How does the ExtraHop Performance Platform compare to Netscout?
| ExtraHop | Netscout | |
|---|---|---|
| Sustained Throughput* | 100 Gbps | 27 Gbps |
| Advanced Machine Learning | ||
| On-Premises, Virtual, and Cloud Deployments | ||
| Cloud Integrations (Azure, AWS) | ||
| Auto-Discovery and Classification | ||
| Enterprise Protocols | 50+ | 30 |
| Line-Rate SSL Decryption and TLS 1.3 Support | ||
| Indexed Transaction-Level Detail with Visual Search Queries | ||
| Extensibility (Custom Dashboards, Triggers, Open APIs) | Yes | Limited |
| Integration Partners | Open Architecture | Limited |
* full-stream reassembly, decryption, and full payload analysis before writing to disk
Why These Differences Matter
Complete Visibility Across Hybrid Environments
While NetScout forces you to invest in two monitoring interfaces for bi-directional traffic, ExtraHop delivers a single cohesive solution with one integrated UI in which you can click from a high-level view of all assets and dependencies in your environment to precise insights about specific transactions in seconds. ExtraHop also offers significantly greater visibility into your environment than NetScout by supporting over fifty protocols with full-stream reassembly as well as providing packet visibility into AWS and Azure.
Rapid Insights and Machine Learning
NetOps teams need rapid insights and advanced machine learning capabilities in order to rise above challenges like increasing infrastructure complexity and traffic volumes. NetScout has zero machine learning capabilities, and because they analyze data after writing packets to disk, the insights they provide have lost significant value by the time you can access them. ExtraHop automates discovery and classification, analyzes data before writing packets to disk, and provides ML-driven anomaly detection and guided investigations that help you slash troubleshooting time by up to 78%.
Cost-Effective Scalability
NetScout claims to offer 100 Gbps throughput levels, but in order to support decryption and payload analysis—both critical to manage complex infrastructures and keep up with rising encryption standards—that throughput drops to 27 Gbps. ExtraHop, on the other hand, supports 100 Gbps of sustained throughput, allows for bring-your-own storage for extended lookback, and decrypts all SSL/TLS traffic in real time with zero impact to performance. Our open architecture also allows you to stream data to partners like ServiceNow, Gigamon, Ixia, and many more while NetScout offers limited integration partnerships.
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