NETSCOUT InfiniStreamNG vs Riverbed NPM+ comparison

NETSCOUT and Riverbed are both solutions in the Network Monitoring Software category. NETSCOUT is ranked #78, while Riverbed is ranked #88. NETSCOUT holds a 0.4% mindshare in NMS, compared to Riverbed’s 0.3% mindshare. Additionally, 92% of NETSCOUT users are willing to recommend the solution.

NETSCOUT InfiniStreamNG

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92% willing to recommend

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0% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

NETSCOUT InfiniStreamNG

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

78th

Average Rating

8.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Riverbed NPM+

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

88th

Average Rating

0.0

Reviews Sentiment

8.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Monitoring Software (48th)

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Network Monitoring Software category, the mindshare of NETSCOUT InfiniStreamNG is 0.4%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Riverbed NPM+ is 0.3%, up from 0.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Featured Reviews

Michael Gideon Genita

Associate System Engineer at SMS Global Technologies, Inc.

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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Akhilesh Mishra

Technical Lead at M.Tech

Helps to easily troubleshoot issues and fix it

If the backend server and application servers are not responding properly, users can use the tool to find out the issue. It also helps to find out where the issue is happening. Customers can easily troubleshoot the issue and fix it. Alluvio Network Performance Management is good for…

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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

"I love the single pane of glass view. It makes it easier to not have to navigate everywhere. It allows more simplistic visibility, without having to go from tool to tool to tool, or from window to window to window."

"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."

"We use it for monitoring whenever we update a new circuit or site."

"It is very rock solid. We hardly have any hardware issues."

"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."

"The real-time troubleshooting and application segregation that you can do within it."

"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 has cut our troubleshooting down by days. Once we have a product in place, we show people examples of how it can streamline their troubleshooting process."

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"Alluvio Network Performance Management is good for troubleshooting."

Cons

"The NetFlow Collectors could handle more flows per minute."

"I would like to see an improved level of stitching between IPs."

"I'd like them to make the product more user-friendly."

"The technology goes end-of-life on us every year, which is why I am looking forward to vSTREAM. I don't like when devices go end-of-life on us so quickly. If we can get more of an advanced notice of when an end-of-life is brought up, because our certification process within the organization takes a while."

"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."

"We don't use the single pane of glass view, even though we own it."

"There is a timeout feature that we have been asking for awhile."

"Only problems that we have had are fiber issues going into the TAPs or vSTREAMs, which are usually local site issues."

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"Alluvio Network Performance Management is good for troubleshooting."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

"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 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."

"The price is a little high."

"I would like it to be more scalable with less spend."

"This product could be cheaper."

"The tool's pricing is high and I would rate it one out of ten."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

18%

Manufacturing Company

12%

Energy/Utilities Company

11%

Government

Financial Services Firm

19%

Computer Software Company

10%

Retailer

10%

Healthcare Company

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What do you like most about Alluvio Network Performance Management?

Alluvio Network Performance Management is good for troubleshooting.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Alluvio Network Performance Management?

The tool's pricing is high and I would rate it one out of ten.

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What needs improvement with Alluvio Network Performance Management?

The tool needs to add monitoring features for threats and vulnerabilities. It should also add database activity monitoring features.

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Also Known As

InfiniStreamNG, NETSCOUT ISNG, Infinistream

Alluvio Network Performance Management

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.

NETSCOUT

Riverbed NPM+ is a SaaS-delivered service that uses Riverbed Unified Agent to collect decrypted packet data at every user and server endpoint. It fills visibility gaps caused by encrypted tunnels in Zero Trust, remote work, and cloud-native environments. Taking an agent-based deployment approach ensures flexibility, simplicity, and scalability. With this AI-driven Network Observability, Riverbed takes a revolutionary step towards faster issue detection and higher service availability.

Riverbed

Sample Customers

U.S. Department of Defense

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