Auvik Network Management (ANM) vs SolarWinds NPM comparison

Auvik Network Management (ANM) vs. SolarWinds NPM

May 2026

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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

7.2

Auvik Network Management significantly reduces troubleshooting time, enhances efficiency, and provides substantial cost savings for improved network management.

Sentiment score

7.0

SolarWinds NPM enhances network management and cost efficiency, providing superior monitoring, fast issue resolution, and significant ROI.

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.

DonaldWilcox

IT Director at Victory Church

Auvik Network Management has definitely helped reduce business disruptions related to network issues.

Sean Lombard

IT Manager at a educational organization with 501-1,000 employees

Auvik Network Management saves me 40% to 50% of our time.

HardeepSingh2

Senior operation command center Engineer at a real estate/law firm with 10,001+ employees

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The return on investment is significant as the solution effectively reduces costs while being worth its expense.

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Network Administrator at PT Bni Life Insurance

Customer Service

Sentiment score

7.7

Auvik Network Management's customer service is praised for efficiency and knowledge, though some suggest faster escalation and improved communication.

Sentiment score

6.9

SolarWinds NPM support is knowledgeable and helpful but faces criticism for slow responses and aggressive sales tactics.

They were knowledgeable and responded quickly with accurate and useful information.

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Network Specialist at a university with 10,001+ employees

They introduced the product to us and explained how to deal with it.

Nizar Alyasin

Windows & Network System Administrator

I would give Auvik Network Management support a ten out of ten.

Ben-Wallace

Senior Engineer at Kearns Technology Inc.

If there is no timely response, getting a resolution is more difficult.

SJ6

Network Security Engineer at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees

We had contact with SolarWinds regarding the implementation, and they were helpful.

Network Administrator at PT Bni Life Insurance

They have good technical support.

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Solutions Architect at Boch Systems Company Limited

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score

7.8

Auvik Network Management is flexible and scalable for diverse company sizes, managing multiple devices and locations efficiently.

Sentiment score

6.9

SolarWinds NPM offers scalable solutions for various environments, with possible increased costs and challenges on virtual platforms.

The platform scales well and supports our organizational needs.

Syed Fasih Uddin

Core Services Engineer at a computer software company with 51-200 employees

It was capable of handling all those clients perfectly.

Nizar Alyasin

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.

Zachary Grafton

Information Systems Manager at a healthcare company with 11-50 employees

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SolarWinds NPM is scalable and effective in handling large network infrastructures.

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Solutions Architect at Boch Systems Company Limited

Stability Issues

Sentiment score

7.9

Auvik Network Management is stable and reliable, with high uptime, minimal downtime, and effective communication during maintenance.

Sentiment score

7.5

SolarWinds NPM is stable, with issues arising during upgrades; regular updates and support enhance its performance.

I would rate the stability of Auvik Network Management (ANM) a perfect 10 because I have never found any problems.

AKASH PARASHAR

Network Engineer 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.

Ben-Wallace

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.

HardeepSingh2

Senior operation command center Engineer at a real estate/law firm with 10,001+ employees

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The NPM product is stable, particularly when used for simple network monitoring.

SJ6

Network Security Engineer at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees

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Room For Improvement

Users seek enhanced setup, accuracy, speed, automation, integration, export, alerting, interface, transparency, compatibility, flexibility, and support.

SolarWinds NPM users seek improvements in network discovery, interface, integration, resource usage, cloud support, security, and pricing adjustments.

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.

RobertVergeer

Network Administrator at i-level automatisering

We were unable to integrate Auvik with a geographical map, which limited our ability to track issues to specific buildings on campus.

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Network Specialist at a university with 10,001+ employees

Enhancements in API functionality and wider tool support for integration with PSA or RMM tools.

Syed Fasih Uddin

Core Services Engineer at a computer software company with 51-200 employees

SolarWinds needs to upscale on observability and add full-fledged observability features, including security features.

Solutions Architect at Boch Systems Company Limited

Customers have given feedback about the delayed response times from the technical team.

SJ6

Network Security Engineer at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees

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.

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Manager IT at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Setup Cost

Auvik's flexible device-based pricing offers cost-effective management for mid-sized setups, balancing price, functionality, and time savings.

SolarWinds NPM pricing is competitive yet complex, appealing to some while being costly for smaller enterprises or multi-module needs.

Auvik is pricey, and we were paying a lot for it, especially when compared to SolarWinds.

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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.

Nicholas Gore

Technician at Plainfield High School

Auvik Network Management (ANM) pricing or licensing is about 2,500 per year for approximately 4,000 endpoints, which is quite reasonable.

Ian MacFarlane

Owner at Elifiatek

The solution is considered expensive.

Network Administrator at PT Bni Life Insurance

Pricing-wise, SolarWinds NPM is more expensive than PRTG.

Solutions Architect at Boch Systems Company Limited

It is not too pricey and is adequate.

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Manager IT at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Valuable Features

Auvik Network Management offers efficient network visualization, automated backups, proactive alerts, integrations, and remote access for streamlined monitoring.

SolarWinds NPM offers easy deployment, strong monitoring, and seamless integration, enhancing network management with intuitive dashboards and real-time insights.

Auvik Core's ease of use also enhanced troubleshooting speed and efficiency.

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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.

Syed Fasih Uddin

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.

Nizar Alyasin

Windows & Network System Administrator

Whenever any node is down in our network, whether it is a server or any network device, we receive information through email that the device is down.

Manager IT at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees

The most valuable feature for us is the database performance analyzer, which we use a lot.

Network Administrator at PT Bni Life Insurance

SolarWinds NPM has specific modules for monitoring different network capabilities, which provides rich features for carrying out specific tasks.

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Solutions Architect at Boch Systems Company Limited

Categories and Ranking

Auvik Network Management (ANM)

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

2nd

Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring

3rd

Ranking in Cloud Monitoring Software

4th

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

209

Ranking in other categories

Network Troubleshooting (1st), Network Traffic Analysis (NTA) (2nd)

SolarWinds NPM

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

3rd

Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring

5th

Ranking in Cloud Monitoring Software

8th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

160

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Network Monitoring Software category, the mindshare of Auvik Network Management (ANM) is 1.3%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SolarWinds NPM is 3.7%, down from 4.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Network Monitoring Software Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Auvik Network Management (ANM)	1.3%
SolarWinds NPM	3.7%
Other	95.0%

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Featured Reviews

RobertVergeer

Network Administrator at i-level automatisering

Network monitoring has provided clear end-to-end visibility and has reduced troubleshooting time

Regarding the dashboard, it is not as customizable as I would like it to be, or at least as we would like it to be. I have experience with some other products, such as LogicMonitor. It has a very enhanced interface to make your own custom dashboards for exactly what you need. That is not possible within Auvik. It is more defined by them. I would consider dashboard customization flexibility a room for improvement in Auvik Network Management (ANM). I needed more server information from Auvik Network Management (ANM). I also discussed that with Auvik, and I think the best thing that they can do to enhance their product spread in the world is to make server management also possible with the product. Most importantly, 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. We have approximately 70% of server monitoring that we do in our company because we still have a lot of on-premises servers running, and Auvik is not going to provide us enough to change to Auvik.

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Central monitoring has improved outage alerts and now needs smarter detection and modern dashboards

Manager IT at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees

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 any facility to detect that in SolarWinds. I think it would be better to incorporate those types of features. Regarding customization options in SolarWinds, the ability to customize the dashboard has room for improvement. The dashboard is quite old, and we need some improvement in it. Nowadays, we have multiple tools with AI-based monitoring and web-based dashboards. SolarWinds also has a web-based dashboard, but I think there is scope for improvement in the UI. There may be other areas I would like to improve in SolarWinds NPM.

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IT Developer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

May 31, 2015

Nagios vs. Zabbix vs. PRTG vs. Spiceworks vs. Solarwinds Network Performance Monitor

I have researched a quite a few network monitoring tools which can be used for various monitoring purposes of not only the servers, but the intermediate routers as well. There are majorly three types of these softwares. Ones which are completely open-source, you can do almost anything you want…

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Comms Service Provider

11%

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

Construction Company

Manufacturing Company

10%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Government

Computer Software Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	147
Midsize Enterprise	32
Large Enterprise	23

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	59
Midsize Enterprise	33
Large Enterprise	86

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Auvik?

Auvik Network Management (ANM) is not costly, but pricing is based on how many licenses are taken, and that can be improved.

What needs improvement with Auvik?

One improvement that would be really beneficial for Auvik Network Management (ANM) is the ability to get alerts sent to me via text. Right now, the only alerts I can get are via email. Receiving al...

What is your primary use case for Auvik?

My main use case for Auvik Network Management (ANM) is managing our overall network and being able to have insight into all of the devices, switches, servers, firewalls, and access points on the ne...

What is the best network monitoring software for large enterprises?

It actually depends on the exact purpose or kind of devices (network devices, servers, something else). Some tools are better for only network devices while others are better for a cloud monitoring...

What is the best network monitoring software for large enterprises?

From my point of view, SolarWind is the best tool.

What is the best network monitoring software for large enterprises?

We are partners with SolarWinds and we sell a lot of Network management to large enterprises also because of scalability, products like Network Performance Monitor & Netflow Traffic Analyzer ar...

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Auvik Network Management (ANM)

May 2026

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SolarWinds NPM

April 2026

Also Known As

No data available

Solarwinds Network Performance Monitor, SolarWinds Network Bandwidth Analyzer

Overview

Auvik Network Management offers competitive pricing for essential network and infrastructure device management, providing robust features valued by enterprises.

Auvik Network Management delivers comprehensive network visibility and management through intuitive auditing, alerting, and discovery functionalities. It eases troubleshooting, automates configuration backups, and includes a user-friendly interface for effective monitoring and management. With real-time alerts and customizable notifications, IT operations are streamlined, while remote access capabilities enhance time efficiency. ANM supports integration with other platforms, effectively maintaining device inventories and visualizing network topology.

What are the key features of Auvik Network Management?

Auditing: Offers comprehensive network audits, ensuring accuracy and efficiency.
Network Discovery: Simplifies the process of identifying network components.
Alerting Modules: Provides real-time alerts and customizable notifications.
Configuration Backups: Automates backups, safeguarding configurations.
Remote Access: Streamlines network management from any location.

What benefits should users expect when evaluating Auvik Network Management?

Enhanced Network Visibility: Offers detailed insights into network operations.
Time Efficiency: Remote access and automated features save valuable time.
Proactive Issue Identification: Real-time monitoring aids in identifying issues quickly.
Integration Support: Works cohesively with other platforms, easing management.
Operational Efficiency: Automates management tasks for improved productivity.

In industries such as IT management and network administration, Auvik Network Management is predominantly utilized for overseeing and maintaining network infrastructures across multiple locations. It offers capabilities for monitoring network topology, receiving alerts on device downtimes, and managing performance metrics. Users employ its features for proactive issue identification, and auditing, helping maintain oversight of networks containing switches, routers, and firewalls. Auvik provides remote access and automated backups, which contribute to enhanced operational efficiency and network visibility.

Auvik

SolarWinds NPM is a network performance monitoring tool offering a user-friendly interface with customizable dashboards. It provides real-time tracking of device health, latency, and bandwidth utilization, supporting diverse integration and scalability needs.

SolarWinds NPM's robust features include real-time monitoring of network performance and efficient tracking of device health, latency, and bandwidth utilization. The tool is appreciated for its ease of deployment, scalability, and support for integration with other tools. Features like SNMP monitoring, NetPath, and comprehensive reporting enhance its diagnostic capabilities and network visibility. However, users identify areas for improvement such as real-time analytics, advanced customization options, and enhanced scalability for larger enterprises. Better customer support, improved integrations, and security measures are also desired.

What are the key features of SolarWinds NPM?

User-Friendly Interface: Simplifies navigation and operation.
Customizable Dashboards: Allows personalized data views.
Real-Time Monitoring: Provides instant updates on network performance.
Strong Alerting Capabilities: Offers immediate notifications for issues.
Scalability: Supports growth with ease.
Integration: Works smoothly with other tools for comprehensive monitoring.
SNMP Monitoring: Tracks device stats effectively.
NetPath: Helps visualize network paths and performance.

What benefits and ROI can users expect?

Improved Network Visibility: Enables proactive issue resolution.
Enhanced Diagnostics: Facilitates quicker troubleshooting.
Real-Time Performance Data: Supports informed decision-making.
Ease of Deployment: Reduces setup time and complexity.
Infrastructure Monitoring: Ensures network stability and reliability.
Custom Integration: Adapts to existing IT environments.

In enterprise environments, SolarWinds NPM is deployed to monitor network health and device status, sending alerts for any issues. It provides visibility into network performance, tracking bandwidth utilization and server metrics efficiently. Its applications span from monitoring routers, switches, and firewalls to supporting infrastructure monitoring across industries.

SolarWinds

Sample Customers

Information Not Available

Microsoft, Federal Express, Hewlett-Packard, and MasterCard