Item: SolarWinds IP Address Manager (IPAM)
Rating: 7
Author: Sneha Puri

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

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.

Pros and Cons

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.

Return on Investment

Positive, since we lacked alerting and the integration with Device Tracker
Understand devices/users connected and know where they are, reducing time to troublehsoot
Better tracking of IP addressing helps avoid issues with duplication

Alternatives Considered

We tested Infoblox and Microsoft free IPAM. Infoblox was too expensive for our budget and Microsoft didn't provide the features we needed. SolarWinds IPAM was a good fit for our budget.

Key Insights

Do you think SolarWinds IP Address Manager (IPAM) delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with SolarWinds IP Address Manager (IPAM)'s feature set?

Yes

Did SolarWinds IP Address Manager (IPAM) live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of SolarWinds IP Address Manager (IPAM) go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy SolarWinds IP Address Manager (IPAM) again?

Yes

Other Software Used

SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor (npm), SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer (NTA), SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager (NCM)

Likelihood to Recommend

SolarWinds IP Address Manager is best for small- to mid-sized IP address usage. We have over 90 job sites across the country that we manage. To keep track of it all on an Excel was cumbersome. We also use it for devices that get added/removed constantly. It's easy to run a scan and see what IPs are available and what are not. Additionally, we use it to track IP addresses in our cloud environments--some don't have an offering that shows you available IPs.

Support Rating

8

Between thwack and support, it's been good. Thwack is an amazing resource for gaining more knowledge and getting questions answered.

SolarWinds IP Address Manager Review

Overall Satisfaction with SolarWinds IP Address Manager (IPAM)