Auvik vs SolarWinds ipMonitor

Likelihood to Recommend

Auvik is a great tool for discovering the details and eccentricities of your or your customer's networks. It truly is a tool I didn't know I needed and now I can't live without. Immediately after deploying it I was able to proactively identify some network pain points that allowed me to correct multiple network deficiencies and create happier customers without even realizing they were having problems (slow network speeds, congested ports). Onboarding and ongoing support are top notch. They really don't just "throw you to the wolves," though that being said, the complexity of the product does merit taking the onboarding and initial setup seriously and not just going with a "deploy and go" type of scenario, but that's strictly because of the scope and feature set that the product offers.

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Drew Hackworth

President

Polaris Technology, LLCComputer & Network Security, 1-10 employees

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I have been using ipMonitor for the past 10 years to successfully complete small to mid-size network projects by providing visibility of the network and the devices in addition to reporting to the client throughout the acceptance process. It has also proven to be a valuable resource when it comes to identifying network problems and improving overall network performance

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Mike Mozola

Senior Systems Engineer

Integral BlueTelecommunications, 51-200 employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

Auvik

SolarWinds ipMonitor

Automated network device discovery

Network monitoring

Alerts

Network mapping

Customizable reports

Pros

Setup is easy
Integrates with Connectwise
Integrates with IT Glue

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Jeff Aiken

vCIO

EmergeInformation Technology & Services, 51-200 employees

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ipMonitor is well suited to use SNMP sources to monitor up states and usage such as network interfaces
ipMonitor does a great job of measuring bandwidth usage and delivering a long term 'picture' of usage
ipMonitor has an exceptional interface that is easy to use and simple to navigate

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Mike Maner

Network Systems Engineer

Whitesell GroupMechanical or Industrial Engineering, 501-1000 employees

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Cons

SNMP traps (not an advertised feature)
Endpoint monitoring (not an advertised feature)

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Drew Hackworth

President

Polaris Technology, LLCComputer & Network Security, 1-10 employees

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The interface could be more intuitive.
Alerts could be less dry.
Rebooting the ipMonitor host seems to trigger every monitor you've selected to send an email.

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Paul Cheng

IT Manager

Handel ArchitectsArchitecture & Planning, 51-200 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

No score

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SolarWinds ipMonitor 8.2

Based on 1 answer

I have very few pieces of software, that are specific to IT and IT services, that just work. Honestly, I don't need the support as it never breaks, but I believe in rewarding vendors that make valuable products

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Mike Maner

Network Systems Engineer

Whitesell GroupMechanical or Industrial Engineering, 501-1000 employees

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Support Rating

No score

No answers yet

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SolarWinds ipMonitor 8.2

Based on 2 answers

There are very few pieces of software or equipment that I use on a daily basis that just work. This is one of them.

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Mike Maner

Network Systems Engineer

Whitesell GroupMechanical or Industrial Engineering, 501-1000 employees

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Alternatives Considered

Actually, we went from Auvik to LogicMonitor, Auvik is like playing with Tinker Toys compared to LogicMonitor. We moved from Auvik to LogicMonitor for a bunch of reasons, pricing was among them. Auvik charges extra for Netflow monitoring where LogicMonitor has is included. If you want anything more than basic ping monitoring in Auvik you have to do an SNMP walk on every device that you are monitoring and then write to create custom OID's to monitor for what should be simple out of the box monitoring, such as Cisco Health or Jitter/Latency.

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Jeff Aiken

vCIO

EmergeInformation Technology & Services, 51-200 employees

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I feel that ipMonitor does not provide the granularity or level of configuration we require for our teams. We actually are looking at other means of customizing our monitors using the products listed, which I think will provide my teams with the ability to create better alerts that can be customized easier and can provide more depth of monitoring and alerting.

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Verified User

Administrator in Information Technology

Computer Software Company, 201-500 employees

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Return on Investment

Better customer experiences
Simplicity addressing network concerns
Automated network discovery and documentation

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Drew Hackworth

President

Polaris Technology, LLCComputer & Network Security, 1-10 employees

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We experienced a network issue that our provider stated was us generating more traffic that our allotted bandwidth. Solar winds allowed us to identify and traffic actual flow of traffic and quantitatively prove we were not saturating our bandwidth connection.
We used the log summary to identify an employee that had more access than they should have and were access information they should not have had access to.

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Verified User

Executive in Information Technology

Education Management Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Auvik Editions & Modules

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General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

Yes

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

SolarWinds ipMonitor Editions & Modules

Edition

ipMonitor -2500 Monitors	$5770¹
ipMonitor - 1000 Monitors	$2620¹
ipMonitor - 500 Monitors	$1570¹

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Auvik vs SolarWinds ipMonitor

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Feature Rating Comparison

Network Performance Monitoring

Automated network device discovery

Network monitoring

Alerts

Network mapping

Customizable reports

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Likelihood to Renew

Support Rating

Alternatives Considered

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Auvik Editions & Modules

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General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

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Edition

Additional Pricing Details

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