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Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform vs SolarWinds Network Automation Manager comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Red Hat Ansible Automation ...
Ranking in Network Automation
1st
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
67
Ranking in other categories
Release Automation (3rd), Configuration Management (1st)
SolarWinds Network Automati...
Ranking in Network Automation
14th
Average Rating
5.6
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Network Monitoring Software (115th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Network Automation category, the mindshare of Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform is 14.2%, up from 14.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SolarWinds Network Automation Manager is 3.5%, up from 1.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Network Automation
 

Featured Reviews

VivekSaini - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 31, 2024
A highly stable solution that provides good automation and patching
We use the solution for Linux patching automation. Currently, we are using the solution for patching normal configuration-related work. However, we also plan to use it for the provisioning of the servers The most valuable features of the solution are automation and patching. The solution is…
Giulio Valeri - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 17, 2021
Threat detection failures, poor technical support, and expensive
We use the solution to manage all of our customer's systems. We monitor and decide if everything is okay and if not, we do changes when needed. For example, if there is a need to change the antivirus software we can automate the process and install the new one. There are scripts within the software…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It enabled me to take the old build manifest and automated everything. So when it came time to spin everything up, it was quick and simple. I could spin it up and test it out. And then, when it came time to roll production, it was a done deal. When we expanded to multiple data centers, it was same thing: Change a few IP addresses, change some names, and off we went."
"The most useful features are the playbooks. We can develop our playbooks and simplify them doing something like a cross platform."
"The capacity to install products on the operating system is very valuable."
"Automation tracking is the most valuable feature."
"Automation is valuable. It saves us time in performing tedious tasks or repetitive tasks."
"The initial setup is easy and takes a few hours to complete."
"The most valuable feature is that it is easy to build playbooks. The learning curve is not that steep."
"The easy-to-read syntax for YAML files and the interoperability between modules are valuable."
"The installation is easy."
"The solution offers so many great resources, it makes them a powerhouse in the market."
 

Cons

"The SSM connection access needs improvement"
"The support could be better."
"Documentation could be improved. Many times, if I'm looking for something, I have to Google it in a lot of places, then figure out what the best approach will be. There are some best practices documents, but they don't give you the information."
"One problem that I'm facing right now is the mismatch between the new version of Python and Ansible. Sometimes it's Python 2, and sometimes it's Python 3. When things get a bit dicey, I wish that Ansible would solve this issue by itself. I don't want to have to specify if it is Python 3 or version 2."
"The job workflow needs to be worked on. It's not really clear to how you actually link things together. What they probably could do is provide an example workflow on how to stitch things together. I think that would be very helpful."
"It would be good to make the solution more user-friendly,"
"It could be easier to integrate Ansible with other solutions. No single tool can do everything. For example, we use Terraform for infrastructure and other solutions for configuration management and VMs."
"We would like support for the post-integration of this product before cloud frameworks because right now their approach is to avoid using on-premises activities and move everything to the cloud."
"We did not like SolarWinds because it was not able to communicate between UPSA and our accounting system. They should have better integration."
"The price could be a bit lower."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing for us is huge because we use twenty thousand nodes, so that is a huge infrastructure, but if someone is using a small infrastructure, then the pricing is not so much."
"The cost is high, but it still works well."
"I am using the community edition of the solution which is free."
"The cost is determined by the number of endpoints."
"It’s an open-source tool."
"Red Hat's open source approach was a factor when choosing Ansible, since the solution is free as of right now."
"We went with product because we have a subscription for Red Hat."
"The pricing is pretty standard."
"The price of SolarWinds Network Automation Manager is fair. However, it is more expensive than ConnectWise."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
30%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Computer Software Company
10%
Government
7%
Educational Organization
63%
Computer Software Company
5%
Government
4%
University
2%
 

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

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Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager takes knowledge and research to properly configure. The length of time that the set up will take depends on the kind of technical architecture that your org...
What do you like most about Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform?
The most valuable features of the solution are automation and patching.
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Sample Customers

HootSuite Media, Inc., Cloud Physics, Narrative, BinckBank
Maalem Financing Company, School City of Hammond
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