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."
"It is reliable when it comes to monitoring."
"Having all of our information within one tool set; our alerts, our monitors, and the things that our operations team needs to function."
"The real value is our being able to pull all the historic data that we need in order to gather every little metric and nuanced piece of information from a given device, a given piece of infrastructure, in order for us to generate alerts."
"Another division handed us the opportunity to monitor their solutions as written, and UIM was very useful for that."
"I recall the initial setup being straightforward."
"It gives an alarm when there's something going on, not just when there's an expected spike that happens every night on a server."
"This solution allows us to have an overview of the infrastructure and identify areas where the performance isn't optimal, or where upgrades could be carried out."
"The feature that we've found to be very helpful is the way the solution categorizes the devices to identify groups, groups of devices and clusters. This allows us to be aware of their position within the topology."
"We had some interfaces where the SFP Ports were having some problems after a while. We found which of the SFP Ports was having the error and changed it, so the bandwidth become okay."
"We don't have any issues with the stability of SolarWinds NPM."
"You can monitor performance counters effortlessly."
"All the features are very good. The monitoring of the equipment, the configuration manager, and the IP address monitoring are great."
"Their support team is efficient, and it is easy to set up."
"It's easy to understand, even if you are not too technical."
"SolarWinds' network and server application monitoring features are strong."
"Provides a good level of tools and covers essential components."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"It needs a little bit more functionality in the Admin Console."
"The dashboards need to be improved."
"CA UIM needs some improvement with performance reporting (if we compare it to CA eHealth)."
"The biggest feature that I've been hoping they would enhance on is inventory management: things like adding/removing nodes."
"Reporting capability can be improved especially when it comes to availability."
"Within this product there are individual probes, and each of these probes doesn't always necessarily output the same kind of information into our database. So when we try to collect what's called QoS data, from one probe we might get a ton of information, lots of good stuff that we can use in our database, but then from another probe, we might not get so much or we might not be able to pull the things that we want to."
"In the UMP, certain devices will show up multiple times and they don't correlate correctly. That's one of the issues."
"A useful feature to have would be automatic configuration per standard by new robots that check in for any particular customer."
"The integration with video apps could be better."
"The product is scalable, but at a cost. Extra modules have to be purchased for each extra server. The initial set up isn't complex, but will require someone who is experienced with the network monitoring system"
"The solution could be more secure."
"Complex and overly detailed setup."
"An area for improvement would be the use of modular licenses, which are not practical for big clients."
"The aesthetic widgets should be dynamic widgets, so the customization can be even more customizable."
"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."
"The evaluation time for the product is too short especially for large corporations."
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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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