G2 Vendor Directory

NETSCOUT Network & Application Observability vs. Splunk Enterprise

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricNETSCOUT Network & Application Observability

by NETSCOUT

Splunk Enterprise

by Cisco

Overall rating4.54.3
Review count134434
Ease of use8.28.4
Ease of setup7.78.2
Quality of support8.98.7
Meets requirements8.99.1
NPS66.92307750.843373
Small Business23.4%8.1%
Mid-Market29.8%27.7%
Enterprise46.8%64.2%
Total page views1,268907
Total LLM citations2,4143,789

NETSCOUT Network & Application Observability

NETSCOUT’s Network & Application Observability solution is engineered for IT practitioners who need deep, real-time visibility into complex hybrid environments. Whether you're managing a sprawling data center, a multi-cloud deployment, 5G deployment, or a remote workforce, this solution delivers the actionable intelligence required to maintain performance, availability, and user experience across every layer of your infrastructure. At its core, NETSCOUT leverages Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) to convert raw network traffic into smart data.

Pros

  • Monitoring
  • Performance
  • Issue Detection
  • Reliability
  • Ease of Use
  • Troubleshooting

Splunk Enterprise

Find out what is happening in your business and take meaningful action quickly with Splunk Enterprise. Automate the collection, indexing and alerting of machine data that's critical to your operations. Uncover the actionable insights from all your data — no matter the source or format. Leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning for predictive and proactive business decisions.

Pros

  • Ease of Use
  • Log Management
  • Integrations
  • Features
  • Dashboards
  • Data Analysis