AppsAnywhere vs. SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
AppsAnywhere
Score 9.8 out of 10
Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
AppsAnywhere is a software delivery platform that gives students and staff access to the software they need to get their work done wherever they are, both on and off campus. Boasting more than 2 million students at over 200 universities and colleges worldwide, the vendor states AppsAnywhere improves student outcomes by making software available on any device, including BYOD, thanks to their unique approach to virtualization. Used by higher ed institutions, including University…N/A
SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor
Score 7.0 out of 10
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SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor (SAM) delivers application and server monitoring capabilities. SAM allows for self-service for easy setup, 1200+ monitoring templates, and customization options, as well as integrate with other SolarWinds products.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
Additional DetailsSAM pricing starts at $2,995.
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Features
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Application Virtualization
Comparison of Application Virtualization features of Product A and Product B
AppsAnywhere
7.1
Ratings
7% below category average
SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor
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Application support7.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Device support6.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Ease of deployment7.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Application packaging6.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Security6.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Application Performance Management
Comparison of Application Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
AppsAnywhere
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Ratings
SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor
8.6
Ratings
12% above category average
Application monitoring00 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Database monitoring00 Ratings8.40 Ratings
Threshold alerts00 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Predictive capabilities00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Application performance management console00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Collaboration tools00 Ratings7.70 Ratings
Out-of-the box templates to monitor applications00 Ratings7.80 Ratings
Application dependency mapping and thresholding00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Virtualization monitoring00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Server availability and performance monitoring00 Ratings9.80 Ratings
Server usage monitoring and capacity forecasting00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
IT Asset Discovery00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
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User Ratings
AppsAnywhereSolarWinds Server & Application Monitor
Likelihood to Recommend
8.2
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8.8
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Likelihood to Renew
-
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8.9
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Usability
8.0
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8.6
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Availability
-
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9.9
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Performance
-
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6.0
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Support Rating
-
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9.0
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Online Training
-
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4.5
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Implementation Rating
-
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4.5
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Configurability
-
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1.0
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Ease of integration
-
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4.5
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Product Scalability
-
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9.9
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Vendor post-sale
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4.5
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Vendor pre-sale
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4.5
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User Testimonials
AppsAnywhereSolarWinds Server & Application Monitor
Likelihood to Recommend
AppsAnywhere is basically suitable for its purpose, despite some usability problems. In our place, applications can in principle be delivered to other machines (not owned by us but by the end-user), who are not even on-site - provided the user can connect to our domain, almost any kind of device is ok. However, I have not tried that myself. The UI could let people work faster, but only by a little, and most people get there in the end. It is basically quite simple to use and appealing to look at
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If you have a large number of users and computers and need a reliable database that will aggregate all of the computers and users into a single database. This allows us to keep track of who has logged into a computer, and log where that computer is located. SolarWinds is a fantastic resource that lets us keep better track of all the devices we have. Even after the device is disposed of we still have a record that this device was once ours so if there is an inventory question we can confirm that the device was ours but it has been disposed of.
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Pros
  • you can use AppsAnywhere to open and launch windows application on operating system through AppsAnywhere web page.
  • AppsAnywhere system is compatible with my all devices and operating system work perfectly.
  • You need persistent internet connection to used this software from anywhere.
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  • Monitor Azure Cloud Severs- We use SolarWinds SAM to monitor Active Directory and DNS on Several DCs published on Azure Cloud.
  • Monitor Hyper V and VMware - SolarWinds SAM monitors applications on both Hyper V and VMware, while also monitoring the physical host machines.
  • It also helps us monitor Warranty expiration for physical servers.
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Cons
  • The search function could be more intuitive.
  • I feel like there could be more options for customizing the look and feel of the app.
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  • The get the best out of it requires a decent amount of knowledge of the product. In saying that, you could absolutely get the basics up and running using their how-to's and built in wizards, and with continual use find your way around and customise it further to your environment to best serve your organisation/objectives.
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Likelihood to Renew
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We are heavily invested in Solarwinds products for a reason. They are generally easy to setup and run with, requiring only some interfacing with support or help articles on rare occasions. They do what we bought them to do and we can't ask for more.
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Usability
Almost everyone you tell to use it to access a specialist application can find the software they need and install it. However, surprisingly many have difficulties finding AppsAnywhere under the start menu or on the task bar - it is not a icon or name they recognise, and they really want to lunch the target specialist software (Zbrush or whatever). Once you find it, many people ignore the search function which is probably the fastest method, and browse the long list alphabetically, because the standard filters do not help much. Favouriting is rarely used as it is too burdensome and not an issue for users when they are looking for the applicationt hey need.
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SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor is quite easy to use and super versatile. It allows you to do just about anything you can through premade templates or through scripting. You can use an agent on the servers if you want to, or you can monitor through WMI or SNMP credentials. You can customize thresholds for alerting quickly, and you can configure alerts to be as complex or as simple as you want.
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Reliability and Availability
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The tool works and monitors items 24x7, it only requires maintenance a little more frequently due to security fixes in the Windows operating system.
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Performance
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The graphical interface and the performance of the database leave a little to be desired, they could be better explored.Some functionality and screens do not work well depending on the browser used. The integrations never had any problems or caused crashes in other systems.
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Support Rating
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The SolarWinds support team is very well educated [on] their product and is very helpful and [patient]. We used the product, SolarWinds [Server and Application Monitor], and twice we encountered serious problems where the support team was very cooperative to help and resolve our issue in [a] timely fashion. Also, the extended support after hours [are] amazing.
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Online Training
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It was sufficient to read their documentation and watch videos.
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Implementation Rating
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I am unfamiliar with other ways to configure it
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Alternatives Considered
I recently had the opportunity to compare AppsAnywhere with Oracle VM, Amazon Workspaces, and Kasm Workspaces. I found that AppsAnywhere was the most intuitive and easiest to use out of the four, and it also had the best customer support. Its powerful cloud-based technology made it easy to access applications from any device without having to worry about compatibility issues. The user experience was also great and I found that I could easily customize my workspace according to my needs.
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Nagios requires far more manual work to configure than SolarWinds does, though that also encourages customization and perfect-fit solutions. Nagios also requires far, far fewer resources to run than SolarWinds: SolarWinds wants great gobs of memory and disk, while Nagios is refreshingly humble. Nagios starts working from the first minute, too, whereas SolarWinds needs lots of set-up time.
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Scalability
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It is hard to find the recommended SQL setup and convince others that is the way you should configure the server when you set it up
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Return on Investment
  • It has increase new courses usage by 40%
  • The engagement of the user is increasing 15%
  • increase of user by 10%
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  • Ability to sunset multiple legacy monitoring platforms.
  • A single pane of glass across global locations (Enterprise Operations Console) simplifies monitoring for junior staff.
  • A single toolset allows staff from across the global environment to share knowledge and quickly set up/modify monitoring.
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ScreenShots

AppsAnywhere Screenshots

Screenshot of AppsAnywhere brings together all university or college software apps into a single app store platform, on any device.

SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor Screenshots

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