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SolarWinds NPM

Overview

What is SolarWinds NPM?

SolarWinds NPM is a monitoring and performance management platform. It provides performance troubleshooting support, auto network discovery, customizable thresholds, and can be rapidly deployed.

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Popular Features

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  • Alerts (228)
    8.9
    89%
  • Hardware health monitoring (215)
    8.8
    88%
  • Network monitoring (231)
    8.7
    87%
  • Customizable reports (212)
    7.9
    79%
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Pricing

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NPM

$1,638

On Premise
per year

Entry-level set up fee?

  • Setup fee optional
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Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Product Demos

Why I Recommend SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor (NPM)

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Features

Network Performance Monitoring

A network performance monitoring system monitors the entire network for performance problems and collects performance data such as network traffic analysis performance bottlenecks, etc.

7.9
Avg 8.2
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Product Details

What is SolarWinds NPM?

SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor (NPM) delivers comprehensive network fault monitoring and performance management that scales and expands with a company's network monitoring needs. Users can collect and view availability, real-time and historical statistics from routers, switches, firewalls, servers, and any other SNMP-, ICMP-, or WMI-enabled devices directly from a web browser.

The vendor states that SolarWinds users can get a full NPM installation up and running the same day they download, and that implementation does not require a team of consultants. NPM provides visibility into the health of network devices and servers on the network, ensuring that users have needed real-time information to keep their network running at peak performance.

Network Performance Monitor helps IT Pros:

  • Detect, diagnose, and resolve network performance issues and avoid downtime
  • Respond to multiple condition checks, correlated events, and device dependencies
  • Automatically calculate capacity exhaustion dates using customizable thresholds based on peak and average usage
  • Streamline network troubleshooting with a Web interface
  • View paths to critical business services hop-by-hop, even into the cloud, with the NetPath™ feature
  • Get deeper visibility into complex network devices with Network Insight™ features for Cisco ASA firewalls, Cisco Nexus switches, and F5 BIG-IP load balancers

SolarWinds NPM Features

Network Performance Monitoring Features

  • Supported: Automated network device discovery
  • Supported: Network monitoring
  • Supported: Baseline threshold calculation
  • Supported: Alerts
  • Supported: Network capacity planning
  • Supported: Packet capture analysis
  • Supported: Network mapping
  • Supported: Customizable reports
  • Supported: Wireless infrastructure monitoring
  • Supported: Hardware health monitoring

Additional Features

  • Supported: Seamless conversion upgrade to AIOps-powered Hybrid Cloud Observability
  • Supported: Multi-vendor device support for any router, switch, firewall, VPN concentrator, wireless access point and other devices that support standard protocols
  • Supported: Intelligent alerts for correlated events, sustained conditions, and complex combinations of device states
  • Supported: Insight on hardware health by monitoring, alerting, and reporting on the state of key device sensors
  • Supported: NetPath for hop-by-hop monitoring of critical business services, on-premises or into the cloud
  • Supported: Network Insight for Cisco Nexus switches, F5 BIG-IP load balancers, Cisco ASA firewalls

SolarWinds NPM Screenshots

Screenshot of Network monitoring software used to reduce network outages and detect, diagnose, and resolve multi-vendor network performance issues.Screenshot of See relationships for routers, switches, interfaces, volumes, and groups, updated automatically without user intervention to maintain the network, not network maps.Screenshot of Reduce visibility gaps into critical network switches, firewalls, and load balancers with Network Insight for Cisco Nexus, Cisco ASA, and F5 BIG-IP.Screenshot of Reduce the flood of unnecessary network alerts. Create alerts based on simple or complex nested trigger conditions, defined parent/child dependencies, and network topology.Screenshot of Identify dead zones and improve wireless coverage. With its network monitoring tool, users can access out-of-the-box wireless reports, including wireless availability and rogue access points.Screenshot of Configure alerts by calculating dynamic baseline threshold data with network performance monitoring software.

SolarWinds NPM Video

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SolarWinds NPM Technical Details

Deployment TypesOn-premise, Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsWindows, Windows® Server 2016; SQL Server 2016 SQL Server 2016 SP1 SQL Server 2017 (including installations on Linux)
Mobile ApplicationNo

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Frequently Asked Questions

SolarWinds NPM is a monitoring and performance management platform. It provides performance troubleshooting support, auto network discovery, customizable thresholds, and can be rapidly deployed.

LogicMonitor, OpenText Network Node Manager i (NNMi), and Broadcom DX Unified Infrastructure Management are common alternatives for SolarWinds NPM.

Reviewers rate Alerts highest, with a score of 8.9.

The most common users of SolarWinds NPM are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).
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Reviews and Ratings

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Community Insights

TrustRadius Insights are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, 3rd-party data sources. Have feedback on this content? Let us know!

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Users recommend considering the whole stack of Network Modules on the SolarWinds platform instead of NPM as a standalone product. They believe the other modules are valuable additions for monitoring, managing, and analyzing the network. SolarWinds NPM is considered the best network performance monitoring solution on the market. Users suggest using it for network monitoring and exploring other modules for specific infrastructure monitoring. While NPM is a good tool for network monitoring, users advise looking into alternative options for advanced monitoring needs. Some users suggest improving the navigation to make it more fluid and user-friendly. Overall, users recommend SolarWinds NPM for managing and monitoring network infrastructures due to its reliability and cost-effectiveness. They also recommend trying the live action feature and Meraki for enhanced network analytics. Users suggest considering other products with better UI and capabilities. SolarWinds NPM is worth the price if affordable, especially with sponsorship. Working with third-party services or SolarWinds to properly set up the tool is recommended. Using multiple tools in conjunction with NPM provides more visibility. Users recommend signing up for Thwack and utilizing their resources for assistance with SolarWinds products. Trying the demo first before purchasing is advisable. NPM is considered a core module in every company that chooses SolarWinds as their monitoring tool. It is important to ensure that the server can handle the software. Experienced staff maximizes the benefits of the platform. Users suggest downloading a trial copy of NPM to test it out. NPM outperforms other tools according to user opinions. More theme options and additional ways to export data are requested. Other modules from SolarWinds that work well with NPM, such as Server & Application Manager, should be explored. Support team and Thwack community are highly praised by users. Users should not be overwhelmed by features and take advantage of free trial resources. SolarWinds is recommended for enterprise-level monitoring, but Loop1 consulting is advised for complex environments. Initial setup can be time-consuming. The 30-day evaluation of the full product is excellent. Becoming a Thwack member provides access to extensive resources and support. SolarWinds may have a higher cost but is considered worth it. Proper provisioning of hardware, software, and infrastructure is crucial before deploying SolarWinds. Users recommend setting up the trial version first and getting familiar with the product. SolarWinds NPM receives high recommendations from users and is praised for its great dashboards.

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Reviews

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January 08, 2019

SolarWinds is a so-so monitoring system

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Telecommunications Company, 51-200 employees
Score 4 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
SolarWinds NPM is ideal for a homogenous, wired network. If you have any devices that are not Cisco, Juniper, or Brocade it takes a significant amount of time to set the software up. It is also much better at alerting than time series reporting. They really want you to have all of the licenses in Orion to get the full use of the software.
December 07, 2018

A better alternative to open-source

Verified User
Administrator in Information Technology
Information Technology and Services Company, 501-1000 employees
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
I recommend this because it is a solution that simply works right out of the box. If you are looking for an open-source solution, most require far too much tinkering under the hood and are nowhere near as polished as SolarWinds. I have looked at several open-source alternatives, but none come close to the polish that SolarWinds has.
December 02, 2018

SolarWinds NPM can handle anything you throw at it

PL
Paul Luchini
Network Engineer
Kentucky Administrative Office of the Courts (Government Administration, 1001-5000 employees)
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
It is well-suited if you have someone who will take ownership of managing NPM. It is harder to get the full benefits of NPM if you don't have someone who invests time in setting it up and maintaining it.
December 02, 2018

SolarWinds tells us before the users do!

Cody McNeill | TrustRadius Reviewer
Cody McNeill
Network and Systems Administrator II
Armour Transportation Systems (Transportation/Trucking/Railroad, 1001-5000 employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
Great for places that don't have a network map and do not know their network. I always suggest it when going to a business that does not have a dedicated network person, or had one suddenly leave with all their network knowledge. It really helps being able to see it from a top-down view. The automatic poll of all the devices also really helps find everything on your network.
December 02, 2018

Sharpest Tool in the Shed

Verified User
Administrator in Information Technology
Financial Services Company, 10,001+ employees
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
NPM is the perfect network monitoring solution because of all the pre-built templates and ease of use. I would highly recommend this tool for any small monitoring team. It will allow you to look like you have an entire team of admins when it can be easily managed by a few people. SolarWinds does a great job in constantly updating and improving the software and upgrades are a piece of cake.
December 01, 2018

SolarWinds NPM best bang for your buck!

Jeffrey Rapini | TrustRadius Reviewer
Jeffrey Rapini
Sr. Director, Information Services Operations
IEC Colleges (Education Management, 1001-5000 employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
SolarWinds NPM is great for any organization that wants to monitor and manage their IT infrastructure. Creating dashboards is fairly easy and it is very easy to get professional results. Reporting features are pretty robust and it's easy to create simple reports. I think if you have a need for very granular monitoring that might be a weakness of NPM.
November 20, 2018

Great introductory product

Verified User
Project Manager in Information Technology
Banking Company, 10,001+ employees
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
It is a good tool, but it really depends on the needs and size of your organization. For a small to mid-size company it is a great fit, but it has limitations when used in a large enterprise. Having to run agents to unlock the full power of the product is a limitation in my opinion. Most enterprise level tools are agent-less now
November 09, 2018

Solarwinds Gave me my Life Back!!

Mark Lambert | TrustRadius Reviewer
Mark Lambert
Systems Engineer
Queens Borough Public Library (Libraries, 1001-5000 employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
Larger enterprise environments with multiple locations is a well suited environment. It provides a central point of monitoring and configuring globally across the organization.

May not be as suitable for smaller organizations as the smaller module subscriptions may still be more expensive than an organization would need for several modules.
November 07, 2018

SolarWinds NPM is a lifesaver

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Higher Education Company, 501-1000 employees
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
It is well suited to monitor network devices and servers. We have more than 200 network switches in our environment as well as 300 wireless access points. It helps us to keep tabs on all of that in one location. When there has been an outage that affect multiple areas of the campus, it allows us to see what the root of the problem is.
November 07, 2018

SolarWinds

Verified User
Team Lead in Information Technology
Retail Company, 10,001+ employees
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
It's well suited for a lot of different types of networks but I would highly recommend looking at which ports you want to monitor and set up a template before importing all the network gear.
November 07, 2018

The good, the bad, and greatness!

Michael Gonzales | TrustRadius Reviewer
Michael Gonzales
Computer Network Technician
Calipatria Unified School District (Primary/Secondary Education, 51-200 employees)
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
I believe NPM is well suited in scenarios where the business has dozens of network equipment and/or servers to monitor. Since it is able to monitor virtually anything, from servers, to network equipment, virtual machines, and wireless devices it is best suited in and environment that supports several different types of devices and within an organization who needs these services up and running at all times.
November 07, 2018

SolarWinds NPM - not the best, not the worst

Verified User
Engineer in Professional Services
Information Technology and Services Company, 51-200 employees
Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
It is excellent in a single-company, single-office environment. However, once you try to start limiting access, NPM's credo seems to be "security through obscurity"; it is very easy to locate devices that one shouldn't be able to monitor simply by editing the URL.
November 07, 2018

SolarWinds - The Batman of IT

Verified User
Manager in Information Technology
Food & Beverages Company, 1001-5000 employees
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
NPM is well suited in multi site environments with general pipe overviews as a requirement. This is paramount in companies that have sites with network pipes that are not up to par with this day and age. It also could be used in a school environment as a good means of tracking utilization.
November 06, 2018

SolarWinds NPM - One stop shop for complete network monitoring

Mike Nostrom | TrustRadius Reviewer
Mike Nostrom
Senior Systems Software Specialist
Delaware Department of Health & Social Services (Government Administration, 10,001+ employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
SolarWinds NPM is the eyes and ears of our network. It gives us global visibility into everything on our network and its status. Without it, we would be blind to issues and be reactive instead of proactive when things happen. We use it to check bandwidth constraints and also to troubleshoot outages to trace back to the root cause. We also use Cisco Prime for our networking environment because it does a few things better than NPM.
November 02, 2018

Saving time with SolarWinds NPM

EM
Emanuel Maldonado
Network Support Engineer
University of Maryland Eastern Shore (Higher Education, 1001-5000 employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
It all comes down to making the best use of our time. Typically users would rather use your time than their own. For example, in the case of poor database performance a DB administrator will most likely blame the network. They would like you to use your time to provide evidence to the contrary. This will allow them to use their time for something other than troubleshooting their server or database. Once the innocence of the network is proven then and only then will the DB administrator look elsewhere for a solution. In the meantime clients suffer longer and more time is lost. Solarwinds NPM saves time. If the network is performing as it should it only takes a moment to verify and share the information. If there is a network issue NPM will have already sent an alert long before the DB admin makes the call. What more could you want?
November 01, 2018

NPM Review

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Internet Company, 11-50 employees
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
Very well suited for monitoring your nodes, however it is not well suited for out of the box hard drive capacity monitoring. The custom alerts are fairly easy to set up, but out of the box they are not available.
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