricing of Riverbed Alluvio AppResponse is really high. Very few customers buy Riverbed because many do not have the sufficient budget. Its pricing is comparatively higher than SolarWinds. Rive...

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What needs improvement with Riverbed SteelCentral AppResponse?

The reporting models need improvement as most of the time, we have to customize the reports manually. Additionally, a feature similar to SolarWinds AppStack, which provides a holistic view of the i...

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Which is the best DDoS protection solution for a big ISP for monitoring and mitigating?

I would say if it’s an ISP that will build a scrubbing center, Netscout/Arbor is a good solution. In all other solutions, Imperva is a great choice.

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What do you like most about NETSCOUT nGeniusONE?

Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for NETSCOUT nGeniusONE?

The pricing is a bit high yet not overly expensive. The cost depends on the size of the customer, as sizing controls the pricing.

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Also Known As

Riverbed AppResponse, OPNET SteelCentral AppResponse, ACE Live, OPNET, AppResponse Xpert

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Overview

Alluvio AppResponse provides fast packet capture and storage that feeds intelligent network and application analysis with fast troubleshooting workflows to speed problem diagnosis and resolution. AppResponse delivers full stack application analysis—from packets to web pages - enabling you observe all network and application interactions as they cross the wire, whether they are encrypted or not. Using powerful, flexible network and application analytics and workflows, AppResponse speeds problem diagnosis and resolution, helping you get to answers fast

Riverbed

The nGenius Real-Time Monitor software provides you with tools to monitor and display information about your network both historically and in real time. The nGenius Real-Time Monitor software allows you to understand your current network usage and to plan for future needs. It also allows you to proactively troubleshoot problem areas in your network.

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Sample Customers

N11.com, OneMain Financial, China Bank, Halkbank, Kaust

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