We performed a comparison between DX Unified Infrastructure Management and SolarWinds NPM based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Cloud Monitoring Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."We can manage the entire system across the network and troubleshoot the pain points."
"We are able to go in and actually leverage the thick client for a nice easy drag and drop solution."
"The monitoring of the applications to let our business know when things are performing and that they're up and available."
"The number of probes available. Out of the box, I believe about 200 probes are available. And, if there's a probe that is not available, you can write one. You can also go to the communities and suggest, and based on demand, CA will write one for you."
"It reduced cycles for a lot of quick out-of-the-box functionality. It also allowed us to get away from being stuck in SNMP, VTP V2, based off of agent deployment."
"Technical support is great."
"Latest version of tool comes integrated with Jaspersoft reporting solution, giving excellent reports."
"You can scale it pretty much however way you want to as long as you have the servers to throw at it."
"What I like about DX Unified Infrastructure Management is that it's a very good product. The feature I found most valuable in the solution is the MCS feature, which is the automatic deployment of the objects you want to monitor. You can set up a system, for example, if it's a Windows machine and I want to test specific devices on it, I could do that through DX Unified Infrastructure Management. That type of deployment is very good because it means you won't miss any monitoring aspect on any server."
"The most valuable feature is the way it monitors the environment, and how user-friendly the console is for the end-user. The interface is also very easy and it captures all the information very well."
"There are a lot of options for customization of the dashboard, alerts, and reports."
"The solution is very user-friendly."
"With just three modules, I can monitor server performance (whether it’s a VM, in the cloud, or an on-premises server."
"I love the GUI. Almost everything is accessible through the web interface. It is very user-friendly. It is easy to drag and drop resources wherever you want them."
"The connectivity of the solution is very good."
"Provides a good level of tools and covers essential components."
"The solution is easy to install and it takes a couple of hours."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"It needs a little bit more functionality in the Admin Console."
"The UIM has no features through goods and services yet. "
"Currently lacks a mobile application which would be helpful."
"There should be wider coverage of storage infrastructure."
"They need to continue to advance the filter capabilities, and provide more input fields."
"Stability."
"How we can get more native information from CA's solutions."
"The dashboards need to be improved."
"Sometimes there are issues when upgrading to a new version of the product."
"The integration with video apps could be better."
"They have had a rather large security breach in the past. It's cost some companies customers."
"The only thing that can be improved is to continually add to the existing capabilities of the product."
"It would be nice if SolarWinds could have a polling engine on the site that would collect the reporting and then manage everything itself."
"The solution could be more secure."
"The aesthetic widgets should be dynamic widgets, so the customization can be even more customizable."
"Better offline license management. I’ve had to get in touch with customer support several times simply to remove an expired license from our NPM servers."
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DX Unified Infrastructure Management is ranked 25th in Cloud Monitoring Software with 120 reviews while SolarWinds NPM is ranked 6th in Cloud Monitoring Software with 147 reviews. DX Unified Infrastructure Management is rated 8.2, while SolarWinds NPM is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of DX Unified Infrastructure Management writes "Easy to set up, simple to use, and offers great technical support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SolarWinds NPM writes "High-level, comprehensive, and proactive monitoring in a user-friendly interface". DX Unified Infrastructure Management is most compared with DX SaaS, DX Spectrum, SCOM, ManageEngine OpManager and SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor, whereas SolarWinds NPM is most compared with Zabbix, PRTG Network Monitor, ManageEngine OpManager, ThousandEyes and LogicMonitor. See our DX Unified Infrastructure Management vs. SolarWinds NPM report.
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