Simple and Easy to Use Monitoring Tool
April 30, 2021

Simple and Easy to Use Monitoring Tool

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

Overall Satisfaction with SolarWinds ipMonitor

SolarWinds ipMonitor provides basic Network and System Monitoring for small to medium n/w's. We have used it for monitoring equipment only for some of the departments (IT). It is used for troubleshooting network and system problems. It does not provide all the functionalities what SolarWinds NPM provides.
  • It is simple to implement and work with
  • Provides decent analytics
  • Needs minimum System requirements
  • Does not provide detailed information which you can expect from another tool like npm
  • Does not integrate well with other SolarWinds modules like SAM etc
  • It is lightweight and easy to setup
  • Cost Effective and affordable
  • Does not provide Root Cause analysis or other features like anomaly detection which other monitoring tools provide.
  • SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor (npm)
SolarWinds NPM provides more functionalities than ipMonitor. It is for medium - large enterprise and provides lots of monitoring options.

Do you think SolarWinds ipMonitor delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with SolarWinds ipMonitor's feature set?

Yes

Did SolarWinds ipMonitor live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of SolarWinds ipMonitor go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy SolarWinds ipMonitor again?

No

SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor (npm), SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer, SolarWinds Virtualization Manager (VMAN), SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager (NCM), CA Service Management, with CA Service Desk Manager
Good for basic monitoring and troubleshooting. Alerting and dashboards.
SolarWinds provides good Technical and Customer Support. Also Thwack is the SolarWinds user community where you can find lots of information.
SolarWinds ipMonitor can be used in small to medium sized environments. Can provide basic monitoring and easy to setup. Light Weight and easy to deploy and maintain. Provides decent analytics, dashboards and reports.

Is not useful for advanced monitoring or large sized environments. Does not integrate with other SolarWinds modules like SAM or VMAN.

SolarWinds ipMonitor Feature Ratings

Automated network device discovery
8
Network monitoring
7
Alerts
8
Network mapping
7
Customizable reports
7