Apstra Operating System vs SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager comparison

"I find Apstra Operating System very good to use and would recommend this solution to others."

"Apstra Operating System's most important features are the security and AB test to define what approach we need to take in my company. Additionally, the solution does not take a lot of maintenance."

"Compared to other vendors, like NetBrain, managing the solution is easy; they made it very user-friendly."

"The solution's view is very nice, and they have a great customized dashboard."

"NCM also helps with vulnerability assessment and remediation."

"We push all our configurations to the servers with ease and the logs capture almost all the transactions needed for an internal audit."

"Compared to other vendors, like NetBrain, managing the solution is easy. They made it very user-friendly."

"The configuration compliance aspect of SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager allows for easy comparison of configuration settings across branches, ensuring adherence to security guidelines and best practices. Automation capabilities have greatly impacted workflows, enabling tasks such as configuration backups, template deployment, and firmware upgrades to be automated, thereby streamlining processes and saving time. Compliance reporting features provide valuable insights into network compliance, offering pre-built security audit reports and customizable options to meet specific requirements."

"The feature that I really enjoy is the ability to script changes across all of your devices."

"I use it for monitoring the entire network for the company. We oversee nodes down, we oversee devices heading up to crossing the threshold for CPU usage. We oversee power so power backups on the switches, we oversee if they're down or if they're failing. We oversee any node down or any router from any vendor."

"The report data could improve in Apstra Operating System."

"The report data could improve in Apstra Operating System."

"The Network Configuration Manager needs to improve the access control list compliance."

"The third-party plugins available in the solution could improve. I have received some issues with the templates."

"The solution could improve by being more secure."

"We want to be able to store it in a data warehouse format and integrate it with Google single sign-on."

"The integration with the network performance monitor wasn't complete as at the last time I used it."

"The interface of solar winds could be improved."

"Our experience has shown that most of the problems we've had with SolarWinds NCM are related to software issues."

"We had issues with the FailOver Engine module installation, due to the resources of each SolarWinds server."

"The price of the solution is competitive."

"Available at a moderate price"

"There is a license needed to use SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager."

"With a minimal bundle, we pay about $3000 a year in licensing costs. If you have multiple devices in your network, you must buy the bundle, which is 100% identical for your infrastructure. If you have 15 devices, you need 15 licenses, for example. That's one bundle. You don't pay for anything over and above that."

"You have a base license for 50 devices, and then you can add more licenses as you go."

"We have to pay additionally for its support and maintenance."

"I have a yearly subscription."

"There is a license for the use of this solution and it is priced well, there is a lot of value for the money."

"The pricing is good."