IBM Tivoli NetCool vs SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager comparison

"NetCool has a huge database that can collect and process about one million alarms a day."

"It's very easy to use."

"It's very easy to use."

"The scalability of monitoring, the breadth of supported network components, the scale of the number of monitoring events, and the flexibility in customization make this a well-rounded product."

"The tool had many built-in automation capabilities."

"The tool is much easier to manage than running scripts and figuring out how many endpoints have been exceeded."

"The feature I have found most valuable with NetCool is how it collaborates all the alarms, and then it does a predictive analysis, providing a consolidated alarm view and management."

"The solution has very good integration capabilities."

"The configuration compliance aspect of SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager allows for easy comparison of configuration settings across branches, ensuring adherence to security guidelines and best practices. Automation capabilities have greatly impacted workflows, enabling tasks such as configuration backups, template deployment, and firmware upgrades to be automated, thereby streamlining processes and saving time. Compliance reporting features provide valuable insights into network compliance, offering pre-built security audit reports and customizable options to meet specific requirements."

"Configuration pushing, upgrade capabilities, job backup, configuration backup, and real-time configuration change monitoring are highly beneficial features of SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager."

"We push all our configurations to the servers with ease and the logs capture almost all the transactions needed for an internal audit."

"The tool is useful for security purposes."

"The features we find most valuable is the configuration backup automation, the configuration compliance, the security vulnerability detection and upgrading devices."

"The most valuable features the solution offers are compliance, reliability, and information about reliability."

"The scanning features have proven to be highly valuable, particularly due to the comprehensive information they provide."

"Compared to other vendors, like NetBrain, managing the solution is easy. They made it very user-friendly."

"The installation could be simplified, and technical support could be faster."

"UI is outdated, very old legacy."

"Tivoli NetCool's has medium scalability - there are some problems with its replications not being mature."

"In terms of improvement, I would like to see more AIOps, Artificial Intelligent Operations in the next release. IBM develops new features for Power BI or Cognos Analytics, which is good. As of now, we use Cognos Analytics, we are not using Power BI. They have the Insight concept but we don't like that."

"The installation could be simplified, and technical support could be faster."

"The solution is not user-friendly."

"The solution does not have any AI capabilities."

"Customization and integration that you need to do to make the product fit your needs is very complex. It is not a product that somebody could easily pick up without any prior training or experience."

"There is room for improvement in automation."

"Releasing a product compatible with operating systems other than Windows would be advantageous."

"Its customer service response could be faster."

"The solution could have better integration."

"When we run the SolarWinds NCM jobs at the cellular line, it runs in the morning. They're just not finishing. We're getting false processing."

"Further improvements in automation are needed. Currently, there are limitations in performing tasks without logging into routers directly, and we expect more comprehensive device control."

"I would like to see more features in terms of wireless reporting and more historical information for client connectivity in SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager."

"For each device, when you open the network performance monitor, it will give you all of the information about the device, but many of the natural configuration management features are not on that page."

"It costs around 100k for every ten servers, which is lower than similar products from other vendors."

"The price of the product is too expensive."

"Customers are required to pay a licensing fee."

"Licensing fees are paid on a yearly basis."

"The price of the solution is high compared to other solutions."

"I have a yearly subscription."

"Available at a moderate price"

"You have a base license for 50 devices, and then you can add more licenses as you go."

"The pricing is good."

"We have to pay additionally for its support and maintenance."

"There is a license for the use of this solution and it is priced well, there is a lot of value for the money."

"There is a license needed to use SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager."