Forward Enterprise vs SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager comparison

"All the features are valuable in Forward Enterprise."

"It's perfect for network configuration management. It's easy to use."

"The most valuable Real-time fault detection is beneficial as it enables the identification of changes made to a device's configuration through the SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager. This makes it easy to pinpoint which configurations were added or removed, potentially causing network issues. Such changes are saved in logs for future reference."

"We push all our configurations to the servers with ease and the logs capture almost all the transactions needed for an internal audit."

"It allows us to manage backups in big companies. It is also useful in managing the configuration changes."

"This solution has helped our organization by allowing us to store all the device configurations for the various network devices in NCM and making it easy for us to retrieve and look them over."

"Its main functionality is highly beneficial as it centralizes the management of configuration items across the network."

"Configuration pushing, upgrade capabilities, job backup, configuration backup, and real-time configuration change monitoring are highly beneficial features of SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager."

"The scanning features have proven to be highly valuable, particularly due to the comprehensive information they provide."

"Forward Enterprise could improve by increasing flexibility. Additionally, there should be an Android version or desktop."

"Further improvements in automation are needed. Currently, there are limitations in performing tasks without logging into routers directly, and we expect more comprehensive device control."

"For each device, when you open the network performance monitor, it will give you all of the information about the device, but many of the natural configuration management features are not on that page."

"Improvements are needed in the automatic network mapping function."

"There are certain limitations of node-related monitoring"

"When it comes to the way of managing the network devices, SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager should provide the simplest way that devices can relate to the server. For example, when we want to get the devices on board, we go by SSH to make the SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager create the connectivity with the device. After that, we pull the configuration. It would be helpful if they could combine both so that everything will be done in one step."

"Our experience has shown that most of the problems we've had with SolarWinds NCM are related to software issues."

"The network logs could be improved. When the error logs come across with those false positive alarms in the error logs."

"Its customer service response could be faster."

"We pay for the solution annually."

"There is a license needed to use SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager."

"There is a license for the use of this solution and it is priced well, there is a lot of value for the money."

"With a minimal bundle, we pay about $3000 a year in licensing costs. If you have multiple devices in your network, you must buy the bundle, which is 100% identical for your infrastructure. If you have 15 devices, you need 15 licenses, for example. That's one bundle. You don't pay for anything over and above that."

"The pricing is good."

"Pricing is reasonable and competitive."

"Available at a moderate price"

"In Africa, the cost is a major factor in decision-making for many companies. As a result, some companies may choose cheaper solutions, even if they are open-source, over more expensive ones, such as SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager. However, as an engineer, I believe that the functionalities and services offered by SolarWinds justify the cost. Nonetheless, many companies in Africa may still view the prices as unaffordable."

"The price of the solution is high compared to other solutions."