Compare SolarWinds vs SonicWall

SolarWinds

Based on 403 reviews.

SonicWall

Based on 269 reviews.

Overview

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.

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Sample Customers

Dameware Remote Support

Illinois School District

SolarWinds Dameware Remove Everywhere

Accenture, Emerson, Lockheed Martin, Nielsen, NTT

SonicWall Cloud Secure Edge (CSE)

Redox, Byton, Veeva, BlueVoyant

Popular Solutions

SolarWinds NPM

16 reviews

SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer

11 reviews

SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor

9 reviews

SonicWall NSa

14 reviews

SonicWall TZ

13 reviews

SonicWall SMA

2 reviews

Top Industries

Computer Software Company

10%

Government

10%

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

Computer Software Company

14%

Comms Service Provider

Manufacturing Company

Educational Organization

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

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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Sorin Gogean
IT Infrastructure Senior Network Technician at Autoliv
I have experience regarding the AD part, but my focus for the last 15 years has been oriented to the network side. My...
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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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Winsley De Oliveira
Owner at ANOC
I have experience with SonicWall NSSP Firewall, having dealt with NSA firewalls throughout the last 30 years. We're...
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Winsley De Oliveira
Owner at ANOC
I have been using the SonicWall Global VPN Client for thirty years. We have a company here in Brazil that has...
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Constantnos Achilleos
Product manger at Asbis Mediteranean
I primarily use SonicWall NSA as a next-generation firewall for network security architecture. It is especially used...
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GaryDowney
Director of Information Technology at a non-tech company
The use cases I had for the SonicWall Netextender were mainly to allow workers to work from home or at remote...
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Anonymous User
CEO at a recruiting/HR firm
The solution is predominantly for gateway-level protection. There are multiple filters now. In the past, these...
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Customer Service

Dr. SureshHungenahally
Chief Executive Officer at a consultancy
Technical support is excellent. SolarWinds wants its partners and resellers to succeed. They give you all the...
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Fausto Espinosa
Production manager at Cobiscorp
I found the technical support for SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer very good.
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Umair (Abu Mohaymin) Akhlaque
Group CEO at Flexsolutions
Technical support is okay. The only problem that they have is that last year they had a security hack issue. That is...
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Raja Xabi
Technical Manager at APRAL
I rate the support in SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer as 10 out of 10 because whenever I open a tech ticket, they...
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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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GurinderSingh
Sr Systems Engineer Network at AutoZone
We are satisfied with the technical support provided by SolarWinds through their third-party partner.
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Anonymous User
Business Consultant. at a tech services company
Technical support is okay. We've contacted them many times and they've been fine.
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Anonymous User
Senior Network Engineer at a mining and metals company
SolarWinds NPM technical support is very responsive. They're available by phone, which is a plus.
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ChrisPalmer
IT Infrastructure Analyst at Textron Systems Corporation
Technical support is pretty good. In the few cases we have reached out for any support, they've been pretty...
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WILSON KEREBEI
CEO at WilCom Systems Ltd
We have made a few calls to support. We have not encountered very many issues that would require support.
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Anonymous User
SCCM Remediation Specialist at a energy/utilities company
Customer Service: 8/10. Technical Support: 6/10.
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Anonymous User
Information Services Department Manager at a construction company
The times when I have needed technical support, they have been responsive and able to resolve my issues. I use the...
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Anonymous User
Infrastructure Monitoring Engineer at a tech services company
Support knows what they are doing. Very rarely do I find the standard approach to issues to be “reboot and call back”...
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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 twelve months, they have reformed their ways and...
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Anonymous User
Senior Solutions Architect at a consultancy
Most of the time, we ask questions and open a case online to which they respond.
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PeterSerati
Group Chief Technology Architect at a tech services company
There is no in-country support for this solution. There are local numbers available but the call quality isn't great....
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Anonymous User
Head of Technology and Inspection at a transportation company
Customer support is quite complex.
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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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NishantShrivastava
Consultant at a tech vendor
For SolarWinds, my company needs to send an email to the customer support of SolarWinds, after which they will reply...
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Anonymous User
Network/NOC Engineer at a comms service provider
Customer Service: Customer service is good. Technical Support: Technical support is very good.
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Anonymous User
Director - Operations at a computer software company
The technical support is okay and I don't think that we've any a bad experience.
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Anonymous User
Founder Director at a tech services company
Customer Service: Customer service is fairly good. Technical Support: Technical support is good.
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Anonymous User
IT Manager at a computer software company
Tech support was always on top of things. I usually got a response within a couple hours of opening a ticket and once...
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Olufemi Adalemo
Chief Technology Officer at Leystel Nigeria Limited
Technical support is good. I have no complaints.
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Anonymous User
Senior System Engineer at a tech company
The technical support is good.
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Anonymous User
Consultant Avant-vente Réseau at a tech vendor
Technical support is excellent. There's also great documentation both for assisting in setting the solution up and...
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Marcos Benini
Director of Operations at 802BR
The support is very good for SolarWinds NPM.
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Anonymous User
Senior Systems Engineer at a media company
We contacted them once last year. We requested their support with an upgrade. They were very helpful.
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SolarWinds677
Information Technology Director at a transportation company
Technical support is a paid service for this solution.
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MohamedIbrahim10
Logistics Operations Specialist at Nafeza
The customer support is satisfying for SolarWinds NPM. I would rate tech support a six out of ten. Quicker responses...
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Adelor Junior
Sales Director at M3Corp
The technical support team is reliable and addresses issues effectively.
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AlaaMady
System Administrator at a insurance company
Technical support is knowledgeable, yet they are not fast. To be honest, they are good.
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MohammedMateen
Network Administrator at Transgulf Readymix
The technical support team for this solution is very knowledgeable. They are able to fix issues. They understand what...
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Bharath Kumar Gajula
Network Security Architect at a consultancy
The customer service and support are good. They do take some time when they have to go back to the development team....
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PratapNegi
Head of Information Technology at Group Publishing, Inc.
Initially, we faced multiple challenges with support. The support personnel do not respond on the web portal. They...
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Mark Richmond
Chief Technology Officer at Next Level Communications
The customer support team is very good in terms of response time and knowledge.
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RajeshKumar20
Senior Engineer at Team Computers
The solution’s technical support is good.
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Jasmit Singh Juneja
CEO & Technology Specialist at Karman Infotech Private Limited
SonicWall Capture Client's technical support is good. The technical support team's response time could be improved.
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Anonymous User
Executive Project Manager at a non-profit
The support for SonicWall TZ is good.
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Abhay-Pirapgol
Executive Director - IT at a tech services company
We've been very satisfied with technical support. They are very supportive and their advice is very good.
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ArunM4
Creative Head/Director at a marketing services firm
SonicWall NSa has excellent support.
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SSL
Senior IT Consultant at a tech consulting company
During the Dell years, support was terrible. It has since improved.
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Ralf Sooth
CEO at a tech services company
The technical support is fine. There's nothing to complain about.
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Anonymous User
IT Supervisor at a tech services company
I would give technical support a rating of seven out of 10. Their follow up is good. However, if the agent who is...
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Anonymous User
Manager at a manufacturing company
We've never contacted technical support in the past. We go through our vendor. We don't call SonicWall.
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Kenneth Eygenraam
Solutions Architect at Quartet Service Inc.
The support from SonicWall Netextender is good. I did not have a lot of experience using them.
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Julio Caceres
Sales Manager at a non-profit
I have used the SonicWall support portal. I mainly use it for firewall issues. It's pretty good and very accessible.
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Anonymous User
CISO at a manufacturing company
The technical support is very good.
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Anonymous User
IT Administrator at a legal firm
Customer support requires additional engineers because their long response times are problematic.
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Anonymous User
IT Manager at a retailer
I contacted technical support for issues related to firmware operations. Support is the best so I rate them a nine...
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Anonymous User
IT Manager at a educational organization
We have a license for support. We can raise a ticket if we need any assistance from their support. They are good, and...
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Anonymous User
Director Comercial at a tech services company
It is always there when we need it. They have a very good service.
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Bob-Thomas
Virtual CIO/ CISO at Kyber Security
I don't think they really separate support from line to line. Maybe if you get all the way up into supermassive...
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Anonymous User
Network Manager / Senior Network Engineer at Warnock, Tanner & Associates
Customer Service: I have not worked with their customer service. Technical Support: Excellent customer service. Very...
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Antonio Galvao
CIO at ENGEREDE SOLUÇÕES EM TI
They have a good technical support. I have no problem with them.
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Anonymous User
Network Engineer at a maritime company
Their technical support is very good.
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SandeepKumar13
IT Manager at a legal firm
Sometimes support is delayed, and sometimes we get items resolved within hours. Overall, it is okay. Overall it is...
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Bishoy Habib
Senior Security Consultant. at Ingram Micro Inc.
We have had no interaction with their technical support.
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Anonymous User
IT Infra Head at a consumer goods company
Technical support is good. There is no need for improvement.
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Anonymous User
IT Infrastucture - Cloud Admin at Primary S.A.
Customer Service: We use our Dell Partner who are slow, but efficient. Technical Support: Our Dell partner have great...
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