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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Sematext Cloud

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ASematext Cloud is an observability solution for software-based companies that provides key insights into front-end and back-end performance. Sematext encompasses infrastructure, real user & synthetic monitoring, transaction tracing and log management. Sematext gives businesses full-stack visibility by exposing key performance issues through a single Cloud or On-Premise solution.

    $0

    per month

    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
    Sematext CloudSolarWinds Observability
    Editions & Modules
    Logs
    $0
    per month 500 MB/day, 7 day retention.
    Monitoring
    $0
    per month 5 hosts max, 30 minute retention.
    Synthetics
    $2
    per month per HTTP monitor, 30 day retention.
    Experience
    $9
    per month 25k views/month, 7 day retention.
    Essentials
    $5
    per month per node
    Advanced
    $9
    per month per node
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Sematext CloudSolarWinds Observability
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsPricing 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
    Sematext CloudSolarWinds Observability
    Likelihood to Recommend
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    -
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    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Sematext CloudSolarWinds Observability
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Sematext
    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
    Sematext
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Sematext
    No answers on this topic
    SolarWinds
    • Can be complex to setup
    • Is strongest with network resources
    • Assumes a fairly large amount of base knowledge
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    Usability
    Sematext
    No answers on this topic
    SolarWinds
    - decent ease of use - good training materials - good documentation - acceptable level of expected knowledge
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    Alternatives Considered
    Sematext
    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
    Sematext
    No answers on this topic
    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

    Sematext Cloud Screenshots

    Screenshot of Sematext ExperienceScreenshot of Sematext LogsScreenshot of Sematext MonitoringScreenshot of Sematext SyntheticsScreenshot of Correlate logs and metrics in split view

    SolarWinds Observability Screenshots

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