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NetApp BlueXP vs SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

NetApp BlueXP
Ranking in Storage Management
2nd
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
SolarWinds Storage Resource...
Ranking in Storage Management
7th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Storage Management category, the mindshare of NetApp BlueXP is 4.5%, down from 6.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor is 4.9%, up from 2.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Storage Management Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
NetApp BlueXP4.5%
SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor4.9%
Other90.6%
Storage Management
 

Featured Reviews

Naveen Radhwani - PeerSpot reviewer
Head IT at TO THE NEW Digital
Improved security and performance and helps with data management
It's improved our data management significantly. The performance and transfer of data have improved significantly. The security functionality is very good. We are much more secure now. It has improved our disaster recovery. We now have a good disaster program in place thanks to BlueXP. BlueXP assists us with AI-driven data operations.
AbdulKader Mohandes - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Systems Engineer at Al Jazeera Media Network
Custom alerts and rich performance metrics have improved server monitoring and storage planning
We use customizable alerts extensively with different services, because the exchange services are different from Active Directory or DNS or anything else. We have customizable alerts for each service. I do not use the historical data trends that predict future storage needs. Perhaps some of my colleagues use it, but I do not. I would like to see a focus on broadcast services in the future to make it better. Broadcast services, specifically TV broadcast services, would be valuable to us because we come from a broadcast technology background and would appreciate having some features related to that. I would rate this review as an eight out of ten.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The primary benefit is that it simplifies data management. We face a lot of classification issues with our customers. They need to classify data, but they don't know how to do it. We can help them do it using BlueXP Datasense."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to view all our different systems in one place. That's the most important feature for us."
"NetApp BlueXP makes it easier to deliver products and manage inventory."
"It has improved our disaster recovery."
"The software interface can extract the data from the backend effectively."
"The initial setup is very straightforward."
 

Cons

"The dashboard management could be improved."
"The VMware capabilities can be improved."
"It's a very expensive product."
"Performance could be a little better. In my opinion, it's a bit slow. If you click on something, it takes a while for the data to load."
"The tool needs to make its licensing pages more user-friendly."
"The solution could always be more easily scalable."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
25%
Real Estate/Law Firm
11%
Computer Software Company
9%
Retailer
6%
No data available
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business1
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise4
No data available
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for NetApp BlueXP?
The pricing is reasonable. I'd rate the affordability seven out of ten.
What needs improvement with NetApp BlueXP?
The dashboard management could be improved.
What is your primary use case for NetApp BlueXP?
We primarily use the solution as storage for our media files. We have an online system. The processing is also being done on that storage server. It's like native storage.
What needs improvement with SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor?
The number of similar alerts is the main area for improvement. Alert noise would be great to reduce.
What is your primary use case for SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor?
We are still working with SolarWinds and use the NPM product along with SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor.
What advice do you have for others considering SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor?
We use customizable alerts extensively with different services, because the exchange services are different from Active Directory or DNS or anything else. We have customizable alerts for each servi...
 

Also Known As

NetApp Cloud Manager, NetApp OnCommand Cloud Manager
SolarWinds SRM
 

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Sample Customers

RapidScale, Bank of Cyrus, Societe Generale, Denver Broncos
NetSuite, Youngs Seafood, APS Bank, Sven Meinks
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