Pico Corvil Analytics vs SolarWinds NPM comparison

PICO and SolarWinds are both solutions in the Network Monitoring Software category. PICO is ranked #68, while SolarWinds is ranked #3 with an average rating of 8.5. PICO holds a 0.6% mindshare in NMS, compared to SolarWinds’s 3.7% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of PICO users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 92% of SolarWinds users who would recommend it.

Pico Corvil Analytics

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Pico Corvil Analytics

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 10, 2024

SolarWinds NPM and Pico Corvil Analytics compete in the network management and analytics space. Although Pico Corvil Analytics has superior capabilities with advanced analytics, SolarWinds NPM is preferred for its competitive pricing and ease of deployment.

Features: SolarWinds NPM provides comprehensive network performance monitoring with customizable dashboards, advanced network insights, and alerting systems. Pico Corvil Analytics offers a robust analytics platform, specializing in real-time visibility and in-depth data analysis, with granular traffic analysis features.

Room for Improvement: SolarWinds NPM could enhance its data analysis depth, streamline its existing features for higher efficiency, and improve integration with third-party tools. Pico Corvil Analytics might simplify its deployment process, reduce upfront costs, and enhance user interface intuitiveness for broader usability.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: SolarWinds NPM is known for a straightforward deployment process paired with responsive customer service. Pico Corvil Analytics offers excellent customer support but has a more complex deployment requiring a dedicated setup process.

Pricing and ROI: SolarWinds NPM provides a scalable pricing model with lower initial setup costs, leading to a quicker ROI. Pico Corvil Analytics, with higher upfront costs, offers deep analytical insights yielding significant long-term ROI for in-depth data analysis needs.

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Categories and Ranking

Pico Corvil Analytics

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

68th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

SolarWinds NPM

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

3rd

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

160

Ranking in other categories

IT Infrastructure Monitoring (5th), Cloud Monitoring Software (8th)

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Network Monitoring Software category, the mindshare of Pico Corvil Analytics is 0.6%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SolarWinds NPM is 3.7%, down from 4.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Network Monitoring Software Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
SolarWinds NPM	3.7%
Pico Corvil Analytics	0.6%
Other	95.7%

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Featured Reviews

Ted Hruzd

Founder at AI Fit LLC

Helpful support agents, beneficial issue detection, and high availability

The creation of charts and real-time windows was somewhat cumbersome. The vendor's website had an application called App Agent that required improvement. This API was designed to track message rates between microservers ingested into a microservice memory map. It allowed users to monitor the number of transactions that occurred at specific points within the application, and it was quite impressive. However, it had some limitations, and it mainly served as a tool for basic tracking. The protocols it employed could reveal the type of server-to-server communication and the specific order types, but it was not able to provide a more in-depth analysis of the application. The vendor has the potential to integrate application metrics more extensively into their product suite. The product suite could benefit from more out-of-the-box predictive analytics capabilities, such as projecting market or symbol movements. However, it is unclear whether the vendor currently provides this functionality. Users may need to adjust their software to perform such analysis independently.

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Vivek Jaiswal

Manager IT at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Central monitoring has improved outage alerts and now needs smarter detection and modern dashboards

Regarding the automated network topology and mapping feature in SolarWinds NPM, I am not satisfied with it. For static monitoring, it is acceptable. However, if it is possible, I would need a feature in SolarWinds in the future for some kind of malfunctioning detection, such as malware attacks or that type of environment. We did not have any facility to detect that in SolarWinds. I think it would be better to incorporate those types of features. Regarding customization options in SolarWinds, the ability to customize the dashboard has room for improvement. The dashboard is quite old, and we need some improvement in it. Nowadays, we have multiple tools with AI-based monitoring and web-based dashboards. SolarWinds also has a web-based dashboard, but I think there is scope for improvement in the UI. There may be other areas I would like to improve in SolarWinds NPM.

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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

"The performance metrics are pretty good. We've got everything from the network layer to the actual application layer. We can see what's going on with things like sending time and batching."

"As part of my role in monitoring multiple client connections, I would use Pico Corvil Analytics to set up alerts for performance issues, such as TCP resends and dropped packets. These alerts would trigger when the volume was low and performance was poor, allowing me to work with our trading partners to find a resolution. I would present them with the statistics I had and together, we would identify the source of the issue. This collaboration resulted in the client often reconfiguring their systems. For example, we may find that a network connection needed to be made. Overall, this proactive approach helped to maintain strong connections with our clients and minimize disruptions to trading revenue."

"In the sense that it helps us identify performance issues, it does give us a performance advantage over competitors."

"We can use CLI with the UI for configuring the new monitoring system, which is good."

"Time-series graphs are very good for performance analysis. We can do comparisons... We can say this is the latency in the last 24 hours, and this was the same 24-hour period a week ago and overlay the two time-series graphs on top of each other, so we can see the difference. That's a really powerful tool for us."

"It has all the decoders so it's capturing every network packet and it's decoding in real-time and it's giving us latency information in real-time... It's the real-time decoding and getting the latency information statistics that we find the most useful."

"With the Corvil Stored Data Analyzer module, we can use it for test data or a set of production data to set up the configuration for latency setup, so we can use the fields to correlate messages."

"Corvil definitely delivers a performance advantage for our firm over our competition because we are able to address all issues on a near real-time basis."

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"SolarWinds is user-friendly with a manageable console."

"The nice thing about SolarWinds is that it's kind of all-in-one. I can manage the status of my networking devices, whether they are up or down, I can see how much traffic is going across an interface, and I can run a report that tells me exactly what that traffic is."

"The most valuable features of SolarWinds NPM are network performance monitoring and the overall benefit for servers."

"This is a valuable and powerful product that will provide users with more than they expect, all in one place."

"The most valuable feature is the graphical user interface."

"The interface is user-friendly, making it easy to use."

"It paid for itself within six months, when compared to our previous solution."

"The simplicity of this product is a valuable feature; everything you need is easily accessible and the maintenance is low."

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Cons

"Sometimes, when you are saving any configuration and making changes, there are times something is missing. An error comes up, or sometimes there is no error, and the errors are not very straightforward as to the issue."

"In terms of performance analysis, if you really want to dig down into the minutiae and get statistics on the important things... that would be the only piece lacking because, in our environment, we have thousands and thousands of symbols. With the architecture that Corvil is built on, it's cumbersome."

"Before I got the Corvil training... one thing that was not very efficient was that every time you had to create a new stream or a new session from within Corvil... you had to tell it what protocol the message is going to come through and how to correlate messages, etc... After I went for the training, they had already added these nice features in the 9.4 version where it could do auto-discovery... Based on the traffic that it has already seen, it could create sessions on the fly."

"While the product is scalable, it's not easy to scale. It needs investment hardware and network bandwidth consideration."

"Corvil is pretty stable. We just have too much data going into the boxes. Because of that, it requires more maintenance than average."

"There is definitely room for improvement in the reporting. We've tried to use the reporting in Corvil but, to me, it feels like a bolt-on, like not a lot of thought has gone into it. The whole interface where you build reports and schedule them is very clunky."

"The creation of charts and real-time windows was somewhat cumbersome. The vendor's website had an application called App Agent that required improvement. This API was designed to track message rates between microservers ingested into a microservice memory map. It allowed users to monitor the number of transactions that occurred at specific points within the application, and it was quite impressive. However, it had some limitations, and it mainly served as a tool for basic tracking. The protocols it employed could reveal the type of server-to-server communication and the specific order types, but it was not able to provide a more in-depth analysis of the application. The vendor has the potential to integrate application metrics more extensively into their product suite."

"For FIX protocol, maybe we could have built-in configurations for signatures and decoders. Also, for certain protocols, which are newer, we would like to just add the signatures within the decoders itself."

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"This product could improve by adding cloud monitoring. I want SolarWinds NPM to do much more integration, and have more involvement in cloud monitoring, like AWS or Google, or Azure."

"We also had to be attentive to vulnerabilities, because SolarWinds NPM have some issues in that area."

"They could make the process of adding various devices easier and more intuitive."

"It is not that stable. As a Windows software, I have seen issues with SolarWinds. The performance is slow."

"Real-time analytics is the major weakness of the SolarWinds NPM platform today."

"The solution is considered expensive."

"We'd like to see a bit more automation in the future."

"SolarWinds NPM needs to increase its elements. One polling engine can only support 10,000 elements then it becomes slow. There are limitations even if you have the full SLX version license."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"As I am working more with Corvil, it looks like it is improving diagnostic times."

"Corvil has reduced the time it takes us to isolate root causes."

"Pico Corvil Analytics is expensive. There are several competitors in the market. Selling this solution to a trading firm might be challenging as there are several other solutions available that can perform basic similar operations, such as using Wireshark and Python scripts to obtain the required values. However, that does not nearly approach the comprehensive end-2-end automated depth of metrics and their correlations that Pico Corvil Analytics provides."

"We bought a box from Corvil and it was $200,000 for one big CNE. Then there are obviously the recurring maintenance fees. The licensing is perpetual but the maintenance fees are not."

"I like the way they've decoupled the hardware now... Everything's based on the licensing side now. The way they do the packs is fair. It's very flexible in that we're not charged per decoder, we're charged for a certain pack. Whether we use one decoder or 20 decoders, as long as they're in the same pack, there's no extra charge. Expensive but fair is how I'd summarize it."

"It is pricey versus its competitors."

"The pricing is very expensive. Corvil could work on the pricing."

"I’d suggest that people be aware that licensing has tiers."

"I think that the cost has risen, but the functionality and versatility is way above other products."

"The solution's pricing is low compared to a lot of other tools in the market."

"It was inexpensive when we installed it and gradually became more expensive, but it was a very inexpensive product at first."

"USD $15,000 annually for maintenance."

"I would rate the pricing a five out of ten"

"There's standard licensing, and then it depends on the size of the customer."

"There is a permanent license and also a subscription level which has annual fees. The price of the solution is fair."

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IT Developer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

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…

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

38%

Computer Software Company

Non Profit

Comms Service Provider

Manufacturing Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Government

Computer Software Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	2
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	6

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	59
Midsize Enterprise	33
Large Enterprise	86

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Also Known As

Corvil

Solarwinds Network Performance Monitor, SolarWinds Network Bandwidth Analyzer

Overview

Pico Corvil Analytics offers advanced capabilities in latency measurement, data analysis, and real-time packet decoding. Its intuitive dashboards and comprehensive analytics support latency management and customizable metrics, enhancing performance monitoring and infrastructure optimization.

Designed to assist in latency monitoring and benchmarking, Pico Corvil Analytics is essential for tracking server and exchange latency, client connectivity, electronic trading environments, and order flows. It provides features like real-time analytics, custom dashboards, and anomaly detection, aiding in transaction scrutiny and market activity predictions. Users note the depth of analytics features, although there is a desire for iHub functionality within the app, simpler configurations, and more intuitive performance analytics and reporting.

What are the core features of Pico Corvil Analytics?

Latency Measurement: Precision tracking for server and exchange latency.
Data Analysis: Granular insights for enhanced trading efficiency.
Real-Time Packet Decoding: Immediate packet analysis for troubleshooting.
Visualization: Advanced dashboards enhancing data communication.
Intelligent Alerts: Proactive performance monitoring and collaborations.

What benefits can users expect from Pico Corvil Analytics?

Enhanced Trading Efficiency: Drives strategic upgrades and operational improvements.
Nuanced Network Analysis: Empowers detailed troubleshooting and network management.
Performance Monitoring: Aids infrastructure optimization through informed decisions.

Pico Corvil Analytics is widely implemented in industries requiring high-performance trading infrastructures, such as financial services and electronic trading environments. It supports users in predicting market activities and ensuring reliable, efficient trade execution. Custom dashboards and real-time analysis provide a competitive edge in these high-stakes arenas.

PICO

SolarWinds NPM is a network performance monitoring tool offering a user-friendly interface with customizable dashboards. It provides real-time tracking of device health, latency, and bandwidth utilization, supporting diverse integration and scalability needs.

SolarWinds NPM's robust features include real-time monitoring of network performance and efficient tracking of device health, latency, and bandwidth utilization. The tool is appreciated for its ease of deployment, scalability, and support for integration with other tools. Features like SNMP monitoring, NetPath, and comprehensive reporting enhance its diagnostic capabilities and network visibility. However, users identify areas for improvement such as real-time analytics, advanced customization options, and enhanced scalability for larger enterprises. Better customer support, improved integrations, and security measures are also desired.

What are the key features of SolarWinds NPM?

User-Friendly Interface: Simplifies navigation and operation.
Customizable Dashboards: Allows personalized data views.
Real-Time Monitoring: Provides instant updates on network performance.
Strong Alerting Capabilities: Offers immediate notifications for issues.
Scalability: Supports growth with ease.
Integration: Works smoothly with other tools for comprehensive monitoring.
SNMP Monitoring: Tracks device stats effectively.
NetPath: Helps visualize network paths and performance.

What benefits and ROI can users expect?

Improved Network Visibility: Enables proactive issue resolution.
Enhanced Diagnostics: Facilitates quicker troubleshooting.
Real-Time Performance Data: Supports informed decision-making.
Ease of Deployment: Reduces setup time and complexity.
Infrastructure Monitoring: Ensures network stability and reliability.
Custom Integration: Adapts to existing IT environments.

In enterprise environments, SolarWinds NPM is deployed to monitor network health and device status, sending alerts for any issues. It provides visibility into network performance, tracking bandwidth utilization and server metrics efficiently. Its applications span from monitoring routers, switches, and firewalls to supporting infrastructure monitoring across industries.

SolarWinds

Sample Customers

NASDAQ, Commerzbank, Pico Quantitative Trading, CME Group, Interactive Data, Tokyo Stock Exchange Inc.

Microsoft, Federal Express, Hewlett-Packard, and MasterCard

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