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OpenNMS Meridian vs. SolarWinds Network Topology Mapper

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
OpenNMS Meridian
Score 8.9 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 Up to 2 Meridian and cores Up to 25 Minions
SolarWinds Network Topology Mapper
Score 7.1 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 MeridianSolarWinds Network Topology Mapper
Editions & Modules
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
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
OpenNMS MeridianSolarWinds Network Topology Mapper
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional DetailsAdd-Ons: -24/7 Emergency Support: $24,000 / year -Mini OpenNMS Appliance: $750 ea.—
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User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
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User Testimonials
OpenNMS MeridianSolarWinds Network Topology Mapper
Likelihood to Recommend
Large network environments with few types of devices. The system is great but getting all of the MIBs loaded and to try and create unique rules /alarm type. Alarm correlation is doable but it takes too much manual work and XML configuration. I do enjoy the dashboard and surveillance categories.
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Pros
  • When we used OpenNMS you could download the base package for free and configure it fairly easily for your own environment. You can't beat that kind of price break.
  • OpenNMS had a very nice looking GUI that was easily navigated and fairly straightforward to understand and configure.
  • There were a wide variety of add-ons available for download and implementation.
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Cons
  • It takes a fair amount of experimentation to fine tune information collection.
  • Configuration can be quite cumbersome with a steep learning curve. It would be nice if more of this could be done via the web dashboard.
  • The reliance on Java will put some users off. However, in fairness, it does mean it runs on a wide variety of hardware.
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Alternatives Considered
Although Grafana is in no way an alternative to OpenNMS's full functionality, it can be integrated with other solutions (including OpenNMS itself) to offer the graphing and data visualisation aspects of OpenNMS. In this regard, Grafana is more flexible, and some would say prettier, than OpenNMS's graphing. For the best of both worlds, I'd recommend using them both!
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Return on Investment
  • We've been able to improve our customers' experience.
  • Because we're able to respond to issues quicker, we're able to better meet our SLAs.
  • We are able to see smaller problems and address them before they become big problems.
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ScreenShots

SolarWinds Network Topology Mapper Screenshots

Screenshot of Automatically discover your entire network and create comprehensive, detailed network topology maps.Screenshot of NTM is capable of building loads of useful network maps without having to rescan using network topology mapping software. Save valuable resources, bandwidth, and time.Screenshot of Export network maps to Microsoft Office Visio, PDF, and PNG formats, and also schedule updated map exports to Orion® Network Atlas.Screenshot of Keep your network up to date by automatically detecting new devices and changes to network topology with scheduled network scanning in the network topology tool.Screenshot of Perform multi-level network discovery to produce an integrated OSI Layer 2 and Layer 3 network map that includes detailed device information.Screenshot of Directly address PCI compliance and other regulations that require maintenance of an up-to-date network diagram. SolarWinds network topology software is also FIPS 140-2 compliant.