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SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor pros and cons

Vendor: SolarWinds
4.0 out of 5

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PROS

Management is simplified with features that include capacity planning, recommendations, and diagnostics.
SSL Certificate Monitoring, Expiry Alerting, and AppInsight offer in-depth application monitoring.
Group management capabilities provide visibility into sites and categories, enhancing dashboard utility.
Open database integration supports compatibility with various service desks, enabling seamless operations.
AppStack and application dependency features provide comprehensive identification and alert capabilities.

CONS

SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor needs enhanced performance and stability, especially regarding the web console which can crash or hang.
Reporting features in SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor are complex and need improvement, including the ability to export reports to Excel.
The subscription management for different modules in SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor lacks synchronization, impacting licensing periods.
SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor has limitations in application performance monitoring, especially with non-Microsoft technologies like Apache.
Technical support response times for SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor have declined, affecting timely issue resolution.
 

SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor Pros review quotes

NikhilKalwint - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Specialist at ServiceIO
Oct 24, 2025
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.
reviewer2764128 - PeerSpot reviewer
Team Lead at a mining and metals company with 10,001+ employees
Oct 13, 2025
I have found the visibility into server health with SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor very beneficial, which we use on a daily basis.
WM
Assistant Director at Higher Education Commission
Feb 25, 2025
We manage SolarWinds ourselves without outsourcing its services.
Learn what your peers think about SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: April 2026.
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Software Engineer 1 at HCLSoftware
Mar 17, 2025
The most beneficial aspect of SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor is its ability to monitor at the application level.
Carlos Camargo - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Operations Manager at Sencinet
Jun 6, 2024
SolarWinds SAM has significantly improved our workflow by allowing us to develop a comprehensive knowledge base of known errors and automate responses to specific alerts.
Ross R - PeerSpot reviewer
Infrastructure Technical Applications Manager at Emory Healthcare
Jun 21, 2023
The product integrates with Remedy.
KhalidOmer - PeerSpot reviewer
Data Center Engineer at a retailer with 5,001-10,000 employees
Jul 2, 2024
The most valuable feature of the solution is its interface, which is used for monitoring.
VIVEK PATHAK - PeerSpot reviewer
Solutions Architect at Airtel
Apr 9, 2024
The solution can be deployed quickly.
IR
Manager at QMUL
Oct 9, 2023
I find it to be a strong product suite, particularly when you need a comprehensive monitoring tool.
Subhajit Nag - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Process Associate at Tata Consultancy Services
May 19, 2022
The component and cable monitoring are good. SolarWinds is more intuitive and user-friendly than AppDynamics. The AppDynamics console is more complex because it's a more feature-rich solution, so it's not easy for somebody to pick it up.
 

SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor Cons review quotes

NikhilKalwint - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Specialist at ServiceIO
Oct 24, 2025
From an integration point of view, if you want to have a manager of manager kind of layer, that is currently lacking in SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor.
reviewer2764128 - PeerSpot reviewer
Team Lead at a mining and metals company with 10,001+ employees
Oct 13, 2025
They are complex to operate; users need to know what they want during setup.
WM
Assistant Director at Higher Education Commission
Feb 25, 2025
Application-based monitoring, such as monitoring within servers like Apache and IIS, has room for improvement.
Learn what your peers think about SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: April 2026.
893,311 professionals have used our research since 2012.
PS
Software Engineer 1 at HCLSoftware
Mar 17, 2025
For each poller, SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor can only monitor up to ten thousand components, which restricts scalability.
Carlos Camargo - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Operations Manager at Sencinet
Jun 6, 2024
One product area that could benefit from improvement is the synchronization of licensing periods across different modules
Ross R - PeerSpot reviewer
Infrastructure Technical Applications Manager at Emory Healthcare
Jun 21, 2023
A lot of times, we have to do a lot of manual cleanups.
KhalidOmer - PeerSpot reviewer
Data Center Engineer at a retailer with 5,001-10,000 employees
Jul 2, 2024
The technical support team's response time could be improved.
VIVEK PATHAK - PeerSpot reviewer
Solutions Architect at Airtel
Apr 9, 2024
The major concern in the product revolves around application performance monitoring since end-to-end application monitoring is not possible with the tool.
IR
Manager at QMUL
Oct 9, 2023
One area that could benefit from improvement is its performance
Subhajit Nag - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Process Associate at Tata Consultancy Services
May 19, 2022
It should also be easier to upgrade SolarWinds. AppDynamics is harder to deploy but easier to upgrade. So AppDynamics takes a lot of time and effort to install, but you can upgrade it in minutes. SolarWinds is the opposite. It's easy to deploy, but upgrades take forever. To date, nobody can complete it on time, so the production environment is sitting idle.