We performed a comparison between SCOM 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."
"The tool helps to monitor Windows servers. It offers alerts from a central location."
"The solution has improved our overrides and the ability to start services if they're stopped."
"The product’s auto-remediation feature helps with automation."
"We have found the scalability capabilities to be okay."
"The monitoring features are the most valuable. We have seen a major benefit from that so far."
"The product has helped our organization with in-depth monitoring."
"It is very good at monitoring Microsoft Server."
"The most valuable feature of SCOM is the capability of using classes within your management pack development."
"The initial setup was straightforward. We deployed the solution from new and completed the upgrades."
"The initial setup is easy."
"There are a lot of valuable features with SolarWinds NPM. We can receive a lot of detailed data from the monitoring that can use useful for investigations, especially when you are troubleshooting. It is very helpful. Overall it was a very good experience."
"The most important feature is reporting. The reports that are generated are useful and they save a lot of time with respect to monitoring."
"I believe the ease of setup and use, including everything, from the initial installation to the discovery of devices is the most valuable."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the monitoring capabilities."
"This solution offers a very good view of our network and allows us to effectively monitor performance."
"The solution is extremely stable. We haven't had any issues in that regard. We haven't had issues with bugs, glitches, or crashes."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"Non Windows monitoring is fairly weak. Network device monitoring is not reliable."
"Direct integration with third-party tools, like ticketing systems, is lacking but would be beneficial."
"In terms of features that could be improved, I would say the agent integration into the operating system. We are having difficulties integrating Linux into some of the networking devices."
"I would like more customized reports. People should have some customization option on the dashboards for whenever they put multiple lists into it. Beyond customizing the content, there should be the ability to customize the colors so that they can engage some priority and mark challenges separately."
"There could be more integration of SIM in the solution."
"The initial setup should be easier to complete."
"The solution’s initial setup is difficult."
"Application monitoring must be improved."
"We'd like to see a bit more automation in the future."
"Sometimes there are issues when upgrading to a new version of the product."
"Fortigate firewalls are one example of a product that we are unable to monitor properly via SolarWinds NPM."
"It is not that stable. As a Windows software, I have seen issues with SolarWinds. The performance is slow."
"I think Solar Winds NPM needs to create a profile with documentation responsibility."
"Robustness of network element mapping tool could be better"
"I would like to have a Syslog server module for this product. That would make the solution better."
"Better offline license management. I’ve had to get in touch with customer support several times simply to remove an expired license from our NPM servers."
SCOM is ranked 10th in Network Monitoring Software with 78 reviews while SolarWinds NPM is ranked 4th in Network Monitoring Software with 147 reviews. SCOM is rated 7.8, while SolarWinds NPM is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of SCOM writes "Has a good reporting engine, but its monitoring of the cloud-based environment could be improved". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SolarWinds NPM writes "High-level, comprehensive, and proactive monitoring in a user-friendly interface". SCOM is most compared with Dynatrace, Zabbix, Datadog, Nagios XI and WhatsUp Gold, whereas SolarWinds NPM is most compared with Zabbix, PRTG Network Monitor, ManageEngine OpManager, ThousandEyes and Entuity. See our SCOM vs. SolarWinds NPM report.
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