We performed a comparison between SCOM and SolarWinds Network Device Monitor based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Network Monitoring Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."We can manage the entire system across the network and troubleshoot the pain points."
"The most valuable feature of SCOM is real-time alerts."
"The product has helped our organization with in-depth monitoring."
"The solution's reporting engine has given me detailed information on which applications or services I've either failed or about to fail in terms of the predictive makeup on Azure cloud."
"The most valuable features in SCOM are Azure monitoring and integration with Azure Monitor for monitoring Azure-hosted servers from SCOM on-premises."
"This solution allows us to standardize all of the reports for monitoring the network, so it helps a lot for auditing purposes."
"I like some of their newer features, such as maintenance schedules, because SCOM records SLA and SLO time."
"The stability has been great."
"They have great integration with the active directory."
"The alerts we are getting when we start losing connection access have been helpful."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"The solution and its interface are elaborate and fully integrate all monitored items for easy analysis and troubleshooting."
"The deployment process is quick."
"The most valuable feature of SolarWinds Network Device Monitor is it can alert you when a device is not working."
"The most valuable features of SolarWinds Network Device Monitor are the reports. We are configuring the reports, and the first reports are only about the devices. We are configuring the thresholds in order to monitor all the devices."
"The most valuable feature of SolarWinds Network Device Monitor is monitoring."
"This product proactively tells us about issues before the users notice."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"It could use some system enhancements, such as better dashboards."
"I would like to see better support for monitoring Unix-based systems."
"On-prem network monitoring is something that could be improved drastically."
"The GI is difficult to work with and the reporting servers are also difficult."
"It lacks certain details that other products do better, like granular access and better application monitoring."
"The solution’s initial setup is difficult."
"We didn't know the solution enough, and therefore, it took a while to set everything up correctly. There was a learning curve."
"It would be a much better product if Microsoft provided management packs with the product."
"There is no mobile version of this product, and our team should be able to access it using a mobile device."
"The initial setup of the SolarWinds Network Device Monitor could be easier. It took us approximately one month to complete the implementation."
"When an organization's network grows, the complexity of the dashboard becomes an area of concern where improvements are required."
"Although I haven't explored all of the features available, I wouldn't mind if the software were made to be a bit more customizable."
"The way they are presenting the map of our devices needs to be improved."
"SolarWinds Network Device Monitor could improve by being more user-friendly. The network has so many features which make it difficult to find how to configure how to use it. It is not simple to customize."
"The solution is not user-friendly."
"The security could always be improved."
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SCOM is ranked 11th in Network Monitoring Software with 77 reviews while SolarWinds Network Device Monitor is ranked 42nd in Network Monitoring Software with 16 reviews. SCOM is rated 7.8, while SolarWinds Network Device Monitor is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of SCOM writes "Has a good reporting engine, but its monitoring of the cloud-based environment could be improved". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SolarWinds Network Device Monitor writes "An elaborate solution that fully integrates for easy monitoring and troubleshooting". SCOM is most compared with Zabbix, Dynatrace, Datadog, AppDynamics and Nagios XI, whereas SolarWinds Network Device Monitor is most compared with FortiMonitor, IBM SevOne Network Performance Management (NPM), ThousandEyes, Auvik Network Management (ANM) and ScienceLogic. See our SCOM vs. SolarWinds Network Device Monitor report.
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