A bit out dated and not fancy - but gets the job done
April 30, 2021

A bit out dated and not fancy - but gets the job done

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with SolarWinds Engineer's Toolset

Some of the modules included with the toolset are invaluable, such as the bandwidth interface monitors and other monitoring modules. It's useful to have locally installed software that engineers can use without the need to be logged into monitoring or jump servers, or rely solely on using the monitoring system.
  • interface monitoring
  • real time bandwidth monitoring
  • mib walk
  • outdated ui
  • refresh of features is needed
  • some tools should be EOL and new ones introduced
  • ability to run locally
  • easy to use controls
  • easy to view results
  • the cost is so low Idk that it's even a question
  • network engineers find the tool valuable
  • system admins find the tool valuable
To be honest, I'm not aware of any other toolset from a competitor that is remotely comparable. All other monitoring systems/vendors tend to use standard browser viewable monitoring systems and the option to use a locally installed software, to obtain the same results is not possible AFAIK. So I can't say that I've used any other similar tool from another company.

Do you think SolarWinds Engineer's Toolset delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with SolarWinds Engineer's Toolset's feature set?

Yes

Did SolarWinds Engineer's Toolset live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of SolarWinds Engineer's Toolset go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy SolarWinds Engineer's Toolset again?

Yes

It's tricky to determine if you should recommend or not recommend the Engineer's Toolset because there are SolarWinds modules that might be already running on the monitoring system that people can use, however, the real time bandwidth monitoring and the ease of being able to run these tools locally on your machine instead of through a browser is definitely a win.