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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    Syncro

    Score7.4 out of 10
    N/ASyncro offers an Extended Monitoring and Management (XMM) platform for midsized MSPs and internal IT teams. The platform integrates RMM (endpoint management), professional services automation (PSA), and Microsoft 365 multi-tenant management to help organizations simplify operations, strengthen security, and scale.

    $159

    per month per user

    Pricing
    SolarWinds ObservabilitySyncro
    Editions & Modules
    Essentials
    $5
    per month per node
    Advanced
    $9
    per month per node
    Core
    $159
    per month per user
    Team
    $209
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    SolarWinds ObservabilitySyncro
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    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.Discount available for annual payment.
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    Community Pulse
    SolarWinds ObservabilitySyncro
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    SolarWinds
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    Would buy again
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    60%
    Would buy again
    3 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    80%
    Delivers good value for the price
    4 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    80%
    Happy with the feature set
    4 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    Features
    SolarWinds ObservabilitySyncro
    Application Performance Management
    Comparison of Application Performance Management features of SolarWinds Observability and Syncro
    Feature
    SolarWinds Observability
    -
    Ratings
    Syncro
    6.3
    3 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Virtualization monitoring00 Ratings7.43 Ratings
    IT Asset Discovery00 Ratings5.12 Ratings
    Monitoring Tasks
    Comparison of Monitoring Tasks features of SolarWinds Observability and Syncro
    Feature
    SolarWinds Observability
    -
    Ratings
    Syncro
    7.6
    4 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Remote monitoring00 Ratings8.44 Ratings
    Network device monitoring00 Ratings6.63 Ratings
    Activity Monitoring00 Ratings7.93 Ratings
    Management Tasks
    Comparison of Management Tasks features of SolarWinds Observability and Syncro
    Feature
    SolarWinds Observability
    -
    Ratings
    Syncro
    7.2
    3 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Patch Management00 Ratings7.73 Ratings
    Policy-based automation00 Ratings6.83 Ratings
    Remote Access
    Comparison of Remote Access features of SolarWinds Observability and Syncro
    Feature
    SolarWinds Observability
    -
    Ratings
    Syncro
    7.3
    3 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Attended device access00 Ratings8.93 Ratings
    Unattended device access00 Ratings7.53 Ratings
    Mobile device access00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Virtual device access00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Multiple-display support00 Ratings4.52 Ratings
    Multiple concurrent sessions00 Ratings8.23 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    SolarWinds ObservabilitySyncro
    Small Businesses
    Amazon CloudWatch
    Score7.8 out of 10
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    Score7.1 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    LogicMonitor
    Score8.9 out of 10
    N-able N-sight RMM
    Score7.4 out of 10
    Enterprises
    ManageEngine Site24x7
    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    SolarWinds ObservabilitySyncro
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    6.3
    (5 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    6.9
    (4 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    SolarWinds ObservabilitySyncro
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    SyncroMSP Servably Inc
    SyncroMSP is great for MSPs starting out or wanting to keep their costs low. Some RMM software will charge per install - and price breaks only available as your base grows to a significant number. As Syncro is a "per agent" cost, the costs for an MSP are (a) known and (b) easily to manage as the team grows. The third-party integration element is very useful for MSPs looking to be able to not only onsell additional services, but the management of these services is simple for anybody to use
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    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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    SyncroMSP Servably Inc
    • Due to the cloud based platform, we could scale the based on our needs relatively with ease.
    • We also utilized the auto billing features which were convenience.
    • The consolidation of both RMM and RSA decreased the amount of software we needed.
    • Also, the user friendliness of the platform allowed employees to use easy.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    SolarWinds
    • Can be complex to setup
    • Is strongest with network resources
    • Assumes a fairly large amount of base knowledge
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    SyncroMSP Servably Inc
    • Better project management
    • Ability to create teams
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    SolarWinds
    - decent ease of use - good training materials - good documentation - acceptable level of expected knowledge
    Incentivized
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    SyncroMSP Servably Inc
    Too expensive for what it is and the lack of support and bug fixes is annoying
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    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.
    Incentivized
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    SyncroMSP Servably Inc
    Much easier to learn and use
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    Return on Investment
    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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    SyncroMSP Servably Inc
    • The integrated AV solution with Bitdefender is very cheap - yet very a very high quality NGAV solution. It allows us to ensure our clients have access to an NGAV solution at an affordable price
    • Syncro has allowed us to expend our business into new areas which were not able to be accessed previously. This means that we can now service our clients in different ways than previously.
    • The fixed cost pricing allows our teams to understand what their costs are - but also allow us to grow the business and customer base with no increase in costs until we increase our technical team.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    SolarWinds Observability Screenshots

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

    Syncro Screenshots

    Screenshot of the interface to monitor unlimited endpoints, run scripts, deploy patches, customize alerts, and proactively address potential issues before they become problems.Screenshot of Syncro’s intelligent Smart Ticket Management, which automatically routes tickets and gets information in front of techs, displays relevant context from prior tickets, and surfaces recommended remediation steps to speed up resolution times.Screenshot of where to securely access endpoints and resolve issues anytime, from anywhere, via Splashtop — included with the Syncro subscription at no extra cost.Screenshot of Syncro automating Entra ID tasks and admin work including user syncs, password resets, and license billing.Screenshot of the interface to benchmark M365 tenants against CIS-aligned best practices — offering guided configuration, centralized visibility, drift detection, and automated alerts to help maintain compliance.Screenshot of Microsoft 365 and Entra ID backup, which helps to safeguard against data loss, reinforce compliance, and ensure business continuity without compromise.