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Ixia Hawkeye vs ManageEngine OpManager comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 10, 2024

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Categories and Ranking

Ixia Hawkeye
Ranking in Network Monitoring Software
81st
Average Rating
9.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
Unified Communications Monitoring (5th), IT Infrastructure Monitoring (66th)
ManageEngine OpManager
Ranking in Network Monitoring Software
19th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
5.3
Number of Reviews
56
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the Network Monitoring Software category, the mindshare of Ixia Hawkeye is 0.5%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ManageEngine OpManager is 1.5%, down from 1.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Network Monitoring Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
ManageEngine OpManager1.5%
Ixia Hawkeye0.5%
Other98.0%
Network Monitoring Software
 

Featured Reviews

José Enrique Cano Rodriguez - PeerSpot reviewer
Assistant Consultant at Tata Consultancy
A valuable tool for optimizing network performance and security with comprehensive network monitoring capabilities, user-friendly interface, and flexibility for scripting
Distinguishing itself from network management systems like SolarWinds Orion and Dataminer, Hawkeye offers a distinctive feature. It empowers network administrators to access specialized and detailed views for specific tests, including video streaming and performance related to specific applications like video games. In contrast, SolarWinds and Dataminer typically offer a more general evaluation of network health. Hawkeye's unique capability enables a detailed analysis of network performance through specific tests, allowing administrators to identify areas in need of improvement and take precise actions to enhance network performance.
Ashutosh Jha - PeerSpot reviewer
Project engineer at IT Solution india private limited
Centralized monitoring has highlighted limited device control but has improved proactive actions
I have configured adaptive thresholds on servers while using ManageEngine OpManager. If there is high CPU utilization or storage usage, the system will notify me or reset the system or reset the services. ManageEngine OpManager has multiple features that are valuable to our organization. We have integrated our firewall into ManageEngine OpManager, and it provides us notifications for firewall issues as well. ManageEngine OpManager provides an adaptive threshold feature that is very effective. The alerts and the ability to restart services or computers or end devices in ManageEngine OpManager are what I find most valuable. If we have set performance monitoring adaptive thresholds and they exceed the configured value, the system will take action automatically. We can also integrate our switches and access points and control them from ManageEngine OpManager.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I would recommend Ixia Hawkeye because there are some KPIs that are very useful."
"The most valuable feature is the deployment because it's very easy to deploy real flow through the network."
"Our customer was happiest with the price of this product."
"The ease of setup is the most valuable aspect of this solution. It's easy to set up and run tests."
"So far, this product is doing exactly what it is promised to do."
"It empowers network administrators to access specialized and detailed views for specific tests, including video streaming and performance related to specific applications like video games."
"Device monitoring is a good tool of this solution."
"It has more functionality than what we use it for, so I think it's overall a good solution."
"Some of the useful features are NetFlow and analytics."
"We use the solution to monitor links. It also helps us to track servers and monitor logs."
"Monitoring is the most valuable feature of this solution."
"The most valuable feature is the monitoring alerts, as the administrators are immediately notified and can do the required action immediately, and this is the feature we value and use the most."
"We don't have to keep an eye on it; it has a good automation option, which keeps us informed. It gives very less false positives. Overall, a really great product."
"Once it was set up and running, there were no issues with it, and it seems to run fairly well."
 

Cons

"You can't delete more than one thing at a time. It would be great to be able to highlight three out of five things and delete them, whether it's a test or an actual report."
"The customization of tests and even the results can be improved."
"Ixia has one flaw, which is that they do not print the license code on the paper licenses that are shipped to the customers."
"Improvements in network performance are essential."
"There should be an option to get mobile notifications or SMS mirror notifications for critical issues. That way, when we don't have access to email, we can still receive notifications via our phones."
"Based on the high cost, I'd rate the solution six out of ten. I don't know if I would recommend it."
"ManageEngine OpManager could improve the default dashboards that are available. We are not able to customize them easily and they do not give us the information we need unless we customize them. You need to have the technical knowledge to be able to do it, the customization should be easier."
"This solution is not suitable for enterprise-sized deployments, as it sometimes hangs and needs to be restarted."
"This product is little bit slow sometimes. It may be that we need to change the configuration to improve performance."
"If you have a ton of devices, it might slow down a bit."
"Real user and UI monitoring are not practical."
"One challenge in ManageEngine OpManager is that improvements are needed because a customer using the solution has Check Point firewall and needs to monitor their VPN tunnels, but there is no option currently available for that."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"In larger networks, the costs for licenses tend to be more reasonable, but for smaller networks, it appears relatively costly."
"It cost us approximately 25,000 for two years. This is cheaper than ThousandEyes."
"The product is not worth the money."
"The price for ManageEngine OpManager is average."
"As far as cost, it was around six hundred thousand rands ($40,500) for the year, for the renewals. That's the total cost for a four thousand node system including support and maintenance."
"It is not really expensive; it is nominal licensing."
"The tool's licensing costs are yearly."
"The solution's pricing is very low compared to other products."
"ManageEngine OpManager has a three-tier licensing model."
"The solution is highly affordable"
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Outsourcing Company
17%
Comms Service Provider
13%
Construction Company
11%
University
8%
Outsourcing Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business17
Midsize Enterprise15
Large Enterprise27
 

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ManageEngine OpManager?
Based on my experience and use case, the setup cost and price of ManageEngine OpManager is good. However, if it were available in both on-premises and cloud versions, it would be more reliable for ...
What needs improvement with ManageEngine OpManager?
ManageEngine OpManager could improve by adding network device control capabilities. The control feature would be more helpful for our operations. Currently, there is no feature for controlling inte...
What is your primary use case for ManageEngine OpManager?
I am using ManageEngine OpManager for network and server reliability. We have multiple locations, so integrating all location devices in ManageEngine OpManager into one single console allows us to ...
 

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