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We performed a comparison between CA Application Delivery Analysis [EOL] and SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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"The pricing is relatively low compared to other solutions in this area. I'd go so far as to say it's even significantly less than the competition.""The most valuable feature is the fault management monitoring."

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"The solution can be deployed quickly.""SSL Certificate Monitoring and Expiry Alerting""AppInsight for SQL: Enables us to see the relevant error log entries on the same page as performance parameters.""The most valuable feature of SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor is the network devices' performance monitor is the best.""The application dependency feature identifies issues between applications and servers or within the network where the application is hosted. It highlights related problems, whether related to packet processing or other issues, enabling the creation of alerts and reports accordingly.""Identifying the problem statement is easy.""The most valuable feature of SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor is its powerful monitoring capabilities.""This product can monitor application environments no matter where they reside and provides capabilities for deep insight into infrastructure."

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"My biggest complaint about ADA is that you have to rely on dedicated appliances.""The user interface needs improvement."

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"SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor could improve by having a cloud version. They have an observability platform but it still needs to be maintained by us.""Downside of the tools is the web console are hung or crash. It need to improve the performance.""The tool’s report feature created issues for us. We needed to gain skills to use that feature. The tool’s customization is not easy since you have to reconfigure the whole system.""When you implement SolarWinds on a larger scale my customers complain about the speed.""In terms of the dashboards on offer, they should work to improve them. The types of dashboards that you get in terms of the graphs on offer aren't ideal right now.""The templates could use improvement. Currently, they are quite complex. They should have drag-and-drop functionality instead. It would make it easier to use.""It needs time-based functions for monitoring. Some things need to be polled on a specific schedule or only during a specific window.""The stability, flexibility, and ease of use could be improved."

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  • "This is an expensive solution and there is a single price to pay for licensing, with no options."
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  • "I have always said SolarWinds is very “proud” of their products, meaning they are expensive. I cannot afford to purchase all the licenses I need for all the SolarWinds products."
  • "When planning for the number of licenses to purchase, make sure you understand all of the elements within an application required to really understand performance well. In our case, we quickly came to the conclusion that an unlimited license for SAM was the way to go."
  • "Nagios XI, WhatsUpGold, Uptime Software, PRTG, Manage Engine, and SpiceWorks are the other tools that have lower pricing and licensing costs. However, they can't compete with SolarWinds when it comes to the features and functionality that SolarWinds can provide."
  • "I would advise potential buyers to wait until the end of the quarter, end of year, or other time to place orders. There are actually great deals to be had at those times if your budget cycle can match up."
  • "Pricing and licensing is fair for what you get. It does have a great bang-for-the-buck appeal."
  • "SAM is not per server so the pricing model can be deceiving. If you have an enterprise environment, you will quickly exceed your licensing quickly. You should know this before going in."
  • "Understanding the counts of objects to monitor will determine the licensing need. In terms of pricing, it’s not cheap but it’s not expensive as larger vendors whose products don’t have all the features or integrations."
  • "The product might cost you $30,000 USD to buy, but scaling this solution requires the purchase of additional polling engines at $20,000 USD each."
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    Also Known As
    CA ADA, Application Delivery Analysis, NetQoS SuperAgent
    SolarWinds SAM
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    Overview

    CA Application Delivery Analysis provides end-to-end response time monitoring at multiple component levels, giving Network Administrators the ability to quickly identify performance bottlenecks and to identify root cause in minutes as opposed to hours or days, resulting in up to 80% improvement in IT productivity and reduced Mean Time To Repair (MTTR).

    SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor (SAM) delivers powerful application and server monitoring capabilities for IT pros, enabling them to diagnose and troubleshoot performance issues faster. Do not let slow applications and downtime impact your end-users and business services. Pinpoint the root cause of application issues across various layers of the IT stack. SolarWinds SAM is affordable and easy to deploy, use, and customize. You can automatically discover your system's environment and start monitoring in about an hour. No professional services or consultation needed.

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    CA Application Delivery Analysis [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability while SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor is ranked 21st in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability with 38 reviews. CA Application Delivery Analysis [EOL] is rated 6.6, while SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of CA Application Delivery Analysis [EOL] writes "Impressive ability to show potential slow downs. ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor writes "We use this product for base and application monitoring. ". CA Application Delivery Analysis [EOL] is most compared with , whereas SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor is most compared with Azure Monitor, Dynatrace, AppDynamics, Prometheus and ServiceNow Discovery.

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