CA Unified Communications Monitor vs SolarWinds Network Device Monitor comparison

Broadcom and SolarWinds are both solutions in the Network Monitoring Software category. Broadcom is ranked #88, while SolarWinds is ranked #27 with an average rating of 7.9. Broadcom holds a 0.5% mindshare in NMS, compared to SolarWinds’s 0.8% mindshare. Additionally, 50% of Broadcom users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 95% of SolarWinds users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 10, 2024

CA Unified Communications Monitor and SolarWinds Network Device Monitor compete in the network monitoring space. SolarWinds Network Device Monitor has the upper hand due to its advanced features, although CA Unified Communications Monitor is favored for pricing and customer service.

Features: CA Unified Communications Monitor provides comprehensive monitoring, strong analytics, and alerting. SolarWinds Network Device Monitor offers extensive network device monitoring, intuitive management, and strong scalability.

Room for Improvement: CA Unified Communications Monitor could enhance its in-depth monitoring capabilities, improve its analysis tools, and expand scalability. SolarWinds Network Device Monitor could benefit from easier deployment and improved customer support, along with streamlined installation processes.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: CA Unified Communications Monitor offers straightforward deployment and responsive support, enhancing the setup experience. SolarWinds Network Device Monitor has a robust deployment model, but its installation is more complex, making it less accessible for smaller teams.

Pricing and ROI: CA Unified Communications Monitor delivers a cost-effective setup, appealing to budget-conscious businesses and offering quick ROI. SolarWinds Network Device Monitor necessitates a higher initial investment but provides extensive features that promise significant long-term ROI.

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Categories and Ranking

CA Unified Communications M...

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

88th

Average Rating

6.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Unified Communications Monitoring (3rd), IT Infrastructure Monitoring (69th)

SolarWinds Network Device M...

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

27th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Network Monitoring Software category, the mindshare of CA Unified Communications Monitor is 0.5%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SolarWinds Network Device Monitor is 0.8%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Network Monitoring Software Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
SolarWinds Network Device Monitor	0.8%
CA Unified Communications Monitor	0.5%
Other	98.7%

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itarchit489981

IT Architect at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees

Good end-to-end voice quality monitoring and offers valuable features

The solution should have automatic baseline detection. On the per hour, per base, per week. That's usually the best. And on a per individual CI level. I know that they're working on it and when that's available then we will definitely implement it because it will reduce the effort we need to maintain all the products. Right now we have to set thresholds for every location, and it needs to be actually dynamic so if we have better thresholding, we'll have faster alarms across all our locations. We won't have to expend effort on it by resetting or checking them on a regular basis.

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Sorin Gogean

IT Infrastructure Senior Network Technician at Autoliv

Offers some features but needs better customization and analysis tools

There are solutions that can perform better, but due to pricing for our corporate implementation, we had to stay with this solution. It accomplishes the necessary tasks, but there is room for improvement. The features are not as customizable as we would prefer, but they are workable. If configured properly, you can perform a drill-down analysis. However, I have not used this feature much for our infrastructure on the network side.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"We use the solution to meet the needs of the customer."

"Good end-to-end monitoring"

"The product is useful for switches and IP phones."

"We are doing more with SolarWinds Network Device Monitor than we were doing in the past with WhatsApp Gold; when we moved to SolarWinds Network Device Monitor, the whole observability part started to grow."

"I like the mapping that you could do and the dashboards were very pretty."

"SolarWinds Network Device Monitor is a straightforward product with valuable functionality."

"SolarWinds is flexible and works with multiple vendor devices."

"I rate the product's initial setup process a nine on a scale of one to ten, where one means it is a difficult phase and ten is an easy process."

"The solution and its interface are elaborate and fully integrate all monitored items for easy analysis and troubleshooting."

"This product proactively tells us about issues before the users notice."

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Cons

"All the features and functions of the solution can be improved."

"The solution should have automatic baseline detection."

"SolarWinds pricing is on the higher side, and in India, every customer is cautious about commercial aspects."

"The solution should have AI-powered issue-resolving capabilities"

"SolarWinds Network Device Monitor could improve by being more user-friendly. The network has so many features which make it difficult to find how to configure how to use it. It is not simple to customize."

"SolarWinds Network Device Monitor could improve the features. We don't have the complete model for the database, and the monitoring for the database is up and down. We expect that we could monitor the blocking items on the database but we don't have that feature."

"It should provide user-friendly page"

"The way they are presenting the map of our devices needs to be improved."

"The initial setup of the SolarWinds Network Device Monitor could be easier. It took us approximately one month to complete the implementation."

"It would be beneficial if SolarWinds Network Device Monitor could provide a feature to monitor CRC errors specifically on individual interfaces rather than the entire device. This would help in detecting intermittent issues and packet drops on main links more accurately, especially when there are CRC errors. It's important for us to be aware of these issues to avoid any voice quality problems or interruptions on our MTS links."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The price of the SolarWinds Network Device Monitor is good."

"Well, we had a perpetual license and the renewal was $20 to $25,000."

"I find the cost of SolarWinds Network Device Monitor reasonable for our company. Though, I'm not aware of the exact licensing cost."

"SolarWinds Network Device Monitor is not an expensive solution."

"The enterprise license is good for the SolarWinds Network Device Monitor. However, it is expensive, they should reduce their price."

"The product is expensive."

"Thankfully, it doesn't take a lot of manpower to install and deploy."

"I rate the product's price as three to three and a half or on a scale of one to ten, where one means low price, and ten means high price."

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Computer Software Company

10%

Financial Services Firm

10%

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Small Business	6
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	14

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Also Known As

CA UC Monitor

Network Device Monitor

Overview

CA Unified Communications Monitor is a unified communications monitoring solution that evaluates and reports on the network’s support of real-time applications in multi-vendor environments, so that Network Administrators can optimize the network’s quality of service and end user experience.

Broadcom

Network Device Monitor is a free tool that makes it easy to monitor the real-time performance and health of a single device on your network with a desktop dashboard that alerts you when your device is in trouble.

SolarWinds

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