LiveAction LiveNX vs SolarWinds AppOptics comparison

BlueCat and SolarWinds are both solutions in the IT Infrastructure Monitoring category. BlueCat is ranked #48 with an average rating of 7.0, while SolarWinds is ranked #50 with an average rating of 8.0. BlueCat holds a 0.4% mindshare in IM, compared to SolarWinds’s 0.3% mindshare. Additionally, 77% of BlueCat users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 80% of SolarWinds users who would recommend it.

LiveAction LiveNX

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77% willing to recommend

SolarWinds AppOptics

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80% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 9, 2024

LiveAction LiveNX and SolarWinds AppOptics compete in network monitoring and application performance management. LiveNX leads in network visualization and real-time analytics, while AppOptics is stronger in application performance insights and scalability.

Features: LiveAction LiveNX provides robust network monitoring through real-time diagnostics and visualizations, supporting network performance management. It also offers comprehensive network insights and detailed traffic analytics. SolarWinds AppOptics delivers in-depth application performance monitoring, with strong infrastructure scalability, and is optimized for cloud environments.

Room for Improvement: LiveAction LiveNX could enhance its cloud integration, broaden application-specific analytics, and simplify its interface for easier user navigation. SolarWinds AppOptics can improve network visualization capabilities, refine real-time diagnostic tools, and provide more tailored customer guidance.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: LiveAction LiveNX offers simple on-premise deployment with dedicated customer support, providing tailored guidance. SolarWinds AppOptics allows flexible cloud-based deployment, enabling quick integration but varies in service responsiveness.

Pricing and ROI: LiveAction LiveNX requires significant upfront investment but offers potential high ROI through network insights. SolarWinds AppOptics features budget-friendly setup and scalable pricing, offering value with its monitoring capabilities.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

LiveAction LiveNX

Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring

48th

Average Rating

6.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Network Monitoring Software (50th)

SolarWinds AppOptics

Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring

50th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (48th), Cloud Monitoring Software (34th)

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the IT Infrastructure Monitoring category, the mindshare of LiveAction LiveNX is 0.4%, down from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SolarWinds AppOptics is 0.3%, down from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Mahesh Doshi

IT at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees

Very good reporting and alerting abilities but inadequate enhancement support

Before choosing the solution, it is important to rank your requirements from high to low priority. The solution has a lot of features but at a high price. If you will only use 30% of the solution to meet your requirements, then it would be better for you to explore other products. Find the solution that best fulfills your requirements. The solution itself is great. If I could use it properly, then I would rate it a seven out of ten. Unfortunately, support is a factor when determining usability or cost effectiveness. We did not receive the needed support so had to stop using the solution. For that reason, my overall rating for the solution is a five out of ten.

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John Yuko

Assistant Manager ICT - Projects at I&M Bank Ltd

Unique features allow consolidating and combing metrics into a single dashboard, but don't monitor mobile solutions

I would like to see more granular information provided on Unix applications. Also, the integration with Unix services should be a bit more straightforward in terms having an agent to retrieve your credentials rather than having to enter or save them for SSH on SolarWinds. From the outset, we had to set some commands to log into the search console, and they are saved on the solution, which presents a challenge in terms of exposure. The solution is unable to monitor APK solutions completely because we'd then be forced to break down the APK and provide the APIs or go through the source code. They don't have a module that can analyze an application that is maybe under-used.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"One of the valuable features is the ability to create CLI scripts on the fly to fix any issues. We were using it for QoS modeling to ensure that we were properly modeling QoS, and it basically said here is what you need to fix to get this QoS done, whether it is ACL or something else. It would either push or recommend. If you have the right credentials, you could also push. It is very good if you are a Cisco shop. It gives you reporting, latency, and bandwidth utilization for your applications, so you can do good capacity management planning. There are a lot of pieces that LiveNX can give you. It is a total NPM solution for SD-WAN."

"The alerting feature is very good because it allows you to set MOS alerts at various network junctures or data points."

"All in all, LiveAction LiveNX has become an indispensable tool for maintaining and improving our network's reliability and performance, ultimately supporting our organization's goal of providing timely and dependable delivery services."

"The product has a very good graphical interface."

"The intention and the idea of the filter is great."

"We don't have any complaints about the software. According to my team, it's a very good tool that's very intuitive."

"We provide a tool for our customers to manage their reports. It's an extremely highly featured platform capable of producing a lot of data. We spent quite a long time working with customers and LiveAction to create template reports, and they're very good and configurable. You get a lot of data if you don't configure them."

"Its analytical capability is really good."

"Technical support is always live and they're supportive."

"The reporting of the solution is very good."

"Some of the most valuable features of SolarWinds are the topology discovery and network performance analysis."

"I have found the most valuable feature is application performance management."

"The sum solution, NTA, and DPA."

"The product has a great dashboard."

Cons

"It is not as robust as other NPM solutions. For instance, there is a problem while labeling specific applications. It works well with well-known applications, but when you have to put in new applications that are not very known and set them up with names, ports, URLs, or some protocols, it is not as intuitive."

"They need to create a more simplified UI."

"Improved documentation and more responsive customer support can help in addressing issues faster."

"This is a horrible solution and I think everything needs to be improved."

"The product is weak in multi-tenancy. We have to install multiple instances of LiveAction, whereas we would like to build it once for our customers."

"Sometimes the solution does not register devices properly and that is a bug."

"The tool crashes sometimes when we try to pull reports simultaneously."

"The only downside to this software is the price."

"In terms of the technology, I think they need to put some more advanced troubleshooting into SolarWinds, in terms of AI capabilities. That's the next generation, especially in the cases of APIs which have already adopted AI capabilities into their products."

"I would like to see more integration with other tools that are available on the market."

"The solution should be more user-friendly."

"The implementation needs improvement. It needs to get modernized with the newer cloud scenario in both public and private deployment models."

"The integration with Unix services should be a bit more straightforward."

"AppOptics would benefit from having a much more centralized view."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It's very expensive."

"The solution is fairly expensive compared to other products."

"We use the free version."

"I believe the current licensing cost is reasonable."

"Mostly, it's a perpetual license. We don't have any customers using the subscription right now—it's mostly a perpetual license that the customers purchase. The licensing is based on the number of elements, whereas other solutions are node-based."

"Since it's a negotiable rate, I would rate the pricing as a five out of five."

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about LiveAction LiveNX?

The product has a very good graphical interface.

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What needs improvement with LiveAction LiveNX?

The product is weak in multi-tenancy. We have to install multiple instances of LiveAction, whereas we would like to build it once for our customers. Most of these analytical packages have the same ...

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What is your primary use case for LiveAction LiveNX?

Primarily, we use the product for monitoring the standard utilization of circuits. The tool has the incredible ability to provide granular details about the traffic passing through an interface on ...

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What do you like most about SolarWinds AppOptics?

The product has a great dashboard.

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What needs improvement with SolarWinds AppOptics?

The solution should be more user-friendly.

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What is your primary use case for SolarWinds AppOptics?

I used the solution for monitoring servers and network equipment.

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Also Known As

LiveNX

AppOptics, SolarWinds TraceView, Librato

Overview

LiveAction develops IT visibility solutions designed to simplify network management. Initially developed to aid the US Department of Defense in the operation of its networks, LiveNX (Network Experience) features an innovative visual display, real-time big data analytics and deep control of routers and switches for unparalleled network administration. LiveNX accelerates troubleshooting with its QoS control, application-aware, and WAN functionality developed through engineering partnerships with Cisco Systems.

BlueCat

AppOptics is a SaaS-based simple, powerful and affordable Infrastructure & Application monitoring for custom on-premises, cloud, and hybrid systems.

Your business runs on applications, and when they go down or run slowly, it can impact the business in lost productivity, customers, or revenue. To add to the complexity, your IT environment is changing, and workloads can be spread across data centers, and cloud resources. You need to monitor the availability and performance of applications and infrastructure, regardless of where they are, so you can identify potential issues early and address them before they impact users

SolarWinds

Sample Customers

Tampa Electric, Digital First Media, Allscripts, Boxwood Technology

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