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Broadcom and SolarWinds are both solutions in the Network Monitoring Software category. Broadcom is ranked #73, while SolarWinds is ranked #107. Broadcom holds a 0.5% mindshare in NMS, compared to SolarWinds’s 0.2% mindshare. Additionally, 92% of Broadcom users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 50% of SolarWinds users who would recommend it.
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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 10, 2024

DX Unified Infrastructure Management and SolarWinds Network Automation Manager compete in the network and infrastructure management domain. Feedback suggests DX Unified Infrastructure Management may have an advantage with better pricing and support, while SolarWinds Network Automation Manager offers extensive features that enhance its value.

Features: DX Unified Infrastructure Management offers monitoring capabilities, scalability, and integration with third-party tools. SolarWinds Network Automation Manager provides network configuration, change management, and automation of repetitive tasks.

Room for Improvement: DX Unified Infrastructure Management could enhance its reporting features, user interface, and simplify its automation processes. SolarWinds Network Automation Manager could improve its pricing model, enhance integration capabilities, and streamline its initial setup as part of its deployment process.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: DX Unified Infrastructure Management offers streamlined deployment with comprehensive support resources. SolarWinds Network Automation Manager, while more complex to deploy, provides excellent guided support to enhance customer satisfaction.

Pricing and ROI: DX Unified Infrastructure Management is noted for competitive pricing with a promising ROI by reducing costs and improving efficiency. SolarWinds Network Automation Manager, with a higher initial cost, justifies the expense with substantial long-term ROI due to advanced automation capabilities.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

DX Unified Infrastructure M...
Ranking in Network Monitoring Software
73rd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
120
Ranking in other categories
Server Monitoring (22nd), IT Infrastructure Monitoring (50th), Cloud Monitoring Software (38th), AIOps (25th)
SolarWinds Network Automati...
Ranking in Network Monitoring Software
107th
Average Rating
5.6
Reviews Sentiment
8.5
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Network Automation (14th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Network Monitoring Software category, the mindshare of DX Unified Infrastructure Management is 0.5%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SolarWinds Network Automation Manager is 0.2%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Network Monitoring Software Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
DX Unified Infrastructure Management0.5%
SolarWinds Network Automation Manager0.2%
Other99.3%
Network Monitoring Software
 

Featured Reviews

Mark Tukh - PeerSpot reviewer
Great scalability, versatility, infrastructure coverage and ease of implementation
I rate the initial setup an eight out of ten. The number of people needed for deployment depends on the customer, but we usually need at least one person and two to three at other times. The initial implementation takes about two months. The full implementation can be infinite because you may want to implement more. The product does not require a lot of maintenance. To increase the implementation, we push additional services in the first and second years to make it more robust and fully implemented. We usually sell to big enterprises. It can also be affordable for smaller enterprises, but we don't work with them a lot. We have from 2,000 to 10,000 workers. So the product itself can have five, ten or even 20 users.
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Giulio Valeri - PeerSpot reviewer
Threat detection failures, poor technical support, and expensive
We use the solution to manage all of our customer's systems. We monitor and decide if everything is okay and if not, we do changes when needed. For example, if there is a need to change the antivirus software we can automate the process and install the new one. There are scripts within the software…
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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 ability to monitor any platform. We have Windows, Linux, AIX, and mainframe all being monitored with the same UIM infrastructure."
"The monitoring of the applications to let our business know when things are performing and that they're up and available."
"What I like about DX Unified Infrastructure Management is that it's a very good product. The feature I found most valuable in the solution is the MCS feature, which is the automatic deployment of the objects you want to monitor. You can set up a system, for example, if it's a Windows machine and I want to test specific devices on it, I could do that through DX Unified Infrastructure Management. That type of deployment is very good because it means you won't miss any monitoring aspect on any server."
"It gives us visibility inside applications. It helps us to dig down and find the root cause of any issue within the network."
"It's easy to push out across numerous servers. Very scalable."
"Great out-of-the-box capability."
"Having all of our information within one tool set; our alerts, our monitors, and the things that our operations team needs to function."
"Monitoring infrastructure and business applications are the most valuable features."
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"The installation is easy."
"The solution offers so many great resources, it makes them a powerhouse in the market."
 

Cons

"The other element is that there are no real templates, out of the box. Let's go with an example where we do have the probe, which is great, and we do have a really nuanced customer with a small set of devices that maybe not a lot of other customers use. There might not be a template in place, so effectively we have the tool in front of us but we still need to develop a solution. So it would be really nice to see a little bit more of something like a central repository of templates that we could use. That would help us expedite our onboarding process."
"CA UIM needs some improvement with performance reporting (if we compare it to CA eHealth)."
"There is also room for improvement in the reporting. It is not really good enough, according to our customers. So what we now usually do is use Power BI to get them the kinds of reports they want."
"We've had issues with pulling reports."
"The company has not kept pace with developments."
"Currently lacks a mobile application which would be helpful."
"Stability."
"It needs a little bit more functionality in the Admin Console."
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"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."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Reasonable setup cost and licensing prices."
"This product is expensive compared to other vendors (SolarWinds, ManageEngine)."
"Pricing for DX Unified Infrastructure Management isn't cheap at all. It's a complex tool, so you have to pay more. No one is happy with a large bill to pay, but if it's a complex product and you designed a complex solution to be monitored, it'll be your fault that you need to buy an expensive product, and that would be implicit in the design of DX Unified Infrastructure Management. Monitoring is just a small part of it. Sometimes you have to pay a significant amount of money for a complex yet very good solution."
"The product-price ratio is better than other brands such as Fortinet or SonicWall."
"CAD $400,000 annually."
"The license cost depends on the number of probes and robots."
"The price of SolarWinds Network Automation Manager is fair. However, it is more expensive than ConnectWise."
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Top Industries

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10%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Government
16%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Computer Software Company
9%
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Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business29
Midsize Enterprise20
Large Enterprise80
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Questions from the Community

What is your primary use case for DX Infrastructure Manager?
We are an integrating company that offers DX Unified Infrastructure Management to customers. We help them set it up, do the integration, and provide support. Our end customers include financial ins...
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What advice do you have for others considering DX Infrastructure Manager?
I would recommend DX Unified Infrastructure Management to others as it is a good and reliable solution. I would rate it nine out of ten due to its robust functionality and capability to support inf...
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for DX Infrastructure Manager?
The pricing of DX Unified Infrastructure Management is high and often a concern for customers. The cost is higher compared to other Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), which is feedback we hav...
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Also Known As

DX Infrastructure Manager, DX Infrastructure Manager for Z Systems and CA UIM for zSystems, CA UIM (DX Infrastructure Manager), CA Nimsoft Monitor, CA UIM, DX Infrastructure Manager
SolarWinds NAM
 

Overview

DX Unified Infrastructure Management is the only solution that provides an open architecture, full-stack observability and zero-touch configuration for monitoring traditional data center, public cloud, and hybrid infrastructure environments.

Designed to ensure an optimal end-user experience, this solution provides a modern HTML5 operations console that makes it easy and fast for today’s IT teams to implement, use, and scale – leading to faster time to value.

Broadcom

Scale environments from 1,000 to tens of thousands of nodes with comprehensive performance, traffic, WAN, and switch port monitoring, automated change and configuration management, and IP address management in an integrated network automation software solution.

SolarWinds
 

Sample Customers

CBNCloud, IIJ Global Singapore, AT&S, AXSOS, Aozora Bank, HCL Technologies, IntelliNet, Securex
Maalem Financing Company, School City of Hammond
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