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We performed a comparison between BlueCat Gateway and SolarWinds Network Automation Manager based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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"The ability to develop a kiosk-like solution for in-person assistance is crucial.""We found IP and Network Discovery the most valuable features of BlueCat Gateway. Our team found it very easy to build, verify, and validate APIs in BlueCat Gateway, mainly if the users have a background in development and APIs. Our team found that BlueCat Gateway answers our needs well."

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"The installation is easy.""The solution offers so many great resources, it makes them a powerhouse in the market."

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"One area for improvement in BlueCat Gateway is the time it takes to fill in the dropdown in the UI of the solution because the speed with which the data loads isn't that fast. It would be better if you didn't have to wait for old items to load before seeing the first data.""My most significant concern is that the documentation has problems."

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"We did not like SolarWinds because it was not able to communicate between UPSA and our accounting system. They should have better integration.""The price could be a bit lower."

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  • "The cost is actually quite favorable based on our negotiations."
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  • "The price of SolarWinds Network Automation Manager is fair. However, it is more expensive than ConnectWise."
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    Also Known As
    BlueCat Network Automation
    SolarWinds NAM
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    Overview
    BlueCat Gateway allows you to automate and transform mission-critical business requirements into DNS, DDI, DHCP, and IPAM workflows, plugins, and applications and enables the rapid development of turn-key integrations with existing technology investments. Using zero-touch automation frees IT teams from time-consuming, error-prone, and repetitive network configuration and provisioning tasks so they can focus on the innovation business needs. BlueCat’s automation platform automates the DNS services necessary to provision and deallocates cloud and on-premises resources, enabling IT to respond faster to user requests.

    Scale environments from 1,000 to tens of thousands of nodes with comprehensive performance, traffic, WAN, and switch port monitoring, automated change and configuration management, and IP address management in an integrated network automation software solution.

    Sample Customers
    US Department of Energy, Swisslos, DXC, Edeka SouthWest
    Maalem Financing Company, School City of Hammond
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    Educational Organization69%
    Computer Software Company7%
    Government2%
    University2%
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    Small Business10%
    Midsize Enterprise72%
    Large Enterprise18%
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    April 2024
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    BlueCat Gateway is ranked 9th in Network Automation with 2 reviews while SolarWinds Network Automation Manager is ranked 13th in Network Automation. BlueCat Gateway is rated 9.0, while SolarWinds Network Automation Manager is rated 5.6. The top reviewer of BlueCat Gateway writes "Simple to use, straightforward to deploy, and provides good support and documentation". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SolarWinds Network Automation Manager writes "Threat detection failures, poor technical support, and expensive". BlueCat Gateway is most compared with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, whereas SolarWinds Network Automation Manager is most compared with NetBrain.

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