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CA Unified Communications Monitor vs SolarWinds NPM comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 9, 2024

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Categories and Ranking

CA Unified Communications M...
Ranking in Network Monitoring Software
102nd
Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring
71st
Average Rating
6.6
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Unified Communications Monitoring (5th)
SolarWinds NPM
Ranking in Network Monitoring Software
4th
Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring
5th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
158
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Monitoring Software (6th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Network Monitoring Software category, the mindshare of CA Unified Communications Monitor is 0.1%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SolarWinds NPM is 4.7%, down from 5.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

itarchit489981 - PeerSpot reviewer
Good end-to-end voice quality monitoring and offers valuable features
The solution should have automatic baseline detection. On the per hour, per base, per week. That's usually the best. And on a per individual CI level. I know that they're working on it and when that's available then we will definitely implement it because it will reduce the effort we need to maintain all the products. Right now we have to set thresholds for every location, and it needs to be actually dynamic so if we have better thresholding, we'll have faster alarms across all our locations. We won't have to expend effort on it by resetting or checking them on a regular basis.
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.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"We use the solution to meet the needs of the customer."
"Good end-to-end monitoring"
"The alerting and reporting capabilities of the tool are impressive"
"It did a good job of the collection and then an investigation of the net flow of information for understanding the applications that were being used at certain locations."
"I would rate the overall solution nine out of ten due to its capabilities, however, its complexity is a major drawback."
"The most valuable feature is the way it monitors the environment, and how user-friendly the console is for the end-user. The interface is also very easy and it captures all the information very well."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the monitoring capabilities."
"It is very extensible with 'SWQL' and APIs to where we are beginning to integrate it with network automation."
"It's a very good tool and a very stable tool."
"It is considerably cheaper compared to other tools."
 

Cons

"All the features and functions of the solution can be improved."
"The solution should have automatic baseline detection."
"The reporting module that got integrated into the system itself, used to be a standalone solution and I preferred that."
"If they could combine everything into one product, that would be very helpful."
"SolarWinds needs to upscale on observability and add full-fledged observability features, including security features."
"Better offline license management. I’ve had to get in touch with customer support several times simply to remove an expired license from our NPM servers."
"The solution's database performance could be improved."
"Consolidation of platforms would provide a smoother experience."
"The integration needs to be improved."
"The reporting is good, but I want it to be a little easier when creating custom reports. The reports are all on the website now, but it takes some know how to get some to display the way you would like."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"We have a perpetual license for this solution, and my impression is that this solution is cheap."
"The cost of the personal perpetual license for SolarWinds NPM is approximately $2,000."
"SolarWinds NPM is very expensive, and we pay ten thousand yearly."
"I find that the pricing is acceptable."
"We have a multi-year license for the use of this solution. There are additional costs for recourses in the environment."
"When I compare the cost of CA Spectrum to that of SolarWinds NPM, the cost of CA Spectrum is way too high, and the cost of SolarWinds NPM is pretty low."
"SolarWinds NPM has different pricing models available. The cost of the solution is less than some competitors."
"It was inexpensive when we installed it and gradually became more expensive, but it was a very inexpensive product at first."
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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

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Educational Organization
56%
Computer Software Company
6%
Manufacturing Company
5%
Financial Services Firm
4%
 

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Also Known As

CA UC Monitor
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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