We performed a comparison between DX Spectrum and SolarWinds Network Automation Manager based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Network Monitoring Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."We can manage the entire system across the network and troubleshoot the pain points."
"Spectrum is great for root cause analysis. It has excellent correlation event management. Spectrum's stability and scalability are also amazing."
"It has a high-quality graphical interface."
"The solution's most valuable features are its integration with Broadcom tools and scalability."
"The granular access control that it provided so that you could only see devices that were related to what you were working on was great. I couldn't see the entire inventory of devices. I could only see the ones that were related to my work. It has got a very granular access control component."
"Scalability is a highly rated feature of this solution. It is better than some of the other tools that I've used in terms of scalability. We scaled it to tens of thousands of devices."
"The most valuable feature is the auto-discovery, which is nice because you don't have to do anything to add a new component."
"The presentation layer is pretty simple and straightforward."
"The most valuable features of DX Spectrum are the comprehensive alerts."
"The installation is easy."
"The solution offers so many great resources, it makes them a powerhouse in the market."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"Event correlation only works on one server, rather than on all of the servers in the same cluster environment."
"DX Spectrum could be improved by them getting rid of the Java console. It would also be better with Turkish language support."
"The visual is a little archaic."
"The solution's stability needs improvement."
"There's a little bit of complexity to the initial install because you're dealing with operating systems. You have to make sure all the prerequisites are done, anti-virus exceptions, etc. Then there's the bringing it up and then there's discovery of the network and setting that up. It takes time."
"I think the management or configuration of devices needs some improvement."
"The CA Technologies sales team destroyed their relationship with our business units."
"For us, the implementation was quite complex but it's because of the large number of different environments we're dealing with."
"The price could be a bit lower."
"We did not like SolarWinds because it was not able to communicate between UPSA and our accounting system. They should have better integration."
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DX Spectrum is ranked 13th in Network Monitoring Software with 115 reviews while SolarWinds Network Automation Manager is ranked 118th in Network Monitoring Software. DX Spectrum is rated 8.4, while SolarWinds Network Automation Manager is rated 5.6. The top reviewer of DX Spectrum writes "Comprehensive alerts, beneficial overall network viability, and scalability not limited". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SolarWinds Network Automation Manager writes "Threat detection failures, poor technical support, and expensive". DX Spectrum is most compared with DX NetOps, Zabbix, SolarWinds NPM, Cisco DNA Center and ThousandEyes, whereas SolarWinds Network Automation Manager is most compared with NetBrain. See our DX Spectrum vs. SolarWinds Network Automation Manager report.
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