We performed a comparison between OpenText Network Automation and SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Cisco, Red Hat, SolarWinds and others in Network Automation."Pushing the network configuration to bulk devices. This saves a considerable amount of time that the engineer spends in pushing the network configuration."
"When compared with SolarWinds, it is more user-friendly, and tasks can be completed more quickly."
"The feature that I really enjoy is the ability to script changes across all of your devices."
"The solution's view is very nice, and they have a great customized dashboard."
"The most valuable features the solution offers are compliance, reliability, and information about reliability."
"The installation is straightforward."
"The scanning features have proven to be highly valuable, particularly due to the comprehensive information they provide."
"The most valuable Real-time fault detection is beneficial as it enables the identification of changes made to a device's configuration through the SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager. This makes it easy to pinpoint which configurations were added or removed, potentially causing network issues. Such changes are saved in logs for future reference."
"SolarWinds NCM provides updates on the status of your network infrastructure. If any issues arise, such as a link failure or a device going offline, you will receive notifications and alerts. Additionally, if someone unplugs a cable, SolarWinds NCM will detect it. It also features a Topology Mapper that displays the connectivity of your network devices, giving you a visual representation of the network's structure. With SolarWinds NCM, you have a clear understanding of what's happening within your network and can generate comprehensive reports."
"It's perfect for network configuration management. It's easy to use."
"Level one administration task can be defined in Micro Focus Network Automation but it could be more simplified."
"Compatibility of the devices needs to be enhanced, as it seems to be limited."
"We want to be able to store it in a data warehouse format and integrate it with Google single sign-on."
"The interface of solar winds could be improved."
"It would be great if they include a network service manager, network performance manager, or a privileged assessment in the next release."
"When it comes to the way of managing the network devices, SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager should provide the simplest way that devices can relate to the server. For example, when we want to get the devices on board, we go by SSH to make the SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager create the connectivity with the device. After that, we pull the configuration. It would be helpful if they could combine both so that everything will be done in one step."
"Releasing a product compatible with operating systems other than Windows would be advantageous."
"The network flow is a problem for this solution."
"I would like to see more integration tools. Something like dialysis, for example."
"The third-party plugins available in the solution could improve. I have received some issues with the templates."
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OpenText Network Automation is ranked 12th in Network Automation while SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager is ranked 3rd in Network Automation with 22 reviews. OpenText Network Automation is rated 7.2, while SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of OpenText Network Automation writes "Helps the configuration backup be validated before and after any change in the network infrastructure". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager writes "Network configuration is done well; great pricing". OpenText Network Automation is most compared with Cisco DNA Center, BackBox, NetBrain and BMC TrueSight Network Automation, whereas SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager is most compared with Cisco DNA Center, Cisco Prime, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, OpenText Network Node Manager i and N-able N-central.
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