We performed a comparison between ExtraHop Reveal(x) for IT Operations 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."
"This solution is more applications reference architecture focused. Its benefit is that it specializes in that space."
"There are many valuable features in this product, but probably the biggest is the customization capability it has."
"The most valuable feature is the way it handles data, from Layer 2 up to Layer 7. We can see everything that happens in the network."
"Wire data analytics."
"Not only can you look at the protocol import level. It also has a live PCAP analysis."
"The most valuable features are security detections, perimeter detection, dashboards, and alerts."
"There are a lot of options for customization of the dashboard, alerts, and reports."
"The set up was very easy. We didn't have any problems with the setup. The deployment took less than an hour."
"Network performance is the main issue clients are facing. SolarWinds checks if a node is down, and we can set thresholds for performance metrics. For example, we set it up to get an alert automatically if a value is over 80 percent. It has a full dashboard that covers CP, hard disk, and node monitoring."
"Reporting tools are a great feature along with the ability to create customized reports for you"
"SolarWinds dashboard is very fast. Also, their interface is very good, it looks very user-friendly. The product allows me to see a summary of the network being monitored at a glance."
"Being able to easily, and quickly obtain disc space statistics from servers and determine how much was free or used on various volumes."
"It combines and presents information from many different sources, giving a corporate-wide vision on a single pane of glass."
"Monitoring capabilities are at a high level and it is easy to see utilization, access ports, and CPU memory in real time or through a lens for long-term visualization."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"I would improve the Rule-Based Access Control (RBAC) by providing granular access control to the data."
"They either have to go broad or decide what their bread and butter is and get really good at that."
"Network visibility is something that needs to be improved."
"They have a new solution, ExtraHop Reveal(x), and I think it needs improvement."
"This solution would be improved if it had the ability to retain data longer."
"We'd like to see a local presence within the region in order to have seamless service whether it's the support, the implementation, or professional services."
"SolarWinds NPM can be very slow at times. The database optimization can be done to improve the product performance."
"The solution does not offer much customization so is somewhat inflexible."
"The evaluation time for the product is too short especially for large corporations."
"I would like to see integration with antivirus or other security endpoint solutions."
"It would be nice to have a test to check if you can access a particular device via API without installing it and waiting for a poll cycle. You should have the capacity to initiate a test to see if it was reachable and get the results almost immediately."
"The root cause analysis and installation faults are not clear."
"The integration with the APIs and the web servers deployed can definitely be improved."
"The integration with video apps could be better."
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ExtraHop Reveal(x) for IT Operations is ranked 55th in Network Monitoring Software with 8 reviews while SolarWinds NPM is ranked 4th in Network Monitoring Software with 146 reviews. ExtraHop Reveal(x) for IT Operations is rated 8.6, while SolarWinds NPM is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of ExtraHop Reveal(x) for IT Operations writes "Great for identifying application interdependencies with helpful support but needs better visualizations". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SolarWinds NPM writes "High-level, comprehensive, and proactive monitoring in a user-friendly interface". ExtraHop Reveal(x) for IT Operations is most compared with vRealize Network Insight, ThousandEyes, NETSCOUT nGeniusONE, Splunk Enterprise Security and Dynatrace, whereas SolarWinds NPM is most compared with Zabbix, PRTG Network Monitor, ManageEngine OpManager, ThousandEyes and LogicMonitor. See our ExtraHop Reveal(x) for IT Operations vs. SolarWinds NPM report.
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