We performed a comparison between Citrix ADM and SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Cisco, Fortinet, Broadcom and others in Network Management Applications."Content filtering, security layer, and application customization features are the most valuable."
"We use the product for load balancing and as a reverse proxy solution."
"We like the periodic upgrades and backups, also made via ADMs, and it makes our environment much more robust and reliable."
"The analytics are a great feature."
"Available on any device and can be accessed on a wide area network."
"The most valuable features are for the ADMs and the overall monitoring environment."
"The most impressive thing about Citrix ADM is that we don't encounter latency."
"Just one solution can handle thousands of users... So, it is a very convenient tool to use."
"The most valuable Real-time fault detection is beneficial as it enables the identification of changes made to a device's configuration through the SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager. This makes it easy to pinpoint which configurations were added or removed, potentially causing network issues. Such changes are saved in logs for future reference."
"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."
"What's nice with NCM is you can set up policies that you can then check against the configs to ensure that your device configs adhere to a baseline or standard that you've set in place."
"The feature that I really enjoy is the ability to script changes across all of your devices."
"It is a stable solution."
"Its main functionality is highly beneficial as it centralizes the management of configuration items across the network."
"It is pretty straightforward to set up."
"I use it for monitoring the entire network for the company. We oversee nodes down, we oversee devices heading up to crossing the threshold for CPU usage. We oversee power so power backups on the switches, we oversee if they're down or if they're failing. We oversee any node down or any router from any vendor."
"I would like to see the virtual and desktop license included in the pricing."
"They need to make the solution a little more familiar with easy study guides, learning videos, etc."
"Some features of Citrix ADM are available on the cloud, which could really be helpful if they were available on an on-premise version."
"The tool's pricing is a pain point since we have many cheaper alternatives."
"Citrix is more expensive than Horizon."
"The interface could be improved, some customers struggle with that."
"Citrix ADM needs to improve on its additional features and reduce the communication ports."
"Deployment is complicated."
"For each device, when you open the network performance monitor, it will give you all of the information about the device, but many of the natural configuration management features are not on that page."
"I would like to see more integration tools. Something like dialysis, for example."
"The network flow is a problem for this solution."
"I'd like to see additional features like support for devices that don't use CLI for configuration backups, expanded inventory support for other vendors beyond Cisco, and compatibility with newer SD WAN devices. These enhancements would further improve the product's versatility and utility for users. we hope for future enhancements, especially in supporting security devices that lack CLI backup options."
"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 network logs could be improved. When the error logs come across with those false positive alarms in the error logs."
"Improvements are needed in the automatic network mapping function."
"The interface of solar winds could be improved."
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Citrix ADM is ranked 17th in Network Management Applications with 9 reviews while SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager is ranked 10th in Configuration Management with 21 reviews. Citrix ADM is rated 8.4, while SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Citrix ADM writes "We don’t encounter any latency and it is worth its price". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager writes "Network configuration is done well; great pricing". Citrix ADM is most compared with DX Spectrum, whereas SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager is most compared with Cisco DNA Center, Cisco Prime, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, OpenText Network Node Manager i and OpenText Network Automation.
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