Oracle Enterprise Manager vs SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor comparison

Oracle and SolarWinds are both solutions in the Server Monitoring category. Oracle is ranked #6 with an average rating of 8.1, while SolarWinds is ranked #8 with an average rating of 8.0. Oracle holds a 2.7% mindshare in SM, compared to SolarWinds’s 3.0% mindshare. Additionally, 95% of Oracle users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 89% of SolarWinds users who would recommend it.

Oracle Enterprise Manager

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89% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Aug 6, 2024

Oracle Enterprise Manager and SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor are both powerful tools for server and application management. User reviews suggest that Oracle Enterprise Manager excels in monitoring and overall feature set, while SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor provides better ease of use and deployment.

Features: Oracle Enterprise Manager is appreciated for its robust monitoring, comprehensive database management capabilities, and advanced analytics. SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor is noted for its intuitive setup, real-time performance monitoring, and extensive alerting system.

Room for Improvement: Users of Oracle Enterprise Manager have pointed out that the product could improve in terms of scalability, ease of integration with non-Oracle environments, and support for emerging technologies. Users of SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor recommend enhancing its reporting capabilities, reducing the frequency of false alerts, and optimizing resource usage for better performance.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Oracle Enterprise Manager's deployment is reported to be complex, requiring significant time and expertise. Customer service is generally responsive but may lag in addressing complex issues. SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor, conversely, is praised for its simple deployment process and proactive customer support, which helps resolve issues quicker.

Pricing and ROI: Oracle Enterprise Manager users mention high initial setup costs but note the investment pays off with extensive features and capabilities. SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor is considered more budget-friendly with a quicker ROI due to its lower initial cost and ease of use.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Oracle Enterprise Manager

Ranking in Server Monitoring

6th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

129

Ranking in other categories

Database Development and Management (3rd)

SolarWinds Server and Appli...

Ranking in Server Monitoring

8th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

4.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (17th), Active Directory Management (8th)

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Server Monitoring category, the mindshare of Oracle Enterprise Manager is 2.7%, up from 1.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor is 3.0%, up from 2.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Server Monitoring Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Oracle Enterprise Manager	2.7%
SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor	3.0%
Other	94.3%

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reviewer996648

Founder and President at a training & coaching company with 1-10 employees

Extensive functionality impresses despite occasional setup complexity

The functions and features of Oracle Enterprise Manager that I have found most valuable are its evolution from being problematic in 10g and 11g versions to becoming better and more stable. Now it has become a significantly improved product. We have integrated identity management, and we are using it for normal database examination, tuning, and performance. We are working with STATSPACK and similar tools that are integrated in Oracle Enterprise Manager. We are currently working with version 13.5, having upgraded from 13.4 last year. Automation is useful for improving operational efficiency, and there are many more opportunities to automate outside the databases. Not many things need to be automated inside the databases. We have jobs running, imports, exports, and similar tasks. To automate these processes, we utilize the Scheduler from Oracle, which is managed in the databases by the vendor. This is not part of our DBA functions in Oracle Enterprise Manager.

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NikhilKalwint

Technical Specialist at ServiceIO

Monitoring over a thousand systems has improved decision making and operational visibility

From an advantage perspective, SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor is comparatively cheaper from a commercial point of view. It is easy to install and configure, very user-friendly, and quick to get up and running, allowing you to see the early value adds in your organization. It is compatible with most technologies for monitoring with very few chances of incompatibility. Configuration also allows us to monitor all the technical parameters we are looking for, making it a very good experience for us. The alerting feature in SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor is a main advantage, as it alerts based on threshold breaches and can raise tickets to the ticketing system, send SMS, and email notifications, allowing engineers to work on those tickets to resolve issues and avoid further impact. The visibility into server health is a beneficial feature that I am utilizing. We widely use various application performance metrics in SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor such as database monitoring and server monitoring, which are quite good enough for any monitoring solution. We utilize the customizable dashboards in SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor.

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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

"The solution's most valuable feature is the ability to examine SQL code, track how many times it’s been parsed and used, and utilize this data for tuning."

"We actively monitor the databases and can get ahead of any issues."

"I can see the whole picture and analyze the data; I rely on that a lot."

"It is the most up-to-date tool as of now for monitoring, that's it."

"Database performance monitoring, dashboards, databases management and Dataguard setup and monitoring are the features that I like the most."

"SQL Tuning Advisor, ADDM, Top Activity, ASM Space Manager, Incident Notifications"

"For any Enterprise edition database customer, I highly recommend that they should implement OEM and at a minimum purchase license for Diagnostic and Tuning pack for database."

"I think the look and feel and the accessibility to the databases, the scale of environment support."

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"SolarWinds fit the bill because it gave many possibilities in monitoring with a good amount of out of the box capabilities."

"The ROI for SolarWinds products is unmatched in the industry."

"One of the most valuable features are the reports. They're pretty good. Also, the ease of installation and customization for the client is another feature that we value. SolarWinds has a lot of features but these are the ones I like the most. We also like that the KPIs have the ability to be preset."

"AppInsight. Provides a simple way to get very in-depth monitoring configured for our most popular applications. Exchange, SQL, and SharePoint."

"One of the most valuable features are the reports, they're pretty good, and the ease of installation and customization for the client is another feature that we value."

"The product integrates with Remedy."

"As I mentioned in one of the other points: "Simplicity at its best"."

"SolarWinds SAM has provided us with dynamic thresholds based on historical trends and requirements. The threshold gets configured automatically, so it's no longer necessary to configure it manually every time."

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Cons

"Middleware (weblogic) has some bugs and crashes occur which should be fixed to make OEM more productive."

"Setting up provisioning can be challenging. Also there are a lot of bugs and some specific to platforms."

"I've had problems with its reliability and speed. Sometimes even giving it a large amounts of software and hardware to run on, it can still be sluggish and fail to respond as quickly as you would think."

"It's expensive. We are paying on a yearly basis, but we are currently negotiating for a new license."

"The solution's agents work with Java, and the Java code sometimes consumes a lot of memory on the CPU."

"I would say the footprint on the server. Also the GUI can be tricky."

"I would like to see Oracle address the multi-data center monitoring and management in a more seamless way where management services are easily spread across the data centers like they can be today, but address the single database repository that can only exist in one data center at a time."

"The SQLrun sometimes does not work, and it crashes most of the time."

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"The technical support is nothing special."

"For each poller, SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor can only monitor up to ten thousand components, which restricts scalability."

"Support for the IBM Mainframe is needed."

"AppInsight needs to include more applications, the current list is very limited."

"SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor is not stable. We have to maintain the platform and it goes down frequently."

"One product area that could benefit from improvement is the synchronization of licensing periods across different modules"

"It lacks a user experience for measuring things like the end-to-end time for which a user waits for a specific response in the system."

"It needs time-based functions for monitoring. Some things need to be polled on a specific schedule or only during a specific window."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The license is good but can be improved."

"The licensing is the responsibility of our customers."

"There are a few bugs with the software which require opening SRs with Oracle Support which contribute to the day-to-day cost. Perhaps 8 hours per month is spent dealing with support, just as a rough guess."

"As far as I know, you do not pay for Oracle Enterprise Manager separately. You can use Enterprise Manager for free if you already have an Oracle license for your database."

"The basic functions are free. You only pay license fees for advanced features."

"Based upon 3 days of implementation by a single person, plus licensing costs would be approximately $60,000, including the virtualized hosts."

"The product is very expensive."

"Oracle Enterprise Manager is a free tool from Oracle."

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"When compared to other licensed models in the market, it stands out as one of the more cost-effective options."

"The price is too high."

"Pricing is inexpensive, starting at 2440 euros. For that, you get the ability to monitor a couple of nodes and one year of maintenance and support."

"When planning for the number of licenses to purchase, make sure you understand all of the elements within an application required to really understand performance well. In our case, we quickly came to the conclusion that an unlimited license for SAM was the way to go."

"The tool is available for my company at a good price point."

"Its licensing is on a yearly basis. It is just the standard price, but it can vary depending on the current rate of the dollar."

"We are on an annual license to use the solution. The price of the solution is expensive. The price is based on a bunch of factors, such as the number of engines and elements."

"I like the pricing for this SolarWinds product."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

18%

Marketing Services Firm

Construction Company

Performing Arts

Educational Organization

13%

Financial Services Firm

Government

Healthcare Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	37
Midsize Enterprise	25
Large Enterprise	81

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	17
Midsize Enterprise	8
Large Enterprise	21

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Enterprise Manager?

I would rate the pricing of Oracle Enterprise Manager as very expensive, definitely deserving a 10 out of 10.

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What needs improvement with Oracle Enterprise Manager?

The weaknesses I would like to address in Oracle Enterprise Manager involve the dealing of Grid Infrastructure. Oracle Enterprise Manager's handling of Grid Infrastructure needs some improvement. I...

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What is your primary use case for Oracle Enterprise Manager?

I am still working with Oracle products. I would like to leave my opinion on some other Oracle products that I have been working with lately. I am working on many Oracle products for database admin...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor?

The initial cost is quite high, but the renewal cost is reasonable.

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What needs improvement with SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor?

There is definitely room for improvement besides simplifying its setup. As a non-technical person, I believe the dashboards could be improved. Everything we use appears on video walls, and we need ...

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What is your primary use case for SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor?

I am doing research as we currently have both solutions, and I am looking to see if we need both or can manage with one. Currently, the outcome indicates that we need both. The focus point is diffe...

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Overview

Oracle Enterprise Manager offers centralized control over Oracle and non-Oracle environments, featuring robust monitoring, performance tuning, and real-time diagnostics from a unified interface.

With comprehensive database oversight and a user-friendly graphical interface, Oracle Enterprise Manager simplifies backup, patching, and diagnostics. It seamlessly manages databases, applications, and hardware, integrating Cloud services for enhanced efficiency. Though some find the navigation challenging and performance resource-heavy, its automation and customizable metrics improve operational visibility. Users appreciate its capacity to integrate Oracle services into a single, manageable dashboard, supporting both standalone and clustered databases.

What are the key features of Oracle Enterprise Manager?

Comprehensive Database Monitoring: Provides in-depth insights and tracking for optimal database management.
Performance Tuning: Ensures databases run efficiently through real-time adjustments.
Real-time SQL Monitoring: Offers immediate oversight of SQL execution for quick issue resolution.
Centralized Control: Manages Oracle and non-Oracle products from a unified platform.
Automation: Enhances operational processes through customizable metrics and automated tasks.

What benefits should users expect?

Enhanced Efficiency: Streamlines backup, patching, and diagnostics to save time.
Improved Management: Centralizes the control of diverse IT environments for simplicity and effectiveness.
Integrated Cloud Services: Allows seamless interactions with cloud resources for scalability.
Increased Visibility: Provides comprehensive oversight across hardware, applications, and middleware.

Oracle Enterprise Manager is widely deployed in industries requiring robust database management. Suitable for real-time monitoring and performance tuning, it is critical for organizations overseeing Oracle appliances such as ODA and MySQL systems. These industries benefit from streamlined SQL and server monitoring and integrated Oracle service dashboards, ensuring high availability and security.

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SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor provides comprehensive server, application, and infrastructure monitoring, focusing on integration, application dependency, and network insights through user-friendly interfaces and detailed dashboards.

With AppStack and AppInsight support, SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor offers service management, detailed resource dashboards, and integration capabilities. It monitors hardware metrics and performance parameters, facilitating database and network insights for cloud and virtual environments. Robust alerting, predictive analytics, and capacity planning ensure efficient management of server health and application performance.

What are the key features?

Integration: Seamlessly connects with existing tools.
AppStack: Provides a holistic view of applications.
AppInsight: Supports widely-used applications.
SNMP Polling: Efficient network data collection.
Diagnostics: Real-time troubleshooting.
Customizable Dashboards: Tailored monitoring views.

What benefits should users expect?

Comprehensive Monitoring: Extends from servers to databases.
Transparent Control: Enhances visibility into performance metrics.
User-Friendly: Simplifies proactive monitoring with alerts.
Predictive Features: Supports capacity and trend planning.

Industries implement SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor to enhance server utilization reporting, network configuration, and AV equipment performance tracking. They benefit from monitoring critical services across diverse deployment models, improving management efficiency and decision-making.

SolarWinds

Sample Customers

7-Eleven, Halliburton, Cisco, Garmin, Nationwide, Korea Telecom, Allied Irish Bank

Andr. L. Riis AS, NetSuite

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