We performed a comparison between Observer Apex and SolarWinds NPM based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Zabbix, Datadog, Auvik and others in Network Monitoring Software."We can manage the entire system across the network and troubleshoot the pain points."
"Network visibility is the most valuable feature."
"We had some interfaces where the SFP Ports were having some problems after a while. We found which of the SFP Ports was having the error and changed it, so the bandwidth become okay."
"SolarWinds NPM is a scalable solution since it can handle a huge number of users."
"The most valuable feature is the graphical user interface."
"SolarWinds' network and server application monitoring features are strong."
"It covers everything from end to end, from the standpoint of endpoint machines and the routers and switches. The switch port also comes there."
"The initial setup was straightforward. We deployed the solution from new and completed the upgrades."
"The most valuable features of the solution are its graphical interface and reports."
"Their support team is efficient, and it is easy to set up."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"The pricing and AI can be improved."
"It would be good to have high security."
"Technical support and releases are not particularly reliable."
"Technical support can be slow to respond."
"SolarWinds NPM needs to increase its elements. One polling engine can only support 10,000 elements then it becomes slow. There are limitations even if you have the full SLX version license."
"If they could combine everything into one product, that would be very helpful."
"If they’re going for a “cover everything” approach, then they need to do so and enable a bit more of the "cover everything approach" within every one of the tools."
"If they did some type of synthetic monitoring, it would have been better."
"The aesthetic widgets should be dynamic widgets, so the customization can be even more customizable."
Observer Apex is ranked 94th in Network Monitoring Software with 1 review while SolarWinds NPM is ranked 4th in Network Monitoring Software with 147 reviews. Observer Apex is rated 0.0, while SolarWinds NPM is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Observer Apex writes "Has good network visibility ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SolarWinds NPM writes "High-level, comprehensive, and proactive monitoring in a user-friendly interface". Observer Apex is most compared with , whereas SolarWinds NPM is most compared with Zabbix, PRTG Network Monitor, ManageEngine OpManager, ThousandEyes and Entuity.
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