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Azure Monitor vs Solarwinds Web Performance Monitor comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Azure Monitor
Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
12th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
56
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Monitoring Software (8th)
Solarwinds Web Performance ...
Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
35th
Average Rating
10.0
Reviews Sentiment
3.9
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2026, in the Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability category, the mindshare of Azure Monitor is 2.1%, down from 6.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Solarwinds Web Performance Monitor is 0.4%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Azure Monitor2.1%
Solarwinds Web Performance Monitor0.4%
Other97.5%
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
 

Featured Reviews

Andy Rabern - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant at a outsourcing company with 201-500 employees
Telemetry insights have improved how I track user behavior and application performance daily
I feel Azure Monitor does a fair job. I do feel it is not a streaming service in my opinion. There are advantages to having stream messaging and logging on that level. But for what it is, I feel it does well. My perspective is more based on an Application Insights agent running on a service or an app service and sending the telemetry via the agent, and also doing the filtering of telemetry at the agent level so you are not having a ton of telemetry. I believe Azure Monitor does pretty much the same thing. I have also used tools such as New Relic, and New Relic is a much more robust tool, but that is a different product and you are going to pay for that. It is a different offering altogether. The subscription that we had at the time allowed for a couple gigabytes of telemetry during the month, and I believe that telemetry only lives for about two months. You have to experiment with it to see how much you want to pay. I was not really involved in the pricing. It was more along the lines of we were running up against our limits in terms of the amount of free telemetry or telemetry that we get with our subscription, and so we either needed to scale back or turn specific telemetry types off or do some more sampling. It is nice that those capabilities are there so that you can reduce the amount of telemetry. I cannot really speak to pricing but I do believe that it is somewhat reasonable for Azure Monitor. New Relic is pretty expensive, I believe.
Yaser_Altwailey - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Engineer at General Authority OF ZAKAT & TAX
Reliable monitoring has supported synthetic transactions and improved visibility for government operations
We do not have any issues with Solarwinds Web Performance Monitor, and we do not have any complaints about the performance. Solarwinds Web Performance Monitor is overall good regarding synthetic transaction monitoring and data virtualization. I would rate Solarwinds Web Performance Monitor a 10 out of 10 based on our experience.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Azure Monitor is a monitoring solution that you should not miss out on the second you move workflows, solutions, infrastructure, and much more onto the cloud."
"Azure Monitor is a very easy-to-use product in the cloud environment."
"This is a good enough product for anyone wanting something that might not be top of the range but it does the work easily, is simple to configure and is a fair price."
"I am impressed by the reporting on the average eight ports that we get from this solution."
"The ease of access in Azure is significant since it's native to the platform and easy to integrate."
"The solution's most valuable features are its ability to focus on delivery and maximizing the performance of applications and services."
"The tools for logs and metrics are pretty good and easy to use."
"The solution's most valuable features are its ease of use and support for multiple environments"
"Everything is functioning well, the interface is intuitive and understandable, easy to read, to access utilization files and reports."
 

Cons

"The scalability could be improved as there are some limitations."
"The technical support could be improved - their response time can be quite slow."
"I believe Azure Monitor is already a top-notch solution with excellent functionality and there is not much I would suggest for improvement. However, there is one limitation that certain features require payment, even for testing purposes, which can be a challenge."
"Azure Monitor can improve by adding some kind of storage for logs."
"There is room for improvement in stability."
"The solution should have cross-connection or cross-communication between tech partners."
"Currently, it seems it's complicated to get the correct information in terms of what to do and how things work."
"I will rate Azure Monitor a seven out of ten, because this solution has two things that we don't like, e.g. it doesn't tell you what and how it happened."
"Solarwinds Web Performance Monitor needs to improve maintenance and support."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product offers a pay-as-you-go model to users. The charges are to be paid according to the usage of the product."
"I would rate Azure Monitor a two out of five for affordability."
"The solution’s pricing depends on how much logs it collects."
"The solution is a pay-as-you-go consumption service and is the least expensive in the market."
"Azure Monitor is cheaper compared to other third-party monitoring tools."
"My company is okay with the current pricing of the solution."
"There is a monthly fee for the alerts triggered and the data stored."
"Customers of Azure Monitor must pay an amount that depends largely on how many services they need to integrate and the storage space required in terms of logs, etc. If they only have a few small services to monitor, the price won't be too high, but on the opposite side of the spectrum, it can certainly get pricey."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
12%
Computer Software Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
6%
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Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business23
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise29
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Questions from the Community

How does Splunk compare with Azure Monitor?
Splunk handles a high amount of data very well. We use Splunk to capture information and as an aggregator for monitoring information from different sources. Splunk is very good at alerting us if we...
What needs improvement with Azure Monitor?
I feel Azure Monitor does a fair job. I do feel it is not a streaming service in my opinion. There are advantages to having stream messaging and logging on that level. But for what it is, I feel it...
What is your primary use case for Azure Monitor?
I am a developer who uses Azure Monitor for telemetry of the applications that I work on. Application Insights is one of those tools, and I have also used other non-Azure products before. Currently...
What needs improvement with Solarwinds Web Performance Monitor?
Solarwinds Web Performance Monitor needs to improve maintenance and support. There is room for improvement regarding response time.
What is your primary use case for Solarwinds Web Performance Monitor?
I have been a customer of Solarwinds Web Performance Monitor. We operate in the government sector. We have integrated Solarwinds Web Performance Monitor with our Cisco products. We are using Solarw...
What advice do you have for others considering Solarwinds Web Performance Monitor?
We do not have any issues with Solarwinds Web Performance Monitor, and we do not have any complaints about the performance. Solarwinds Web Performance Monitor is overall good regarding synthetic tr...
 

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Sample Customers

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