Dell CloudIQ vs SolarWinds AppOptics comparison

Dell Technologies and SolarWinds are both solutions in the IT Infrastructure Monitoring category. Dell Technologies is ranked #32 with an average rating of 8.5, while SolarWinds is ranked #60. Dell Technologies holds a 0.9% mindshare in IM, compared to SolarWinds’s 0.8% mindshare. Additionally, 90% of Dell Technologies users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 80% of SolarWinds users who would recommend it.

Dell CloudIQ

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SolarWinds AppOptics

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80% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 9, 2024

Dell CloudIQ and SolarWinds AppOptics compete in the IT operations management space. Dell CloudIQ has an advantage in predictive analytics and integration with Dell infrastructure, while SolarWinds AppOptics covers broader application performance management, which can be considered superior for complex environments.

Features: Dell CloudIQ offers predictive analytics, device monitoring, and integration with Dell hardware, making it valuable for organizations using Dell infrastructure. SolarWinds AppOptics provides deep application performance monitoring and infrastructure monitoring in one platform, which can cover broader use cases.

Room for Improvement: Dell CloudIQ could enhance its application monitoring capabilities, expand integration to non-Dell environments, and improve scalability in diverse IT setups. SolarWinds AppOptics can improve its predictive analytics, refine integration with existing hardware, and simplify pricing structures for smaller businesses.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Dell CloudIQ offers straightforward deployment for Dell ecosystem users with proactive customer service. SolarWinds AppOptics delivers a cloud-based setup easily integrating across systems with a strong support reputation.

Pricing and ROI: Dell CloudIQ's pricing appeals to existing Dell customers, offering significant ROI due to efficient infrastructure monitoring. SolarWinds AppOptics, while potentially more expensive, offers substantial ROI for businesses needing detailed application insights.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Dell CloudIQ

Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring

32nd

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

5.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

SolarWinds AppOptics

Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring

60th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (57th), Cloud Monitoring Software (45th)

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the IT Infrastructure Monitoring category, the mindshare of Dell CloudIQ is 0.9%, down from 1.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SolarWinds AppOptics is 0.8%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

IT Infrastructure Monitoring Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Dell CloudIQ	0.9%
SolarWinds AppOptics	0.8%
Other	98.3%

IT Infrastructure Monitoring

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Haseeb Sheikh

Senior Manager Enterprise Solutions at a media company with 201-500 employees

Proactive monitoring has improved availability and capacity reporting for my infrastructure

The current features including availability, performance, and capacity are good enough, and I think more of better alerting along with improved thresholds of alerts should be implemented. It is helpful, but it should also include the capability to detect zero-day attacks if there are any. I think the remediation could have been better. For example, if I am upgrading my firmware or BIOS or firmware of the infrastructure, it should give me exact CVSS scores and remediation data provided against the CVSS scores. I think the Dell CloudIQ app could be more interactive. If there is a possibility that I can open tickets or SRs via the Dell CloudIQ app, that would be a good feature.

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John Yuko

Assistant Manager ICT - Projects at I&M Bank Ltd

Unique features allow consolidating and combing metrics into a single dashboard, but don't monitor mobile solutions

I would like to see more granular information provided on Unix applications. Also, the integration with Unix services should be a bit more straightforward in terms having an agent to retrieve your credentials rather than having to enter or save them for SSH on SolarWinds. From the outset, we had to set some commands to log into the search console, and they are saved on the solution, which presents a challenge in terms of exposure. The solution is unable to monitor APK solutions completely because we'd then be forced to break down the APK and provide the APIs or go through the source code. They don't have a module that can analyze an application that is maybe under-used.

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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 dashboard is clear and user-friendly."

"This solution would be very helpful for anybody that is solely using Dell equipment."

"Has really nice roll-up dashboards."

"The best thing about this solution is that you can check for the infrastructure and system updates that you might need to be compliant with the Cloud."

"The mobile application is the most valuable feature for us; we can monitor all the storages on our phones, and it's really good."

"The dashboard is clear and user-friendly."

"CloudIQ allows us to monitor our servers centrally, and we can receive notifications in case of issues, like a potential hard drive failure."

"Fewer vulnerabilities have been observed in the four years we have used the solution."

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"Technical support is always live and they're supportive."

"The reporting of the solution is very good."

"The sum solution, NTA, and DPA."

"It's a solid application."

"With minimal effort on our part, TraceView provides extraordinary visibility into the requests that flow through our SOA applications."

"Some of the most valuable features of SolarWinds are the topology discovery and network performance analysis."

"SolarWinds AppOptics does far more than what an individual may realize; it is not just a SIEM tool."

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Cons

"CloudIQ doesn't do well in terms of integrating with technologies other than Dell."

"In terms of improvement, they should enhance the product range."

"It can improve the reporting facility to create custom reports or dashboards."

"In terms of improvement, they should enhance the product range."

"Getting through support has become a difficult thing. Dell's support has degraded since they took over EMC. It's a bit difficult to use."

"The reporting capabilities of this solution could be improved."

"The main limitation of CloudIQ is that it is intended to be used exclusively with Dell hardware."

"Supporting legacy systems is an area that can be improved."

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"The implementation needs improvement. It needs to get modernized with the newer cloud scenario in both public and private deployment models."

"The support is not too bad, but also not very good—it's quite standard."

"Because of its inability to monitor mobile solutions, I would rate this solution as a seven out of ten."

"We had a stability issue with a portion of the installation (Sequencer) when it was first introduced and have chosen not to install that specific function."

"AppOptics would benefit from having a much more centralized view."

"I would like to see more integration with other tools that are available on the market."

"In terms of the technology, I think they need to put some more advanced troubleshooting into SolarWinds, in terms of AI capabilities. That's the next generation, especially in the cases of APIs which have already adopted AI capabilities into their products."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"I believe it is a free product because we don't pay for it."

"The solution is more expensive than NetApp which offers file systems in various price ranges."

"I believe the current licensing cost is reasonable."

"Mostly, it's a perpetual license. We don't have any customers using the subscription right now—it's mostly a perpetual license that the customers purchase. The licensing is based on the number of elements, whereas other solutions are node-based."

"Since it's a negotiable rate, I would rate the pricing as a five out of five."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

13%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Construction Company

Manufacturing Company

Construction Company

13%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Government

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	2
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	8

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	2
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	7

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Dell CloudIQ?

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What is your primary use case for Dell CloudIQ?

I moved to a new organization where I am also using Dell CloudIQ. I use Dell CloudIQ to monitor PowerStore as well as Dell PowerEdge servers.

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What advice do you have for others considering Dell CloudIQ?

For performance analytics, I have my own NMS in-house that I use. I have deployed a VApp on-premises with all of the servers and storage integrated, and it sends telemetry data directly to Dell. My...

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Also Known As

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AppOptics, SolarWinds TraceView, Librato

Overview

CloudIQ is a no cost Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) offering that provides a simple monitoring interface for an unlimited number of Unity systems. CloudIQ accesses data in near real time to enable monitoring and troubleshooting for Unity systems.

Dell Technologies

AppOptics is a SaaS-based simple, powerful and affordable Infrastructure & Application monitoring for custom on-premises, cloud, and hybrid systems.

Your business runs on applications, and when they go down or run slowly, it can impact the business in lost productivity, customers, or revenue. To add to the complexity, your IT environment is changing, and workloads can be spread across data centers, and cloud resources. You need to monitor the availability and performance of applications and infrastructure, regardless of where they are, so you can identify potential issues early and address them before they impact users

SolarWinds

Sample Customers

North Carolina State University

TraxoCovea Insurance BTE TechnologyDatarista

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