Solarwinds NPM VS PRTG & Cisco Prime | TrustRadius

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

SolarWinds NPM is used in our organization by the network unit in the IT department, mainly to monitor the infrastructure which contains routers, switches, a wireless controller, a load balancer and link controllers. A weekly, monthly and early report is generated which shows the usage of each and every device.

Pros and Cons

Tracking of online andoffline devices
Multi vendor support

i wish that it could allow to capture live usage of bandwidth per device (currently it supports 30 second interval for data capture)

Return on Investment

Faster detection of a problem
Increased the network team's efficiency

Alternatives Considered

PRTG Network Monitor and Cisco Prime LAN Management Solution

Multi vendor support and support of the majority of products used in an infrastructure is plus point for SolarWinds NPM.

Other Software Used

PRTG Network Monitor, Cisco Prime LAN Management Solution

Likelihood to Recommend

SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor is well suited for multi vendor devices in an infrastructure.