We performed a comparison between LinkSprinter and SolarWinds Network Device Monitor based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about NetAlly, Keysight Technologies, Spirent and others in Network Diagnostics."The tool fits in your pocket, so it's easy to carry and you don't have to have a big bag of tools."
"The solution provides switch port and VLAN information."
"The deployment process is quick."
"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 most valuable feature of SolarWinds Network Device Monitor is monitoring."
"In terms of general network monitoring features, I find SolarWinds Network Device Monitor very flexible and comfortable to use. The software itself is extremely useful when it comes to monitoring how our data moves between different networks and environments."
"I like the mapping that you could do and the dashboards were very pretty."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"The alerts we are getting when we start losing connection access have been helpful."
"The solution should improve cable testing."
"They could make it easier to set up originally, because the initial setup can be quite hit and miss."
"If everything were in the package so that everything was ready to go out of the box, that would be ideal."
"The security could always be improved."
"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."
"Integration with different tools, such as ServiceNow and Excel, can be improved."
"The security needs improvement, which is why we are moving away from Solar Winds. We have security concerns."
"The reporting feature needs improvement because we are unable to configure reports that were included during initial implementation."
"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."
"When an organization's network grows, the complexity of the dashboard becomes an area of concern where improvements are required."
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LinkSprinter is ranked 4th in Network Diagnostics with 3 reviews while SolarWinds Network Device Monitor is ranked 42nd in Network Monitoring Software with 16 reviews. LinkSprinter is rated 9.0, while SolarWinds Network Device Monitor is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of LinkSprinter writes "A small, convenient tool that is very stable, but needs to have a longer battery life". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SolarWinds Network Device Monitor writes "An elaborate solution that fully integrates for easy monitoring and troubleshooting". LinkSprinter is most compared with LinkRunner, NetAlly EtherScope nXG and Wireshark, whereas SolarWinds Network Device Monitor is most compared with FortiMonitor, IBM SevOne Network Performance Management (NPM), ThousandEyes, Auvik Network Management (ANM) and ScienceLogic.
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