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NETSCOUT InfiniStreamNG vs NETSCOUT nGeniusONE comparison

NETSCOUT InfiniStreamNG and NETSCOUT nGeniusONE are both solutions in the Network Monitoring Software category. NETSCOUT InfiniStreamNG is ranked #77, while NETSCOUT nGeniusONE is ranked #19 with an average rating of 8.5. NETSCOUT InfiniStreamNG holds a 0.3% mindshare in NMS, compared to NETSCOUT nGeniusONE’s 1.6% mindshare. Additionally, 92% of NETSCOUT InfiniStreamNG users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 93% of NETSCOUT nGeniusONE users who would recommend it.
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92% willing to recommend
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93% willing to recommend
 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 10, 2024

NETSCOUT nGeniusONE and NETSCOUT InfiniStreamNG are key players in the network monitoring and management domain. InfiniStreamNG holds a competitive edge due to its advanced analytics and traffic analysis capabilities.

Features: nGeniusONE offers end-to-end network monitoring, providing real-time insights and detailed reporting tools, crucial for proactive management. It ensures operational efficiency across diverse network environments. InfiniStreamNG provides powerful traffic analysis, forensic capabilities, and superior analytics essential for deep network exploration and in-depth traffic insights.

Room for Improvement: nGeniusONE could benefit from enhanced analytics to match its comprehensive monitoring abilities, more robust data storage solutions, and refined predictive analysis features. InfiniStreamNG may need improvements in deployment simplicity, user interface customization, and reduced setup time to enhance accessibility for users with varied expertise levels.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: nGeniusONE is recognized for its straightforward deployment process, supported by extensive customer service options. InfiniStreamNG, while needing detailed setup and training, offers high-quality customer support, assisting in overcoming integration challenges and maximizing feature utilization.

Pricing and ROI: nGeniusONE is priced as a cost-effective solution focused on efficient monitoring tools. It demonstrates a solid return on investment. InfiniStreamNG entails a higher initial cost but offers substantial long-term value through its potent analytics and analysis features, appealing to users requiring deeper insights despite the premium pricing.

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Categories and Ranking

NETSCOUT InfiniStreamNG
Ranking in Network Monitoring Software
77th
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
13
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
NETSCOUT nGeniusONE
Ranking in Network Monitoring Software
19th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
49
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Network Monitoring Software category, the mindshare of NETSCOUT InfiniStreamNG is 0.3%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of NETSCOUT nGeniusONE is 1.6%, up from 1.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Michael Gideon Genita - PeerSpot reviewer
Easy to set up with good documentation and helpful support
I'm using it for a customer The packet flow switch is the most valuable aspect of the solution.  It's an easy product to set up. We can scale the solution if we need to. It's stable.  The documentation is well-written and quite useful. It's compatible with other products.  Under the pocket flow…
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Ruslan Melnyk - PeerSpot reviewer
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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Pros

"The most valuable feature is utilization."
"The ability to troubleshoot customers' connectivity has been very beneficial."
"The product is stable. I have never had any issue where we have lost an InfiniStream, or visibility from that particular InfiniStream, throughout the bank."
"It allows us to get quicker resolutions. We can see exactly what is using up the bandwidth, so we can assist end users."
"The technical support is really good. They will go above and beyond, if you are running into a problem. You can go to a sales engineer, who will engage technical support to help you out."
"It helps us get to root cause quickly. With utilization and consumption of bandwidth, we can usually see what application is taking as much as they should (or shouldn't), then account for it accordingly."
"The real-time troubleshooting and application segregation that you can do within it."
"We use it for monitoring whenever we update a new circuit or site."
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"Deep packet inspection is a very useful tool as it works in real time and uses serial packet-level analysis."
"The most valuable features are visibility, real-time, on-demand."
"The details it provides are among the most valuable features; the ability to drill down and get to the packet level."
"Deep packet inspection is a very useful tool as it works in real time and uses serial packet-level analysis."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is being able to drill down into any kind of troubles that are reported to us, by use of identifiers."
"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."
"We are using nGeniusONE to run our bandwidth capacity management reports. In the past, we used to be very reactive, we used to depend a lot on suppliers to tell us which sites are our hot sites, meaning, which have high bandwidth utilization. Now we do this in a much more proactive way and we are moving to a more predictive approach in that aspect, thanks to nGeniusONE."
"Deep packet inspection is probably the strongest feature."
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Cons

"There is a timeout feature that we have been asking for awhile."
"The stability depends on who is using the tool, because you only can get as much out of the tool as you put into it. There are a lot of patches for this particular environment, so you have to keep on them. If you lose track of them, then the product is not useful anymore."
"The scalability has some limitations and quirks to it. I would like to be able to upgrade rather than replace the whole thing."
"The single pane of glass feed still needs work."
"It's not able to communicate with our probes."
"We don't use the single pane of glass view, even though we own it."
"Being able to manage the packet flow switches in nGeniusONE would be great."
"I would like to see an improved level of stitching between IPs."
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"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."
"Another thing that would help out is if they packaged the NetFlow monitor into nGeniusONE. Their NetFlow monitor works with nGeniusONE where you can actually get the netflow of pretty much anything you hook it up to. But it's a separate box that you have to buy. If there was a way that could package that into nGeniusONE, it would be a complete package straight out of the box."
"The dependency mapping is good, but I am hopeful that they will build some type of partnership and relationship with ServiceNow. I want to see NETSCOUT partner with ServiceNow so they can leverage Service Now Discovery and Service Mapping to automate the build of the service dependency mappings inside of nGeniusONE."
"They can improve still on the workflows, document their workflows that are commonly used... We don't know some of the workflows yet, and it's not something that you can just read up in the manual. There is some stuff in the help manual and online, but it's to a point where you need to purchase extra training and services from them. You can't just go and read up on it yourself and learn from A to Z..."
"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."
"here is a big issue with the special way they use InfiniStream to store data."
"Initial setup was complex."
"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

"This product could be cheaper."
"The price is a little high."
"The scalability is good, but it comes at a cost. E.g., if you need 100 InfiniStream because you are sending gigs or terabytes of data to one InfiniStream, then you will have to purchase another InfiniStream, which are not cheap."
"It can be scalable. It just costs too much. With a company as big as ours, it gets too expensive to accommodate every single site."
"I would like it to be more scalable with less spend."
"To capture more with the solution that we bought, you have to buy another InfiniStreamNG, and there are only four ports in the back."
"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."
"Make sure you get the low down on your licensing and understand the licensing requirements before making a purchase, especially when it comes to an upgrade. Make sure that it suits your needs before you commit to it. For example, we purchased ATA at version 6.2.1. At that time, the licensing covered everything we need. NETSCOUT comes out with 6.2.2, stating that in order to upgrade, you had to purchase CyberStream licensing. Now that requires some additional funding from both a capital investment and a maintenance cost. That's something that should have been said, "Well, if you want these additional features, you will need to purchase these CyberStreams." Otherwise, we should be allowed to continue on the basic operations as it is now through the newer releases without being stuck."
"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."
"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."
"We have a premium customized contract for the solution."
"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 product is too expensive compared to other products."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
22%
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Energy/Utilities Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
17%
Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Government
8%
 

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Midsize Enterprise
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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

InfiniStreamNG, NETSCOUT ISNG, Infinistream
NETSCOUT nGenius, nGeniusONE
 

Overview

NETSCOUT’s new ISNG platform harnesses the power of IP intelligence by mining traffic in real-time to deliver accurate and actionable data for service assurance, cybersecurity and business intelligence applications. The InfiniStreamNG platform fully supports the nGeniusONE and Iris application suites.

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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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Sample Customers

U.S. Department of Defense
Cerner Corporation
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