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Auvik Network Management (ANM) vs Isovalent comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 8, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
7.0
Auvik Network Management boosts efficiency and productivity by automating network tasks, reducing costs, and enhancing IT operations.
Sentiment score
3.6
Isovalent enhances operational efficiency with time savings and reduced staffing, offering immediate cost benefits but lacking concrete financial data.
Auvik Network Management (ANM) has saved us time by being able to go to that single pane of glass and identify things collectively versus bouncing back and forth between different web portals.
IT Director at Victory Church
Auvik Network Management (ANM) helped us find the source of the problem relatively quickly, and everything was resolved within the hour.
Manager, Technical Services at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
The time has been reduced from hours to minutes, and costs have also decreased.
Software Engineer at Bahwan CyberTek
I have seen a return on investment, principally in time saved, because I invest considerable time creating and developing the solution using Isovalent.
Dev Ops Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
In reducing overall latency to the numbers I mentioned before, this has increased usability without spending more money, so a return on investment is instantaneous.
SE at Cisco
I think the return on investment question is not the best for me because if the metric includes decreased time of support related to network issues for the deployed applications, then fewer employees are needed from the support team.
senior cloud architect at Nordcloud
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.7
Auvik Network Management's customer support is praised for knowledge, responsiveness, and effective troubleshooting, despite rare slow responses.
Sentiment score
5.2
Isovalent's customer support is highly rated for effectiveness, with active community assistance via Slack and GitHub also praised.
They were knowledgeable and responded quickly with accurate and useful information.
Network Specialist at a university with 10,001+ employees
They introduced the product to us and explained how to deal with it.
Windows & Network System Administrator
I would give Auvik Network Management support a ten out of ten.
Senior Engineer at Kearns Technology Inc.
While I have faced some issues regarding the setup things, they have helped me immediately.
Share Point Developer at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
The customer support is first rate.
SE at Cisco
The customer support for Isovalent is great.
Dev Ops Engineer at a outsourcing company with 5,001-10,000 employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.8
Auvik Network Management excels in scalability, adaptability, and easy setup, efficiently supporting diverse users across various enterprise sizes.
Sentiment score
4.9
Isovalent is praised for scalability, stability with over 200 nodes, effective connections, and strong community support.
The platform scales well and supports our organizational needs.
Core Services Engineer at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
It was capable of handling all those clients perfectly.
Windows & Network System Administrator
We keep adding sites into Auvik Network Management, and it doesn't seem to affect performance or anything on our end.
Information Systems Manager at a healthcare company with 11-50 employees
Isovalent can handle a large number of users connected at the same time.
Dev Ops Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
In local setups where pods spawn and auto-scaling occurs, Isovalent Cilium product remains stable.
Archiect at TataElxsi
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.0
Auvik Network Management is praised for its stability and 99% uptime, with proactive alerts minimizing disruption during maintenance.
Sentiment score
7.8
Isovalent is stable, with smooth performance post-setup despite initial challenges, aiding successful Kubernetes traffic separation.
I would rate the stability of Auvik Network Management (ANM) a perfect 10 because I have never found any problems.
Senior Network Engineer at CAI-STA
A lot of platforms, especially when it comes to CRMs, CMSs, and ERPs, are still built on PHP and MySQL, which I feel is archaic now and slow to query.
Senior Engineer at Kearns Technology Inc.
In terms of stability, I would rate Auvik Network Management as a ten out of ten, as it does not experience jitter or other major issues.
Senior operation command center Engineer at a real estate/law firm with 10,001+ employees
I was running a Kubernetes cluster, and the main challenge that Isovalent helped my team with was the separation of all traffic between applications.
Principal Consultant at a retailer with 51-200 employees
 

Room For Improvement

Auvik needs better customization, automation, and integration for improved reporting, alerting, and user-friendly network management and visualization.
Enhance Isovalent docs and UI with simplified guides, best practices, AI features, and DNS/load balancing improvements for better user adoption.
Auvik Network Management (ANM) does not have server monitoring and server hardware monitoring, which LogicMonitor has, and these features make me continue to use LogicMonitor.
Network Administrator at i-level automatisering
When I have a new engineer on my team, I tell them to look at the topology, which is the network topology there. There is no need to draw with draw.io or Visio.
Senior Network Infrastructure Engineer at TIGER LOGIC
We were unable to integrate Auvik with a geographical map, which limited our ability to track issues to specific buildings on campus.
Network Specialist at a university with 10,001+ employees
Sharing end-to-end use cases that can be achieved using Cilium would be great for people to look into and then apply to their specific use cases.
Senior Principal Engineer at a outsourcing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
They could have high-level documentation first, and if anyone wants to deep dive into any areas, they can read more on that.
Software Engineer at a outsourcing company with 201-500 employees
Isovalent makes it easier. Before Isovalent, we struggled with just simple pod observability with products like Kalisti that sat on the side of the sidecar.
SE at Cisco
 

Setup Cost

Auvik's pricing per network device is flexible, scalable, and valued for its features, despite being considered expensive by some.
Isovalent is user-friendly but potentially expensive, with costs manageable for some and offset by ease of configuration.
The setup is very straightforward, and the pricing is not high, making it easily affordable for new startups or small firms.
Software Engineer at Titanslab Inc.
Auvik is pricey, and we were paying a lot for it, especially when compared to SolarWinds.
Network Specialist at a university with 10,001+ employees
The pricing for Auvik Network Management (ANM) is great; it is comparable to other solutions, and for what it does, it actually provides more value for the money than some of the other major competitors.
Technician at Plainfield High School
However, sometimes I feel the costing is a bit high, on the higher side.
Software Engineer at a outsourcing company with 201-500 employees
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that it is very easy because Isovalent is simple.
Dev Ops Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that it was not a big issue to configure.
senior cloud architect at Nordcloud
 

Valuable Features

Auvik Network Management improves network visibility, efficiency, and trust with its intuitive platform, real-time monitoring, and automation features.
Isovalent enhances security and performance with eBPF-based networking, Kubernetes integration, and efficient management of microservices policies.
Auvik Core's ease of use also enhanced troubleshooting speed and efficiency.
Network Specialist at a university with 10,001+ employees
Its proactive monitoring and simplified troubleshooting have significantly impacted our efficiency in handling network management tasks.
Core Services Engineer at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
We can go to different places and monitor, check, configure, and analyze traffic.
Windows & Network System Administrator
The specific Cilium features that stand out to me the most include the eBPF-based networking, which is a big advantage for networking, load balancing, security, observability, and everything.
Dev Ops Engineer at a outsourcing company with 5,001-10,000 employees
In reducing overall latency to the numbers I mentioned before, this has increased usability without spending more money, so a return on investment is instantaneous.
SE at Cisco
Isovalent helped my support teams be more efficient by decreasing time consumption related to troubleshooting for network-related issues.
senior cloud architect at Nordcloud
 

Categories and Ranking

Auvik Network Management (ANM)
Ranking in Network Troubleshooting
1st
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
216
Ranking in other categories
Network Monitoring Software (4th), IT Infrastructure Monitoring (7th), Cloud Monitoring Software (6th), Network Traffic Analysis (NTA) (2nd)
Isovalent
Ranking in Network Troubleshooting
4th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
5.1
Number of Reviews
13
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Network Troubleshooting category, the mindshare of Auvik Network Management (ANM) is 4.9%, up from 3.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Isovalent is 0.9%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Network Troubleshooting Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Auvik Network Management (ANM)4.9%
Isovalent0.9%
Other94.2%
Network Troubleshooting
 

Featured Reviews

AmanThakkar - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Engineer at Titanslab Inc.
Network automation has reduced troubleshooting time and supports faster issue resolution
The biggest and best feature I have experienced with Auvik Network Management (ANM) is automatic network discovery, along with features such as topology map, instant alerts, real-time monitoring, easy remote access, and simple dashboards. Among those features, I find automatic network discovery to be the most useful because it gives a clear picture of the entire network without having to create manual diagrams. It is very easy to use Auvik Network Management (ANM), so even a new team member can quickly understand the network because everything is displayed in a very clear way. Auvik Network Management (ANM) has positively impacted our organization by reducing troubleshooting time, improving network visibility, providing a very clear picture, and helping us support multiple client networks and environments very efficiently. We have noticed a 35 to 40% improvement in troubleshooting speed, less manual work in documenting any network system, faster responses to network issues, and better uptime with the client networks.
Clayton Daigle - PeerSpot reviewer
SE at Cisco
Securing cloud-native AI workloads has improved observability and reduced latency for partners
I think they need to continue developing their load balancing and possibly even a more efficient DNS system. User interfaces are dependent on each customer, whether they're going to use something like Grafana or, in our case at Cisco, we will be using Splunk. The observability parts within Timescape are fine, and I am sure they will improve over time. Governance and security depend on the approach each customer will take to deploying the systems. You can do the minimums or really dive into observability and governance over any of the ecosystems. This is an individual journey, and Isovalent makes it easier. Before Isovalent, we struggled with just simple pod observability with products like Kalisti that sat on the side of the sidecar. Adding all these products added latency, so we tuned the environment as quickly as possible to be as efficient as possible, especially if you're using cloud resources.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
10%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Outsourcing Company
21%
University
19%
Wholesaler/Distributor
12%
Financial Services Firm
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business155
Midsize Enterprise32
Large Enterprise25
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise8
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Auvik?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is average. The cost is typically higher for these kinds of tools, so it is moderate.
What needs improvement with Auvik?
Auvik Network Management (ANM) can be improved with better reporting options. While there are options for reporting, having more clarity would be helpful, along with more advanced analytics and mor...
What is your primary use case for Auvik?
Our main use case for Auvik Network Management (ANM) is to monitor and manage the client networks, helping us to track the network devices and identify issues quickly to monitor the performance and...
What needs improvement with Isovalent?
I think they need to continue developing their load balancing and possibly even a more efficient DNS system. User interfaces are dependent on each customer, whether they're going to use something l...
What is your primary use case for Isovalent?
My main use case for Isovalent is to show partners how to secure the infrastructure on which AI runs, specifically cloud-native applications. Isovalent excels at securing and observing cloud-native...
What advice do you have for others considering Isovalent?
If you have any second thoughts, I would run the open-source version in your test environment and run it against your current systems to observe the efficiencies you gain. I would rate this product...
 

Overview

Find out what your peers are saying about Auvik Network Management (ANM) vs. Isovalent and other solutions. Updated: August 2026.
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