User Reviews of DX Spectrum & SolarWinds NPM

Updated February 2026

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DX Spectrum review

Kc Njokuoma
Kc Njokuoma
Solution Architect at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
Provides proactive network monitoring and effective fault detection for...
I would like to see improvements in making the interface more user-friendly. Many people find it not simple to use. One of the common customer complaints is about the alarm notifications. Currently, they appear as pop-up messages, but I would prefer having alarm messages shown as a scrolling bar at the taskbar for easier visibility.
SolarWinds NPM review

Vivek Jaiswal
Vivek Jaiswal
Manager IT at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Central monitoring has improved outage alerts and now needs smarter detection and...
Regarding the automated network topology and mapping feature in SolarWinds NPM, I am not satisfied with it. For static monitoring, it is acceptable. However, if it is possible, I would need a feature in SolarWinds in the future for some kind of malfunctioning detection, such as malware attacks or that type of environment. We did not have...

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