Oracle Real User Experience Insight vs SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor comparison

Oracle and SolarWinds are both solutions in the Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability category. Oracle is ranked #29 with an average rating of 10.0, while SolarWinds is ranked #18 with an average rating of 7.4. Oracle holds a 0.1% mindshare in APM, compared to SolarWinds’s 1.6% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Oracle users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 89% of SolarWinds users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jul 24, 2024

Oracle Real User Experience Insight and SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor are leading tools in user experience monitoring and application performance management. SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor seems to have the upper hand due to its ease of use, streamlined deployment, and overall cost-effectiveness.

What features are offered by Oracle Real User Experience Insight in comparison to SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor?

Oracle Real User Experience Insight offers detailed transaction analysis, real-time monitoring capabilities, and comprehensive feature sets. SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor provides an intuitive dashboard, comprehensive server monitoring, and versatile alert configurations.

What areas of improvement can be found in Oracle Real User Experience Insight in comparison to SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor?

Oracle Real User Experience Insight could improve the complexity of setup and the need for more detailed documentation. SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor faces occasional issues with false-positive alerts and an overloaded interface.

How is the ease of deployment and customer service of Oracle Real User Experience Insight in comparison to SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor?

Deployment of Oracle Real User Experience Insight is complex, requiring specialized skills and extended time. SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor is straightforward to install with immediate functionality. SolarWinds receives praise for responsive customer service and effective support, whereas Oracle's support is noted to be slower and sometimes less helpful.

What setup costs and ROI can be seen with Oracle Real User Experience Insight in comparison to SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor?

Oracle Real User Experience Insight is considered expensive with a slower return on investment due to its complexity and high setup costs. SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor offers competitive pricing, faster setup, and quicker ROI.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Oracle Real User Experience...

Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability

29th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

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Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability

18th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

5.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Server Monitoring (12th), Active Directory Management (10th)

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability category, the mindshare of Oracle Real User Experience Insight is 0.1%, down from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor is 1.6%, down from 1.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability

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AKM Rezaul Karim

Deputy General Manager at Thakral

Provides you with powerful analysis of your network and business infrastructure

There are instances of imitation, like with processors. As customers, we aim to develop this area, particularly focusing on the networking facility and connectivity. The challenge lies in the connection between the DC and MDR, which is quite distant. The link between them needs to be reliable. When direct fiber isn't available, they resort to using dark fiber, which can lead to some limitations. This situation presents another layer of complexity, requiring approximately 11 feet of additional infrastructure. This is essential for ensuring that applications have minimal latency. In the event of any issues, an account is set up for cache memory to ensure that the system remains operational and can recover data from the cache as needed. Additionally, I have a secondary aspect to consider.

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Carlos Camargo

Senior Operations Manager at Sencinet

Provides user-friendly API features and has straightforward deployment process

One product area that could benefit from improvement is the synchronization of licensing periods across different modules. The misalignment of licensing terms can present commercial challenges when adding new modules or additional pollers. Additionally, the granularity of polling times for specific components could be enhanced to better meet individual customers' needs without impacting the entire polling pool.

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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 customers requires redundancy work to achieve a 99.999% uptime. To accomplish this, we installed this solution into storage. This setup ensures that if one node goes down, the system remains operational through another node. So that's the core aspect of the setup. Additionally, the schedule and the rental database run on servers, and behind these servers, we have storage. This storage operates as a single storage cluster, although there might be another storage option that costs around $30."

"The most valuable feature is the ability to Drill down to webpage actions."

"ORUEI lets you create a dashboard that shows you insight into the user experience."

"The availability of the solution is its most valuable aspect. I can also Google anything I want and upload it on the cloud. I can do that using the mobile app. It is very helpful."

"Monitoring the components on your devices with out of the box monitors or the ability to create new ones (SAM)"

"The solution has good alerts. Notifications are sent via email to technicians. You can filter the kinds of alerts you want to receive as well. It's excellent."

"We manage SolarWinds ourselves without outsourcing its services."

"It's good at monitoring system-specific things like ports, services."

"SolarWinds SAM has significantly improved our workflow by allowing us to develop a comprehensive knowledge base of known errors and automate responses to specific alerts."

"Manage Groups: The capability to group appropriate devices gives better visibility of sites, categories, or critical regions. The same can be used to represent a dashboard for higher management."

"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."

"The most beneficial aspect of SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor is its ability to monitor at the application level."

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Cons

"Currently, it monitors web applications well, but ORUEI doesn't monitor mobile applications yet. It would be nice if they also added the ability to monitor mobile apps."

"There are instances of imitation, like with processors. As customers, we aim to develop this area, particularly focusing on the networking facility and connectivity. The challenge lies in the connection between the DC and MDR, which is quite distant. The link between them needs to be reliable. When direct fiber isn't available, they resort to using dark fiber, which can lead to some limitations. This situation presents another layer of complexity, requiring approximately 11 feet of additional infrastructure. This is essential for ensuring that applications have minimal latency. In the event of any issues, an account is set up for cache memory to ensure that the system remains operational and can recover data from the cache as needed. Additionally, I have a secondary aspect to consider."

"It would be nice if the solution could be integrated with Outlook. If I'm signing any quotation, any proposal, or any of my communications, I should be able to update that Oracle application as well."

"The application resource usage has increased due to using RUEI."

"The major concern in the product revolves around application performance monitoring since end-to-end application monitoring is not possible with the tool."

"The stability, flexibility, and ease of use could be improved."

"I would like to see support for non-Windows or non-Microsoft domains, especially Apache and other non-Windows servers."

"I believe that some of the trends, environmental maps, and items like those found in Orion would be very beneficial."

"It would be helpful if the solution could integrate more with the security compliances, like this IDSS, etc."

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

"The technical support was better in previous years. With the launch of the premium support service, the normal support has declined."

"Downside of the tools is the web console are hung or crash. It need to improve the performance."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The product is expensive."

"The product might cost you $30,000 USD to buy, but scaling this solution requires the purchase of additional polling engines at $20,000 USD each."

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

"I like the pricing for this SolarWinds product."

"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 would rate the pricing for this solution a three out of five."

"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."

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

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

31%

Computer Software Company

15%

Comms Service Provider

10%

Insurance Company

Educational Organization

26%

Computer Software Company

10%

Financial Services Firm

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

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Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Oracle Real User Experience Insight?

The customers requires redundancy work to achieve a 99.999% uptime. To accomplish this, we installed this solution into storage. This setup ensures that if one node goes down, the system remains op...

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What needs improvement with Oracle Real User Experience Insight?

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What advice do you have for others considering Oracle Real User Experience Insight?

I would rate it nine out of 10.

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What do you like most about SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor?

Identifying the problem statement is easy.

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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 are no specific features or functionality I would like to see improved or enhanced in SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor at this time. I have not encountered any missing features or fu...

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Also Known As

Oracle Real User Experience Insight, Oracle RUEI

SolarWinds SAM

Overview

Oracle Real User Experience Insight, Oracle's on-premises management platform, providing a single pane of glass for management of Oracle environments, whether in customer data centers or in Oracle Cloud that integrates performance analysis and usage analysis into a single offering, enabling business and IT stakeholders to develop a shared understanding into their application users' experience. Oracle Real User Experience Insight's non-intrusive monitoring capability is built using state-of-the-art Network Protocol Analysis (NPA) technology, which does not require any modification, changes, or instrumentation of the application. Its passive monitoring approach allows enterprises to deploy in production, without requiring costly test/QA environment validations.

Oracle

SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor (SAM) delivers powerful application and server monitoring capabilities for IT pros, enabling them to diagnose and troubleshoot performance issues faster. Do not let slow applications and downtime impact your end-users and business services. Pinpoint the root cause of application issues across various layers of the IT stack. SolarWinds SAM is affordable and easy to deploy, use, and customize. You can automatically discover your system's environment and start monitoring in about an hour. No professional services or consultation needed.

SolarWinds

Sample Customers

Hover Automotive India, Chhattisgarh Infotech and Biotech Promotion Society, Daelim Industrial, MakeMyTrip, Acorn Paper Products Company, KEC International, Ministero del Lavoro e delle Politiche Sociali, The Qatar Olympic Committee

Andr. L. Riis AS, NetSuite

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