We performed a comparison between CA Unified Communications Monitor and SolarWinds NPM based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Network Monitoring Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."We can manage the entire system across the network and troubleshoot the pain points."
"We use the solution to meet the needs of the customer."
"Good end-to-end monitoring"
"The ability to customize the views and dashboards is nice. SolarWinds also allows us to access the data via the API. That's probably the feature I liked the most."
"With just three modules, I can monitor server performance (whether it’s a VM, in the cloud, or an on-premises server."
"This solution offers a very good view of our network and allows us to effectively monitor performance."
"The ability to quickly identify downtime is the most valuable."
"SolarWinds' network and server application monitoring features are strong."
"The most valuable feature of SolarWinds NPM is the performance monitoring to see the memory, and CPU utilization."
"SolarWinds is reasonably priced."
"The initial setup was straightforward. We deployed the solution from new and completed the upgrades."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"The solution should have automatic baseline detection."
"All the features and functions of the solution can be improved."
"If they did some type of synthetic monitoring, it would have been better."
"GUI needs improvement with a more graphical dashboard."
"The evaluation time for the product is too short especially for large corporations."
"Scalability is a bit tricky because it requires more gateways in order to get the performance you may need. It also requires a lot of licensing."
"I would like to have a Syslog server module for this product. That would make the solution better."
"In terms of scalability, there is room for improvement. When you start monitoring, if you have so many interfaces and you're trying to monitor them at a faster interval, or a shorter interval, you get to a point where you need to request another node."
"We are looking to change away from this solution because of the documentation and the solution doesn't have enough integration in our country. The documentation is too weak."
"The aesthetic widgets should be dynamic widgets, so the customization can be even more customizable."
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CA Unified Communications Monitor is ranked 95th in Network Monitoring Software while SolarWinds NPM is ranked 4th in Network Monitoring Software with 147 reviews. CA Unified Communications Monitor is rated 6.6, while SolarWinds NPM is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of CA Unified Communications Monitor writes "Good end-to-end voice quality monitoring and offers valuable features". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SolarWinds NPM writes "High-level, comprehensive, and proactive monitoring in a user-friendly interface". CA Unified Communications Monitor is most compared with , whereas SolarWinds NPM is most compared with Zabbix, PRTG Network Monitor, ManageEngine OpManager, ThousandEyes and Entuity. See our CA Unified Communications Monitor vs. SolarWinds NPM report.
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