DX Unified Infrastructure Management vs SolarWinds Network Device Monitor comparison

Broadcom and SolarWinds are both solutions in the Network Monitoring Software category. Broadcom is ranked #73, while SolarWinds is ranked #30 with an average rating of 7.8. Broadcom holds a 0.5% mindshare in NMS, compared to SolarWinds’s 0.6% mindshare. Additionally, 92% of Broadcom users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 95% of SolarWinds users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 10, 2024

DX Unified Infrastructure Management and SolarWinds Network Device Monitor both operate in the field of IT infrastructure management, with DX showing strengths in scalability and SolarWinds excelling at network monitoring accuracy.

Features: DX Unified Infrastructure Management is known for scalability and flexibility, with numerous probes for coverage in various environments and centralized management. Its dashboard simplicity and integration features boost monitoring efficiency. SolarWinds Network Device Monitor is preferred for robust network monitoring and easy drill-down options, offering accuracy in performance reporting.

Room for Improvement: DX Unified Infrastructure Management needs better customer support, particularly in accessing knowledgeable personnel, alongside improved VMware monitoring and scalability for large environments. SolarWinds Network Device Monitor requires enhancements in ease of use, performance speed, report customization, and better security features to handle vulnerabilities.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: DX Unified Infrastructure Management supports Hybrid Cloud deployment along with On-premises and Public Cloud options, though user feedback on customer support is mixed. Initial support is strong, but escalations can be problematic. SolarWinds Network Device Monitor offers On-premises deployment with some Private and Hybrid Cloud capabilities and is recognized for consistent customer service, though it also has areas for improvement in technical escalations.

Pricing and ROI: DX Unified Infrastructure Management is considered expensive, suitable for complex deployments, and delivers a significant ROI through automation. SolarWinds Network Device Monitor, while also costly compared to alternatives, provides flexible licensing with affordable options in some cases, noted for being cost-effective in enterprise settings despite the high price.

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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 Device M...

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

30th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

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 Device Monitor is 0.6%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Network Monitoring Software Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
SolarWinds Network Device Monitor	0.6%
DX Unified Infrastructure Management	0.5%
Other	98.9%

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Mark Tukh

Principal Presale Consultant at Ness Technologies

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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Vijay Samant

Assistant Manager at a computer software company with 5,001-10,000 employees

Monitor network utilization and manage bandwidth efficiently with live monitoring and reliable fault management capabilities

I use SolarWinds Network Device Monitor for monitoring network utilization, bandwidth utilization, uptime, and downtime. It also assists in incident management SolarWinds Network Device Monitor provides live monitoring capabilities, which are very useful. Its fault management capabilities are…

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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

"Great out-of-the-box capability."

"I definitely appreciate the flexibility and ease of use. We've been using UIM for almost three years now. It's pretty much point and click, very easy to use. And we've had no problems scaling it to our own environment."

"MultiWAN and Balance service"

"This solution allows us to have an overview of the infrastructure and identify areas where the performance isn't optimal, or where upgrades could be carried out."

"It reduced cycles for a lot of quick out-of-the-box functionality. It also allowed us to get away from being stuck in SNMP, VTP V2, based off of agent deployment."

"Another division handed us the opportunity to monitor their solutions as written, and UIM was very useful for that."

"The monitoring of the applications to let our business know when things are performing and that they're up and available."

"Having all of our information within one tool set; our alerts, our monitors, and the things that our operations team needs to function."

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"I rate the product's initial setup process a nine on a scale of one to ten, where one means it is a difficult phase and ten is an easy process."

"The initial setup is straightforward."

"Link monitoring is the most valuable feature of this solution."

"The most valuable feature of SolarWinds Network Device Monitor is it shows you the utilization of devices to allow you to take proactive action before something goes down or reaches the saturation point. You can take proactive action to fix the problem before it occurs."

"Overall, I rate SolarWinds Network Device Monitor ten out of ten."

"The product is useful for switches and IP phones."

"The most valuable feature of SolarWinds Network Device Monitor is monitoring."

"The most valuable features of SolarWinds Network Device Monitor are the reports. We are configuring the reports, and the first reports are only about the devices. We are configuring the thresholds in order to monitor all the devices."

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Cons

"The dashboards need to be improved."

"The biggest feature that I've been hoping they would enhance on is inventory management: things like adding/removing nodes."

"I'd also like to see more probes. More probes in the sense that we were coming across devices that we're expected to monitor and manage for which, out of the box, there isn't a nice, clean solution. There are probes that are dedicated for certain devices and certain device types, which is great. But then there are times we come across nuanced products that we have to develop our own solution for. There are probes that exist in there that allow us to make a customized solution, but it takes a lot more time."

"There should be wider coverage of storage infrastructure."

"We have experienced challenges with finding a mechanism to deploy the agents, but it's only on the first deployment so it's not a big issue."

"Customers have expressed that support is not as flexible, and it is difficult to obtain necessary information quickly."

"We would like the navigation of this solution to be more user friendly for our system administrators."

"They need to continue to advance the filter capabilities, and provide more input fields."

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"The solution is not user-friendly."

"If everything were in the package so that everything was ready to go out of the box, that would be ideal."

"SolarWinds pricing is on the higher side, and in India, every customer is cautious about commercial aspects."

"The security could always be improved."

"The solution lacks in performance monitoring."

"SolarWinds Network Device Monitor could improve by being more user-friendly. The network has so many features which make it difficult to find how to configure how to use it. It is not simple to customize."

"In terms of price, it could be less expensive."

"It would be beneficial if SolarWinds Network Device Monitor could provide a feature to monitor CRC errors specifically on individual interfaces rather than the entire device. This would help in detecting intermittent issues and packet drops on main links more accurately, especially when there are CRC errors. It's important for us to be aware of these issues to avoid any voice quality problems or interruptions on our MTS links."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

"Reasonable setup cost and licensing prices."

"This product is expensive compared to other vendors (SolarWinds, ManageEngine)."

"The license cost depends on the number of probes and robots."

"The product-price ratio is better than other brands such as Fortinet or SonicWall."

"CAD $400,000 annually."

"The enterprise license is good for the SolarWinds Network Device Monitor. However, it is expensive, they should reduce their price."

"The price of the SolarWinds Network Device Monitor is good."

"I rate the product's price as three to three and a half or on a scale of one to ten, where one means low price, and ten means high price."

"I find the cost of SolarWinds Network Device Monitor reasonable for our company. Though, I'm not aware of the exact licensing cost."

"Thankfully, it doesn't take a lot of manpower to install and deploy."

"Well, we had a perpetual license and the renewal was $20 to $25,000."

"When compared with other solutions SolarWinds is more expensive."

"The product is expensive."

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Top Industries

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Performing Arts

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Financial Services Firm

14%

Computer Software Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

14%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Computer Software Company

11%

Government

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Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	29
Midsize Enterprise	20
Large Enterprise	80

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	6
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	14

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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What do you like most about SolarWinds Network Device Monitor?

I rate the product's initial setup process a nine on a scale of one to ten, where one means it is a difficult phase and ten is an easy process.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SolarWinds Network Device Monitor?

I am not a positive person regarding SolarWinds Network Device Monitor.

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What needs improvement with SolarWinds Network Device Monitor?

There are solutions that can perform better, but due to pricing for our corporate implementation, we had to stay with this solution. It accomplishes the necessary tasks, but there is room for impro...

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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

Network Device Monitor

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

Network Device Monitor is a free tool that makes it easy to monitor the real-time performance and health of a single device on your network with a desktop dashboard that alerts you when your device is in trouble.

SolarWinds

Sample Customers

CBNCloud, IIJ Global Singapore, AT&S, AXSOS, Aozora Bank, HCL Technologies, IntelliNet, Securex

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