Alerts
Alerts warning of critical infrastructure component failure can be sent via email or SMS or other channel
Cat avg: 9
Top Performing Features
Hardware health monitoring
Ability to monitor key hardware metrics including temperature, fan speed, and power supply
Cat avg: 9
Network monitoring
Monitoring network device availability and performance indicators like bandwidth, packet loss, CPU, WAN links, etc.
Cat avg: 8.9
Baseline threshold calculation
Calculation of baseline thresholds so to establish warning thresholds
Cat avg: 8.3
Worst Performing Features
Network mapping
Dynamic mapping tool allows the network topology to be mapped showing performance metrics, and link connection and utilization
Cat avg: 7.8
Packet capture analysis
Interception of data packets provides performance-related information such as network and application response times, and traffic type analysis
Cat avg: 7.3
Wireless infrastructure monitoring
Ability to monitor wireless access points, controllers, and connected clients
Cat avg: 7.6
SolarWinds NPM Features from Reviews
Network Performance Monitoring
A network performance monitoring system monitors the entire network for performance problems and collects performance data such as network traffic analysis performance bottlenecks, etc.
8.2+1%
Automated network device discovery
Automated network device discovery allows all devices in the environment to be found and tracked
Category average: 8.3
Network monitoring
Monitoring network device availability and performance indicators like bandwidth, packet loss, CPU, WAN links, etc.
Category average: 8.9
Baseline threshold calculation
Calculation of baseline thresholds so to establish warning thresholds
Category average: 8.3
Alerts
Alerts warning of critical infrastructure component failure can be sent via email or SMS or other channel
Category average: 9
Network capacity planning
Capacity planning analyzes interface utilization, disk usage, etc. and allows identification of capacity problems well in advance of threshold breach
Category average: 7.9
Packet capture analysis
Interception of data packets provides performance-related information such as network and application response times, and traffic type analysis
Category average: 7.3
Network mapping
Dynamic mapping tool allows the network topology to be mapped showing performance metrics, and link connection and utilization
Category average: 7.8
Customizable reports
Ability to schedule, generate, and deliver custom performance and availability reports
Category average: 7.2
Wireless infrastructure monitoring
Ability to monitor wireless access points, controllers, and connected clients
Category average: 7.6
Hardware health monitoring
Ability to monitor key hardware metrics including temperature, fan speed, and power supply
Category average: 9
SolarWinds NPM Features from the Vendor
Network Performance Monitoring
Vendor-reviewedAutomated network device discovery
Automated network device discovery allows all devices in the environment to be found and tracked
Network monitoring
Monitoring network device availability and performance indicators like bandwidth, packet loss, CPU, WAN links, etc.
Baseline threshold calculation
Calculation of baseline thresholds so to establish warning thresholds
Alerts
Alerts warning of critical infrastructure component failure can be sent via email or SMS or other channel
Network capacity planning
Capacity planning analyzes interface utilization, disk usage, etc. and allows identification of capacity problems well in advance of threshold breach
Packet capture analysis
Interception of data packets provides performance-related information such as network and application response times, and traffic type analysis
Network mapping
Dynamic mapping tool allows the network topology to be mapped showing performance metrics, and link connection and utilization
Customizable reports
Ability to schedule, generate, and deliver custom performance and availability reports
Wireless infrastructure monitoring
Ability to monitor wireless access points, controllers, and connected clients
Hardware health monitoring
Ability to monitor key hardware metrics including temperature, fan speed, and power supply
Additional Features
Vendor-contributedSeamless conversion upgrade to AIOps-powered Hybrid Cloud Observability
Multi-vendor device support for any router, switch, firewall, VPN concentrator, wireless access point and other devices that support standard protocols
Intelligent alerts for correlated events, sustained conditions, and complex combinations of device states
Insight on hardware health by monitoring, alerting, and reporting on the state of key device sensors
NetPath for hop-by-hop monitoring of critical business services, on-premises or into the cloud
Network Insight for Cisco Nexus switches, F5 BIG-IP load balancers, Cisco ASA firewalls