We performed a comparison between DX Spectrum 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."We can manage the entire system across the network and troubleshoot the pain points."
"Discovery: Scheduled, on-demand, synchronized with eHealth."
"The tool is very mature, and its valuable features are monitoring and configuration management."
"The fault management is perfect."
"It helps our NetOps group actually handle alarms in a way that lets them see the bigger picture of those alarms, and how they might affect our services. It helps us communicate information about the network state better to services that might be impacted by a specific network condition."
"The Spectrum tool improved our network assurance levels for our business units."
"The Global Collections are what I found to be most valuable. With the Global Collections, you're able to organize and categorize devices into "folders," or functional groups and categories, so that it doesn't matter which SpectroSERVER those devices are on."
"Spectrum does such a great job of discovering our network that we have a high confidence in what our inventory is."
"The presentation layer is pretty simple and straightforward."
"I like SolarWinds support because it's 24/7. You describe your issues, your situation and maybe two or three hours later you can discuss a solution with a technical engineer."
"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 initial setup was straightforward. We deployed the solution from new and completed the upgrades."
"The connectivity of the solution is very good."
"Technical support is very helpful with our upgrades."
"You can monitor performance counters effortlessly."
"SolarWinds NPM is a scalable solution since it can handle a huge number of users."
"All the features are very good. The monitoring of the equipment, the configuration manager, and the IP address monitoring are great."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"DX Spectrum is stable. However, now and then there are some issues, but overall it is good."
"The biggest issue is our integration right now between UIM and Spectrum is lacking."
"There should be a facility to integrate with other monitoring applications that are currently running in the environment."
"If the integration is simplified or improved, it will be a unique selling point in comparison to the competition on the market."
"I would recommend AI capability built-in so it becomes more predictable and we jump ahead of the curve. This is the one really important feature I would really like to see in any product that provides alarms."
"We have had one support issue that's been open for a couple of months, and it is currently open."
"The CA Technologies sales team destroyed their relationship with our business units."
"The solution's stability needs improvement."
"The aesthetic widgets should be dynamic widgets, so the customization can be even more customizable."
"The only thing that can be improved is to continually add to the existing capabilities of the product."
"I would like to have a Syslog server module for this product. That would make the solution better."
"I think Solar Winds NPM needs to create a profile with documentation responsibility."
"SolarWinds needs to be improved such that it is on par with the leading products in the market."
"Technical support can be slow to respond."
"If they’re going for a “cover everything” approach, then they need to do so and enable a bit more of the "cover everything approach" within every one of the tools."
"The solution could improve in many areas, such as the marketing and description of the products, providing areas of improvement, cloud capabilities, and being able to be more streamlined with the current integration points with other applications."
DX Spectrum is ranked 13th in Network Monitoring Software with 115 reviews while SolarWinds NPM is ranked 4th in Network Monitoring Software with 147 reviews. DX Spectrum is rated 8.4, while SolarWinds NPM is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of DX Spectrum writes "Comprehensive alerts, beneficial overall network viability, and scalability not limited". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SolarWinds NPM writes "High-level, comprehensive, and proactive monitoring in a user-friendly interface". DX Spectrum is most compared with DX NetOps, Zabbix, Cisco DNA Center, ThousandEyes and IBM SevOne Network Performance Management (NPM), whereas SolarWinds NPM is most compared with Zabbix, PRTG Network Monitor, ManageEngine OpManager, ThousandEyes and Entuity. See our DX Spectrum vs. SolarWinds NPM report.
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