OpenNMS Meridian vs. SolarWinds Network Topology Mapper

OpenNMS Meridian

14 Reviews and Ratings

SolarWinds Network Topology Mapper

6 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
OpenNMS Meridian	Score8.9 out of 10	N/A	OpenNMS Meridian is a scalable open source network management platform with network traffic analysis, network discovery, alerting, and monitoring. It's presented as a solution to monitor enterprise network performance and ensure the availability and performance of critical network services.	$42,000 per year
SolarWinds Network Topology Mapper	Score7.1 out of 10	N/A	Network Topology Mapper is Network mapping software from SolarWinds built to automatically plot a network. Leveraging its multi-layer discovery technique, Network Topology Mapper automatically discovers LAN or WAN and produces comprehensive, network diagrams that integrate OSI Layer 2 and Layer 3 topology data (including switchto-switch, switch-to-node, and switch-to-router port connections) which can be exported into Microsoft Office® Visio® or other formats and shared.	$1,570 Per Instance

Pricing

OpenNMS Meridian

SolarWinds Network Topology Mapper

Essential: $42,000
per year Up to 2 Meridian and cores Up to 25 Minions
Premier: $56,700
per year Up to 4 Meridian cores and Up to 100 Minions
Premier+: Custom

One Time Price: $1,570
Per Instance

Pricing Offerings
OpenNMS Meridian	SolarWinds Network Topology Mapper
Free Trial
No	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes	No

Optional

No setup fee

Add-Ons: -24/7 Emergency Support: $24,000 / year -Mini OpenNMS Appliance: $750 ea.

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	OpenNMS Meridian	SolarWinds Network Topology Mapper
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User Ratings
	OpenNMS Meridian	SolarWinds Network Topology Mapper
Likelihood to Recommend	8.4 (4 ratings)	- (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	OpenNMS Meridian	SolarWinds Network Topology Mapper
Likelihood to Recommend	The OpenNMS Group I would recommend all system administrators use some form of network monitoring if they are not already doing so, and I'd definitely recommend people consider OpenNMS if they're shopping around. Small businesses will benefit from the low-cost of entry (it's free!), whilst getting all the enterprise features. Larger businesses can benefit from paid support plans. However, there's no getting around the fact that you will require some advanced networking and sysadmin knowledge to get the most out of OpenNMS, or at least, be prepared for a steep learning curve. If you don't have the resources to devote this time initially, you may struggle. Incentivized Verified User Read full review	SolarWinds No answers on this topic
Pros	The OpenNMS Group Report on SLA Group network areas Discovery of elements Incentivized Verified User Read full review	SolarWinds No answers on this topic
Cons	The OpenNMS Group We've had a few issues with delayed alerting. I haven't quite figured out how to make topologies work yet, but I haven't spent a ton of time on it either. We've also had a bit of trouble importing some MIBs, but that usually boiled down to working with the vendor to make sure we had the right MIBs and dependencies. Incentivized Verified User Read full review	SolarWinds No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered	The OpenNMS Group OpenNMS's more attractive GUI and its price break were the main reasons our company chose to explore and use this product. However, it never managed to actually replace Nagios which had a much more established hold within the company. Perhaps we were over-monitoring, but our company claimed a $100k loss per hour of downtime. Incentivized Derrick Barnsdale System Administrator Read full review	SolarWinds No answers on this topic
Return on Investment	The OpenNMS Group Initial adoption required quite a lot of resources and time to get everything right. Totally worth it for us; just be prepared for a gradual process that will get better and better with time. Once setup and running smoothly, it provides us with all the reporting we could hope for, at near zero cost. With OpenNMS, we're able to offer a much more reliable service to our customers, and spend a lot less time dealing with issues. Incentivized Verified User Read full review	SolarWinds No answers on this topic
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