We performed a comparison between DX Performance Management 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 feature that is inherent to its core, of being able to graphically represent a trend and status, is nice."
"My sales representative, I would not trade him in for the world. He has done a really good job. I am really happy with him."
"When we deployed it, right out of the box we were able to stand up Performance Management within two weeks, in our production environment, with full discovery and relevant information, actual information, that we could use in our command center, our 24/7 operations center."
"The integration with NetFlow, the NFA solution, so that we can have our flow forensics paired with the SNMP polling performance metrics on the same page."
"The most valuable feature of DX Performance Management is the quick way we can collect data without putting much effort. They have a lot of customization and features with the solution internally and out of the box. We can discover the device, and start collecting information. For example, if the device is available, we can receive the CPU and memory utilization, and the interface optimization is simple and very fast to implement."
"The ability to very quickly and graphically navigate around, being able to zoom in to a timeframe, apply it to all the other panels... are all very intuitive."
"What is most useful is visibility."
"I can get it to run a report showing, for instance, what root drives are in the critical range in terms of being full, like 90 percent full, and disseminate that information to the other areas of the organization."
"The connectivity of the solution is very good."
"Reporting tools are a great feature along with the ability to create customized reports for you"
"SolarWinds is reasonably priced."
"I like the tracking feature to track devices and see where they are connected. This is very practical."
"We had some interfaces where the SFP Ports were having some problems after a while. We found which of the SFP Ports was having the error and changed it, so the bandwidth become okay."
"SolarWinds NPM has a colorful UI and many easy-to-use features. It does not need to be configured as much and is also easy to install."
"The product covers our needs for the basic care and feeding of servers, whether they are physical or virtual."
"The most valuable feature is the graphical user interface."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"We experience disconnections between the solutions own components."
"I have mixed feeling about the scalability. I feel like there are things which are being put into UIM right now that are not being included in Performance Center that we need to see in Performance Center. We are kind of being driven to buy UIM, and I can't justify it."
"I think it would be helpful having a more comprehensive set of certifications so that I could natively deploy devices to my environment and the tool would immediately recognize and immediately be able to provide relevant performance information without a lot of tuning on my part."
"CA PM Business Hours Filtering: I understand that all monitoring systems have defects. The Business Hours Filtering does not always function properly. Sometimes, when applying business hours to CA PM reports that are 30 or more days in duration, the report generation times out and does not display results. We have other CA PM reports that, when we apply Business Hours Filtering, the report results displayed are the same as without the filter. We are not sure if this is a defect in CA PM or if it is a result of our complex configuration (folder structure) and application of business hours."
"Since we are out of registered IP space, we are moving to ipv6 and we expect our vendors to move with us, and they have not delivered yet."
"Global synchronization errors. Sometimes it just doesn't finish in time due to the load."
"I'm not a fan of many extra features since they usually burden the software and reduce its reliability."
"This solution's implementation process could be quicker. They could also optimize the hardware requirements."
"The price of the solution can be improved."
"The integration needs to be improved."
"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."
"If they could combine everything into one product, that would be very helpful."
"Fortigate firewalls are one example of a product that we are unable to monitor properly via SolarWinds NPM."
"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."
"We are looking to change away from this solution because of the documentation and the solution doesn't have enough integration in our country. The documentation is too weak."
"My team has had a lot of issues with support."
DX Performance Management is ranked 37th in Network Monitoring Software with 31 reviews while SolarWinds NPM is ranked 4th in Network Monitoring Software with 146 reviews. DX Performance Management is rated 8.2, while SolarWinds NPM is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of DX Performance Management writes "The vertical database loads faster than any other product available". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SolarWinds NPM writes "High-level, comprehensive, and proactive monitoring in a user-friendly interface". DX Performance Management is most compared with DX Spectrum, OmniPeek and Zabbix, whereas SolarWinds NPM is most compared with Zabbix, PRTG Network Monitor, ManageEngine OpManager, ThousandEyes and LogicMonitor. See our DX Performance Management vs. SolarWinds NPM report.
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