SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor provides comprehensive server, application, and infrastructure monitoring, focusing on integration, application dependency, and network insights through user-friendly interfaces and detailed dashboards.
| Product | Mindshare (%) |
|---|---|
| SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor | 2.9% |
| Zabbix | 10.0% |
| Nagios XI | 6.3% |
| Other | 80.8% |
Based on user feedback, SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor has proven to be a valuable investment. Users have reported positive outcomes and benefits, indicating a satisfactory return on investment.
| Company Size | Count |
|---|---|
| Small Business | 13 |
| Midsize Enterprise | 7 |
| Large Enterprise | 19 |
| Company Size | Count |
|---|---|
| Small Business | 211 |
| Midsize Enterprise | 106 |
| Large Enterprise | 388 |
With AppStack and AppInsight support, SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor offers service management, detailed resource dashboards, and integration capabilities. It monitors hardware metrics and performance parameters, facilitating database and network insights for cloud and virtual environments. Robust alerting, predictive analytics, and capacity planning ensure efficient management of server health and application performance.
What are the key features?Industries implement SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor to enhance server utilization reporting, network configuration, and AV equipment performance tracking. They benefit from monitoring critical services across diverse deployment models, improving management efficiency and decision-making.
SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor was previously known as SolarWinds SAM.
Andr. L. Riis AS, NetSuite
| Author info | Rating | Review Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Technical Specialist at ServiceIO | 4.0 | I’ve used SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor for over 15 years; it's reliable, user-friendly, easy to set up, and offers strong monitoring and alerting, though it lacks event correlation and manager-of-manager integration capabilities. |
| Team Lead at a mining and metals company with 10,001+ employees | 4.0 | I've used SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor for two years; it offers great server visibility but has a complex setup and lacks dashboard flexibility. Despite a higher price, it's effective, though technical expertise is definitely required. |
| Assistant Director at Higher Education Commission | 3.5 | I work in the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, using SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor to manage multiple servers efficiently. The tool's GUI customizations, alert configurations, and service monitoring are impressive, although application-based monitoring could improve. We're accustomed to SolarWinds over alternatives. |
| Software Engineer 1 at HCLSoftware | 4.5 | I use SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor for application-level monitoring, particularly at the OS level. Its valuable features include monitoring SQL databases and various components efficiently. I have no suggestions for improvement and employ Microsoft Azure as the cloud provider. |
| Solutions Architect at Airtel | 3.5 | I use SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor for network monitoring, valuing its SNMP polling and availability features. However, it lacks end-to-end application performance monitoring compared to Riverbed, which we currently use for APM. We're considering consolidating with either solution. |
| Senior Operations Manager at Sencinet | 4.0 | I use SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor to efficiently oversee client services and manage costs. While the tool offers positive ROI with adequate devices, it needs better licensing synchronization and more granular polling options for improved customer customization. |
| Infrastructure Technical Applications Manager at Emory Healthcare | 3.5 | We use SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor to track certificate and VM issues, appreciating its integration with Remedy for ticket creation. However, manual cleanup is often needed as updates post-VM changes aren't always effectively automated. |
| Data Center Engineer at a retailer with 5,001-10,000 employees | 4.0 | I use SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor primarily to oversee devices. Its most valuable feature is the user-friendly interface. However, I believe that the response time of the technical support team could be improved. |
| Founder|End-to-End Performance Monitoring|DevOPS | AI |FRS|VAR|Cyber Security|IoT - "HIRING NOW" at TouchForce IT Solutions LLC | 3.0 | I use SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor for infrastructure monitoring. It offers valuable features like easy problem identification and a connection to ticketing systems, but struggles with root cause analysis and adaptability, which impacts productivity and affects multiple applications. |
| Manager at QMUL | 3.5 | I've been monitoring university audio-video equipment with SolarWinds SAM, a versatile tool. It's effective but needs predictive capabilities. While scalable, it may require extra components. Compared to Datadog, it’s simpler and often more cost-effective, despite licensing changes. |
We are monitoring all the infrastructure with SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor, which means our physical machines, and we are also monitoring the network devices, including the port traffic, NetFlow, and bandwidth utilization.
I have been working with SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor for more than 15 years now, and my total experience in this particular tools domain is about 17 years.
From an advantage perspective, SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor is comparatively cheaper from a commercial point of view. It is easy to install and configure, very user-friendly, and quick to get up and running, allowing you to see the early value adds in your organization. It is compatible with most technologies for monitoring with very few chances of incompatibility. Configuration also allows us to monitor all the technical parameters we are looking for, making it a very good experience for us.
The alerting feature in SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor is a main advantage, as it alerts based on threshold breaches and can raise tickets to the ticketing system, send SMS, and email notifications, allowing engineers to work on those tickets to resolve issues and avoid further impact.
The visibility into server health is a beneficial feature that I am utilizing.
We widely use various application performance metrics in SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor such as database monitoring and server monitoring, which are quite good enough for any monitoring solution.
We utilize the customizable dashboards in SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor.
From an integration point of view, if you want to have a manager of manager kind of layer, that is currently lacking in SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor. We need to use different modules like BMC or ServiceNow for that purpose, though monitoring can be done using SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor, the event consolidation part definitely requires improvement if their product path heads in that direction.
I have been working with SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor for more than 15 years now, and my total experience in this particular tools domain is about 17 years.
We can have multiple pollers installed with SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor to monitor over 1,000 applications and systems.
I find the technical support of SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor to be responsive and helpful.
Since we carry those skills, we have not engaged with SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor support so much, but they have been very responsive.
Positive
It was straight and quicker for deployment, and the installation of SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor is smooth, starting with deployment installation.
The installation process was not complex at all; it was quick and smooth.
Installation for SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor took place in just a day or two, and I needed to have all the prerequisites ready and fulfilled to install the product, but there were no challenges in installation of those products.
We had a team of three members for the deployment: two members plus the architect, and we had multiple solutions there including NCM, NPA, and the traffic protocol monitoring module which was also involved and installed.
Considering the lacking manager of manager and event correlation capabilities, I rate SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor as an eight out of ten.
I am doing research as we currently have both solutions, and I am looking to see if we need both or can manage with one. Currently, the outcome indicates that we need both. The focus point is different for the two tools. I have a big data set of tools and applications that I need to manage, along with a big data set of servers for CPU, disk, and other resources. Licensing is also a consideration, so the focus is different in how we use it.
I am comparing it with ManageEngine now, and I am also using ManageEngine Applications Manager.
I am using ManageEngine for a different purpose; the focus on Applications Manager is more about the application. AppDEX, user satisfaction, and site availability are key aspects. It focuses more in detail about the application rather than on technical aspects such as disks and other components. It's more about whether an application is running slow or fast, or if there's an issue we can detect and alert early.
The big question is whether we need two tools or one, which drives my investigation.
The benefits I've seen from using SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor include excellent functionality once properly configured, though initial setup can be challenging. As a non-technical person, I observe the process that technical staff need to go through to achieve correct configuration.
I have found the visibility into server health with SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor very beneficial, which we use on a daily basis.
I have generally been satisfied with the product.
There is definitely room for improvement besides simplifying its setup. As a non-technical person, I believe the dashboards could be improved. Everything we use appears on video walls, and we need to understand exactly what we're seeing and be able to drill down, which seems to be difficult.
Customizable dashboards are an area that needs enhancement. The pricing is definitely more than other tools, though I believe the end result is worth it. There isn't a real issue with pricing, rather the ease of use. Users need to be very technical to understand exactly what to do or set up.
They are complex to operate; users need to know what they want during setup. It's not possible to simply experiment with it; technical expertise is required to extract what you need from the tool.
Their alerting system is less complex in setup. Regarding dashboards, there are some limitations as they provide standard dashboards that users must work with. However, once configured, the dashboard and all components are readily available without requiring additional generation.
I have been working with SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor for approximately two years.
When I face issues, I contact their technical support and they are very good. The team has been in regular contact with them.
Positive
I do not encounter complexity issues with ManageEngine; it is a much simpler tool.
The implementation took a few weeks approximately, considering we have an expert in our team. It wasn't a full-time implementation process.
I serve more as a manager than a user.
I would definitely recommend this product to others.
I was one of the sources for this review.
On a scale of one to ten, I rate this solution an eight.
