SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor (NPM) Pricing

“It's not cheap to buy, not cheap for maintenance, and not cheap to run (takes lots of server resources). … For smaller companies, they may look toward free or relatively cheap solutions like Cacti, PRTG, or Nagios.”

“One Negative - It's extremely expensive but it does offset the cost and gives a good ROI.”

“Good tool for quick ROI, harder to achieve in an enterprise environment Support is minimal and you get what you pay for here The sales approach is unique and it is very much a subscription provider. … It is a nice tool that does a good job of monitoring traffic and finding devices on the network Tool is very cost efficient and is a great choice for smaller organizations that don't have a ton of...”

“We monitor all of our switches with SolarWinds - we tried a more expensive and dedicated solution, but we found it cumbersome and less of a value than what we already had in SolarWinds. … But as it stands it is worth the price to renew it.”

“They continue improving their product so that alone it worth the price of support.”

“SolarWinds NPM shines when properly applied to Enterprise scenarios but I actually see more value-for-money in the smaller space where dedicated network personnel aren't always part of the budget. … While there are alternate solutions to SolarWinds NPM, this offering sits in a well-priced space easily adding more value than the sticker price.”

“I would recommend SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor for any situation, except for small networks where it is not worth the cost.”

“The cost is worked into our yearly budget so it really doesn't bother us. … The price is very fair and you get a lot for what you pay.”

“Cost when scaling can get expensive Would like to see tighter integration between SolarWinds products GUI could be streamlined more.”

“Cost is affordable.”

“If you were a larger shop the licensing for SolarWinds would get very expensive because they license it per "node" or item you want to monitor.”