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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Prometheus

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/APrometheus is a service monitoring and time series database, which is open source.N/A

    SolarWinds Web Performance Monitor (WPM)

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ASolarWinds Web Performance Monitoring (WPM) is a website and SaaS application performance monitoring tool. It utilizes synthetic and real user monitoring for proactive issue detection and performance reporting. WPM is designed to be scalable with business needs.N/A
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    PrometheusSolarWinds Web Performance Monitor (WPM)
    Free Trial
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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    PrometheusSolarWinds Web Performance Monitor (WPM)
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    Open Source
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    34 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    33 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    26 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    28 Answers
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    Features
    PrometheusSolarWinds Web Performance Monitor (WPM)
    Monitoring Tasks
    Comparison of Monitoring Tasks features of Prometheus and SolarWinds Web Performance Monitor (WPM)
    Feature
    Prometheus
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    Ratings
    SolarWinds Web Performance Monitor (WPM)
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    25% above category average
    Remote monitoring00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Multiple Server Monitoring00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Automated alerts and notifications00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Reporting
    Comparison of Reporting features of Prometheus and SolarWinds Web Performance Monitor (WPM)
    Feature
    Prometheus
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    SolarWinds Web Performance Monitor (WPM)
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    27% above category average
    Performance data reports00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Customizable reporting00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Data visualization00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Prometheus and SolarWinds Web Performance Monitor (WPM)
    Feature
    Prometheus
    -
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    SolarWinds Web Performance Monitor (WPM)
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    46% above category average
    Administrator access control00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    PrometheusSolarWinds Web Performance Monitor (WPM)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.5
    (36 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    6.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
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    Support Rating
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    PrometheusSolarWinds Web Performance Monitor (WPM)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Open Source
    This program works from the roots of the problem and creates a professional matrix for each of its users. This will give them more skills and resources to carry out tasks and reduce the difficulties of operating each of the processes of my work, as well as being An ally for the manipulation and operability of all your master data; Prometheus is very easy to recommend since it is a program that fulfills its mission.
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    SolarWinds
    We've found WPM to be a fit for every web application that we wanted to monitor. If you have a web app that you'd like monitoring/alerting for then WPM may work for you. So far our only struggles have been when after logging in the app launches a new tab.
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    Pros
    Open Source
    • Looking at metrics such as the aggregate number of HTTP requests served.
    • Understanding how our services are performing in aggregate.
    • Easy to deploy within a variety of architectures/environments.
    • Open source so new features are added regularly and bugs are fixed in a timely manner.
    • Free so there are no licensing restrictions.
    • Endorsed by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation.
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    SolarWinds
    • Testing web applications
    • Ability to log in to secure sections of websites in order to test user authentication
    • Provides a detailed history of steps taken and provides print screens of each step. If an error occurs you can see the web page to better diagnose issues.
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    Cons
    Open Source
    • Customer Service: since this is an open-source tool, customer service is not that great. Generally, you get all answers to your problems in online forums, but in case you got stuck, nobody will assist you in a channelised manner. You will have to find the way out on your own, and it may become frustrating at times.
    • More metrics for dashboards shall be added per the application being monitored. Standards metrics will work in most cases but may not in specific applications. Therefore, customised metrics shall be created for some of the industry-standard niche applications.
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    SolarWinds
    • The recorder is clunky and must be run on a local machine.
    • It does not support frames.
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    Usability
    Open Source
    It is usable and one can learn if few people in the team are already using it. It can be difficult to understand at the beginning because of non intuitive UI and syntax of the rules. So, I've gone for 7 points as there is some room for improvement in user interface and rules syntax.
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    SolarWinds
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    Support Rating
    Open Source
    Never had to reach out to them.
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    SolarWinds
    Solarwinds support is top-notch, and while we rarely have to call them, they are always very helpful when we do.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Open Source
    Highly customized pricing plans to choose from. Lower pricing for the same features compared to competitors. Easy to reach the support team, which provided detailed documentation and helped set up the Prometheus. Monitoring metrics gets very easy after the integration with Grafana. It also has a sophisticated alert setting mechanism to ensure we don't miss anything critical.
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    SolarWinds
    At the time we purchased WPM we were not aware of alternatives and therefore did not compare them.
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    Return on Investment
    Open Source
    • We are still working on the ROI
    • The ROI mentioned during the purchase has not been achieved, however this could be due to lack of data from our side. 2 years of implementation is too early to calculate and confirm the ROI.
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    SolarWinds
    • Better reporting of down states to allow for SLA reporting
    • Better alerting during certain failure conditions which allows the IT org to respond faster
    • More thorough history to review past errors and see screenshots of the errors.
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