SolarWinds Network Automation Manager vs vRealize Network Insight comparison

SolarWinds and Broadcom are both solutions in the Network Monitoring Software category. SolarWinds is ranked #95, while Broadcom is ranked #36 with an average rating of 8.0. SolarWinds holds a 0.4% mindshare in NMS, compared to Broadcom’s 0.8% mindshare. Additionally, 50% of SolarWinds users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 89% of Broadcom users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 10, 2024

vRealize Network Insight and SolarWinds Network Automation Manager are competing in network management and visibility. vRealize Network Insight seems to have the upper hand in analytics and visualization, whereas SolarWinds Network Automation Manager excels in automation features.

Features: vRealize Network Insight offers advanced analytics, comprehensive flow-based monitoring, and enhanced troubleshooting capabilities. SolarWinds Network Automation Manager provides seamless network configuration, robust fault management, and extensive automation tools.

Room for Improvement: vRealize Network Insight could enhance its automation capabilities, expand its on-premise resource support, and improve integration with non-native systems. SolarWinds Network Automation Manager might aim to offer better analytics features, a more intuitive interface for non-technical users, and enhance its visualization tools.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: vRealize Network Insight provides flexible deployment options including cloud-based solutions, emphasizing ease of installation and scalability. Its customer service is highly rated. SolarWinds Network Automation Manager requires more on-premise resources but benefits from a strong support framework, providing users with ample assistance.

Pricing and ROI: vRealize Network Insight typically involves higher initial costs but offers substantial ROI due to its comprehensive features and network visibility. SolarWinds Network Automation Manager presents lower upfront costs, with a strong ROI appeal driven by its efficient automation and cost-effectiveness in network management.

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Categories and Ranking

SolarWinds Network Automati...

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

95th

Average Rating

5.6

Reviews Sentiment

8.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Network Automation (14th)

vRealize Network Insight

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

36th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

IT Infrastructure Monitoring (39th)

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the Network Monitoring Software category, the mindshare of SolarWinds Network Automation Manager is 0.4%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of vRealize Network Insight is 0.8%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Network Monitoring Software Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
vRealize Network Insight	0.8%
SolarWinds Network Automation Manager	0.4%
Other	98.8%

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Giulio Valeri

Owner at SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS SRL

Threat detection failures, poor technical support, and expensive

We use the solution to manage all of our customer's systems. We monitor and decide if everything is okay and if not, we do changes when needed. For example, if there is a need to change the antivirus software we can automate the process and install the new one. There are scripts within the software…

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Shaijith KB

Senior System Specialist at General Directorate of Residence and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA)

Comprehensive management and detailed reports benefit operations while improvements are needed in support and maintenance

We have Tanzu and OpenShift. We have OpenShift, Canonical, and the Tanzu one. The Tanzu platform from VMware is a Kubernetes platform. We haven't completely installed Tanzu yet; we installed the vROps part. vRealize Network Insight is beneficial because you can control the East-West traffic. vRealize has a component called NSX, which has East-West traffic controlling and micro-segmentation, that is one of the best options, and we have the layer extension, layer 2 extension possible through NSX. If you have anything accountable in any business, even in a candy business, having proper accountability on what you are selling and buying will save a lot. If you don't know what you're selling and buying, you will end up with a loss. My team does not use the flow analytics feature; we have a security and network monitoring team, which is a different SOC team. I am using it as an administrator internally. We perform different tasks including costing analysis, capacity management, and many other things. vRealize Network Insight has a concern about the maintenance part, as it requires a person to monitor it completely. It's not something you install and your report will be generated automatically. You have to work on this properly to get the insights. vRealize Network Automation, vRealize Operations, and vRealize Network Insight are completely related to the network. I cannot say much about these network aspects because I am on the operations side, but overall, the vRealize suite is good for reporting perspective or any ISO-related documentation; this is very helpful. The product is called vRealize Operations Manager, and now it is referred to as Aria or vAria. I am now a Senior System Specialist. We use different metrics because we have multiple departments, and we can monitor utilization and comparisons with the previous year. On a scale of one to ten, I rate this solution a seven.

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Quotes from Members

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Pros

"The installation is easy."

"We are satisfied with the stability of the solution."

"The solution offers so many great resources, it makes them a powerhouse in the market."

"The best feature of this application is its ability to capture everything within the same application, as well as capture all the traffic."

"The solution helps reduce time to value, increase performance, provide deep visibility, and easily manage networks."

"One of the most valuable features is the ability to look at the traffic flows, to look at NetFlow data."

"To some degree, it has increased performance, helped to more easily manage networks, and provided visibility."

"The most valuable feture is NetFlow to help us understand how VMs communicate with each other over ports that are known and ports that are also unknown to us. Our company is a security company, so it's very important for us to know exactly which VMs are doing what at all times."

"It has enabled us to set up and do application discovery, as far as network traffic is concerned, and set up the appropriate rules that we need to make sure we're compliant with our security frameworks."

"I love what we can do with this and I love everything it gives to us."

"We can see everything going on in NSX and get a good picture of our environment."

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Cons

"The price could be a bit lower."

"We did not like SolarWinds because it was not able to communicate between UPSA and our accounting system. They should have better integration."

"We now use ConnectWise because while using SolarWinds we were attacked by ransomware. The solution did not protect us."

"The price could be a bit lower."

"The product is slightly complex use, while still being user-friendly. It could use more training modules, as it is not a straightforward product."

"I would like to see more reporting features, more dashboards."

"I want to be able to monitor a network flow that is approximately two weeks back, but I haven't found an easy way to do this."

"In a very general way, I would like to see an improvement in interoperability with third-party product, from other vendors."

"I want to see more in terms of microsegmentation. As of now, I can see the rules, but they are not in a readable format that I can convert to microsegmentation and can fit into NSX Manager."

"The pricing is steep."

"The compatibility with each and every component of the infrastructure is the main thing that I am looking for. I would like them to make sure that it's compatible with different kinds of storage systems, etc."

"If it were more application-aware, more descriptive; if it were able to determine the application that is actually doing the communication, that would be easier. More application information: which user or account it's accessing, is it accessing this application, doing these calls, if it is accessing a script, what script is it accessing. Things like that would provide deeper analytics so I can track what's going on. It would not just be, "These people shouldn't be talking," but who is actually doing these calls."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price of SolarWinds Network Automation Manager is fair. However, it is more expensive than ConnectWise."

"It's an expensive product because we have a lot of nodes."

"vRealize Network Insight is expensive."

"They should include the product in NSX because it's important to have it for deployment."

"I rate vRealize Network Insight's pricing a seven point five out of ten."

"The solution has reduced the time that we spend on other products. For example, with NSX, we were able to quickly find things that we would normally spend days trying to figure out."

"It has brought more money into our company."

"We have spent less time investigating network flows, so it is absolutely cost-effective."

"It reduces costs. It takes something that may be challenging and makes it more usable and visual by being able to bring in tools, seeing what their impact is, such as microsegmentation and application rationalization, and seeing it quickly."

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Top Industries

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Government

13%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Performing Arts

10%

Computer Software Company

13%

Manufacturing Company

13%

Healthcare Company

Financial Services Firm

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Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	11
Midsize Enterprise	9
Large Enterprise	41

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for vRealize Network Insight?

In VMware you have to buy a separate license for it. We have VVF and VCF-type of licenses, and if you want to go with this NSX and sort of higher-end professional services, you need to go with VCF....

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What needs improvement with vRealize Network Insight?

There is room for improvement as not all cases are getting resolved, and we often do not get L3 support directly, having to go through L1 and L2, resulting in delays that usually are a headache for...

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What is your primary use case for vRealize Network Insight?

We have Tanzu, and we also work with multiple Kubernetes services such as Nutanix and Google. We are working on these Kubernetes services on the operations side. For Tanzu, we have several componen...

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Also Known As

SolarWinds NAM

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Overview

Scale environments from 1,000 to tens of thousands of nodes with comprehensive performance, traffic, WAN, and switch port monitoring, automated change and configuration management, and IP address management in an integrated network automation software solution.

SolarWinds

VMware vRealize Network Insight delivers intelligent operations for software-defined networking and security. It helps customers build an optimized, highly-available and secure network infrastructure across multi-cloud environments. It accelerates micro-segmentation planning and deployment, enables visibility across virtual and physical networks and provides operational views to manage and scale VMware NSX deployments.

Broadcom

Sample Customers

Maalem Financing Company, School City of Hammond

NTTi3, VCIX-NV, VMware Networking and Security Business Unit, Illumio, CompuNet

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