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Flowmon vs NETSCOUT nGeniusONE comparison

Progress Software and NETSCOUT are both solutions in the Network Monitoring Software category. Progress Software is ranked #43 with an average rating of 9.0, while NETSCOUT is ranked #31 with an average rating of 8.5. Progress Software holds a 0.7% mindshare in NMS, compared to NETSCOUT’s 1.5% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Progress Software users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 93% of NETSCOUT users who would recommend it.

Flowmon

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NETSCOUT nGeniusONE

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93% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 10, 2024

NETSCOUT nGeniusONE and Flowmon compete in network performance management and security optimization. NETSCOUT nGeniusONE stands out for robust historical data analytics, whereas Flowmon is superior in real-time monitoring and threat detection.

Features: NETSCOUT nGeniusONE offers comprehensive application performance monitoring, high-capacity data retention, and extensive historical data analytics. Flowmon brings real-time network analysis, exceptional threat intelligence, and advanced threat detection.

Room for Improvement: NETSCOUT nGeniusONE could enhance its real-time threat detection, simplify its user interface, and improve integration with third-party security systems. Flowmon may benefit from expanding its data analytics capabilities, enhancing historical data storage, and increasing scalability for larger enterprises.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: NETSCOUT nGeniusONE offers flexible deployment for large enterprise networks with a broad support framework, appealing for scalable deployments. Flowmon provides straightforward deployment for hybrid environments and effective technical support, advantageous for rapid integration.

Pricing and ROI: NETSCOUT nGeniusONE typically requires a higher upfront investment, justified by advanced analytics and large-scale network management, offering long-term ROI. Flowmon presents a competitive price structure with immediate ROI through security insights and real-time capabilities.

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Categories and Ranking

Flowmon

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

43rd

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Network Detection and Response (NDR) (14th)

NETSCOUT nGeniusONE

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

31st

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Network Monitoring Software category, the mindshare of Flowmon is 0.7%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of NETSCOUT nGeniusONE is 1.5%, down from 1.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Pifu Lin

Senior System Engineer at DYNASAFE TECHNOLOGIES PTE. LTD.

Quick identification of network issues enhances performance monitoring

We will try to Proof of Concept (POC) to a client in Taiwan. We just use the features for the Network Performance Monitor (NPM) Flowmon is more easy to understand and helps find network issues more quickly. We need this solution to monitor the network performance. We started using it three…

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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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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The solution is stable."

"Flowmon is more easy to understand and helps find network issues more quickly."

"It is an open platform, so in terms of integration, we are quite happy. We can integrate it with other SNMP solutions. We can also integrate it with security solutions, such as a SIEM solution."

"The artificial intelligence and automatic detection system in Flowmon Solution are perfect for every, type of customer, such as government and commerce."

"Flowmon is more easy to understand and helps find network issues more quickly."

"The most valuable feature is visibility."

"The ability to be able to do detailed traffic analysis such as top-talkers, application-specific monitoring, and understanding them through patterns, is helpful. We're also able to gain an understanding of voice calls, voice traffic, whether we have packet loss in a certain part of the network or jitter or high latency that might be impacting the network. All of those are nice functionalities."

"It is the ability to collect data and analyze it, especially key performance indicators. This is before a customer would call to the service center to complain that they have had bad coverage or a dropped call."

"The packet capture is the most valuable feature for us. It gathers data from the device. In case somebody has a problem, I can go back X amount of time - days, hours - and get the data to do real troubleshooting."

"It is a scalable product."

"The solution helps to troubleshoot and put our hands on the weak points of customer networks."

"If one of our network pipes is getting plugged up by somebody using too much bandwidth, we can use the NETSCOUT tool to examine and find out what is going on."

"It catches bigger issues on a weekly basis. That's how often we find something big enough that the only reason we know about it is because of the nGeniusONE. The bigger issues are mostly security-type issues: Odd traffic leaving our network or coming into it, that has found its way past a firewall."

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Cons

"It would be helpful to have more details about the monitoring of the infrastructure. It should have support for SNMP. This is something that is currently not there in the product."

"If there was better visualization in Flowmon Solution it would be good."

"I do not know the detailed pricing."

"The licensing price could be better."

"The pricing could benefit from being somewhat lower for broader adoption."

"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 see it overload once in a while. It doesn't have built-in protection. Therefore, once it gets too much data, it tends to crash. Then, we have to recover it."

"Maybe the optics cost could be improved. It's not about the product itself, but the optics cost from other companies is very high, which affects the business. When you buy a $1 million product, you shouldn't be expected to pay $500,000 for support. So, support, operation, and professional services are very expensive. It's the main weakness."

"The product was lacking for awhile when they did the Arbor acquisition. I was waiting to see more security stuff, which they did eventually add, and is now impressive."

"Datadog is more stable than NETSCOUT nGeniusONE, being a SaaS-based solution compared to on-prem solutions like NETSCOUT."

"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."

"We would like more encryption of customer data, because we have a very security conscious company. We have a lot of regulation coming in which requires us to make customer data private."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price of the solution could be better."

"The licensing fee accrues only once, but that of support is annual."

"It works with a permanent license, and then you can pay for the support. For the gold support, you need to pay yearly."

"If you are able and you are willing to use everything that Netscout provides to you, it's probably a relatively fair price. The problem is that it's such a large and such a complex tool that I'm not sure that many companies would be able to use it entirely, the way it's expected to be used."

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

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

"It is a little overall pricey and expensive, but you get what you pay for."

"We have a premium customized contract for the solution."

"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 product is too expensive compared to other products."

"Their pricing is very competitive with other solutions... But what I like about NETSCOUT's licensing is that it's shared across all their platforms. They don't create a new licensing scheme for every one of their products. So for nGeniusONE, you buy a certain license level, and it works on all of their products."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

17%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Educational Organization

Financial Services Firm

15%

Computer Software Company

14%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Flowmon Anomaly Detection System?

I don't understand the price. I am in deployment, so I do not know the detailed pricing.

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What is your primary use case for Flowmon Anomaly Detection System?

We will try to Proof of Concept (POC) to a client in Taiwan. We just use the features for the Network Performance Monitor (NPM).

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What advice do you have for others considering Flowmon Anomaly Detection System?

I'd rate the solution nine out of ten.

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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

Flowmon Anomaly Detection System

NETSCOUT nGenius, nGeniusONE

Overview

Flowmon is a professional tool for effective network troubleshooting, performance monitoring, capacity planning, encrypted traffic analysis and cloud monitoring. Instead of just the red/green infrastructure status, it helps NetOps teams to understand user experience while keeping the amount of data noise and analytical work to a minimum. Flowmon is a part of the Kemp product portfolio.

Progress Software

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

SEGA

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