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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    NetCrunch

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ANetCrunch is commercial, self-hosted, agentless network and IT infrastructure monitoring software that runs on Windows Server. It monitors network devices, servers, virtualization platforms, cloud services, applications, websites, certificates, logs, traffic flows, and custom data using SNMP, WMI, SSH, REST APIs, scripts, and telemetry. NetCrunch supports 680+ monitoring targets and includes 270+ ready-to-use Monitoring Packs for devices, applications, and operating…

    $2,550

    per year node based with optional additional interfaces

    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
    NetCrunchSolarWinds Observability
    Editions & Modules
    Enterprise Edition - for larger, distributed IT teams
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    per year per # of nodes and optional add-ons
    Enterprise Edition - For Bandwidth & Network Monitoring
    from $4350
    per year 600 interfaces, 100 nodes
    NetCrunch Professional - best for single IT admin use
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    annual per # of nodes and optional add-ons
    Enterprise Edition - for larger, distributed IT teams
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    perpetual license with annual update and tech support renewal based on the number of monitored nodes and network interfaces
    Professional Edition - best for single IT admin use
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    perpetual license with annual update and tech support renewal based on the number of monitored nodes and network interfaces
    Essentials
    $5
    per month per node
    Advanced
    $9
    per month per node
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    NetCrunchSolarWinds Observability
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsNetCrunch licensing is based on monitored nodes and interfaces rather than individual sensors, checks or metrics. Each node license includes one monitored interface. Additional interface licenses are required only when more interfaces than nodes need to be monitored. Professional and Enterprise are available as annual subscriptions or perpetual licenses, while Ultimate is available as an annual subscription. License size can be adjusted as monitoring requirements change.Pricing is set per node, per month, and billing is annual. The prices listed are base prices that could increase depending on your environment. Please speak to a representative to get a quote.
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    User Ratings
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    Likelihood to Recommend
    -
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    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    -
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    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    NetCrunchSolarWinds Observability
    Likelihood to Recommend
    AdRem Software
    No answers on this topic
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    AdRem Software
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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
    AdRem Software
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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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    Usability
    AdRem Software
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    SolarWinds
    - decent ease of use - good training materials - good documentation - acceptable level of expected knowledge
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    Alternatives Considered
    AdRem Software
    No answers on this topic
    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
    AdRem Software
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    SolarWinds
    • one license requiring 1 PO to be raised
    • sharing costs between departments for monitoring under one platform using APEs
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    NetCrunch Screenshots

    Screenshot of a network diagram with annotationsScreenshot of SQL Server architectureScreenshot of the web services architecture viewScreenshot of the network interface monitoring viewScreenshot of the traffic flow monitoring viewScreenshot of the storage monitoring dashboard

    SolarWinds Observability Screenshots

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