NetCrunch by AdRem Software vs. SolarWinds Observability
| Product | Rating | Most Used By | Product Summary | Starting Price |
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![]() NetCrunch | Score9 out of 10 | N/A | NetCrunch 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/A | SolarWinds® 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 |
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| Additional Details | NetCrunch 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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| Small Businesses | Auvik Score8.8 out of 10 | Amazon CloudWatch Score7.6 out of 10 |
| Medium-sized Companies | PingPlotter Score9 out of 10 | LogicMonitor Score8.9 out of 10 |
| Enterprises | Nmap Score8.7 out of 10 | ManageEngine Site24x7 Score10 out of 10 |
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| Likelihood to Recommend | - | 9.0 |
| Usability | - | 8.0 |
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