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."
"I recall the initial setup being straightforward."
"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."
"MultiWAN and Balance service"
"It is easy to implement."
"The benefit is easy installation. Thus, the model approach of the product and out-of-the-box probes, which deliver direct value."
"Monitors the infrastructure asset and also monitors as an IT service."
"Monitoring infrastructure and business applications are the most valuable features."
"From web interfaces to custom monitors and alarms, this product has a high level of flexibility that can be molded to suit your business needs, regardless of the size of your organization."
"The ability to quickly identify downtime is the most valuable."
"The product covers our needs for the basic care and feeding of servers, whether they are physical or virtual."
"The connectivity of the solution is very good."
"The solution is very user-friendly."
"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."
"All the features are very good. The monitoring of the equipment, the configuration manager, and the IP address monitoring are great."
"The most valuable features of the solution are its graphical interface and reports."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"We would like the navigation of this solution to be more user friendly for our system administrators."
"It needs a little bit more functionality in the Admin Console."
"It is a little complex to use versus other softwares."
"We want to see more investment in the UI and the dashboard."
"DX UIM's reporting and customization need to be improved."
"Currently lacks a mobile application which would be helpful."
"How we can get more native information from CA's solutions."
"We would like to see automatic network topology."
"It would be good to have high security."
"The solution's customer service is not very good because the support takes too long."
"We decided that we were no longer going to trust that their products have not been capitalized."
"I think Solar Winds NPM needs to create a profile with documentation responsibility."
"SolarWinds NPM could improve the graphics of the interface and more customized reporting."
"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 improvement would be that SolarWinds NPM thoroughly checks its patches before releasing them to the market. Better testing, alpha testing, and then releasing it to the market."
"It would be nice if SolarWinds added some technical protocols like Modbus. The market needs a simple solution for monitoring a technical device."
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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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