We performed a comparison between SCOM and SolarWinds Network Device Monitor based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Network Monitoring Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The single dashboard is a valuable feature."
"We can manage the entire system across the network and troubleshoot the pain points."
"It can send messages to our ticketing system."
"I enjoy its integration with the Microsoft Active Directory functions, which means users, computers, or other group policies can connect with Windows Active Directory."
"The product has helped our organization with in-depth monitoring."
"We are able to do problem determination on runaway processes."
"SCOM has helped us to monitor all the VMs in our environment, especially the Windows servers."
"The tool helps to monitor Windows servers. It offers alerts from a central location."
"SCOM has improved our organization by simplifying the monitoring process. The system tells you what the bi-weekly or monthly usage was and that enables us to report this information to the manager. It shows if there was a connectivity issue that needs to be fixed and it's easier to concentrate on what needs to get fixed. System errors, therefore, get fixed faster."
"The solution is scalable. If you want to monitor more you have to buy more licenses, but you can add on. We don't plan to increase usage."
"The most valuable feature of SolarWinds Network Device Monitor is monitoring."
"In terms of general network monitoring features, I find SolarWinds Network Device Monitor very flexible and comfortable to use. The software itself is extremely useful when it comes to monitoring how our data moves between different networks and environments."
"The product is useful for switches and IP phones."
"Link monitoring is the most valuable feature of this solution."
"The most valuable feature of SolarWinds Network Device Monitor is it can alert you when a device is not working."
"The most valuable feature of SolarWinds Network Device Monitor is it shows you the utilization of devices to allow you to take proactive action before something goes down or reaches the saturation point. You can take proactive action to fix the problem before it occurs."
"The deployment process is quick."
"The solution and its interface are elaborate and fully integrate all monitored items for easy analysis and troubleshooting."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"The technical support needs improvement."
"I would like to see better support for monitoring Unix-based systems."
"SCOM's feature that notifies us when a server is down is not present in recent updates, which has weakened the product."
"The solution should be more user-friendly and offer a better user interface."
"There could be more integration of SIM in the solution."
"Application monitoring must be improved."
"In terms of features that could be improved, I would say the agent integration into the operating system. We are having difficulties integrating Linux into some of the networking devices."
"It would be a much better product if Microsoft provided management packs with the product."
"System Center just provided upgrade and update features for Windows clients, and Windows systems, and did not support Linux, Android, or iOS, and other operating systems. They need to provide better integration with other operating systems if they don't already."
"The reporting feature needs improvement because we are unable to configure reports that were included during initial implementation."
"There is no mobile version of this product, and our team should be able to access it using a mobile device."
"Although I haven't explored all of the features available, I wouldn't mind if the software were made to be a bit more customizable."
"The security could always be improved."
"The initial setup of the SolarWinds Network Device Monitor could be easier. It took us approximately one month to complete the implementation."
"Integration with different tools, such as ServiceNow and Excel, can be improved."
"The solution is not user-friendly."
"SolarWinds Network Device Monitor lacks the granularity of other monitoring tools like LiveNX."
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SCOM is ranked 10th in Network Monitoring Software with 78 reviews while SolarWinds Network Device Monitor is ranked 43rd in Network Monitoring Software with 16 reviews. SCOM is rated 7.8, while SolarWinds Network Device Monitor is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of SCOM writes "Has a good reporting engine, but its monitoring of the cloud-based environment could be improved". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SolarWinds Network Device Monitor writes "An elaborate solution that fully integrates for easy monitoring and troubleshooting". SCOM is most compared with Dynatrace, Zabbix, Datadog, Nagios XI and ManageEngine OpManager, whereas SolarWinds Network Device Monitor is most compared with FortiMonitor, IBM SevOne Network Performance Management (NPM), ThousandEyes, ScienceLogic and Auvik Network Management (ANM). See our SCOM vs. SolarWinds Network Device Monitor report.
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