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BlueCat Integrity vs SolarWinds IPAM comparison

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

Categories and Ranking

BlueCat Integrity
Ranking in IP Address Management (IPAM) Tools
1st
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
45
Ranking in other categories
Managed DNS (3rd), DDI (1st)
SolarWinds IPAM
Ranking in IP Address Management (IPAM) Tools
4th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
8.2
Number of Reviews
11
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the IP Address Management (IPAM) Tools category, the mindshare of BlueCat Integrity is 19.7%, up from 15.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SolarWinds IPAM is 15.0%, down from 15.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
IP Address Management (IPAM) Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
BlueCat Integrity19.7%
SolarWinds IPAM15.0%
Other65.3%
IP Address Management (IPAM) Tools
 

Featured Reviews

Bob Fuller - PeerSpot reviewer
Engineering Specialist at Community Health Systems
Centralized DDI management has transformed our hospitals and now cuts manual effort to a minimum
There is not much to dislike about it. It is not a Microsoft product. It is based on Linux. I am a Microsoft guy learning to run these Linux environments. So there is a little bit of a learning curve there if you are not already a native or natural Linux user. We do have to patch our environments, probably quarterly, with hot fixes or updates that we have to apply. Updates and maintenance and applying them could be improved. Unfortunately, we can only do them one at a time. We have to follow them sequentially. We cannot do them all in mass. That does become a problem for us, especially if we have a zero-day threat that is sitting out there that is live. If I cannot update my environment within moments, then I am challenged. In order to update this environment with 150 plus devices, I have to go through one at a time. That can take us several days to be able to patch. Our API is the only automation capability. Our networking team who provisions our new networks as we build a new environment or a new site or we acquire a new organization handles a lot of that through automation via API. They provision and build up the permissions and rights and access model for each new network and sub-network. We are considering and trying to determine if we need to get even more automated and whether or not we need to leverage more API capability. We are building a team of automation engineers, and they are looking around and digging to find something to work on. We could do some more automation, but what would we do? We still have not figured out what else we would do. For my team that runs the actual BlueCat Integrity environment, we do not use API automation. Our networking team who provisions and builds the new networks handles that via API. We have thought about going through more in-depth automation, but we cannot find a good use case for it in terms of what level of engagement we want to take with it and how dedicated we want to be to become a development shop. That is still on the wings and we are trying to figure out if this is something that we can handle, or do we continually have to rely upon an external developer. BlueCat Integrity does not develop for us. They have a certain level of liability that they will not accept when it comes to automation and scripting through their API. They say they will guide us, but they will not do it for us.
Yashokanth Partkunan - PeerSpot reviewer
Managed Services Engineer at Loop1 Systems
Manages integrated IP and DHCP with ease and could improve with better alert customization and faster support response
I normally do not have other tools experience to compare with, but with SolarWinds IPAM, they actually integrate with the DHCP DNS server, allowing us to get the scopes, and from there, we can retrieve the information, which is a good feature for managing the DNS DHCP server. The automated discovery feature of SolarWinds IPAM is fine, but I am unable to compare it with other products from different vendors due to my lack of experience with them. It starts with discovery, and we can discover things through the gateway router or even subnet, so supernet, which is possible and a good feature. The benefit of integrated DHCP and DNS management in SolarWinds IPAM is significant. It can gather proper information such as MAC addresses from the DHCP server, so having DHCP and DNS servers integrated is vital to get complete information, otherwise some details may be missed. I commonly use the centralized dashboard for multiple products in SolarWinds IPAM. SolarWinds IPAM effectively helps resolve IP address conflicts. The centralized dashboard has significantly helped resolve IP address conflicts. SolarWinds IPAM has provided a centralized dashboard for a long time now rather than requiring separate management of individual features such as managing IP addresses across separate subnets, which used to be very difficult. Nowadays, there are tools to manage them easily, integrating them with the DHCP server, DNS server, and even IP request-related functionality, which helps a lot in management.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The monitoring capabilities in BlueCat Integrity are exceptional; everything is available and easy to access."
"One of the best features BlueCat Integrity offers is easy IP address management, as well as the ability to manage IP addresses for both on-premises and cloud environments."
"BlueCat Integrity is a very mature and reliable product, and we really love it."
"This inherent stability, derived from its Linux-based architecture, provides a well-established and reliable platform."
"The most valuable features of BlueCat Integrity are the user-friendly UI and the permission management."
"BlueCat Integrity has helped reduce human error in my processes by almost 60 percent because the automation is very strong."
"The most valuable feature is the IPAMs, which provide visibility into all the IP addresses on the network."
"With the assistance of BlueCat Integrity and re-architecting, redesigning, and redeploying, our failure rate has gone to zero."
"SolarWinds IPAM has provided a centralized dashboard for a long time now rather than requiring separate management of individual features such as managing IP addresses across separate subnets, which used to be very difficult."
"The most valuable feature of SolarWinds IPAM is its automated IP address management; instead of working with Excel sheets, it's automated and saves a lot of time and effort, and additionally, it is adaptable, IT managers enjoy it, and it is high quality."
"Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"The product is user-friendly and valuable."
"We got a complete view of our network addresses, and we got rid of a lot of Excel sheets after introducing this solution."
"I like the option to keep all of the available and used IPAM addresses in the central organization."
"Its setup is simple. Its interface is simple. It's very easy to manage."
"SolarWinds IPAM is a simple and user-friendly tool."
 

Cons

"BlueCat Integrity can be improved with a bulk option to add different zones or subzones."
"I would like the GUI to be similar to AWS and Azure, where we can simply click on an item to expand it and see all the information on one page, without having to click to the next page."
"The IPAM dashboard could be enhanced to display more information and provide data analysis features."
"The technical support is slow and has room for improvement."
"The integration has room for improvement."
"When I started using BlueCat Integrity, I found it somewhat challenging to navigate to add DNS entries, but over time I learned how to use it better, and it became very easy to scroll and manage as I became more familiar with the environment."
"The ease of use is where I got to give a little knock on them. Once you start using the tool, it becomes very easy. It's actually quite easy to use. The problem that I run into is documentation. The documentation could be a little bit richer. Documentation has always been a little pet peeve for me with them."
"The DNS and DHCP servers for guests are separated from the main organization. A lot of times, it doesn't allow you to choose a default IP space. When I log in to the GUI, it doesn't default to where I want it to be. So far, I haven't been able to find out how to change or specify that so that it defaults to a particular space, such as the main org. If I'm looking for the IP space for guests, I need to toggle and go to the guest site. Most of the time, I want the IP space for the org to be my main space, but it doesn't give me the ability to do that, or I haven't been able to find that over the last two years."
"The installation and storage could be improved."
"From any improvement perspective, SolarWinds IPAM should consider working on the area where the tool lacks, which is its network management capabilities."
"I would like more updates."
"In terms of improving their technical support, it should focus on response time. SolarWinds directly seems to have response issues, and as a vendor, we are supporting quickly, but when we go to the direct SolarWinds support, the response is slow, so that needs to be improved."
"However, disabling the local SQL instance proved to be much more difficult than we anticipated. It’d be great to have a built-in method in IPAM to disable the local database components without impacting the application."
"The product needs to improve its support. The response time is long and not very helpful."
"They should provide more details on the full stack feature. It needs to be integrated with the hypervisor."
"Some processes are a little bit bumpy. The solution needs a design refresh."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Overall, it's a decent price for the product. There are other vendors that have support models and costs that are, sometimes, double what Bluecat charges."
"Our licensing model with BlueCat Integrity is cheaper than Infoblox."
"Overall, I would say that it is priced fairly, though perhaps a bit on the high side."
"BlueCat Integrity meets our expectations and aligns with our budget forecast."
"BlueCat Integrity's pricing is reasonable within the market."
"BlueCat Integrity is affordable."
"They're competitive. The way they run their model is good. Could it stand some tweaking? Sure. There are some items there. One of the things I looked at in the recent past was their container solutions. You have to pay for licensing to use their containerized platform, but the licensing doesn't include the container licensing itself. I'd love to be able to have one big package per se."
"Adaptive DNS's price depends on your network ranges, the services you want, and the level of support you require."
"It's on the costlier side. It's expensive."
"The product is costly."
"The price of SolarWinds IPAM is good. After the second year, you have to pay additional for maintenance, because the first year is included with the license maintenance and support. It's from the second year on, you have to pay about 20% of the list price for maintenance and support."
"I would rate the product's pricing a six out of ten."
"On a scale of one to five, where one is high and five is good, I would rate this solution as a four."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
10%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Healthcare Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Government
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Construction Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business11
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise48
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Large Enterprise6
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with BlueCat Adaptive DNS?
BlueCat Integrity can be improved by ensuring that it provides more detailed information for IP address lookups, as sometimes it fails to give essential host or server details, which can hinder acc...
What is your primary use case for BlueCat Adaptive DNS?
My main use case for BlueCat Integrity is checking IP addresses to determine where they belong, particularly in a US-based manufacturing company for internal IP addresses. I use it to identify whic...
What advice do you have for others considering BlueCat Adaptive DNS?
I would rate BlueCat Integrity an 8.5 out of 10. I chose an 8.5 rating because it simplifies my tasks and delivers precise results, while I deducted 1.5 points due to the need for additional featur...
What advice do you have for others considering SolarWinds IPAM?
I do not deal with the pricing of SolarWinds IPAM; my focus is solely on the technical side. I usually recommend SolarWinds IPAM for various types of companies. It is useful everywhere rather than ...
What needs improvement with SolarWinds IPAM?
In terms of improvement for SolarWinds IPAM, I think there needs to be a greater focus on the alert side. If they can work more on complicated alerts, that will be useful, and I believe we need to ...
What is your primary use case for SolarWinds IPAM?
I have been working with SolarWinds IPAM whenever there is a requirement, but it is not a day-to-day product. NTA, NCM, and NPM are the products I work with daily, while I work on SolarWinds IPAM o...
 

Also Known As

BlueCat Adaptive DNS, BlueCat Automation Manager, BlueCat DDI
SolarWinds IP Address Manager
 

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Sample Customers

Computer Sciences Corporation
Andr. L. Riis AS, Air Rarotonga, REA Group, Air Rarotonga, Open Line, Monroe City Schools, CTV Inc.
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