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Executive SummaryUpdated on Aug 6, 2024

Tanium and SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor offer robust solutions in IT operations but cater to slightly different needs. Based on user reviews, Tanium is noted for comprehensive endpoint management and scalability, while SolarWinds excels in detailed application performance monitoring and ease of integration.

Features: Tanium is praised for comprehensive endpoint management, security capabilities, and scalability. SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor is valued for detailed application performance monitoring, ease of integration, and reporting features.

Room for Improvement: Users highlight Tanium's need for a more streamlined deployment process, enhancements to real-time data analytics, and consistency in customer service. For SolarWinds, feedback often points to improving dashboard customizations, reducing setup complexity, and addressing the steep learning curve.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Tanium's deployment model receives mixed reviews, with some users noting complexity without proper onboarding. Its customer service is responsive but needs consistency. SolarWinds is generally considered easier to deploy, with user reviews praising the straightforward setup process, though customer service experiences are varied.

Pricing and ROI: Users indicate that Tanium has a higher initial setup cost but justifies the investment with strong ROI due to its comprehensive feature set and security benefits. SolarWinds is seen as more cost-effective upfront and provides good ROI through its detailed monitoring capabilities, offering significant value for the price.

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SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor vs. Tanium

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

SolarWinds Server and Appli...

Ranking in Server Monitoring

9th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

5.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (16th), Active Directory Management (12th)

Tanium

Ranking in Server Monitoring

10th

Average Rating

7.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Vulnerability Management (22nd), Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) (37th), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (26th)

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Server Monitoring category, the mindshare of SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor is 2.6%, down from 3.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Tanium is 6.6%, down from 6.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Server Monitoring

Featured Reviews

Subhajit Nag

Senior Process Associate at Tata Consultancy Services

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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Ed Jarecki

Owner/Assistant Vice President at Jarecki Real Estate Investments/ EverView

A scalable solution that helps to understand how infrastructure works

We use the tool as an infrastructure operational management solution. The solution is scalable and helps to understand how infrastructure works. It helps to improve the health of the organization. Any movement into a SaaS solution has challenges since the processes and data flows are not well…

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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

"There are many valuable features, including the network configuration manager, and the network performance manager."

"The most valuable feature of SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor is its powerful monitoring capabilities."

"Identifying the problem statement is easy."

"The solution can be deployed quickly."

"The graphical interfaces, GUI customizations, and alert configurations are impressive."

"We use the solution as a central monitoring tool. We use it to monitor every transaction that has a relation to the organization’s infrastructure."

"AppInsight for SQL: Enables us to see the relevant error log entries on the same page as performance parameters."

"I adore the NTA module that provides deep details on ingress/egress traffic for any interface. With a few clicks, you can correlate who is accessing what and when, beside the bandwidth consuming applications/users."

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"The product is granular and can build complex roles compared to other EDR vendors."

"The most valuable features of this solution are the consolidation of all historical data on device endpoints, security drivers, firmware, and Software version gaps."

"For incident response tasks, all these tasks can get done in minutes with minimal disruption to the end-user."

"I like the tool's incident response and security patching."

"Tanium's most valuable feature is its instant discovery aspect."

"The solution is scalable and helps to understand how infrastructure works. It helps to improve the health of the organization."

"I would say Tanium is the best tool for vulnerability management."

"Tanium’s linear-chain architecture is valuable."

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Cons

"An additional feature that would improve this solution is the ability to complete root cause analysis."

"The tool’s report feature created issues for us. We needed to gain skills to use that feature. The tool’s customization is not easy since you have to reconfigure the whole system."

"The technical support team's response time could be improved."

"Currently SolarWinds SAM offers AppInsight for modern versions of: IIS, Exchange, SQL Server. They have shown to be powerful and insightful tools. However, AppInsight needs to be offered for more applications: Citrix, SharePoint, AX, etc."

"In terms of the dashboards on offer, they should work to improve them. The types of dashboards that you get in terms of the graphs on offer aren't ideal right now."

"This product has no real downside unless they fail to continue development of its capabilities."

"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 product area that could benefit from improvement is the synchronization of licensing periods across different modules"

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"Any movement into a SaaS solution has challenges since the processes and data flows are not well defined. Hence, you need to build it at the same time."

"Tanium's limitations should be improved because although it is a great tool, it is limited to only a few classes during a session."

"The performance could improve in future releases. We have had performance issues in specialized web environments, but overall I think the problems are less than 2% of the computer systems being used."

"The solution needs to improve the reporting and tracking capabilities."

"I would like to have more integrations and custom plugins to input. Integration is always a big deal in a lot of different environments."

"They could improve the UI."

"Tanium’s scalability could be improved."

"Most of the time, agent-relative issues have to be more equipped with self-healing features. At times, the agent is there, but for some reason, it doesn't report a status. It gives certain problems that are obviously agent-based."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

"Nagios XI, WhatsUpGold, Uptime Software, PRTG, Manage Engine, and SpiceWorks are the other tools that have lower pricing and licensing costs. However, they can't compete with SolarWinds when it comes to the features and functionality that SolarWinds can provide."

"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."

"The solution's price is reasonable. Though it's on the higher side, the tool is worth the money."

"We are on an annual license to use the solution. The price of the solution is expensive. The price is based on a bunch of factors, such as the number of engines and elements."

"I think SolarWinds' pricing is very decent compared to other competitors in the market."

"When compared to other licensed models in the market, it stands out as one of the more cost-effective options."

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"The solution is expensive but it's a good investment."

"The solution offers value for money."

"There is an annual license required to use this solution."

"It's an expensive solution. It would be nice if the cost were lower."

"It is higher than some competitors in the market."

"Tanium is a more expensive solution in Latin America than some of the competitors, such as BigFix."

"The product's pricing differs from region to region depending on negotiations and the number of endpoints."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Educational Organization

39%

Computer Software Company

Financial Services Firm

Government

Financial Services Firm

17%

Government

13%

Computer Software Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

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Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor?

Identifying the problem statement is easy.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor?

The initial cost is quite high, but the renewal cost is reasonable.

What needs improvement with SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor?

There are no specific features or functionality I would like to see improved or enhanced in SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor at this time. I have not encountered any missing features or fu...

What do you like most about Tanium?

Tanium’s linear-chain architecture is valuable.

What needs improvement with Tanium?

When working with Tanium, there are some older devices that haven't been patched for a long time, and certain patches are not included in Tanium. I have to search outside to download patches, creat...

What is your primary use case for Tanium?

We primarily use Tanium for patching, focusing on vulnerabilities. Our major goal with Tanium is to patch based on vulnerabilities detected by our other vulnerability tools.

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Overview

SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor (SAM) delivers powerful application and server monitoring capabilities for IT pros, enabling them to diagnose and troubleshoot performance issues faster. Do not let slow applications and downtime impact your end-users and business services. Pinpoint the root cause of application issues across various layers of the IT stack. SolarWinds SAM is affordable and easy to deploy, use, and customize. You can automatically discover your system's environment and start monitoring in about an hour. No professional services or consultation needed.

SolarWinds

Tanium Endpoint Platform reduces security risk, improves agility & increases efficiency, a fundamentally new approach to endpoint security's threat detection, indicent response, vulnerability assessment and configuration compliance & with management's software distribution, asset utilization, asset inventory and patch management.

Sample Customers

Andr. L. Riis AS, NetSuite

JPMorgan Chase, eBay, Amazon, US Bank, MetLife, pwc, Cerner, Delphi, MGM Grand, New York Life