GroundWork Monitor vs SolarWinds Network Automation Manager comparison

GroundWork and SolarWinds are both solutions in the Network Monitoring Software category. GroundWork is ranked #110, while SolarWinds is ranked #107. GroundWork holds a 0.1% mindshare in NMS, compared to SolarWinds’s 0.1% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of GroundWork users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 50% of SolarWinds users who would recommend it.

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50% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

GroundWork Monitor

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

110th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

IT Infrastructure Monitoring (71st), IT Operations Analytics (21st), Cloud Monitoring Software (50th)

SolarWinds Network Automati...

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

107th

Average Rating

5.6

Reviews Sentiment

8.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Network Automation (16th)

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Network Monitoring Software category, the mindshare of GroundWork Monitor is 0.1%, down from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SolarWinds Network Automation Manager is 0.1%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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it_user186582

Sr PC/Client Server Analyst II at a individual & family service with 10,001+ employees

It's easy to setup and the plugins are easy to write. When we need to, the threshold is easy to change.

It's easy to setup and the plugins are easy to write. When we need to, the threshold is easy to change It would be nice to have a centralized client-settings management. At the moment, the client settings have to be changed individually. I've used it since 2011. The deployment of the new server…

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Giulio Valeri

Owner at SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS SRL

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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Top Industries

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Educational Organization

15%

Computer Software Company

11%

Government

10%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Company Size

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Also Known As

GWOS

SolarWinds NAM

Overview

Open source IT infrastructure monitoring system that collects performance data for systems, applications, and security.

GroundWork

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

Swiss Life, JBFCS, Capital Markets Cooperative Research Centre

Maalem Financing Company, School City of Hammond

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