We performed a comparison between OpenText Network Node Manager i and SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Network Management Applications solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."A good enterprise-level solution."
"It gives us a good overview of what's happening in our networks and the devices in the networks."
"It is a scalable product."
"Most valuable function would have to the internal causal engine and its root cause analyzer which keep us updated on critical errors and incidents in our network environment."
"It's quite a mature solution."
"We do not have any issues stability-wise."
"Topology creation is the most valuable feature."
"Our monitoring and network teams of less than 100 people use this solution. The availability and fault monitoring are good."
"The most valuable features the solution offers are compliance, reliability, and information about reliability."
"Compared to other vendors, like NetBrain, managing the solution is easy. They made it very user-friendly."
"The features we find most valuable is the configuration backup automation, the configuration compliance, the security vulnerability detection and upgrading devices."
"It is a stable solution."
"The feature that I really enjoy is the ability to script changes across all of your devices."
"Configuration refers to the specific settings and options that determine how a device or system behaves. It can include things, such as network settings, security settings, and other options that are specific to the device or system in question. One of the most valuable features of the solution was its ability to track and monitor changes to the configuration of devices on a network. This can be useful for troubleshooting and identifying potential issues. By keeping track of who made changes to the configuration and when it can be easier to determine the cause of any problems that may arise."
"The solution's view is very nice, and they have a great customized dashboard."
"It allows us to manage backups in big companies. It is also useful in managing the configuration changes."
"As the technologies evolve, also these solutions or the monitoring tools should evolve to cover the progress in technology, including capabilities related to monitoring of virtualized devices today, as the DNS is on the table in this way."
"The dashboards are not customizable and it's not user-friendly."
"Micro Focus Network Node Manager is not powered to drill down for traffic visibility."
"Micro Focus Network Node Manager is not the best when it comes to drilling down for more visibility, especially regarding traffic."
"The way the solution currently works means I'm not able to customize my own reports."
"We had some issues with some of the features, some modules are not meeting expectations."
"Right now, we have open tickets and they are not closing as expected."
"Only to improve the GUI."
"When it comes to the way of managing the network devices, SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager should provide the simplest way that devices can relate to the server. For example, when we want to get the devices on board, we go by SSH to make the SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager create the connectivity with the device. After that, we pull the configuration. It would be helpful if they could combine both so that everything will be done in one step."
"On NCM, reporting could be a bit better. It's completely become just one report. When I try to create a custom report, the solution just commits old server data."
"The only thing that requires some experience, and training doesn't fix, is how to set up your custom policy-based reports to check compliance."
"The interface of solar winds could be improved."
"The network flow is a problem for this solution."
"I would like to see more integration tools. Something like dialysis, for example."
"When we run the SolarWinds NCM jobs at the cellular line, it runs in the morning. They're just not finishing. We're getting false processing."
"It would be great if they include a network service manager, network performance manager, or a privileged assessment in the next release."
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OpenText Network Node Manager i is ranked 14th in Network Management Applications with 23 reviews while SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager is ranked 10th in Configuration Management with 22 reviews. OpenText Network Node Manager i is rated 7.8, while SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of OpenText Network Node Manager i writes "Easy-to-implement product with a valuable map topology feature". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager writes "Streamlines network configuration and compliance processes through its centralized dashboard, although its compatibility with multi-vendor devices may present limitations". OpenText Network Node Manager i is most compared with Cisco DNA Center, Fortinet FortiManager, DX Spectrum and IBM Tivoli NetCool, whereas SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager is most compared with Cisco DNA Center, Cisco Prime, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, VMware NSX and IBM Tivoli NetCool. See our OpenText Network Node Manager i vs. SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager report.
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