We performed a comparison between Broadcom Network Flow Analysis and SolarWinds NPM 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."
"This solution has helped our organization by allowing us to have visibility. We deal with cybersecurity, so visibility is very important."
"It is an overall stable solution."
"The initial setup was straightforward. We deployed the solution from new and completed the upgrades."
"The SolarWinds NPM framework, upon which most of their flagship products are built, empowers a wide variety of admins and users to quickly find value in their installed products."
"Can easily be interconnected with other management systems."
"The product covers our needs for the basic care and feeding of servers, whether they are physical or virtual."
"You can monitor performance counters effortlessly."
"With just three modules, I can monitor server performance (whether it’s a VM, in the cloud, or an on-premises server."
"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."
"It's a very good tool and a very stable tool."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"The technical support needs improvement."
"Currently, Broadcom Network Flow Analysis does not support high-availability solutions, making it an area that needs improvement."
"I would like to see more security features, like a lost protection package."
"It would be good to have high security."
"An area for improvement in SolarWinds NPM is the short retention period. Currently, it's just for seven days of data, which is very low, making it hard for my organization to keep that data. SolarWinds recommended a seven-day retention period, but my organization needs a fourteen-day data retention period. Hence, I'd like an increase in the retention period or the database limit in SolarWinds NPM because you can't go back to the data for any investigation if seven days have passed. Another area for improvement in SolarWinds NPM is the database, which needs to be a bit more mature. I want a modified database in the next release of SolarWinds NPM. I'd also like more options added to groups because, currently, it's very limited."
"There needs to be more integration of widgets, especially for reporting purposes."
"Scalability is a bit tricky because it requires more gateways in order to get the performance you may need. It also requires a lot of licensing."
"It has covered everything, so no improvement is required at their end. The only thing is the price."
"SolarWinds NPM can be very slow at times. The database optimization can be done to improve the product performance."
"My team has had a lot of issues with support."
"SolarWinds could offer more support and insights for a broader range of devices. Currently, it focuses on routers, switches, and some load balancers. However, it lacks an out-of-the-box dashboard for monitoring firewalls and some other modern network security devices. We have to customize it a lot."
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Broadcom Network Flow Analysis is ranked 65th in Network Monitoring Software with 6 reviews while SolarWinds NPM is ranked 4th in Network Monitoring Software with 147 reviews. Broadcom Network Flow Analysis is rated 8.4, while SolarWinds NPM is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Broadcom Network Flow Analysis writes "A stable tool that helps identify the complete flow analysis in a network". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SolarWinds NPM writes "High-level, comprehensive, and proactive monitoring in a user-friendly interface". Broadcom Network Flow Analysis is most compared with WatchTower Security Management App, Wireshark and SCOM, whereas SolarWinds NPM is most compared with Zabbix, PRTG Network Monitor, ManageEngine OpManager, ThousandEyes and Entuity. See our Broadcom Network Flow Analysis vs. SolarWinds NPM report.
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