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What is SolarWinds IP Address Manager (IPAM)?
Austin-based SolarWinds offers Internet Protocal address management (IPAM) networking service.
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What is SolarWinds IP Address Manager (IPAM)?
IPAM integrates DHCP, DNS, and IP address management. Automated subnet discovery and IP scanning scours your network so you always know how IPs are used. Be alerted to and fix IPs conflicts, depleted subnets/scopes, and mismatched DNS entries. Delegate IP administration so system and network admins can manage their own range of IPs. Get the nitty-gritty details on IPs and how they’ve been used—even in the distant past.
SolarWinds IP Address Manager (IPAM) Features
- Supported: Automated IP address tracking
- Supported: Integrated DHCP, DNS, and IP address management
- Supported: IP address alerting, troubleshooting, and reporting
- Supported: Multi-vendor on-prem and cloud DHCP and DNS support
- Supported: IP Request Form for streamlining and automating IP address requests
- Supported: API support with CRUD operations for two-way integration with third-party software
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SolarWinds IP Address Manager (IPAM) Integrations
SolarWinds IP Address Manager (IPAM) Competitors
- ManageEngine OpUtils
- Men & Mice
- Managing and maintaining internal spreadsheets
SolarWinds IP Address Manager (IPAM) Technical Details
| Deployment Types | On-premise |
|---|---|
| Operating Systems | Windows, Orion Platform products can be deployed on physical or virtual servers on-premises or in the cloud. These products can also be deployed via Azure or AWS marketplaces. For detailed system requirements, visit support.solarwinds.com. |
| Mobile Application | No |
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Austin-based SolarWinds offers Internet Protocal address management (IPAM) networking service.
ManageEngine OpUtils are common alternatives for SolarWinds IP Address Manager (IPAM).
Reviewers rate Support Rating and Implementation Rating highest, with a score of 10.
The most common users of SolarWinds IP Address Manager (IPAM) are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).
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Convenient Integration: Many users have found IPAM's integration with the SolarWinds suite to be convenient for tracking multiple sites and subnets. This feature has been praised by several reviewers as it allows them to easily manage their IP address allocation and DNS updates in one centralized solution.
Efficient IP Management: The ability of IPAM to manage IP addresses and update DNS as soon as a device is discovered has been highly valued by users. This functionality has proven useful for managing IP address availability and ensuring accurate DNS updates, according to numerous reviewers.
Effective Capacity Planning: Users appreciate IPAM's ability to reserve and comment on IP addresses for effective IP address allocation and capacity planning. Several reviewers have noted that this feature helps them allocate IPs efficiently, avoid conflicts, and plan for future network expansion.
Slow, Clunky Web Interface: Many users have expressed frustration with the slow, clunky web interface of SolarWinds IP Address Manager. Users find it difficult to navigate and perform tasks efficiently, impacting their overall experience with the software.
Difficult Initial Setup: Several reviewers have reported that the initial setup of the software is not user-friendly and requires a learning curve. This can be challenging for new users who are unfamiliar with the Orion platform.
Limited Options for Organizing Devices: Users have complained about the limited options for organizing devices in SolarWinds IP Address Manager. They feel that there is a lack of flexibility in the licensing tiers and find it difficult to effectively organize their devices as per their requirements.
Users commonly recommend the following regarding the software for managing IP addresses:
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Trying the free option before purchasing: Many users suggest taking advantage of the free version of the software to get a feel for its functionality and suitability for their needs. This allows users to assess whether it meets their requirements before committing to a paid version.
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Considering other options like InfoBlox and Mice & Men: Some users suggest exploring alternative software options such as InfoBlox or Mice & Men. These alternatives may offer different features or better meet specific requirements, so users recommend comparing different solutions to find the best fit.
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Looking for bundle purchase with other products for a better deal: Reviewers mention that while the software itself can be pricey, they recommend exploring bundle purchases that include additional products or services. By bundling multiple products together, users may be able to secure a better deal or more cost-effective licensing options.
It is important to note that users also mention areas for improvement, such as inadequate support and resource-intensive nature of the software. However, these are not counted as among the three most common recommendations.
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(1-25 of 90)Companies can't remove reviews or game the system. Here's why
April 15, 2022
Great tool for keeping track of IP addresses
- Great tool for keeping track of IP addresses.
- Dynamic IP lists and documentation.
- Nice integration with other SolarWinds suite tool.
- Try to integrate with service now
- It showed the MAC addresses of the devices it finds on the scans.
- Specific IP can be complicated
February 17, 2022
SolarWinds IPAM Review
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
- IP address conflicts--instantly identifies conflicts on the network
- Managing our various scopes
- Setting up reservations for various devices
- One portal to view all the devices along with easy to read descriptions of what the devices are
- I can't really complain about the current implementation. It just works brilliantly.
January 29, 2022
No gimmicks, it just works!
- Automates IP address tracking
- IP address alerting, troubleshooting, and reporting
- DHCP Management
- IP address management
- N/A
January 27, 2022
An IPAM that does what it's supposed to.
- Scan subnets to show open IP address
- Add and remove subnets
- Add/track DNS and DHCP servers
- The ability to select multiple IP address at one time and clear their settings
January 27, 2022
Best IP Management Software
- IP address monitoring
- IP address alerting for duplicates
- DHCP Management lets me know when how scopes are being used
- Sunbet Management lets me know when I need to look at increasing my subnet space
- DHCP utilization sometimes has a delay before being in sync but is still accurate enough at all times for a broad understanding of the environment
January 27, 2022
IPAM is a fully functional IP address manager
- Ease of use to assign/register IP addresses.
- Easy search utility.
- Intuitive.
- Integration with Solarwinds Orion.
- I do not see any holes in the product.
- Ability to customize the user interface for management.
- Ability to generate management graphical reports on IP status.
- The ability to delegate user access to specific subnet or ranges.
January 27, 2022
IPAM Review
- Manage IP addresses
- Allocate free IP addresses
- Update the IPAM records in a very orderly manner.
- The process of teams assigning IP addresses themselves need to be more streamlined.
- Ability to see used subnets needs to be further simplified in the dashboard section.
January 26, 2022
SolarWinds IPAM is the Easiest Way to Manage Multiple Subnets and Office Location IP Addresses
- IP address availability
- DNS updates
- Capacity planning
- Customizable dashboards
- Resolution automation
- Better scripting base
- Automated discovery and alerting
- Request-based allocations possible
- DNS and DHCP support
- Great as a standalone but would be good if it was just included with other parts of Orion
January 22, 2022
SolarWinds IPAM is Beneficial to Our Company!
- It integrates with DHCP to help identify end devices that have dynamically assigned IP addresses.
- The subnet scans are quick and efficient.
- It tracks statically assigned devices.
- The summary page layout could be more efficient.
- The network view does not display the correct number of available IP addresses for the subnet size.
- The request IP address functionality is not needed in our environment and it would be nice to turn the link off on the dashboard.
- Overview of IP networks
- Managing IP networks
- Scanning of IP networks
- We don't miss any functions.
January 19, 2022
Review of SolarWinds IP Address Manager
- IP address monitoring
- IP address alerting for duplicates
- Allow subnet management by user
- SolarWinds IP Address Manager is a perfect product
January 19, 2022
Solarwinds IPAM - powerful IP management tool
- Monitor DHCP scopes.
- Manage IP infrastructure.
- Alert on any critical events.
- Better integration with NPM - would be nice if clicking on an IP address opened the node information.
- Shared custom properties between NPM and IPAM.
- Ability to import/add multiple nodes.
January 18, 2022
Time saver
- Can track all the IP address ( provisioned and available) automatically
- Centralized managed solution
- Can integrate with the DNS
- Sometimes I have noticed the IP pool doesn't get refreshed and am not sure where the issue is. I had to cross verify the IP address before assigning it to male sure it doesn't conflict with already provisioned Servers
January 18, 2022
A Must-Have for Any IT Department
- Static IP Management
- DHCP Scope Management
- Technician Self-Service
- None!
January 18, 2022
Very useful IP/Subnet management tool
- Share IP availability of all IP ranges with different teams
- Figure out location and purpose of each IP range
- recycle IPs for decommissioned devices
- It would be nice if the recycled/reused IPs will have the "history" records of their usage
September 21, 2021
Works great and saves a lot of time!
- Keeps tracks of all IP ranges you set up.
- Lets you know when a device is online or not.
- Ability to reserve IPs and label it so you know what it is for.
- Security breach has us worried.
- Faster interface would be nice.
- Entire Orion platform has a lot of customizations and it can easily scare a person that is new to it.
May 28, 2021
No more spreadsheets
- See the devices on DHCP you didn't know about
- Monitor your DHCP scopes, available IPs
- Monitor your subnets and available IPs
- Remove the need for spreadsheets
- The layout of information, DHCP, DNS, and IP are all separated
May 16, 2021
IPAM: Total Awareness in IP Management
- Organization: Great seeing site IP utilization at a glance.
- DHCP Management: If you pair this with the right alerting you will never run out of IPs at a site.
- Subnet Management: Similar to DHCP, you can tell when you are going to need to expand your subnets.
- Built in alerting would take a lot of the guess work out.
- Sometimes the DHCP utilization doesn't appear to be 100% in sync.
- As with all modules, theres a cost to use additional features.
- Keeps all IP addresses well organized
- Prevents duplicate IP addressing
- Scans all subnets to mark IP addresses that are in use
- None
December 23, 2020
SolarWinds IP Address Manager Review
- Alerting on DHCP scope
- UDT integration
- Find out IPs in use and available
- Easier overall view - for example: show me all subnets and their names instead of drop downs.
December 16, 2020
Another solid offering from SolarWinds
- Minimal setup and configuration required
- Integration into SolarWinds Orion portal
- Ease of Use
- Better ability to identify discovered IP addresses
December 11, 2020
Great tool but beware aware of the yearly cost
- Lets me know how many IPs are being used in my network
- Lets me know about any possible IP address conflicts
- Gives me history of MAC addresses that have used this IP
- Able to easily export my IP data
- Would like to know what ports are open on the IPs
- Would be useful if they helped you configure this with best practices when you get it
December 09, 2020
DHCP & DNS Easy Management
- Inventory
- Discovery
- Management of transient IP
- DHCP management
- DNS monitoring
- Security
- Networking
- User Support
- Develpoment
December 08, 2020
SolarWinds IP Address Manager - A Time Saver
- Host discovery
- Easy setup
- Dynamic IP updates
- Web interface can be slow and clunky
- Initially is not user friendly
- Allow more options for organization of devices