IBM Tivoli NetCool vs SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager comparison

"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."

"Anything is possible with Tivoli. It's quite a robust system."

"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."

"It's very easy to use."

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

"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 solution has very good integration capabilities."

"It allows us to manage backups in big companies. It is also useful in managing the configuration changes."

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

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

"SolarWinds NCM provides updates on the status of your network infrastructure. If any issues arise, such as a link failure or a device going offline, you will receive notifications and alerts. Additionally, if someone unplugs a cable, SolarWinds NCM will detect it. It also features a Topology Mapper that displays the connectivity of your network devices, giving you a visual representation of the network's structure. With SolarWinds NCM, you have a clear understanding of what's happening within your network and can generate comprehensive reports."

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

"The feature that I really enjoy is the ability to script changes across all of your devices."

"It's perfect for network configuration management. It's easy to use."

"It is pretty straightforward to set up."

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

"The solution is too expensive."

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

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

"UI is outdated, very old legacy."

"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 solution does not have any AI capabilities."

"The solution is not user-friendly."

"The AI features do not work well."

"It would be great if they include a network service manager, network performance manager, or a privileged assessment in the next release."

"The interface of solar winds could be improved."

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

"The Network Configuration Manager needs to improve the access control list compliance."

"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."

"The only thing that requires some experience, and training doesn't fix, is how to set up your custom policy-based reports to check compliance."

"I would like to see more integration tools. Something like dialysis, for example."

"The price of the product is too expensive."

"Licensing fees are paid on a yearly basis."

"Customers are required to pay a licensing fee."

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

"Pricing is reasonable and competitive."

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

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

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

"I have a yearly subscription."

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

"The pricing is good."

"Additional costs beyond the standard licensing fee are inevitable."