NETSCOUT Wins Six Leader Badges in G2 Summer 2026 Grid Reports

Enterprises evaluating security and observability platforms increasingly rely on peer feedback to validate real-world performance. The G2 Summer 2026 Grid Reports confirm that NETSCOUT continues to earn customer trust across the categories that matter most for protecting and assuring digital services.

Choosing the right DDoS protection, network management, and observability tools is a high-stakes decision for CIOs, CISOs, and IT operations leaders. Verified customer reviews on G2 provide an independent view into how these solutions perform day to day, from ease of implementation to reliability under pressure. NETSCOUT has now secured six Leader badges in the G2 Summer 2026 Grid Reports, reinforcing its portfolio strength in security, visibility, and service assurance.

What was announced

NETSCOUT announced that multiple solutions earned Leader recognition in the G2 Summer 2026 Grid Reports, based on verified customer reviews and market presence data. The recognitions span DDoS protection, web security, network management, and enterprise monitoring.

Arbor Threat Mitigation System (TMS)

• Leader (#2/9): Enterprise Grid for DDoS Protection
• Leader (#5/25): Grid Report for DDoS Protection
• Leader (#29/181): Grid Report for Web Security

Arbor Edge Defense (AED)

• Leader (#1/9): Enterprise Grid for DDoS Protection

Arbor Edge Defense acts as a shield at the network edge, blocking DDoS attacks and malware communications before they reach and overwhelm your firewall. It uses stateless packet inspection and global intelligence to ensure that only legitimate traffic enters the company, maintaining service availability without downtime

Arbor Sightline

• Leader (#3/13): Enterprise Grid Report for Network Management Tools

NETSCOUT Network and Application Observability

• Leader (#8/34): Grid Report for Enterprise Monitoring

Why this matters

For CIOs, CISOs, IT directors, and procurement leaders, G2 Grid Reports offer a peer-driven lens that goes beyond vendor marketing. Leadership positions across DDoS protection, web security, network management, and enterprise monitoring signal breadth of coverage — a decisive factor when consolidating vendors or replacing point tools.

The recognitions also validate NETSCOUT's ability to help teams reduce operational complexity, cut troubleshooting time, and maintain availability across hybrid and distributed environments. For risk-conscious buyers, that combination of customer satisfaction and market presence lowers the perceived risk of adoption.

Technical details

• Always-on DDoS defense: Arbor Edge Defense provides stateless packet inspection at the network edge, backed by global threat intelligence.
• Layered mitigation: Arbor TMS combines high-performance mitigation with actionable visibility for sophisticated DDoS attacks.
• Network intelligence at scale: Arbor Sightline delivers networkwide traffic analytics, anomaly detection, and rapid operational response.
• End-to-end observability: NETSCOUT network and application observability uses packet-derived intelligence for hybrid, cloud, and on-premises environments.
• Faster troubleshooting: A single source of truth for network data helps pinpoint cloud latency spikes, load balancer issues, and application code problems.
• Broad coverage: Leader positions across DDoS, web security, network management, and enterprise monitoring categories.

Softprom and NETSCOUT

Softprom is the official distributor of NETSCOUT. Our team supports customers and partners with licensing, technical consulting, proof-of-concept projects, and post-deployment expertise across the full NETSCOUT security and observability portfolio.

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