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SolarWinds NPM vs SolarWinds ipMonitor comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

SolarWinds ipMonitor
Ranking in Network Monitoring Software
111th
Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring
83rd
Average Rating
6.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
SolarWinds NPM
Ranking in Network Monitoring Software
4th
Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring
4th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
157
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Monitoring Software (6th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2025, in the Network Monitoring Software category, the mindshare of SolarWinds ipMonitor is 0.1%, down from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SolarWinds NPM is 5.2%, down from 6.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Network Monitoring Software
 

Featured Reviews

Mohamad Zaidi Chubandi - PeerSpot reviewer
The solution is easy to setup and use but it lacks features and is expensive to scale
Our company has fifteen technicians who use the solution to monitor IT networks for our clients.  The most valuable feature is the availability of end devices.  The solution does not include enough features and has some performance issues.  We would like traffic analysis to drill down to network…
MohitKumar - PeerSpot reviewer
High-level, comprehensive, and proactive monitoring in a user-friendly interface
The solution needs to integrate with additional SDN technologies that are part of the hyper market. The solution supports many vendors by default and just included Meraki SDN with the new release, but continued expansion is important. We created a custom method to pair with unsupported vendors but that can produce a lag in performance so future releases should expand SDN support. The solution does a good job of automating features but could expand that even more.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable feature is the availability of end devices."
"I can do everything remotely, including running PowerShell scripts or performing standard updates."
"This has helped us to monitor the availability of our routers, switches, servers, and virtual environments."
"I like that SolarWinds NPM is a strong tool for monitoring network devices, switches, and routers. It's also a user-friendly tool. My team also likes how scalable it is."
"The biggest thing for me is that it provided enough information for me to monitor. It alerts and provides you with the information you need."
"The people in technical support are very good."
"Their support team is efficient, and it is easy to set up."
"The ability to quickly identify downtime is the most valuable."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the monitoring capabilities."
 

Cons

"The solution does not include enough features and has some performance issues."
"My team has had a lot of issues with support."
"The integration with video apps could be better."
"The solution's database performance could be improved."
"The solution does not offer much customization so is somewhat inflexible."
"The price of the solution can be improved."
"Having more technical and support resources available in Saudi Arabia would be helpful."
"Fortigate firewalls are one example of a product that we are unable to monitor properly via SolarWinds NPM."
"The SolarWinds notification and alerting configuration could be simplified as it would be easier to find if it was within the NPM web application instead of in a separate client application."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is a bit expensive because the annual license does not include new features that are priced as add-ons."
"We pay approximately $700 per year for renewal of the license."
"Though I don't remember the price for SolarWinds NPM, its price is somewhat okay when you compare it with other tools in the market. The price isn't too high and isn't too low, so it's okay."
"You have to license it per year, for the support. You don't really need to have support once you've already set it up. Once you install SolarWinds, you can skip on the licensing. It will still work."
"The pricing is in the middle. It's not particularly cost-effective, but it's not overly expensive either."
"We have a multi-year license for the use of this solution. There are additional costs for recourses in the environment."
"SolarWinds NPM has different pricing models available. The cost of the solution is less than some competitors."
"Quite highly priced"
"The pricing needs to be improved. It is too high. One full engine costs around $10 000, which is why we don't have high availability right now."
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Comparison Review

it_user174738 - PeerSpot reviewer
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…
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Healthcare Company
10%
Energy/Utilities Company
8%
Educational Organization
57%
Computer Software Company
6%
Manufacturing Company
5%
Financial Services Firm
4%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Also Known As

ipMonitor
Solarwinds Network Performance Monitor, SolarWinds Network Bandwidth Analyzer
 

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Sample Customers

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Microsoft, Federal Express, Hewlett-Packard, and MasterCard
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