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POWERHOUSE Application Performance Monitoring vs SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jul 24, 2024

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

Categories and Ranking

POWERHOUSE Application Perf...
Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
72nd
Average Rating
8.8
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
SolarWinds Server and Appli...
Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
18th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
4.5
Number of Reviews
44
Ranking in other categories
Server Monitoring (6th), Active Directory Management (8th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2026, in the Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability category, the mindshare of POWERHOUSE Application Performance Monitoring is 0.5%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor is 1.1%, down from 1.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor1.1%
POWERHOUSE Application Performance Monitoring0.5%
Other98.4%
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
 

Featured Reviews

it_user328959 - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager of Cell Architecture and Integration at a non-profit
Gives us clear information on what is going wrong and where we need to focus to improve our applications, but it lacks automatic alerting.
Have real-time performance metrics Alerting Profiling in production Gives us clear information on what is going wrong and where we need to focus to improve our applications. Real added value in our IT internal and external organization (we open Nudge APM dashboard to our outsourced…
NikhilKalwint - PeerSpot reviewer
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.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Great reduction in resolution time: proactive identification of errors before users send incidents."
"Nudge APM helps my organization to meet all SLA requirements, thanks to alert triggers."
"Performance management is a shared concern and APM tools must be used by all people involved in the build and run process."
"Gives us clear information on what is going wrong and where we need to focus to improve our applications, with real added value in our IT internal and external organization as we open Nudge APM dashboard to our outsourced suppliers."
"The most beneficial aspect of SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor is its ability to monitor at the application level."
"Extremely user friendly: Any IT professional can learn how to admin NPM in a short time."
"The application dependency feature identifies issues between applications and servers or within the network where the application is hosted. It highlights related problems, whether related to packet processing or other issues, enabling the creation of alerts and reports accordingly."
"I have found the visibility into server health with SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor very beneficial, which we use on a daily basis."
"The solution can be deployed quickly."
"Features like monitoring and infrastructure dependency mapping are valuable to us."
"SolarWinds SAM has provided us with dynamic thresholds based on historical trends and requirements, so the threshold gets configured automatically, and it's no longer necessary to configure it manually every time."
"The most valuable feature is the Access Rights Manager."
 

Cons

"There is room for improvement on the portal to access the collected data, but it has already been enhanced with great zooming features."
"No automatic alerting"
"We are looking into other solutions because it is just too expensive to keep scaling."
"Application-based monitoring, such as monitoring within servers like Apache and IIS, has room for improvement."
"When you implement SolarWinds on a larger scale my customers complain about the speed."
"Some custom applications cannot be monitored, and a lot more applications need to be included."
"Scalability was an issue in the past."
"The templates could use improvement. Currently, they are quite complex. They should have drag-and-drop functionality instead. It would make it easier to use."
"One area that could benefit from improvement is its performance"
"It would be helpful if the solution could integrate more with the security compliances, like this IDSS, etc."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The product is expensive."
"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."
"I like the pricing for this SolarWinds product."
"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."
"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."
"Nagios XI, WhatsUpGold, Uptime Software, PRTG, Manage Engine, and SpiceWorks are the other tools that have lower pricing and licensing costs. However, they can't compete with SolarWinds when it comes to the features and functionality that SolarWinds can provide."
"SAM is not per server so the pricing model can be deceiving. If you have an enterprise environment, you will quickly exceed your licensing quickly. You should know this before going in."
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Top Industries

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Educational Organization
13%
University
8%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

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Small Business17
Midsize Enterprise8
Large Enterprise21
 

Questions from the Community

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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 ...
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...
 

Also Known As

Nudge APM
SolarWinds SAM
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Bank and Insurance : Crédit Agricole, CDC (Caisse des dépots et consignations), ACMS (French healthcare insurance), Service : Unibail Rodamco, Elis, Public : CNIL, Mairie de Paris, AESN, HAS, EPIDE, Ministere Education Nationale Software : Jalma, Neoxia, AFI, Traceone, Infinancials, Telecom operator : NordNet Media : Les Echos,
Andr. L. Riis AS, NetSuite
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