Item: SolarWinds IP Address Manager (IPAM)
Rating: 8
Author: Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with SolarWinds IP Address Manager (IPAM)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

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.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Automated discovery and alerting
Request-based allocations possible
DNS and DHCP support

Cons

Great as a standalone but would be good if it was just included with other parts of Orion

Return on Investment

Does more than we initially needed
Reduced complexity and saves time

Alternatives Considered

phpIPAM

Key Insights

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

Not sure

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?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

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

Yes

Likelihood to Recommend

Spreadsheets can only take you so far with IP address management, and SolarWinds IP Address Manager (IPAM) adds so much more once you have a considerable IP address space you are trying to manage and, as a bonus, you can manage a number of other resources in the product, too, such as VLANs.

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SolarWinds IP Address Manager (IPAM)--Because spreadsheets can only take you so far