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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    kdb+

    Score9 out of 10
    N/Akdb+ is a time series database from kx headquartered in Palo Alto, California, a division of First Derivatives.N/A

    SolarWinds Observability

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ASolarWinds® Hybrid Cloud Observability aims to provide a comprehensive, integrated, and full-stack solution designed to optimize performance, improve availability, and reduce remediation time by correlating data from across the IT ecosystem, including networks, servers, applications, databases, and more.

    $5

    per month node

    Pricing
    kdb+SolarWinds Observability
    Editions & Modules
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    Essentials
    $5
    per month per node
    Advanced
    $9
    per month per node
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    kdb+SolarWinds Observability
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
    kdb+SolarWinds Observability
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Usability
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    3.0
    (1 ratings)
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    Implementation Rating
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    User Testimonials
    kdb+SolarWinds Observability
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Kx
    kdb is well suited for real time tick data and time series analytics.
    Incentivized
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    SolarWinds
    - For small teams serving big organizations - it's a really simple tool to install and set up relatively quickly. - the new installer is also great - I don't have to understand what modules need to be installed; it's all streamlined. - The HCO Licensing allows you to run the Additional polling engines at a scale where the previous licensing model didn't. We can deploy APEs in locations now, which would not have been worth the investment in previously as there weren't enough devices in that location/region to spend the $$$$ on an APE License.
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    Pros
    Kx
    • Time series analysis. The built-in vector operations are extremely fast. Also with the q language you can code up any customized analytical ideas quickly.
    • The database are all file based, very easy to maintain.
    • Very solid and fast interface to websocket, so you can interface with javascript easily.
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    SolarWinds
    • Automated dependency mapping is a big hit.
    • High availability is extremely simple to implement.
    • Simple to use and drill into issues.
    • Analysis of growth patterns driving the recommendation engine.
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    Cons
    Kx
    • Run time error message readability, particularly for new users.
    • Backwards compatibility between versions.
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    SolarWinds
    • Can be complex to setup
    • Is strongest with network resources
    • Assumes a fairly large amount of base knowledge
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Kx
    switching costs
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    SolarWinds
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    Usability
    Kx
    its ok
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    SolarWinds
    - decent ease of use - good training materials - good documentation - acceptable level of expected knowledge
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    Support Rating
    Kx
    We don't use it.
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    SolarWinds
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    Alternatives Considered
    Kx
    Python is very commonly used for large data analysis and in general is much easier to pickup than kdb+. The biggest drawback of kdb+ is the learning curve.
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    SolarWinds
    Solarwinds has the best overlap of the two others I've mentioned - the other two tools (Datadog and Dynatrace) are great in their own way but Solarwinds is just good at everything; if I had to pick one tool of the above, it would be Solarwinds for the compatibility and ease of use, the other tools are more focused on being great at certain things while Solarwinds is the jack of all trades.
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    Return on Investment
    Kx
    • It perfectly solves most of our real time tick data needs.
    • Finding good kdb resources is slightly difficult. Also new people trying to learn kdb experience a relatively longer learning curve.
    Incentivized
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    SolarWinds
    • one license requiring 1 PO to be raised
    • sharing costs between departments for monitoring under one platform using APEs
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    SolarWinds Observability Screenshots

    Screenshot of ITOM Executive DashboardScreenshot of Observability MapsScreenshot of Performance Analysis DashboardScreenshot of Application Alerting DashboardScreenshot of Network Path Analysis