Compare GFI vs SolarWinds

GFI

Based on 92 reviews.

SolarWinds

Based on 398 reviews.

Overview

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SolarWinds Inc. develops enterprise information technology infrastructure management software for IT professionals. In 2007, SolarWinds raised funding from Austin Ventures, Bain Capital and Insight Venture Partners. SolarWinds completed its initial public offering of $112.5 million in 2009. In 2012, SolarWinds' total revenue reached $269 million. In June 2014, the company purchased the Swedish web-monitoring company Pingdom.

Sample Customers

KerioControl

Triton Technical, McDonald's

GFI LanGuard

BayView Medical Clinic, FrugalBrothers Software, Zaw, National Theatre, American Red Cross

SolarWinds Patch Manager

University of San Diego

Popular Solutions

7 reviews

1 reviews

5 reviews

15 reviews

SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer

10 reviews

SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor

10 reviews

Top Industries

Computer Software Company

20%

Comms Service Provider

Financial Services Firm

Government

Educational Organization

27%

Computer Software Company

Financial Services Firm

Government

Quotes From Member Reviews

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

Most Helpful Reviews

Constantnos Achilleos
Product manger at Asbis Mediteranean
The solution is used for site-to-site VPN connections and it is valued for its cost efficiency and easy connectivity....
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LB5
Information Technology Specialista at REMING CONSULT a.s.
We use the solution for emails, calendars, and other collaboration tools. It is a self-serve application.
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Marek Jaworski
Senior Engineer, Team Lead, Network Operations at a comms service provider
As a company dealing in satellite technology, we use it for small to big satellite links, and for some remote islands...
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Alex Kimondo
ICT Manager at MEDS
My company uses GFI to safeguard our endpoint devices and prevent users from putting unwanted devices on the network....
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Michael Livingston
IT Director at Thomas George Associates Ltd
We use it for sending outgoing faxes.
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Raja Xabi
Technical Manager at APRAL
I assess the impact of the alerting and reporting capabilities of SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer by using email...
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Vijay Samant
Assistant Manager at a computer software company
I use SolarWinds Network Device Monitor for monitoring network utilization, bandwidth utilization, uptime, and...
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Waqas Masood
Assistant Director at Higher Education Commission
I am working in the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan as part of the Pakistan Education Research Network, which...
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Michael Savchenko
Business Developement Manager at I.ua
The SolarWinds Hybrid Cloud Observability solution is primarily used by companies that need to manage their IT...
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SJ6
Network Security Engineer at a comms service provider
Our primary use case for Kiwi Syslog is for gathering logs necessary for auditing purposes.
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Customer Service

Constantnos Achilleos
Product manger at Asbis Mediteranean
I have never needed to contact customer support as the product is easy to use, allowing problems to be solved quickly...
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Ted Mbugua
Security Manager at CRAG
Technical support is always easy. Anytime we have an issue or we need clarification, there is a number to call or...
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Herbert Haug
Systems Administrator at a tech company
We have a partner who does other work for us. They are also a Microsoft partner. If we need any support, we receive...
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Masoud Saedvand
Cisco Network Engineer at golrang
We do not have experience with customer service and support as we can't access them in Iran, so we search for our...
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Anonymous User
CEO at a computer software company
GFI's technical support is improving but at the very beginning, it was very bad. There was no way to contact them....
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Chris Bristow
Account Manager (Technical) at Redfortress Ltd
I've never used their technical support.
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Cristian Concha
Chief of Technical Department at Ingenieria e Informática Asociada Ltda.
The technical support is good.
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LB5
Information Technology Specialista at REMING CONSULT a.s.
Support is free and is part of the license. We get support through the partners. They are quick and responsive.
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Jaroslav Jašek
IT manager at ABITec s.r.o.
My experience with the solutions technical support is fine but they could be faster in responding.
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Daniel Mahar
Associate Director at a university
GFI's technical support for this solution could be better. It's hard to find information about Exinda, directly. It...
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MarcoVivaldelli
IT Director CEO at MARVIV SRLS
Their technical support is very good. We haven't had any problems with them.
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Hugo Van Putten
Owner at Multi Level Software
The problems I've had with Kerio, when I wanted to change something, have always been solved by consulting the...
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RobertWright
Computer Technician at a tech services company
The technical support used to be great. However, it's gone way downhill. I used to speak directly to the person...
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Dominic Halajian
General Manager at a tech services company
We've never had to use their technical support.
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Andy Dibble
IT Manager at Flare Technologies
Technical support is pretty good. They're quick to respond. You get an answer straight away, although it might not be...
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Chuck Schurman
System Administrator at a construction company
I haven't used technical support.
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Anonymous User
Senior Network Engineer at a comms service provider
I haven't used support since GFI bought the company but some people I work with have said that the GFI technical...
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Anonymous User
Lead Hand - Print Department at a marketing services firm
The technical support is amazing. You receive a fast response after you create a ticket and the agent are very...
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Anonymous User
President at a tech services company
When GFI first took over, there were issues. There were issues contacting them. Even recently, there have been some...
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Arie De Kruijf
EMP Specialist at Global EPM BV
GFI's technical support is way too slow in terms of response times. Their knowledge is okay. They should know their...
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Denis L
Sales Solutions Engineer at a tech services company
I am a distributor so I often will act as the support.
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AliAmini
IT Consultant at ArioRasaneh
I have not contacted technical support. When I have an issue I search the internet and solve the problem. When I...
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Kombo Nyashanu
MD at Comsque
The support is fine. The response time can improve.
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Axel Wittich
Manager of IT and Operations at B E S T Fluidsysteme GmbH
We used the technical support once last week, and it was good. We got what we wanted.
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Alex Kimondo
ICT Manager at MEDS
Technical support is an area where I've always had problems because, especially in East Africa, there's a bit of a...
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Anonymous User
Freelance IT Specialist at a computer software company
I haven't contacted technical support in the past, to be honest. I'm the kind of person that I would rather look...
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Eugene Hacker
Director of Network Services at a university
I talked to them before about the issue of data not being available. They talked me through going in and just...
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Matt Gerken
VP Engineering & Admin at E Cubed Systems Sl
I have not used the technical support. My experience initially with Kerio was dealing directly with Kerio and then at...
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MarkKupferberg
Vice President at a manufacturing company
I don't deal with technical support directly. However, I would say my IT person puts it somewhere in the middle. My...
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Owenmpk
IT Support Professional at Valley IT Support, Inc
The technical support was very good originally but fell short when GFI took over. It is now getting better.
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Usman Shafeeq
Student at The Islamia University of Bahawalpur
SolarWinds provides excellent technical support. You can easily identify which devices are operational and which are...
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Ankur_Yadav
Solution Architect at Accenture
The technical support has been a good experience.
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John Yuko
Assistant Manager ICT - Projects at I&M Bank Ltd
The only point when we needed to seek consultation was for integration with Solaris. We got help and feedback from...
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Angela Bustamante
Monitoring and Process Analyst at Seguros SURA
The technical support for SolarWinds NPM is very good. I'm rating their support five out of five.
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Dr. SureshHungenahally
Chief Executive Officer at a consultancy
SolarWinds is excellent with its presets and typically requires an implementation partner, which is beneficial since...
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VIVEK PATHAK
Solutions Architect at Airtel
The solution's technical support is okay. I rate the technical support a seven out of ten.
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Henry-Steinhauer
Systems Engineer at LifePoint Health
We contacted technical support all of the time. They were fine.
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Anil Rao
Vice President Delivery & Operations at Rezilyens
I found that the technical support from SolarWinds was not really very good. Technical support is a bit difficult....
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Daniel Penn
Consultant at a computer software company
Technical support is good, they've even helped us during the night because they're in a different time zone.
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Anonymous User
Senior Network Engineer
Customer Service: At least an 8/10. Technical Support: At least a 7/10.
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IanReilly
Manager at QMUL
In terms of technical support, I've noticed a decline in recent years. They have expanded their support teams...
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Anonymous User
Systems Engineer at a comms service provider
Customer Service: Customer service at SolarWinds is great. I have had several issues in the past and they were...
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Anonymous User
Network Engineer at a media company
Customer Service: I would say 7 out of 10 stars. They really know their product technically. However, the response...
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Anonymous User
Senior Information Security Officer at a financial services firm
I'd rate technical support at eight out of ten. They are helpful and fast.
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Anonymous User
Enterprise Monitoring Technologies Engineer at a financial services firm
Level 1 is level 1. For many, that is sufficient. Having a number of experienced engineers on my team, when we need...
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Jentle Mathew
Sr.Network Engineer at NTT Security
We have not contacted technical support, it is not required in my environment.
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Anonymous User
Analyst Network Operations at a comms service provider
Overall, since we've been using it until now, I'd say technical support is pretty good. On a scale of 1-10, I'd...
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SumitKumar1
SolarWinds SME at a sports company
In regard to this solution, I've never worked with support.
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Anonymous User
Senior Network Engineer
Customer Service: Very good. Technical Support: Very good.
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Anonymous User
IT - Server Administration
Customer Service: I think it's decent although a team mate generally makes the support calls. Technical Support: In...
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Anonymous User
Senior Technical Engineer at a tech vendor
The support is good. Previously, the support was not good. However, they've improved it over the last two years. 2020...
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Anonymous User
Head, ATM Management at a financial services firm
I would give technical support a rating of 8/10.
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Anonymous User
Lead Analyst at a integrator
Reaching the solution's technical support team is the biggest challenge. We don't get the support on time.
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Anonymous User
ISO at a manufacturing company
I am very satisfied with their technical support.
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Kumar Mahadevan
IT Infrastructure Analyst at AG Group
good. can be hit or miss sometimes, but sometime you get some good tech support over there.
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SJ6
Network Security Engineer at a comms service provider
I rate the response time at three to four and the resolution time at six to seven out of ten. However, if there is no...
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Anonymous User
IT service Delivery Manager Managed services projects at a computer software company
SolarWinds' technical support is ok, but it could be faster and more knowledgeable.
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Anonymous User
Software Engineer at a tech vendor
The technical support has been excellent. We've had a great relationship with the support team; they've been very...
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Anonymous User
IT Director at a construction company
At times, it’s been difficult to get through. However, in the past 12 months, they have reformed their ways and it’s...
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Anonymous User
Senior Network Engineer at a tech services company
Customer Service: 7 out of 10, compared to slow response time from Cisco. Technical Support: 7 out of 10
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Technical Support

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