LogRhythm NetMon vs NETSCOUT nGeniusONE comparison

LogRhythm and NETSCOUT are both solutions in the Network Monitoring Software category. LogRhythm is ranked #56 with an average rating of 7.7, while NETSCOUT is ranked #31 with an average rating of 8.5. LogRhythm holds a 0.3% mindshare in NMS, compared to NETSCOUT’s 1.5% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of LogRhythm users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 93% of NETSCOUT users who would recommend it.

LogRhythm NetMon

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LogRhythm NetMon

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 10, 2024

NETSCOUT nGeniusONE and LogRhythm NetMon are prominent players in the network performance and monitoring category. NETSCOUT nGeniusONE seems to hold an edge with deep packet inspection and application-specific monitoring.

Features: NETSCOUT nGeniusONE is known for its deep packet inspection, NetFlow traffic analysis, and application-specific monitoring. It offers comprehensive visibility into network performance, providing detailed analysis of voice traffic, latency, and jitter. LogRhythm NetMon provides robust traffic analysis and threat detection with enriched analytics through deep packet inspection. It emphasizes lateral traffic visibility which enhances security posture.

Room for Improvement: NETSCOUT nGeniusONE is criticized for its complex interface and high learning curve, with suggestions for modular pricing and improved virtual environment support. LogRhythm NetMon needs better integration with third-party products and a more user-friendly interface, along with increased cost efficiency and improved analytics customization.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: NETSCOUT nGeniusONE offers versatile deployment options, supporting hybrid and on-premises environments, with highly appreciated technical support, albeit sometimes seen as expensive. LogRhythm NetMon primarily supports on-premises deployment with knowledgeable tech support, though users desire more flexible integration capabilities and streamlined deployment processes.

Pricing and ROI: NETSCOUT nGeniusONE is considered expensive, with concerns about full utilization of its extensive features impacting perceived value. It reportedly improves network uptime and decreases troubleshooting time. LogRhythm NetMon offers a balanced price-to-performance ratio, competitive pricing potentially high for smaller businesses, with ROI from reduced troubleshooting time and enhanced customer satisfaction.

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Categories and Ranking

LogRhythm NetMon

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

56th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

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 LogRhythm NetMon is 0.3%, down from 0.4% 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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AshishDubey

Product manager at Tata Communications Ltd

A stable and scalable tool useful for network behavior analysis, DPA, and network forensic services

I have not worked much on LogRhythm NetMon to be able to comment on what needs improvement in the product since there is another team in our company that is working on the solution presently. LogRhythm NetMon's pricing model is an area of concern that should be made a little bit cheaper in comparison to the other players in the market currently. With players like IBM QRadar that propose QNI or Darktrace in the market, LogRhythm NetMon needs to consider a reduction in its pricing model.

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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

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Pros

"The analytics feature is the most valuable feature."

"The protocols with which you see the traffic for a particular website that a client has in their environment, for example, are valuable. We can monitor whether the traffic is up to the mark or whether they need to add more bandwidth. Also, we can see if we're able to get real-time environment data as well. The customization dashboard is really good. LogRhythm NetMon has its own in-built dashboards which are helpful in guiding customization."

"It is a stable solution...It is a scalable solution."

"The most valuable feature is the log, which can be analyzed by our SIEM solution."

"The initial setup is straightforward because we can deploy an open server."

"NetMon's best feature is traffic analysis."

"It has a very strong artificial intelligence engine."

"Visibility is a valuable feature, the ability to see even if the traffic is not going into the firewall"

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"For me, the most valuable features are the dashboards which we use to highlight the overall impact to the customers, and being able to drill down into the nitty-gritty of the customer experience."

"Deep packet inspection is a very useful tool as it works in real time and uses serial packet-level analysis."

"The fact that it's able to capture and store packets from the wires is very useful for troubleshooting with our vendors, when issues do come up. It's valuable that we have that overall data for them."

"With the Vprobes, we quickly identified issues on the application servers, which we normally couldn't, where it usually would be a full circle round between our NOC and server people."

"Deep packet inspection is probably the strongest feature."

"We've saved a lot of time in triaging. We have found root cause identities on packet captures and have been able to feed that information back to a specific vendor, because a lot of our technology is emerging. So, we're able to give that feedback to our vendors and have them solve the problems that they need to fix, and they have the evidence to do so."

"The solution helps us get to root cause quickly by using the Media Monitor to help identify QoS mismatches for voice calls on the network."

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Cons

"There is an issue with tunneling in relation to how the connectivity is established between the end devices and where NetMon is installed. On the console, I often observe that there's a difference of a few seconds or maybe a minute, and this lag time should not be there."

"Some of the automated tasks we can perform on QRadar cannot be performed on LogRhythm because the solution has limitations."

"Could use a topology diagram which would help get an exact visual."

"Sometimes it's hard to find the network devices' self-audit logs."

"The main concern is that LogRhythm has not improved NetMon but instead introduced a separate product, which many customers, including us, would prefer to be integrated into a single platform for easier management."

"LogRhythm NetMon's pricing model is an area of concern that should be made a little bit cheaper in comparison to the other players in the market currently."

"I would like to see better integration with multiple products. Integration is not something that is readily available for most of the products."

"The training for this product is not very good and needs to be improved."

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"It could have an easier to understand interface."

"The GUI has gotten better over time but there could be some improvement in how the GUI is built."

"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."

"NETSCOUT nGeniusONE's pricing is higher compared to the competitors. It is more than 15-18 percent of competitor costs. It also needs to add AI features."

"While it is good, the single pane of glass view is too high level. It is better for management or someone doing sanity checks. A lot of times, I need to go deeper into the additional screens to get what I want out of it."

"It would be beneficial to see more AI capabilities included in nGeniusONE to further streamline processes and allow lower-level tech support to handle issues more effectively without escalating them."

"The solution could do more for security. It should offer more security-related features."

"Some of the filters could be easier to see and to set up. That's the only thing that I've ever had any trouble with."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Pricing is okay. There were some competitors that were extremely expensive and there were some which were really inexpensive but LogRhythm stayed in the middle of them."

"The product is expensive for smaller companies."

"NetMon's licensing costs about $85k per year, with some extra costs for support."

"The price of this solution is too high, so it should be made more practical and more valuable for the customer."

"I don't have visibility into the pricing of LogRhythm NetMon as it's handled through our commercial partnerships."

"LogRhythm's licensing part is something that depends on the license you want since they offer it on a perpetual and subscription basis."

"The price is only for acquisition; it's not a licence."

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

"This solution has saved us more than $50,000 a month and freed up 30 percent of our bandwidth."

"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."

"It is very expensive, but it's well worth the money."

"The scalability becomes very expensive quickly."

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

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

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

28%

Computer Software Company

18%

Government

11%

Insurance Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

15%

Computer Software Company

14%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Government

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Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about LogRhythm NetMon?

It has a very strong artificial intelligence engine.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for LogRhythm NetMon?

I don't have visibility into the pricing of LogRhythm NetMon as it's handled through our commercial partnerships.

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What needs improvement with LogRhythm NetMon?

The main concern is that LogRhythm has not improved NetMon but instead introduced a separate product, which many customers, including us, would prefer to be integrated into a single platform for ea...

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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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LogRhythm Network Monitor

NETSCOUT nGenius, nGeniusONE

Overview

Identify Emerging Threats on Your Network in Real Time

Transform your physical or virtual system into a network forensics sensor in a matter of minutes for free with LogRhythm's NetMon Freemium. Your investigations will come together effortlessly with extensive corresponding metadata, full packet capture, and customizable advanced correlation.. Detect network-based threats with real-time network monitoring and big data analytics

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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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Cerner Corporation

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