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Auvik Network Management (ANM) vs SolarWinds NPM comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 8, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

Customer Service

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Sentiment score
8.4
Auvik's support is praised for responsiveness and expertise, resolving issues quickly, despite occasional slow responses or escalation challenges.
Sentiment score
6.4
SolarWinds NPM's support is knowledgeable but needs faster responses and accessible resources, with mixed feedback on service quality.
They were knowledgeable and responded quickly with accurate and useful information.
We had contact with SolarWinds regarding the implementation, and they were helpful.
 

Room For Improvement

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Sentiment score
5.4
Auvik Network Management requires better reporting, interface usability, alert configuration, third-party integration, and improved performance and feature support.
Sentiment score
4.2
SolarWinds NPM faces usability, performance, and scalability challenges with high costs and limited features compared to its traditional GUI.
We were unable to integrate Auvik with a geographical map, which limited our ability to track issues to specific buildings on campus.
 

Scalability Issues

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Sentiment score
8.0
Auvik Network Management excels in scalability and deployment, efficiently managing multiple sites with minor limitations in large networks.
Sentiment score
8.1
SolarWinds NPM excels in scalability and adaptability but may incur higher costs and require additional resources for expansion.
 

Setup Cost

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Sentiment score
7.2
Auvik Network Management offers value-driven pricing per network device, with flexibility and clear billing but increasing costs for more devices.
Sentiment score
6.3
SolarWinds NPM pricing ranges from $20,000 to $200,000+ annually, influenced by organization size, licensing, and feature choices.
Auvik is pricey, and we were paying a lot for it, especially when compared to SolarWinds.
The solution is considered expensive.
 

Stability Issues

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Sentiment score
8.2
Auvik Network Management is highly reliable, with excellent stability, proactive notifications, and minimal downtime, earning users' trust.
Sentiment score
6.7
SolarWinds NPM is stable with occasional issues during upgrades, resolved by following prerequisites and proper documentation.
 

Valuable Features

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Sentiment score
8.2
Auvik offers real-time mapping, alerts, automated backups, and remote management, enhancing network efficiency and facilitating rapid troubleshooting.
Sentiment score
8.8
SolarWinds NPM simplifies network management with advanced features, real-time insights, customizable dashboards, and broad compatibility for effective performance monitoring.
Auvik Core's ease of use also enhanced troubleshooting speed and efficiency.
The most valuable feature for us is the database performance analyzer, which we use a lot.
 

Categories and Ranking

Juniper Mist Premium Analytics
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Ranking in Network Monitoring Software
58th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Auvik Network Management (ANM)
Ranking in Network Monitoring Software
3rd
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
185
Ranking in other categories
IT Infrastructure Monitoring (3rd), Network Troubleshooting (3rd), Cloud Monitoring Software (3rd), Network Traffic Analysis (NTA) (2nd)
SolarWinds NPM
Ranking in Network Monitoring Software
4th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
156
Ranking in other categories
IT Infrastructure Monitoring (4th), Cloud Monitoring Software (6th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Network Monitoring Software category, the mindshare of Juniper Mist Premium Analytics is 0.4%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Auvik Network Management (ANM) is 1.1%, down from 1.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SolarWinds NPM is 5.2%, down from 6.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

ALEXANDRE VIANNA - PeerSpot reviewer
Has a single dashboard, but is expensive
We use this solution to manage our mission environment The single dashboard is a valuable feature.  The technical support needs improvement. The initial setup is straightforward. The solution is expensive. I rate the pricing an eight out of ten.  Overall, I rate the solution a seven out of…
Jeremy Campbell - PeerSpot reviewer
Enables us to get on top of issues before they become an outage
When I change IP addresses on a device or on a server, I have to wait for Auvik to figure out that change. It will tell me the device is offline until Auvik scans the whole subnet again and finds it. If I change 25 devices, I'll get 50 emails in a short time because they've gone offline. I'd love the ability to change that where I can update that device with the IP address without it going offline. That goes against the idea of a system that dynamically scans. It's information overload sometimes when you need to change a bunch of factors. You get inundated with emails. I would almost love a button whenever you first log in that says maintenance window, and then it would maybe take some of those alerts away. It's fairly intuitive but sometimes you have to search for things because it's hidden in the user interface, so I think that could be improved a little bit. The search could be better because they have these strange search terms. Instead of being able to look for what you want, you have to lay out the query in a specific way to get results. We've also been dealing with some weird bugs lately. We get alerts on miscellaneous items that go offline and online all the time. I've reached out to support, and they said that they've got a fix that they rolled out. However, we're still experiencing the issue, so I've got to work with them to fix that. They seem to be on top of the support.
MohitKumar - PeerSpot reviewer
High-level, comprehensive, and proactive monitoring in a user-friendly interface
The solution needs to integrate with additional SDN technologies that are part of the hyper market. The solution supports many vendors by default and just included Meraki SDN with the new release, but continued expansion is important. We created a custom method to pair with unsupported vendors but that can produce a lag in performance so future releases should expand SDN support. The solution does a good job of automating features but could expand that even more.
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Comparison Review

it_user174738 - PeerSpot reviewer
May 31, 2015
Nagios vs. Zabbix vs. PRTG vs. Spiceworks vs. Solarwinds Network Performance Monitor
I have researched a quite a few network monitoring tools which can be used for various monitoring purposes of not only the servers, but the intermediate routers as well. There are majorly three types of these softwares. Ones which are completely open-source, you can do almost anything you want…
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
8%
Computer Software Company
19%
Educational Organization
8%
Construction Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Educational Organization
56%
Computer Software Company
6%
Manufacturing Company
5%
Government
4%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Juniper Mist Premium Analytics?
We can manage the entire system across the network and troubleshoot the pain points.
What do you like most about Auvik?
The most valuable feature for us in Auvik is the network topology.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Auvik?
Auvik is expensive, but given how much we use it and how many hours it is saving over the year, it is justified. Ther...
What needs improvement with Auvik?
There are a couple of items here and there that float around disconnected from the network map. That is annoying beca...
What is the best network monitoring software for large enterprises?
It actually depends on the exact purpose or kind of devices (network devices, servers, something else). Some tools ar...
What is the best network monitoring software for large enterprises?
We are partners with SolarWinds and we sell a lot of Network management to large enterprises also because of scalabil...
 

Also Known As

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Solarwinds Network Performance Monitor, SolarWinds Network Bandwidth Analyzer
 

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Sample Customers

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Microsoft, Federal Express, Hewlett-Packard, and MasterCard
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