InfoVista VistaInsight vs SolarWinds Network Device Monitor comparison

Infovista and SolarWinds are both solutions in the Network Monitoring Software category. Infovista is ranked #87, while SolarWinds is ranked #27 with an average rating of 7.9. Infovista holds a 0.4% mindshare in NMS, compared to SolarWinds’s 0.8% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Infovista users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 95% of SolarWinds users who would recommend it.

InfoVista VistaInsight

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95% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 10, 2024

InfoVista VistaInsight and SolarWinds Network Device Monitor are competing products focused on network performance monitoring. InfoVista VistaInsight seems to have the upper hand in features such as advanced analytics, while the majority of data indicates SolarWinds Network Device Monitor is the preferred choice for its simplicity and integration abilities.

Features: InfoVista VistaInsight provides advanced analytics, predictive performance monitoring, and seamless data exchange integration. SolarWinds Network Device Monitor excels with comprehensive device monitoring, efficient troubleshooting, and broad device compatibility.

Room for Improvement: InfoVista could improve by reducing its deployment complexity, expanding its device coverage, and enhancing its user interface. SolarWinds could benefit from strengthening its analytical capabilities, improving data visualization, and expanding its predictive performance features.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: InfoVista VistaInsight requires comprehensive deployment planning, supported by robust customer service. SolarWinds Network Device Monitor offers straightforward deployment with intuitive setup procedures and accessible customer support, which suits organizations with limited time and technical resources.

Pricing and ROI: InfoVista VistaInsight incurs higher initial costs but delivers ROI via detailed analysis and optimization. SolarWinds Network Device Monitor is cost-effective, with lower setup costs and quick ROI due to fast deployment and operational efficiency.

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Categories and Ranking

InfoVista VistaInsight

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

87th

Average Rating

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

SolarWinds Network Device M...

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

27th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Network Monitoring Software category, the mindshare of InfoVista VistaInsight is 0.4%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SolarWinds Network Device Monitor is 0.8%, 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	0.8%
InfoVista VistaInsight	0.4%
Other	98.8%

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Youssef El Hayek

OSS Engineer at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees

A powerful service that is very stable and scalable

It's a very powerful service, you have to use your training and understand how to work it. After that, it's very easy to collect and to use. It may be hard to use for the administrators. It's like a Ferrari, if you're a very good driver you'll go to 300 but you have to know how to drive it. If you have a Ferrari but you don't know how to use it, it's not going to be good. Also, it's very important to understand what the customer needs to decide on what kind of products you are going to use, and what product and what solution to implement. I would rate the solution nine out of 10.

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Sorin Gogean

IT Infrastructure Senior Network Technician at Autoliv

Offers some features but needs better customization and analysis tools

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 improvement. The features are not as customizable as we would prefer, but they are workable. If configured properly, you can perform a drill-down analysis. However, I have not used this feature much for our infrastructure on the network side.

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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

"My experience with technical support has been perfect."

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

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

"The most valuable feature of SolarWinds Network Device Monitor is it can alert you when a device is not working."

"The alerting functionality in SolarWinds Network Device Monitor helps us stay informed during off-hours by sending alerts if our main links or devices are impacted, allowing us to quickly address any issues."

"You can create an attractive dashboard and create a hierarchy."

"SolarWinds Network Device Monitor is a straightforward product with valuable functionality."

"The alerts we are getting when we start losing connection access have been helpful."

"There are vital features of auto-plugin core ports"

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Cons

"The presentation of the features can be improved. It can be more user-friendly for the visual part of the portal and to allow the customer to be able to use."

"SolarWinds Network Device Monitor could improve the features. We don't have the complete model for the database, and the monitoring for the database is up and down. We expect that we could monitor the blocking items on the database but we don't have that feature."

"Although I haven't explored all of the features available, I wouldn't mind if the software were made to be a bit more customizable."

"The security needs improvement, which is why we are moving away from Solar Winds. We have security concerns."

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

"SolarWinds Network Device Monitor lacks the granularity of other monitoring tools like LiveNX."

"The reporting feature needs improvement because we are unable to configure reports that were included during initial implementation."

"The solution is not user-friendly."

"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

"The license is expensive."

"SolarWinds Network Device Monitor is not an expensive solution."

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

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

"The product is expensive."

"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."

"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."

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Manufacturing Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Computer Software Company

10%

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

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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.

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Also Known As

VistaInsight

Network Device Monitor

Overview

InfoVista VistaInsight is a pre-built service assurance solution that provides the benefits of off-the-shelf software, while enabling rapid configuration and tailoring to meet the unique needs of communications service providers (CSPs) and sophisticated large enterprises. Built upon InfoVista's scale-as-you-grow, distributed collection and reporting, organizations are empowered to monitor the performance of their data center infrastructure, network layers and domains, and physical and virtual components. VistaInsight delivers usage and forecasting to engineering, enables service exception alerts for operations, and manages and demonstrates SLAs for both internal stakeholders and end customers all through a web-based portal.

Infovista

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.

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