We performed a comparison between SolarWinds NPM and Wireshark based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Zabbix, Datadog, Auvik and others in Network Monitoring Software."We can manage the entire system across the network and troubleshoot the pain points."
"The single dashboard is a valuable feature."
"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."
"The initial setup was straightforward. We deployed the solution from new and completed the upgrades."
"The most valuable features are language support and technical support."
"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."
"It covers everything from end to end, from the standpoint of endpoint machines and the routers and switches. The switch port also comes there."
"What I've found most valuable about the solution is that it's scalable."
"All the features are very good. The monitoring of the equipment, the configuration manager, and the IP address monitoring are great."
"The set up was very easy. We didn't have any problems with the setup. The deployment took less than an hour."
"Wireshark has a lot of features. It's a powerful tool if you're familiar with it. You can see everything on the network with it."
"I can save the traffic and analysis when I want to. Also, it's especially helpful to follow the stream (TCP, UDP, etc.)."
"The solution is easy to install and use."
"The strongest feature of this solution, is the ability it gives us to carry out deep-packet inspections on our network, particularly when a function isn't performing as it should."
"The session-level filtering features are valuable."
"The GUI is easy to use."
"The product is simple to implement."
"It has good basic features."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"The technical support needs improvement."
"In terms of scalability, there is room for improvement. When you start monitoring, if you have so many interfaces and you're trying to monitor them at a faster interval, or a shorter interval, you get to a point where you need to request another node."
"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."
"The tool can only monitor up to 1000 instances in a single SolarWinds console. Customers may have over 1000 instances. Hence, it needs to support a minimum of 1500 instances. It should also improve support."
"The integration with video apps could be better."
"Being able to detect devices that are trying to connect wirelessly would make using this solution much easier."
"The console could be more user-friendly. It would be better if SolarWinds updated the user interface."
"This product could improve by adding cloud monitoring. I want SolarWinds NPM to do much more integration, and have more involvement in cloud monitoring, like AWS or Google, or Azure. I feel like it requires lots of improvement for cloud monitoring in NPM."
"The evaluation time for the product is too short especially for large corporations."
"The Wireshark search function shows green for a correct search and red for an incorrect search. If there were a way to provide a description about what a search - and the similar ones which are available - can do, while a person is typing it, it would make the product easier to use and simultaneously decrease the learning curve."
"I would like better control of bandwidth from the service provider."
"This product needs to improve the UI."
"A room for improvement in Wireshark is its ease of use for beginners. It could be better. Another room for improvement in the tool is for it to provide more details about the traffic load. At the moment, Wireshark is adequate for me, so there isn't anything I'd like added to it in its next version."
"You need good network connectivity to download during the setup, otherwise, it might take a while."
"Wireshark could make the filtering rules easier to apply and offer a drag-and-drop option as opposed to type and text."
"The system could be improved upon by adding a better and more powerful data processing engine."
"The average person would probably find Wireshark hard to use. When I first installed it, I was overwhelmed by all the data it was shooting out. It doesn't make sense until you start doing some research and figure out what everything means. It isn't the most user-friendly tool. It just provides so much information."
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SolarWinds NPM is ranked 4th in Network Monitoring Software with 147 reviews while Wireshark is ranked 4th in Network Troubleshooting with 61 reviews. SolarWinds NPM is rated 8.2, while Wireshark is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of SolarWinds NPM writes "High-level, comprehensive, and proactive monitoring in a user-friendly interface". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Wireshark writes "User-friendly with an easy setup and a nice interface". SolarWinds NPM is most compared with Zabbix, PRTG Network Monitor, ManageEngine OpManager, ThousandEyes and Nagios XI, whereas Wireshark is most compared with Nagios XI, Zabbix, Colasoft Capsa, ClearSight Analyzer and Microsoft Network Monitor.
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