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Dell Storage Resource Manager (SRM) vs SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor comparison

 

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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:
 

Categories and Ranking

Dell Storage Resource Manag...
Ranking in Storage Management
1st
Average Rating
7.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
SolarWinds Storage Resource...
Ranking in Storage Management
6th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Storage Management category, the mindshare of Dell Storage Resource Manager (SRM) is 5.8%, down from 7.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor is 5.0%, up from 2.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Storage Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Dell Storage Resource Manager (SRM)5.8%
SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor5.0%
Other89.2%
Storage Management
 

Featured Reviews

Kazi Amranul Houqe - PeerSpot reviewer
First Assistant Vice President (FAVP) & Unit Head of Server & Storage Management Unit at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Has streamlined provisioning and enabled centralized monitoring across hybrid environments
Considering nowadays, all the concentration is focusing on data protection, data security, and data resilience with Dell Storage Resource Manager (SRM). I suggest to the Dell team to concentrate on data security and cybersecurity, as it is the most significant concern. I work in a bank, and for financial organizations, much focus is spotlighted on how to protect data, secure data, and prevent any kind of fraud. Many financial organizations' data is corrupted and hacked by third parties, so it's crucial to find ways to protect data security and save data by creating an air-gap solution. Having ideas on an air-gap solution to prevent data leakage without a network layer would be beneficial. Maintaining a security layer is important, so this is my expectation for Dell.
AbdulKader Mohandes - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Systems Engineer at Al Jazeera Media Network
Custom alerts and rich performance metrics have improved server monitoring and storage planning
We use customizable alerts extensively with different services, because the exchange services are different from Active Directory or DNS or anything else. We have customizable alerts for each service. I do not use the historical data trends that predict future storage needs. Perhaps some of my colleagues use it, but I do not. I would like to see a focus on broadcast services in the future to make it better. Broadcast services, specifically TV broadcast services, would be valuable to us because we come from a broadcast technology background and would appreciate having some features related to that. I would rate this review as an eight out of ten.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Dell Storage Resource Manager (SRM) is most useful because it is easy to use and easy for provisioning on all hostings, proactively viewable to manage, and the storage controller information is given to the functional, all in a single dashboard."
"The partitions function well for backup storage."
"The alerting feature is valuable because it completes the gap of storage monitoring."
"It's all about ease of use and reliability."
"The most valuable features of either of the SRM tools were the reporting and real-time ability to show management that additional storage was required or who was using what storage and bandwidth."
"It is easy to control the storage."
"It has many features and capabilities such as local protection and global protection."
"This is a product with a high demand right now because of its ability to not only manage but to handle more tasks."
"DO IT!!! You will not regret it."
"The performance metrics, especially for CPU and memory, and for the overall performance of the servers have been found most valuable."
"The initial setup is very straightforward."
 

Cons

"We were unhappy as no one from EMC heard our plea for assistance and it became expensive in terms of the license and the amount of resources it took."
"Technical support is inadequate."
"Technical support is not sufficient. It needs improvement to be comparable to HP's call center which is knowledgeable and provides good solutions."
"The support needs to be improved because I have found that even simple issues take a long time to be solved."
"Technical support needs improvement, as well as the engineering resources, who do the upgrades."
"I would like to see third-party storage management."
"To be frank, I believe there are many other applications that allow us to manage the array, along with in-depth analysis. Even EMC has developed better products than ECC."
"The installation was complex because we had to setup multiple servers."
"The number of similar alerts is the main area for improvement."
"Scalability is my sore spot."
"The solution could always be more easily scalable."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is mid-priced."
"There are no licensing costs for this product."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Healthcare Company
7%
Outsourcing Company
7%
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Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business1
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise6
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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Dell Storage Resource Manager?
Considering nowadays, all the concentration is focusing on data protection, data security, and data resilience with Dell Storage Resource Manager (SRM). I suggest to the Dell team to concentrate on...
What is your primary use case for Dell Storage Resource Manager?
The use case for Dell Storage Resource Manager (SRM) is good for us, as there is good provisioning and we use it for the resource manager for thin provisioning and managing the storage. I'm using a...
What advice do you have for others considering Dell Storage Resource Manager?
I was using Dell Storage Resource Manager (SRM) fully on-prem, but currently, it is almost a hybrid solution. The banking applications are diverting from on-prem to the cloud and Kubernetes microse...
What needs improvement with SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor?
The number of similar alerts is the main area for improvement. Alert noise would be great to reduce.
What is your primary use case for SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor?
We are still working with SolarWinds and use the NPM product along with SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor.
What advice do you have for others considering SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor?
We use customizable alerts extensively with different services, because the exchange services are different from Active Directory or DNS or anything else. We have customizable alerts for each servi...
 

Also Known As

Dell EMC SRM, Dell EMC ViPR SRM, ViPR SRM, EMC ControlCenter, ECC, EMC ProSphere
SolarWinds SRM
 

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Sample Customers

HNTB Corporation
NetSuite, Youngs Seafood, APS Bank, Sven Meinks
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