We performed a comparison between NetCrunch and SolarWinds NPM based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Zabbix, Datadog, Auvik and others in IT Infrastructure Monitoring."We can manage the entire system across the network and troubleshoot the pain points."
"Reporting on NetCrunch is pretty good. It's very similar to SolarWinds. It's just a different interface. The majority of everything there was beneficial."
"The ability to customize the views and dashboards is nice. SolarWinds also allows us to access the data via the API. That's probably the feature I liked the most."
"The other valuable system is the DSS (decision support system). If there's a fault in the network, SolarWinds is basically capable of rectifying and resolving that problem on its own without any intervention from an IP assistant or administrator."
"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 most valuable features of SolarWinds NPM are network performance monitoring and the overall benefit for servers."
"The biggest thing for me is that it provided enough information for me to monitor. It alerts and provides you with the information you need."
"As we look to add more servers to our virtual environment and to understand the impact, the solution allows us to dig into the historical charts related to capacity planning."
"The set up was very easy. We didn't have any problems with the setup. The deployment took less than an hour."
"Their support team is efficient, and it is easy to set up."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"I didn't care for the role-based, permission-based options, which were not the best."
"It is not that stable. As a Windows software, I have seen issues with SolarWinds. The performance is slow."
"The product is scalable, but at a cost. Extra modules have to be purchased for each extra server. The initial set up isn't complex, but will require someone who is experienced with the network monitoring system"
"Being able to detect devices that are trying to connect wirelessly would make using this solution much easier."
"Fortigate firewalls are one example of a product that we are unable to monitor properly via SolarWinds NPM."
"If they could combine everything into one product, that would be very helpful."
"I think Solar Winds NPM needs to create a profile with documentation responsibility."
"SolarWinds needs to be improved such that it is on par with the leading products in the market."
"The dashboards for this solution could be improved. We would like to divide the dashboards to give a clear view to our management team to show what we have and what deficiencies exist in our network."
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NetCrunch is ranked 67th in IT Infrastructure Monitoring while SolarWinds NPM is ranked 4th in IT Infrastructure Monitoring with 147 reviews. NetCrunch is rated 8.0, while SolarWinds NPM is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of NetCrunch writes "A network monitoring platform with a useful reporting feature, but permission-based options could be better". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SolarWinds NPM writes "High-level, comprehensive, and proactive monitoring in a user-friendly interface". NetCrunch is most compared with Zabbix, PRTG Network Monitor and Fortinet FortiSIEM, whereas SolarWinds NPM is most compared with Zabbix, PRTG Network Monitor, ManageEngine OpManager, ThousandEyes and LogicMonitor.
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