ManageEngine OpManager vs SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor comparison

The compared ManageEngine and SolarWinds solutions aren't in the same category. ManageEngine is ranked #12 in NMS , with an average rating of 8.3, and holds a 1.7% mindshare in the category. SolarWinds is ranked #8 in SM , with an average rating of 7.6, and holds a 3.2% mindshare. Additionally, 82% of ManageEngine users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 89% of SolarWinds users who would recommend it.

ManageEngine OpManager

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89% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

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Categories and Ranking

ManageEngine OpManager

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

5.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Network Monitoring Software (12th)

SolarWinds Server and Appli...

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

4.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (22nd), Server Monitoring (8th), Active Directory Management (9th)

Mindshare comparison

ManageEngine OpManager and SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. ManageEngine OpManager is designed for Network Monitoring Software and holds a mindshare of 1.7%, up 1.7% compared to last year.
SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor, on the other hand, focuses on Server Monitoring, holds 3.2% mindshare, up 2.7% since last year.

Network Monitoring Software Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
ManageEngine OpManager	1.7%
Zabbix	5.7%
SolarWinds NPM	3.4%
Other	89.2%

Network Monitoring Software

Server Monitoring Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor	3.2%
Zabbix	15.2%
Checkmk	7.3%
Other	74.3%

Server Monitoring

Featured Reviews

Charles A

Deputy Director at Access Healthcare Services Pvt Ltd

Reporting features improve operational efficiency while weekend support needs enhancement

Support is moderate and needs improvement, especially during weekends when technicians perform upgrades. During weekends, they need to provide more support to ensure a smooth transition. There is a call for ManageEngine OpManager to scale better in automation and AI functionality. Although the product stability is good, support enhancement is necessary to enable better planning for upgrades and maintenance activities.

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NikhilKalwint

Technical Specialist at ServiceIO

Monitoring over a thousand systems has improved decision making and operational visibility

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.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The traffic monitoring and the traffic analysis are great."

"The integration with the firewall monitoring, the security monitoring, is great."

"The uptime and monitoring are valuable to us because we need to monitor the uptime of our services, the memory, and the CPUs."

"Device monitoring is a good tool of this solution."

"The most valuable feature of ManageEngine OpManager is the management of the virtual machine and the host machine."

"The most valuable feature of ManageEngine OpManager makes it easy to monitor all the network alerts on the application."

"OpManager can monitor network utilization, downtime, and services in real time."

"ManageEngine OpManager has many beneficial features that bring value to enterprises, allowing them to manage from 1,000 to 10,000 devices in one console, with multiple add-ons enhancing its utility, such as Firewall Analyzer, which optimizes rules and displays all rules in the firewall."

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"The initial setup was relatively easy, and we didn't have to install anything. All we had to do was put on the devices we wanted to monitor."

"I find it to be a strong product suite, particularly when you need a comprehensive monitoring tool."

"The graphical interfaces, GUI customizations, and alert configurations are impressive."

"Identifying the problem statement is easy."

"SSL Certificate Monitoring and Expiry Alerting"

"Monitoring of processes and services is the most valuable feature. It is not necessarily just the server alone in terms of the CPU or the memory. We can go in-depth into services and processes."

"The more valuable feature of this solution is the Exchange feature."

"It is simple to implement and can provide fairly decent Windows-based monitoring, beyond simple SNMP. It is great for monitoring newbies and smaller shops."

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Cons

"The data provided by the tool is not accurate."

"We have been facing an issue since last year when a lot of our users started to work from home through their mobiles or computers. We are having trouble reaching these devices. We are now planning to publish our instance to the cloud so that we can reach these devices. Its performance should be improved in terms of the discovery of the devices. I would like to feel confident with the discovery that this solution does. For example, on my dashboard, I would like to be able to view a list of all devices seen on a specific server. At present, it is difficult to find such information. This would be an excellent feature to have."

"Real user and UI monitoring are not practical."

"The solution's reports need to include the number of applications consumed."

"The solution is a bit difficult to configure. There are quite a number of configurations and plugins that you must handle early in the process."

"They should add more features to URL monitoring."

"Some of our customers have been asking that OpManager have a feature to monitor the operating system, however, I tell them that Endpoint Central is doing that. You can buy endpoints and then OpManager, and they integrate between them, and everything is okay."

"The dashboard has some limitations and should be more user-friendly."

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"The technical support was better in previous years. With the launch of the premium support service, the normal support has declined."

"Nodes in Azure are able to be monitored with the use of agents, but this does not apply to cloud service offerings that are not node based."

"The current script monitoring feature has limitations, especially when dealing with custom scripts."

"They are complex to operate; users need to know what they want during setup."

"An additional feature that would improve this solution is the ability to complete root cause analysis."

"There is one feature that is a report writer. And they are currently trying to take it out from being a stand-alone application and integrating to the web. This doesn't give us the flexibility and it doesn't expand what we can get when it comes to reporting. So, putting it on the web is going to make it difficult to get some information. Leaving it where it is now will help us a lot."

"SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor could improve the server monitoring and the web application monitoring features are not good. Microsoft SCOM has better server monitoring."

"This product has no real downside unless they fail to continue development of its capabilities."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The licensing is on a yearly basis and the pricing is on the cheaper side."

"It is not really expensive; it is nominal licensing."

"We have a standard license for ManageEngine OpManager. We purchased the license for one year and now we are upgrading it soon."

"ManageEngine OpManager has a three-tier licensing model."

"We had perpetual licenses. The cost was around 36,000 for OPManager, and then you'd have the yearly maintenance fee of 2,000 or 3,000."

"Pricing for ManageEngine OpManager depends on the number of nodes you onboard and whatever pricing is reflected on the ManageEngine portal which offers discounts from ten percent to fifteen percent. It purely depends on the sales volume and the negotiation. In my organization, there are about one thousand two hundred nodes which cost around $29,000 per year. There's no additional support fee or maintenance fee from ManageEngine OpManager. Pricing for the solution is highly competitive and I would rate it five out of five. ManageEngine OpManager is one of the most competitive options out there."

"The solution is highly affordable"

"ManageEngine OpManager is cheaper than SolarWinds."

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"When planning for the number of licenses to purchase, make sure you understand all of the elements within an application required to really understand performance well. In our case, we quickly came to the conclusion that an unlimited license for SAM was the way to go."

"The product might cost you $30,000 USD to buy, but scaling this solution requires the purchase of additional polling engines at $20,000 USD each."

"SAM is not per server so the pricing model can be deceiving. If you have an enterprise environment, you will quickly exceed your licensing quickly. You should know this before going in."

"The tool is available for my company at a good price point."

"Pricing and licensing is fair for what you get. It does have a great bang-for-the-buck appeal."

"I would rate the pricing for this solution a three out of five."

"The licenses start from USD 3000.00 and go up to USD 20,000.00 for the year. It's a perpetual license. Nothing is free in SolarWinds, anything that you need is an additional cost."

"The solution's price is reasonable. Though it's on the higher side, the tool is worth the money."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Educational Organization

11%

Financial Services Firm

Government

Computer Software Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	16
Midsize Enterprise	15
Large Enterprise	27

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	17
Midsize Enterprise	8
Large Enterprise	21

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about ManageEngine OpManager?

The product provides intensive reports.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ManageEngine OpManager?

The cost is quite high-end for ManageEngine OpManager, especially in our very price-sensitive market here in Sri Lanka.

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What needs improvement with ManageEngine OpManager?

The main drawback is there is less documentation available, both public documentation and partner-available documentation. The learning materials are very limited, and there is also a limitation of...

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What do you like most about SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor?

Identifying the problem statement is easy.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor?

The initial cost is quite high, but the renewal cost is reasonable.

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What needs improvement with SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor?

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 ...

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Also Known As

OpManager

SolarWinds SAM

Overview

ManageEngine OpManager is a network, server, and virtualization monitoring software that helps SMEs, large enterprises and service providers manage their data centers and IT infrastructure efficiently and cost effectively. Automated workflows, intelligent alerting engines, configurable discovery rules, and extendable templates enable IT teams to setup a 24x7 monitoring system within hours of installation.

ManageEngine

SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor (SAM) delivers powerful application and server monitoring capabilities for IT pros, enabling them to diagnose and troubleshoot performance issues faster. Do not let slow applications and downtime impact your end-users and business services. Pinpoint the root cause of application issues across various layers of the IT stack. SolarWinds SAM is affordable and easy to deploy, use, and customize. You can automatically discover your system's environment and start monitoring in about an hour. No professional services or consultation needed.

SolarWinds

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Bonita, Thorp Reed & Armstrong, Galaxy, Fiserv Credit Union Division, Universitas 21 Global, ERP Suites LLC

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