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IBM Spectrum Control vs SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

IBM Spectrum Control
Ranking in Storage Management
5th
Average Rating
7.8
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
SolarWinds Storage Resource...
Ranking in Storage Management
13th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Storage Management category, the mindshare of IBM Spectrum Control is 9.5%, up from 6.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor is 3.4%, up from 2.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Storage Management
 

Featured Reviews

Aamir Jameel - PeerSpot reviewer
Scalable but not user-friendly
Spectrum Control could be more user-friendly. IBM also needs to provide proper training to handle Spectrum Control because it's a complicated solution I've been using Spectrum Control for almost three years. Spectrum Control's stability is fine.  Spectrum Control's scalability is fine - we can…
SK
Reliable with good storage capabilities but sometimes shows a misleading status
The solution is straightforward to set up. It is easy; it's not complicated at all. I'd rate the ease of setup five out of ten. It's in the middle in terms of the level of difficulty. However, I find it quite simple. It takes the usual amount of time to set up due to all the modules. When we install a product on SolarWinds or the RMM platform, they take a similar amount of time. There is no specific time for a single module. If you deploy a single module will take almost the same time. If you deploy ten models together, they will have similar timing since they all are on the same RMM platform.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable feature is the ease of use. The ability to get into a storage device and look at whatever you are trying to look at as far as performance, then obtain the reports that you need to do your analytical work."
"In my opinion, it's the best monitoring and report creation tool for IBM storage devices. You can do a lot of performance stats and reports with very nice tools for IBM storage devices."
"Spectrum Control's scalability is fine - we can extend it for the backup requirement."
"The installation was very easy. You just install an agent on a server, and you give that agent access to your storage device, then it just collects the data. It took five minutes to set up."
"Spectrum Control is highly secure and competitively priced."
"The product keeps historical data for a very long time."
"The granularity of this solution has been most useful. Customers can click on a single item and get the information only for the single item they choose."
"Technical support is quite responsive and helpful."
"The initial setup is very straightforward."
 

Cons

"I would like to see is more information regarding the copy groups (the replication)."
"The solution must support multi-vendor storage."
"If we were to add VM level performance being able to monitor VMs on a VM level, then that would be good."
"Spectrum Control could be more user-friendly."
"The database could be improved so that the complexity of installation could be easier. We would also like to have more granularity in the profiles and products for users. We would like to link the users to the tool to managers or auditors."
"The pain points were, and may still continue to be, the fact that there are multiple components of the product which are installed, you might say, somewhat individually."
"The initial setup for IBM Spectrum Control is a bit complicated. They should also make it easier to integrate and use the Cosmos Analytics tool, which is very complicated."
"The solution could always be more easily scalable."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We were already licensing Spectrum Control. This was one reasons why we went to Control rather than using the other product."
"It is pay for the amount of storage that you are monitoring. The more that we use the tool and like the tool, we may want to extend it to other storage platforms. This is just a matter of cost."
"The solution is reasonably priced."
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Top Industries

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Educational Organization
51%
Computer Software Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
6%
Manufacturing Company
6%
 

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about IBM Spectrum Control?
The product keeps historical data for a very long time.
What needs improvement with IBM Spectrum Control?
The solution must support multi-vendor storage.
What is your primary use case for IBM Spectrum Control?
The solution can be used for monitoring storage.
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Also Known As

Spectrum Control
SolarWinds SRM
 

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