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Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
April 2024
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We performed a comparison between InfoVista 5View NetFlow and SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Featured Review
Youssef El Hayek
Great for service discovery and load balancing and enables us to monitor the traffic flow
We use InfoVista 5View NetFlow on a private cloud. This product has improved the way our organization functions through the better discovery of... Read more →
UmeshJoshi
Performs well and provides dynamic thresholds but complex to set up and missing code-level monitoring of applications
SolarWinds SAM has provided us with dynamic thresholds based on historical trends and requirements. The threshold gets configured automatically, so... Read more →
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Pros
"InfoVista 5View NetFlow allows us to control the application layer and manage API connections, i.e. Facebook logins or whatever other third-party API services we require."

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"The features like trends, capacity planning, recommendations, and diagnostics are the main items I focus on for added value.""SSL Certificate Monitoring and Expiry Alerting""The most valuable feature is application monitoring.""The solution is great for monitoring. If something is going wrong, we can immediately find the root cause.""There are many valuable features, including the network configuration manager, and the network performance manager.""This product can monitor application environments no matter where they reside and provides capabilities for deep insight into infrastructure.""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.""The most valuable feature is the Access Rights Manager."

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Cons
"A little bit better documentation on the details is needed because this subject is not easy sometimes to understand, which limits the capability of the software."

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"Mapping interactions between systems.""The current script monitoring feature has limitations, especially when dealing with custom scripts.""This product has no real downside unless they fail to continue development of its capabilities.""A lot of times, we have to do a lot of manual cleanups.""Support for the IBM Mainframe is needed.""Currently SolarWinds SAM offers AppInsight for modern versions of: IIS, Exchange, SQL Server. They have shown to be powerful and insightful tools. However, AppInsight needs to be offered for more applications: Citrix, SharePoint, AX, etc.""When you implement SolarWinds on a larger scale my customers complain about the speed.""It needs time-based functions for monitoring. Some things need to be polled on a specific schedule or only during a specific window."

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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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    Top Answer:Identifying the problem statement is easy.
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    Ranking
    63rd
    out of 111 in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
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    296
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    18th
    out of 111 in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
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    5,107
    Comparisons
    3,370
    Reviews
    11
    Average Words per Review
    443
    Rating
    7.3
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    Also Known As
    5View NetFlow
    SolarWinds SAM
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    SolarWinds
    Overview

    InfoVista 5View NetFlow, a powerful real-time application flow monitoring and analysis tool. With its comprehensive flow monitoring capabilities, 5View NetFlow shows users exactly what they need to know to manage and identify legitimate and problematic traffic.This includes the top talkers, who is communicating with whom, what applications and protocols are being used and how long connections typically last. Using indicators such as link activity, geographic object pair matrices, As to As traffic, IN/OUT flow measurement, undefined IP address detection, throughput and IP communications totals, 5View NetFlow enables you to efficiently analyze and monitor IP traffic volumes and application performance across the infrastructure.

    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.

    Sample Customers
    Warren Consolidated Schools
    Andr. L. Riis AS, NetSuite
    Top Industries
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    REVIEWERS
    Financial Services Firm20%
    Construction Company13%
    Recruiting/Hr Firm7%
    Energy/Utilities Company7%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Educational Organization41%
    Computer Software Company10%
    Government8%
    Financial Services Firm6%
    Company Size
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    REVIEWERS
    Small Business36%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise49%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business11%
    Midsize Enterprise48%
    Large Enterprise41%
    Buyer's Guide
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    InfoVista 5View NetFlow is ranked 63rd in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability while SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor is ranked 18th in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability with 38 reviews. InfoVista 5View NetFlow is rated 0.0, while SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of InfoVista 5View NetFlow writes "Great for service discovery and load balancing and enables us to monitor the traffic flow". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor writes "We use this product for base and application monitoring. ". InfoVista 5View NetFlow is most compared with Catchpoint, whereas SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor is most compared with Azure Monitor, Dynatrace, AppDynamics, Prometheus and Nagios XI.

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