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DX Performance Management vs OpenText Network Node Manager comparison

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Categories and Ranking

DX Performance Management
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
32
Ranking in other categories
Infrastructure Capacity Planning (1st), Network Monitoring Software (40th), DX NetOps (2nd)
OpenText Network Node Manager
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
5.4
Number of Reviews
25
Ranking in other categories
Network Management Applications (7th)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Network Management solutions, they serve different purposes. DX Performance Management is designed for DX NetOps and holds a mindshare of 24.8%, down 35.0% compared to last year.
OpenText Network Node Manager, on the other hand, focuses on Network Management Applications, holds 5.2% mindshare, up 3.7% since last year.
DX NetOps Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
DX Performance Management24.8%
AppNeta by Broadcom30.9%
DX Spectrum24.6%
Other19.69999999999999%
DX NetOps
Network Management Applications Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
OpenText Network Node Manager5.2%
Cisco DNA Center7.6%
DataMiner5.4%
Other81.8%
Network Management Applications
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer1810893 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior IT Operations Specialist at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
Flexibility and detailed performance stats enable effective network monitoring
Spectrum is very good at monitoring all network faults and configurations. It enables me to take action based on network issues. The Performance Management provides detailed network performance stats, including CPU, memory, and interface bandwidth. Additionally, Spectrum is flexible and allows me to organize and treat devices uniquely without impacting other devices.
Ahmed-Salman - PeerSpot reviewer
Performanc Monitoring and Application Architect at Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Reliable network monitoring and proactive analytics enhance decision-making with areas for configuration improvement
NNMi is an OpenText product and serves as the OpenText Network Node Manager monitoring tool. OpenText Network Node Manager is used for network monitoring of switches, routers, firewalls, load balancers, and all network devices. It can support any SNMP protocol. The advantages of OpenText Network Node Manager stand out because it can build the topology, Layer 2 topology, and Layer 3 automatically once devices are added, connecting them together, such as device one, for interface one, connected with interface one on another device. The integration capability of OpenText Network Node Manager is excellent because it integrates directly, and I can configure the integration to feed the CMDB, from where I can get all information from network monitoring into the CMDB, linking it with the infrastructure and correlating events. I use advanced fault monitoring and management features in OpenText Network Node Manager for topology and fault monitoring, as it can alert or generate an event if the value exceeds or falls below a predefined threshold for SNMP traps. The predictive analytics impact planning and optimization strategies because the product can be linked with another product for analytic analysis, allowing me to see the interface utilization trend and proactively take action if the utilization increases. The automated network discovery features and topology mapping in OpenText Network Node Manager have a positive impact. It supports a bundle with another product for NetFlow to monitor traffic, ports, protocols, and SLAs, and I can build compliance reports to address security vulnerabilities, such as identifying all devices using outdated protocols.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It saves time having it all on one place, so you do not have to jump around from different tools and try to merge the data. It is already done for you.​"
"Considering all these factors, it's really a good and easy product for analyzing your network performance, health status, and the quality of services."
"The licensing is very straightforward; it doesn't matter how many devices you have and would like to monitor, it's very straightforward."
"One feature I like about CA Performance Management is the certification of the devices."
"What is most useful is visibility."
"The most valuable of CA Performance Management is consolidated network infrastructure monitoring and reporting."
"I think the product has matured a lot, and I’m impressed with CA when I hear about new features."
"My sales representative, I would not trade him in for the world. He has done a really good job. I am really happy with him.​"
"Real time network monitoring application: It is very stable, which provides quick root cause analysis (RCA) for any network faults."
"Effectively monitor networks physical and virtual devices."
"It is a good network monitoring, enterprise solution, and a meta-monitoring solution with good visualization."
"A good enterprise-level solution."
"The solution is very stable, and once it's configured properly, stability and maintenance are strong with no issues in performance."
"A complete solution for network monitoring."
"The best feature is the solution's entire credibility with all vendors."
"If you install one node on Network Node Manager and want to scale it up, it's pretty easy to create more nodes."
 

Cons

"Since we are out of registered IP space, we are moving to ipv6 and we expect our vendors to move with us, and they have not delivered yet."
"The certificates are not complete. CA needs to provide more support for the product through certificates."
"It seems like we escalate more than I would like to. If anything, they should look at how the tier support goes in place."
"What we want to see: More integration inside of Spectrum and integration of role-based access."
"The database should have higher availability in case of an incident."
"This solution is not very scalable."
"The dashboard features are very function rich, but the reporting feature is probably not as rich as we'd like it to be."
"It could be a little easier to integrate new metrics."
"We had some issues with some of the features, some modules are not meeting expectations."
"We are very dissatisfied with the technical support. We have multiple demands and even the engineers are not satisfied."
"The cost is high comparing to its competitors, but the results are awesome."
"Customer service is not good compared to IBM or Zenoss support."
"That is a little bit difficult for me because I haven't been personally dealing with the software directly, so the subcontractor has been the face in informing us what the product is capable of."
"The main issue with OpenText Network Node Manager is not its scalability but its network topology capability limitations, while installation and deployment types are supported across various platforms."
"Technical support could be much better and work much faster. Typically, it is taking some time to solve tickets."
"Reporting. Even though this is available in separate software (iSPI) there is potential in making the reporting more SLA-aware and more intuitive."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I like the licensing model because it's device-based."
"We purchase a license to use the solution every three years and we have multiple contracts. They have been increasing the price annually. We have a baseline for three years and then we need to pay the difference from the baseline, and we are in the process of negotiating a new price for all the licenses we need. The price overall is affordable."
"We were looking at other vendors in the marketplace for NetFlow, and CA just beat everybody else in price, cost, and the size to implement. ​"
"They should provide more scalable licensing for the product."
"Do your homework and know how many devices you will be managing out of the gate. Be sure to project what your growth will be each year."
"The tool's pricing is based on the number of network devices."
"It's an expensive solution."
"The solution is quite expensive."
"It is more inexpensive than other products in the market."
"The solution is priced mid-range compared to the competition."
"I wasn't involved in the pricing, but I think it's quite expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Outsourcing Company
26%
Construction Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Healthcare Company
8%
Outsourcing Company
18%
Construction Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Comms Service Provider
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Large Enterprise25
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business11
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise15
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with DX Performance Management?
Spectrum's topology view sometimes does not rebuild automatically when a device is shut down and reconnected. It requires manual discovery and rebuilding of the topology, which I hope can be improved.
What is your primary use case for DX Performance Management?
I have used Spectrum for monitoring all network faults, configurations, and troubleshooting network issues. It provides network performance stats, such as CPU, memory, and interface bandwidth detai...
What advice do you have for others considering DX Performance Management?
I would recommend this solution based on its functionality, flexibility, customizability, and ease of use. Overall, I would rate the solution an eight out of ten. I am just a customer and not a par...
What needs improvement with Micro Focus Network Node Manager?
The disadvantage of OpenText Network Node Manager is related to configuration, which is straightforward since it is agentless and solely relies on SNMP protocol, and although it requires some effor...
What is your primary use case for Micro Focus Network Node Manager?
I remember working with OpenText Network Node Manager at my previous company. I am now working at a different company focusing on data center migrations and DR preparation. In my current role, I ha...
What advice do you have for others considering Micro Focus Network Node Manager?
I would rate OpenText Network Node Manager an eight out of ten, as it is very good, and I appreciate its ability to link faults with network configuration management, allowing me to identify root c...
 

Also Known As

CA Performance Management
Micro Focus Network Node Manager, Network Node Manager, HPE Network Node Manager
 

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Sample Customers

Jack Henry & Assoc, Target, CenturyLink, Bell Canada, BrightHouse Networks, Telus, Unisys, Verizon, Southern California Edison, GEICO, Fidelity Investments, Wells Fargo, American Family Insurance Group, Deutsche Telekom AG 
IPC, Exelon, VivaCom, 
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