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ManageEngine OpManager vs SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor comparison

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Juniper Mist Premium Analytics
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Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
2
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Network Monitoring Software (58th)
ManageEngine OpManager
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
50
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Network Monitoring Software (10th)
SolarWinds Server and Appli...
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
40
Ranking in other categories
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (24th), Server Monitoring (11th), Active Directory Management (14th)
 

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Featured Reviews

ALEXANDRE VIANNA - PeerSpot reviewer
May 3, 2024
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…
ShaheenKapery - PeerSpot reviewer
May 24, 2024
Reporting is good, monitors well and stable product
We manage a client's network. We put all applications/devices into ManageEngine OpManager. This allows us to manage everything from a single interface. It's not just about endpoint devices; it also improves switches and servers. For example, if we have the same switches across our organization, we…
Subhajit Nag - PeerSpot reviewer
May 19, 2022
The component and cable monitoring features are good, but the interface is slow
SolarWinds' interface is slow, and this is a global concern. Every SolarWinds user complains about the sluggishness. The response is slow. If you browse from one page to another, you have to wait. Our company is a massive user with plenty of licenses, so the performance issues could be due to the load per license. Ten thousand components can be mapped under one license. So SolarWinds needs to take care of the speed problem. It cannot be this slow. That is a huge complaint. Otherwise, the tool is good. It should also be easier to upgrade SolarWinds. AppDynamics is harder to deploy but easier to upgrade. So AppDynamics takes a lot of time and effort to install, but you can upgrade it in minutes. SolarWinds is the opposite. It's easy to deploy, but upgrades take forever. To date, nobody can complete it on time, so the production environment is sitting idle. The upgrade time matters because you only install the solution once, but you'll need to upgrade the solution repeatedly over the life of the product. A complex installation isn't an issue, but I mind if the upgrade takes too long because it's already in production.

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

Pros

"We can manage the entire system across the network and troubleshoot the pain points."
"The single dashboard is a valuable feature."
"Some of the useful features are NetFlow and analytics."
"Device monitoring is a good tool of this solution."
"Device backups are smooth and managed centrally, with a nice dashboard, so you can quickly see the status."
"I am satisfied with ManageEngine OpManager's monitoring features."
"The solution gives pretty good network visibility. I am also impressed with it's monitoring."
"In my three years of experience with OpManager, we haven't encountered any issues. So, I'd rate it a nine out of ten. It's very stable."
"The solution offers very good integration capabilities."
"OpManager can monitor network utilization, downtime, and services in real time."
"Management Console - Managing service to each server enrolled in the Solarwinds is much easier. Using a web base console, you can control your service much convenient way. There is no need to login remotely. It save a lot of time and effort."
"Hardware health: It allows for proactive monitoring of the hardware health and is a game changer."
"I am impressed with the tool's AppStack feature which mainly helps us in the identification process. This feature can give an overview of the fault and help us identify the issues for performance degradation. Instead of looking at multiple places, we can look at a single place to identify the issues."
"This product can monitor application environments no matter where they reside and provides capabilities for deep insight into infrastructure."
"It's good at monitoring system-specific things like ports, services."
"Extremely user friendly: Any IT professional can learn how to admin NPM in a short time."
"Features like monitoring and infrastructure dependency mapping are valuable to us."
"I find it to be a strong product suite, particularly when you need a comprehensive monitoring tool."
 

Cons

"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"The technical support needs improvement."
"I would like to see more capabilities and specific profiles built for the manufacturing sector."
"The dashboard has some limitations and should be more user-friendly."
"ManageEngine OpManager can improve by having better updates for critical issues."
"The data provided by the tool is not accurate."
"The solution is a bit difficult to configure. There are quite a number of configurations and plugins that you must handle early in the process."
"ManageEngine OpManager could improve the default dashboards that are available. We are not able to customize them easily and they do not give us the information we need unless we customize them. You need to have the technical knowledge to be able to do it, the customization should be easier."
"The storage level monitoring needs improvement. It needs storage level monitoring on the server itself. That feature is lacking right now."
"I would like to see more enhancements made to the product."
"The templates could use improvement. Currently, they are quite complex. They should have drag-and-drop functionality instead. It would make it easier to use."
"Solarwinds should come up the same monitoring system for other certificate expiration alert apart from SSL."
"Nodes in Azure are able to be monitored with the use of agents, but this does not apply to cloud service offerings that are not node based."
"I think they need to make reporting easier and more simple & dynamic."
"I believe that some of the trends, environmental maps, and items like those found in Orion would be very beneficial."
"The tool's AppStack needs to improve in the storage monitoring part. It should also include an analytics and recommendation approach. If I have found a fault in a server or application, I would like to know what caused it and how do I recover from it."
"One area that could benefit from improvement is its performance"
"SAM AppInsight for SQL: The ability to ignore fragmentation of specific indexes."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is expensive."
"The price for ManageEngine OpManager is average."
"We had perpetual licenses. The cost was around 36,000 for OPManager, and then you'd have the yearly maintenance fee of 2,000 or 3,000."
"The product is not worth the money."
"ManageEngine OpManager has a three-tier licensing model."
"The tool's licensing costs are yearly."
"The solution's licensing costs are yearly and based on the number of applications."
"The solution is highly affordable"
"The solution's pricing is very low compared to other products."
"I have always said SolarWinds is very “proud” of their products, meaning they are expensive. I cannot afford to purchase all the licenses I need for all the SolarWinds products."
"When planning for the number of licenses to purchase, make sure you understand all of the elements within an application required to really understand performance well. In our case, we quickly came to the conclusion that an unlimited license for SAM was the way to go."
"Pricing is inexpensive, starting at 2440 euros. For that, you get the ability to monitor a couple of nodes and one year of maintenance and support."
"When compared to other licensed models in the market, it stands out as one of the more cost-effective options."
"The solution's price is reasonable. Though it's on the higher side, the tool is worth the money."
"I like the pricing for this SolarWinds product."
"The licenses start from USD 3000.00 and go up to USD 20,000.00 for the year. It's a perpetual license. Nothing is free in SolarWinds, anything that you need is an additional cost."
"SAM is not per server so the pricing model can be deceiving. If you have an enterprise environment, you will quickly exceed your licensing quickly. You should know this before going in."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
8%
Educational Organization
53%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
5%
Financial Services Firm
5%
Educational Organization
45%
Computer Software Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
6%
Government
6%
 

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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 is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ManageEngine OpManager?
The pricing was okay. However, it has been increasing a lot lately. The product is not worth the money.
What needs improvement with ManageEngine OpManager?
The product has only basic functionalities. It is not like SolarWinds. The data provided by the tool is not accurate....
What needs improvement with SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor?
One product area that could benefit from improvement is the synchronization of licensing periods across different mod...
 

Also Known As

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OpManager
SolarWinds SAM
 

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Sample Customers

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Bonita, Thorp Reed & Armstrong, Galaxy, Fiserv Credit Union Division, Universitas 21 Global, ERP Suites LLC
Andr. L. Riis AS, NetSuite
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