We performed a comparison between Goliath Performance Monitor and SolarWinds NPM based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two IT Infrastructure Monitoring solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Offers a diversity of features."
"I like that it not only has the ability to monitor but that it can do a lot of specific Citrix monitoring."
"The most valuable features are language support and technical support."
"The solution is extremely stable. We haven't had any issues in that regard. We haven't had issues with bugs, glitches, or crashes."
"It's a very good tool and a very stable tool."
"The people in technical support are very good."
"With just three modules, I can monitor server performance (whether it’s a VM, in the cloud, or an on-premises server."
"The most valuable feature of SolarWinds NPM is the performance monitoring to see the memory, and CPU utilization."
"Technical support is very helpful with our upgrades."
"The solution is stable and reliable."
"I would love to be able to tell what ISP the user is coming from."
"Issues with generating reports; consistency is not there."
"Each model has different features, so clients need to purchase a separate model for SQL monitoring, database monitoring, network traffic analyzer, HTTP traffic, etc. So each feature they need is in a different model, but customers would prefer an all-in-one solution."
"The scalability can be better."
"Application Performance Monitoring should be included in this solution."
"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 integration with the APIs and the web servers deployed can definitely be improved."
"In terms of scalability, there is room for improvement. When you start monitoring, if you have so many interfaces and you're trying to monitor them at a faster interval, or a shorter interval, you get to a point where you need to request another node."
"The dashboards for this solution could be improved. We would like to divide the dashboards to give a clear view to our management team to show what we have and what deficiencies exist in our network."
"They need to work on their automation and automatically discover devices. They are not very good at automatically discovering devices."
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Goliath Performance Monitor is ranked 61st in IT Infrastructure Monitoring while SolarWinds NPM is ranked 4th in IT Infrastructure Monitoring with 147 reviews. Goliath Performance Monitor is rated 7.6, while SolarWinds NPM is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Goliath Performance Monitor writes "Monitors well with Citrix, stable, and the support is very responsive". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SolarWinds NPM writes "High-level, comprehensive, and proactive monitoring in a user-friendly interface". Goliath Performance Monitor is most compared with ControlUp and Zabbix, whereas SolarWinds NPM is most compared with Zabbix, PRTG Network Monitor, ManageEngine OpManager, ThousandEyes and Entuity. See our Goliath Performance Monitor vs. SolarWinds NPM report.
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