Server availability and performance monitoring
Ability to monitor server availability
Cat avg: 9.4
Top Performing Features
Server usage monitoring and capacity forecasting
Ability to assess server usage and forecast future needs
Cat avg: 8.8
IT Asset Discovery
Discovery of hardware and software assets on the network
Cat avg: 8.5
Application monitoring
Application monitoring involves tracking response times and resource usage for applications, including highly-distributed applications
Cat avg: 8.6
Worst Performing Features
Collaboration tools
Collaboration tools enable DevOps staff to collaborate by adding notes/comments and also integrating with external collaboration tools like ticketing systems
Cat avg: 7.5
Out-of-the box templates to monitor applications
Built-in templates for specific applications
Cat avg: 7.5
Application performance management console
The management console is used to manage monitoring agents and et thresholds, etc.
Cat avg: 7.9
SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor Features from Reviews
Application Performance Management
Application performance management software monitors software to ensure performance and availability
8.6+4%
Application monitoring
Application monitoring involves tracking response times and resource usage for applications, including highly-distributed applications
Category average: 8.6
Database monitoring
Database monitoring means looking for database bottlenecks liable to slow response times
Category average: 8.2
Threshold alerts
Alerts indicating when critical thresholds have been reached
Category average: 8.7
Predictive capabilities
Data mining of log and other performance data to understand predictors of slowdowns or outages
Category average: 7.6
Application performance management console
The management console is used to manage monitoring agents and et thresholds, etc.
Category average: 7.9
Collaboration tools
Collaboration tools enable DevOps staff to collaborate by adding notes/comments and also integrating with external collaboration tools like ticketing systems
Category average: 7.5
Out-of-the box templates to monitor applications
Built-in templates for specific applications
Category average: 7.5
Application dependency mapping and thresholding
Mapping relationships between the application and its underlying infrastructure
Category average: 8
Virtualization monitoring
Allows for monitoring of virtual applications and servers
Category average: 8.5
Server availability and performance monitoring
Ability to monitor server availability
Category average: 9.4
Server usage monitoring and capacity forecasting
Ability to assess server usage and forecast future needs
Category average: 8.8
IT Asset Discovery
Discovery of hardware and software assets on the network
Category average: 8.5
SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor Features from the Vendor
Additional Features
Vendor-contributedSingle Web interface to monitor multi-vendor applications and server infrastructure.
Out-of-the-box monitoring templates for 200+ enterprise applications.
Easily extend monitoring to virtually any custom or home-grown applications.
Gain contextual visibility of relationships and dependencies between applications and physical and virtual servers.
Monitor server hardware health, perform capacity forecasting, and manage asset inventory. Remediate server issues remotely with built-in management actions.
Monitor VMware and Hyper-V environments to identify problems impacting application performance.
Centrally manage IT asset inventory and keep track of server hardware and software information.
Leverage the wealth of built-in alerts and reports, and easily customize them as needed.
SAM is an agentless monitoring software. Optional agent installation extends monitoring to the cloud.