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SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager pros and cons

Vendor: SolarWinds
4.1 out of 5

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PROS

SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager facilitates easy configuration management, allowing users to push configurations to servers effortlessly and track changes with comprehensive log captures.
Automation features enhance efficiency, including configuration backup automation, security vulnerability detection, and device upgrades, significantly streamlining processes.
Compliance and reporting capabilities offer valuable insights, helping organizations maintain adherence to security guidelines and enabling pre-built security audits with customizable reports.
Real-time fault detection and monitoring of the network infrastructure enable quick identification and resolution of network issues, reducing mean time to repair.
SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager aids in centralized management of configurations, improving workflow with automated tasks such as template deployment and firmware upgrades.

CONS

SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager could improve its reporting capabilities, offering more flexibility for creating custom reports and ensuring better data accuracy.
There are ongoing issues with software reliability, particularly with false positives and processing errors during tasks.
Integration and compatibility with more third-party plugins, as well as support for non-Windows operating systems, could be expanded.
A focus on enhancing automation features is necessary, especially to reduce the need for direct router access and to boost comprehensive device control.
Greater support for wireless reporting, along with more historical client connectivity data, is needed to improve monitoring capabilities.
 

SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager Pros review quotes

RC
Senior Managing Partner at Usora Corporation
Jun 14, 2018
We push all our configurations to the servers with ease and the logs capture almost all the transactions needed for an internal audit.
it_user1140936 - PeerSpot reviewer
Business Consultant. at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Dec 23, 2019
The most valuable features the solution offers are compliance, reliability, and information about reliability.
reviewer1261905 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Engineer at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Jan 22, 2020
Compared to other vendors, like NetBrain, managing the solution is easy. They made it very user-friendly.
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Ravi Khanchandani - PeerSpot reviewer
Founder Director at Techsa Services
Aug 18, 2021
The features we find most valuable is the configuration backup automation, the configuration compliance, the security vulnerability detection and upgrading devices.
reviewer1270122 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Engineer/Network Operations at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Mar 9, 2020
I use it for monitoring the entire network for the company. We oversee nodes down, we oversee devices heading up to crossing the threshold for CPU usage. We oversee power so power backups on the switches, we oversee if they're down or if they're failing. We oversee any node down or any router from any vendor.
OA
Chief Technology Officer at Leystel Nigeria Limited
Sep 18, 2020
The feature that I really enjoy is the ability to script changes across all of your devices.
reviewer1054686 - PeerSpot reviewer
Managing Director at a consultancy with 51-200 employees
Jan 1, 2023
It allows us to manage backups in big companies. It is also useful in managing the configuration changes.
Donald Bakels - PeerSpot reviewer
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Adfontessoftware
Sep 13, 2021
The installation is straightforward.
Ridho Abdillah - PeerSpot reviewer
Presales Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Jun 30, 2022
It's perfect for network configuration management. It's easy to use.
SK
SolarWinds SME at a sports company with 501-1,000 employees
Dec 1, 2022
It is pretty straightforward to set up.
 

SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager Cons review quotes

RC
Senior Managing Partner at Usora Corporation
Jun 14, 2018
We want to be able to store it in a data warehouse format and integrate it with Google single sign-on.
it_user1140936 - PeerSpot reviewer
Business Consultant. at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Dec 23, 2019
The interface of solar winds could be improved.
reviewer1261905 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Engineer at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Jan 22, 2020
On NCM, reporting could be a bit better. It's completely become just one report. When I try to create a custom report, the solution just commits old server data.
Learn what your peers think about SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: January 2026.
881,082 professionals have used our research since 2012.
Ravi Khanchandani - PeerSpot reviewer
Founder Director at Techsa Services
Aug 18, 2021
The Network Configuration Manager needs to improve the access control list compliance.
reviewer1270122 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Engineer/Network Operations at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Mar 9, 2020
The network logs could be improved. When the error logs come across with those false positive alarms in the error logs.
OA
Chief Technology Officer at Leystel Nigeria Limited
Sep 18, 2020
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.
reviewer1054686 - PeerSpot reviewer
Managing Director at a consultancy with 51-200 employees
Jan 1, 2023
Its look and feel can be improved. They can also put in more effort into building the THWACK community and use the information about various customer issues and requests to build the new releases.
Donald Bakels - PeerSpot reviewer
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Adfontessoftware
Sep 13, 2021
The solution could improve by being more secure.
Ridho Abdillah - PeerSpot reviewer
Presales Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Jun 30, 2022
It would be great if they include a network service manager, network performance manager, or a privileged assessment in the next release.
SK
SolarWinds SME at a sports company with 501-1,000 employees
Dec 1, 2022
When we run the SolarWinds NCM jobs at the cellular line, it runs in the morning. They're just not finishing. We're getting false processing.