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."The single dashboard is a valuable feature."
"We can manage the entire system across the network and troubleshoot the pain points."
"SCOM has helped us to monitor all the VMs in our environment, especially the Windows servers."
"SCOM's most valuable features are the network path feature, reporting, and integration with business intelligence."
"Availability monitoring is the feature I have found most valuable, as well as the capacity and ability to send notifications."
"This solution helps our application teams by allowing them to drill further into issues and perform a root cause analysis."
"I enjoy its integration with the Microsoft Active Directory functions, which means users, computers, or other group policies can connect with Windows Active Directory."
"This solution satisfies all of the requirements that we need for our Windows-based systems, so if you are using the Windows platform then this is an easy solution."
"The monitoring features are the most valuable. We have seen a major benefit from that so far."
"The solution primarily drives system information, and I believe it works fine."
"We found that it was easy to operate, and it was simple if anyone has entry-level working experience or even if someone is not experienced."
"The most valuable features are language support and technical support."
"Can easily be interconnected with other management systems."
"You can monitor performance counters effortlessly."
"The solution is very user-friendly."
"There are a lot of options for customization of the dashboard, alerts, and reports."
"This solution offers a very good view of our network and allows us to effectively monitor performance."
"The other valuable system is the DSS (decision support system). If there's a fault in the network, SolarWinds is basically capable of rectifying and resolving that problem on its own without any intervention from an IP assistant or administrator."
"The technical support needs improvement."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"I would like to see them improve their network monitoring."
"Stability and some performance issues exist and they need improvement."
"It could use some system enhancements, such as better dashboards."
"In a future release, they should add email notification alerts."
"I would like to better be able to monitor Oracle processes."
"The initial setup should be easier to complete."
"We didn't know the solution enough, and therefore, it took a while to set everything up correctly. There was a learning curve."
"It would be a much better product if Microsoft provided management packs with the product."
"If they did some type of synthetic monitoring, it would have been better."
"Real-time analytics is the major weakness of the SolarWinds NPM platform today. They've done a fantastic job enabling the collection of data. Users are now demanding the ability to generate their own graphs, views, and so on; all of this must be done by an admin today."
"A feature I would ask for is for them to have this solution available for Linux systems instead of Windows."
"It is difficult for stakeholders to translate technical requirements, which results in difficulties selecting a platform or implementing a solution."
"The solution could be more secure."
"If they could combine everything into one product, that would be very helpful."
"An area for improvement would be the use of modular licenses, which are not practical for big clients."
"I think Solar Winds NPM needs to create a profile with documentation responsibility."
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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 OpenText SiteScope, 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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