Cross-Enterprise Application Performance Management vs SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor comparison

Broadcom and SolarWinds are both solutions in the Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability category. Broadcom is ranked #51 with an average rating of 7.0, while SolarWinds is ranked #18 with an average rating of 7.4. Broadcom holds a 0.0% mindshare in APM, compared to SolarWinds’s 1.6% mindshare. Additionally, 50% of Broadcom users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 89% of SolarWinds users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jul 24, 2024

SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor and Cross-Enterprise Application Performance Management are prominent in the advanced server and application monitoring category. Cross-Enterprise Application Performance Management holds a superior position due to its advanced features, despite higher pricing.

Features: SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor users appreciate its customizable dashboards, comprehensive monitoring tools, and integration with various third-party applications. Cross-Enterprise Application Performance Management users value its deep monitoring capabilities, real-time data analytics, and extensive end-to-end transaction tracking.

Room for Improvement: SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor reviews suggest the need for improved scalability and more straightforward setup processes. Cross-Enterprise Application Performance Management reviews highlight the complexity of its configuration and call for better cost-effectiveness.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Users find SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor easier to deploy with more intuitive setup guides and responsive customer support. Cross-Enterprise Application Performance Management users report longer deployment times but benefit from comprehensive documentation and knowledgeable support.

Pricing and ROI: SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor offers more affordable setup costs and positive return on investment according to user reviews. Cross-Enterprise Application Performance Management, while more expensive, is perceived to provide significant long-term value due to its robust feature set.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Cross-Enterprise Applicatio...

Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability

51st

Average Rating

6.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

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Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability

18th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

5.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Server Monitoring (12th), Active Directory Management (10th)

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability category, the mindshare of Cross-Enterprise Application Performance Management is 0.0%, up from 0.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor is 1.6%, down from 1.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability

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Mohammed Shahpoup

Senior Deputy Manager, ITSM Architect at ICT Misr

Offers a great reporting experience, with much customization and flexibility in extracting reports but it can be more user-friendly

My experience indicates that it needs enhancements in the UI. We are in 2024, and the GUI doesn't meet current expectations for user interfaces or Excel integration. Mainly, CA Service Desk has such a bad user interface. All features and systems, like servers, should have a modern graphical user interface, but CA Service Desk remains classic and still uses a desktop-based interface. It doesn't add features easily; if you need additional functionality, you have to go through many steps. Competitors like ServiceNow, Micro Focus SMAX, and ManageEngine all have better user interfaces. This is the main solution that needs improvement. I am very satisfied with the modeling systems, the grid, and the existing features, except for the graphical user interface.

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Carlos Camargo

Senior Operations Manager at Sencinet

Provides user-friendly API features and has straightforward deployment process

One product area that could benefit from improvement is the synchronization of licensing periods across different modules. The misalignment of licensing terms can present commercial challenges when adding new modules or additional pollers. Additionally, the granularity of polling times for specific components could be enhanced to better meet individual customers' needs without impacting the entire polling pool.

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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

"The technical support and documentation are quite good."

"All solutions from Broadcom are very easy to install."

"SolarWinds SAM has provided us with dynamic thresholds based on historical trends and requirements. The threshold gets configured automatically, so it's no longer necessary to configure it manually every time."

"The most valuable feature is the Access Rights Manager."

"I'd rate technical support at eight out of ten. They are helpful and fast."

"The application dependency feature identifies issues between applications and servers or within the network where the application is hosted. It highlights related problems, whether related to packet processing or other issues, enabling the creation of alerts and reports accordingly."

"It's good at monitoring system-specific things like ports, services."

"AppInsight. Provides a simple way to get very in-depth monitoring configured for our most popular applications. Exchange, SQL, and SharePoint."

"We manage SolarWinds ourselves without outsourcing its services."

"SolarWinds SAM has significantly improved our workflow by allowing us to develop a comprehensive knowledge base of known errors and automate responses to specific alerts."

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Cons

"They lack support and presence in Egypt."

"The UI could be better. When I look at the dashboard, for example, the information looks cluttered and unorganized."

"The product does not explain why a problem occurred."

"Reporting is the only thing with which we currently have challenges. They have this in two ways. There is the report writer, which is the backend, and we also have web reports, which are on the console. So, they have removed the report writer for the backend reports, and we are making use of the web console, but most of the users are not finding it very interesting to use the frontend reports. I would like them to bring back the report writer. That's the key area within it to improve on the reporting. If they can bring back the report writer, then most users will actually be comfortable. I have some customers who are trying to export their report to an Excel format, but it is not possible because they said any report that has been done from the web console cannot be exported to Excel, but most of the customers need to export their reports to Excel. That's one area they need to work on."

"In terms of the dashboards on offer, they should work to improve them. The types of dashboards that you get in terms of the graphs on offer aren't ideal right now."

"One product area that could benefit from improvement is the synchronization of licensing periods across different modules"

"Mapping interactions between systems."

"This product has no real downside unless they fail to continue development of its capabilities."

"The major concern in the product revolves around application performance monitoring since end-to-end application monitoring is not possible with the tool."

"Solarwinds should come up the same monitoring system for other certificate expiration alert apart from SSL."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"I would rate the pricing a three out of ten, with ten being expensive. So, it is rather cheap."

"Price can always be lower. It is neither on the expensive side nor on the cheap side. We have worked with them for a lot of years, so we get a discount due to the size of the installation."

"The solution's price is reasonable. Though it's on the higher side, the tool is worth the money."

"The licenses start from USD 3000.00 and go up to USD 20,000.00 for the year. It's a perpetual license. Nothing is free in SolarWinds, anything that you need is an additional cost."

"I think SolarWinds' pricing is very decent compared to other competitors in the market."

"The solution is overpriced in terms of application management."

"Understanding the counts of objects to monitor will determine the licensing need. In terms of pricing, it’s not cheap but it’s not expensive as larger vendors whose products don’t have all the features or integrations."

"SAM is not per server so the pricing model can be deceiving. If you have an enterprise environment, you will quickly exceed your licensing quickly. You should know this before going in."

"I have always said SolarWinds is very “proud” of their products, meaning they are expensive. I cannot afford to purchase all the licenses I need for all the SolarWinds products."

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10%

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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cross-Enterprise Application Performance Management?

I would rate the pricing a three out of ten, with ten being expensive. So, it is rather cheap. On a yearly basis, we pay $400,000. It is fixed, but it differs from year to year because we can add m...

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What needs improvement with Cross-Enterprise Application Performance Management?

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What is your primary use case for Cross-Enterprise Application Performance Management?

At our bank, we have two teams: * one for Network Operations Center (NOC) and * another for administration and innovation. I am the technical lead in administration. For daily basis, the NOC team u...

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What do you like most about SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor?

Identifying the problem statement is easy.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor?

The initial cost is quite high, but the renewal cost is reasonable.

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What needs improvement with SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor?

There are no specific features or functionality I would like to see improved or enhanced in SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor at this time. I have not encountered any missing features or fu...

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Also Known As

CA Cross-Enterprise Application Performance Management

SolarWinds SAM

Overview

CA Cross-Enterprise APM provides 24/7 monitoring of business transactions for complex application environments by monitoring the real-time performance of mainframe subsystems and providing CA Application Performance Management with this data on a single pane of glass.

Broadcom

SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor (SAM) delivers powerful application and server monitoring capabilities for IT pros, enabling them to diagnose and troubleshoot performance issues faster. Do not let slow applications and downtime impact your end-users and business services. Pinpoint the root cause of application issues across various layers of the IT stack. SolarWinds SAM is affordable and easy to deploy, use, and customize. You can automatically discover your system's environment and start monitoring in about an hour. No professional services or consultation needed.

SolarWinds

Sample Customers

NIIT Technologies, Cetip Safeguards

Andr. L. Riis AS, NetSuite

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