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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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April 15, 2022
Great tool for keeping track of IP addresses
SolarWinds IP Address Manager Eliminates IP conflicts and saves time managing DHCP, DNS, and IP Addresses. It also scans subnets to show the open IP address, and adds and removes subnets. The disadvantage is the ability to select multiple IP addresses at one time and it some it overkills for smaller network and little high price.
February 17, 2022
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Score 10 out of 10
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We use SolarWinds IP Address Manager to manage our entire corporate network. It's incredibly useful in seeing what is on our network as well as identifying conflicts.
January 29, 2022
No gimmicks, it just works!
I use SolarWinds IPAM to keep a watchful eye over my DHCP scopes and IP ranges. It helps me manage my IP address schemes so that I have the ability to focus on other areas. Without this tool, I would have to validate via manual methods.
January 27, 2022
An IPAM that does what it's supposed to.
It does it's job well, it's easy to use it to see what IP's are available and can be assigned. The scans work as expected, subnets are easy to add and remove. It's not flashy but I find it does exactly what we want it to do.
January 27, 2022
Best IP Management Software
The university I work at has at least 26 DHCP servers each managing multiple scopes, and it can get messy fast. SolarWinds IP Address Manager is an awesome tool to monitor the IP networks at a high level from one dashboard. I can easily determine DHCP utilization within each location and subnet with a glance at SolarWinds IP Address Manager.
January 27, 2022
IPAM is a fully functional IP address manager
We use IPAM to track subnet and host IP address assignments for our entire network. Primarily used for static IP assignments in our data centers and as a way to track dynamically assigned addresses from our DHCP infrastructure. This allows us to avoid assigning a duplicate IP addresses to static devices. The user interface is very intuitive and the color-coded icons allow us to quickly look down the list to see what addresses are being used and unused. Solarwinds also added a nice feature to test to see if the IP address is active elsewhere before reserving it. the search engine allows us to quickly focus on IP addresses at the subnet or host level.
January 27, 2022
IPAM Review
We use SolarWinds IP Address Manager (IPAM) to manage IP addresses in the organization. IPAM allows us to quickly provide IP addresses to our various teams within the organization.
January 26, 2022
SolarWinds IPAM is the Easiest Way to Manage Multiple Subnets and Office Location IP Addresses
We use SolarWinds IPAM to manage the subnets at our many office locations across the world. It allows us to quickly see subnet status, IP availability, and update our DNS quickly. This prevents us from duplicating IP addresses and causing communication errors.
Managing IP address allocation has previously been done in spreadsheets but due to growing size and complexity, a proper system was required to manage all our internal IP addressing. SolarWinds IP Address Manager (IPAM) has proved to be immensely useful in improving our systems and processes with regard to IP address and VLAN management across our hybrid environments.
January 22, 2022
SolarWinds IPAM is Beneficial to Our Company!
This module has really helped us in tracking devices on our different subnets, especially the ones that have static IP addresses. The setup is simple and the discovery is rather quick. I would recommend this module to others who need to have more visibility in a centralized location to view devices that are on your network.
We use SolarWinds IP Address Manager (IPAM) to monitor the usage of our IP networks. We monitor, assign, and reserve IP addresses for the networks not using the DHCP server. For the networks that do use the DHPC server, we use SolarWinds IPAM for monitoring only. We also use SolarWinds IPAM to give an overview of our network's used IP address.
January 19, 2022
Review of SolarWinds IP Address Manager
We use SolarWinds IP Address Manager at the University to track IP addresses that are used. Before SolarWinds IP Address Manager we had to give various admins rights to various DHCP servers that they are responsible for managing and managing who had access to which severs was very difficult to track. With SolarWinds IP Address Manager I am able to assign rights to various DHCP scopes directly from SolarWinds making management far simpler.
January 19, 2022
Solarwinds IPAM - powerful IP management tool
We use IPAM to manage our entire IP infrastructure leveraging DNS and DHCP. IPAM is our main IP repository used to manage and monitor DNS, DHCP scopes, and reserve static IP addresses.
January 18, 2022
Time saver
I have been using this tool for the last 5 years and this is a pretty decent tool to track the IPs that are reserved, assigned, and available. Easy to create the group and manage each IP subnets independently.
January 18, 2022
A Must-Have for Any IT Department
We use SolarWinds IPAM to get away from using an often outdated excel spreadsheet that contained our static IP addresses. Technicians are now able to request static IP addresses from the system for use on printers and other devices in the field.
January 18, 2022
Very useful IP/Subnet management tool
We have been using Solarwinds IP Address Manager (IPAM) to manage our public and internal IP ranges for our data centers and branch offices, which are shared with several different teams. It works quite well to put everyone on the same page for the availability of so many different IP ranges of different locations.
September 21, 2021
Works great and saves a lot of time!
We are using it to manage our company's ips. It works well and also lets us know if the device is online or not. Makes it a lot easier than maintaining a spreadsheet.
May 28, 2021
No more spreadsheets
We are using IPAM as part of our SolarWinds Orion deployment. The main purpose of it is to eliminate the need for spreadsheets. We are able to scan subnets to see what IPs are being used and what aren't. We also added DHCP and DNS servers. When we first started using SolarWinds IP Address Manager we had real small subnets so monitoring DHCP allowed us to set up alerts when there were less than 5 IPs available.
May 16, 2021
IPAM: Total Awareness in IP Management
IPAM is a great tool to see how your IP networks are being used at a high level. You can check out what your DHCP utilizations are or how much of a specific subnet you are using. I put a huge emphasis on useability and organization, so it's great the way you can organize IPs in groups by the site to see the health of your specific locations at a glance.
SolarWinds IPAM is used by I.T. to monitor and maintain all of our IP subnets. This prevents overlapping IP addresses and prevents duplicate IP errors in our environment.
December 23, 2020
SolarWinds IP Address Manager Review
We use IPAM in IT to manage IP addressing across all our offices and job sites. We use it for alerting on DHCP scope and have it integrated with UDT. We had no way to track IP addresses for all the job sites and used to manage the office IP addresses on an Excel sheet.
December 16, 2020
Another solid offering from SolarWinds
SolarWinds IPAM is utilized to manage IP address space across our global data centers. Operations teams are able to have full realtime visibility into IP information without contacting the network team.
December 11, 2020
Great tool but beware aware of the yearly cost
SolarWinds IP Address Manager helps me make sense of what is on my network at my locations and how many IPs are being taken up in my VLANs. Much easier to use than what is built into Windows. I can get alerted if I reach a threshold of IPs, which is important for our lab environment. I am never surprised by this tool on what's going on device-wise.
December 09, 2020
DHCP & DNS Easy Management
For years, we have used SolarWinds IP Address Manager to keep an inventory of all our networks, both IT and OT, which allows us to have more than 24000 IP controlled at present. The service makes it easier for us to know which networks are starting to have free IP availability problems and other value-added utilities that make routine tasks much easier.
December 08, 2020
SolarWinds IP Address Manager - A Time Saver
Prior to purchasing SolarWinds IP Address Manager, my team primarily relied on manually updated Excel spreadsheets for IP management. Initially, this approach was manageable, but it very quickly become too difficult to maintain. Because of the manual approach, the spreadsheet would become outdated very quickly. With SolarWinds IPAM, the dynamic updates take away the overhead associated with the spreadsheets and allowed us to not worry as much about whether or not the information we're looking at is up to date. Also because the interface is web-based, my team had a much easier time collaborating and access the necessary information.