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Feature Set Ratings
Network Performance Monitoring
Cisco DNA Analytics and Assurance
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
8.2
SolarWinds ipMonitor
82%
SolarWinds ipMonitor ranks higher in 5/5 features
SolarWinds ipMonitor ranks higher in 5/5 features
Automated network device discovery
N/A
0 Ratings
8.4
84%
10 Ratings
Network monitoring
N/A
0 Ratings
8.8
88%
23 Ratings
Alerts
N/A
0 Ratings
8.7
87%
23 Ratings
Network mapping
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
19 Ratings
Customizable reports
N/A
0 Ratings
6.9
69%
23 Ratings
Attribute Ratings
- Cisco DNA Analytics and Assurance is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
Cisco DNA Analytics and Assurance
80%
1 Rating
7.8
SolarWinds ipMonitor
78%
23 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew
Cisco DNA Analytics and Assurance
N/A
0 Ratings
8.2
SolarWinds ipMonitor
82%
1 Rating
Usability
Cisco DNA Analytics and Assurance
N/A
0 Ratings
8.2
SolarWinds ipMonitor
82%
6 Ratings
Support Rating
Cisco DNA Analytics and Assurance
N/A
0 Ratings
8.8
SolarWinds ipMonitor
88%
8 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
Cisco DNA Analytics and Assurance
So not everyone is in need of a smart AI checking their network metrics looking for issues before they happen or finding and alerting on problems that the network staff may not have noticed, but if you have the budget for it, it could be a huge time saver for your whole department.

Verified User
Manager in Information Technology
Government Administration Company, 501-1000 employeesSolarWinds ipMonitor
SolarWinds ipMonitor is well suited in situation where customer do not wants to hold the responsibility of underlying monitoring infrastructure management such as Servers, Database, website and their high availability. And of course when you need Network, Servers, Services fault and performance monitoring. When you have specialized network monitoring requirement such as Configuration backup, netflow traffic analysis then this is not the right tool.
Development Team Lead
AccentureComputer Software, 10,001+ employees
Pros
Cisco DNA Analytics and Assurance
- Smart AI that learns your network.
- Machine learning that can find performance bottlenecks and issues.
- After configuration you don't have to spend a lot of time managing it.

Verified User
Manager in Information Technology
Government Administration Company, 501-1000 employeesSolarWinds ipMonitor
- 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
Network Systems Engineer
Whitesell GroupMechanical or Industrial Engineering, 501-1000 employees
Cons
Cisco DNA Analytics and Assurance
- May require an implementer to get this set up and running.
- For a software based service that you can run on your own VM's, price is still very high.
- The first setup can be a bear and you will need much help from TAC.

Verified User
Manager in Information Technology
Government Administration Company, 501-1000 employeesSolarWinds ipMonitor
- It is a very complete and versatile software, but its price can be somewhat high for small companies.
- During the analysis of the collected data the process can be somewhat slow, so it takes more time than expected.
- Its configuration process can be somewhat complex since it requires several configurations so having prior knowledge is helpful.
Senior Software Engineering
Coupa SoftwareComputer Software, 1001-5000 employees
Pricing Details
Cisco DNA Analytics and Assurance
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Cisco DNA Analytics and Assurance Editions & Modules
—
Additional Pricing Details
—SolarWinds ipMonitor
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
$1,570 installation
SolarWinds ipMonitor Editions & Modules
Edition
ipMonitor -2500 Monitors | $57701 |
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ipMonitor - 1000 Monitors | $26201 |
ipMonitor - 500 Monitors | $15701 |
- installation
Additional Pricing Details
—Likelihood to Renew
Cisco DNA Analytics and Assurance
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
SolarWinds ipMonitor
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
Network Systems Engineer
Whitesell GroupMechanical or Industrial Engineering, 501-1000 employees
Usability
Cisco DNA Analytics and Assurance
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
SolarWinds ipMonitor
SolarWinds ipMonitor 8.2
Based on 6 answers
SolarWinds ipMonitor is a perfectly decent network mapper and performance metric gatherer, but it is held back by the UI, which can be hard to navigate once you have more than a couple dozen assets in there. It is fairly priced, but it also sometimes takes a really long time before results come in.
Security Officer
IXON CloudInformation Technology and Services, 51-200 employees
Support Rating
Cisco DNA Analytics and Assurance
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
SolarWinds ipMonitor
SolarWinds ipMonitor 8.8
Based on 8 answers
Although I had not much support ticket with ipMonitor support team but I can share my overall experience with SolarWinds products and support team. I am working with SolarWinds support team since last 7 years and in last 2-3 years I have seen a significant improvement in knowledge documentation which is helping end users to troubleshoot problems by themselves. Apart from this SolarWinds phone call based support is very nice as tickets and emails might take some time but a direct phone call can get your job done quickly comparatively.
Associate Consultant
HCL TechnologiesInformation Technology & Services, 10,001+ employees
Alternatives Considered
Cisco DNA Analytics and Assurance
No answers on this topic
SolarWinds ipMonitor
We were trying to evaluate different providers and ipMonitor suited us because we had on-prem and cloud instances and management decided to check the paid tool. The ipMonitor is a very responsive tool and it served the purpose well but as IT is evolving and needs are changing, we discontinued the ipMonitor and shifted to Zabbix due to the customization which was the need at the time.
Senior Devops Engineer
iENGINEERINGInformation Technology & Services, 51-200 employees
Return on Investment
Cisco DNA Analytics and Assurance
- Loads of time saved diagnosing network issues.
- Much effort saved having to determine network performance metrics by hand.
- The Cisco brand is generally safe and trusted so you get that additional peace of mind.

Verified User
Manager in Information Technology
Government Administration Company, 501-1000 employeesSolarWinds ipMonitor
- We currently use an outside service to monitor critical network nodes. We will do away with that service shortly.
- We no longer have to wait to hear from our users if there is a network device down. We will be proactively alerted and we can begin to remediate immediately helping to limit downtime.
- After initial setup and some tweaking, it requires little to no time to maintain.
IT Manager
Handel ArchitectsArchitecture & Planning, 51-200 employees