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SolarWinds

SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor

Composite Score

7.7 /10

CX Score

7.9 /10

12 Reviews Write a Review

What is SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor?

SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor (SAM) is designed to monitor your applications and their supporting infrastructure, whether running on-premises, in the cloud, or in a hybrid environment. Don’t 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.

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SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor Ratings

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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

86 Likeliness to Recommend

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Since last award

91 Plan to Renew

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Since last award

79 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+93 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor?

9% Negative

0% Neutral

91% Positive

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Inspires Innovation
Saves Time

Feature Ratings

Average 84

Access Rights Management

Storage Monitoring

Patching Automation

Auto-Discovery

Network Performance Management

Centralized Dashboard

Server Performance Monitoring

Event Correlation & Management

Applications Monitoring

Deployment Model

Capacity Management

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 85

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Implementation

Quality of Features

Ease of Customization

Vendor Support

Business Value Created

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of IT Administration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Data Integration

Breadth of Features

SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor Reviews

ALPER S.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Banking
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted May 2022

an integrated excellent infrastructure tool

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor from other similar products?

I can say that the application is multi-layered and integrated with the infrastructure. With the application, not only network and system infrastructure managements; An application integrated with virtualization management, security management, database management and help desk solutions.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

It allows you to monitor and manage your network without exhausting your network over protocols and standards such as SNMP, Netflow and WMI. It allows you to manage network performance and availability through a simple interface with instant and long-term information retrieval. In addition, it allows you to analyze the traffic in your network infrastructure end-to-end with (Deep Packet Inspection), Netflow, port management features. It allows you to manage your servers (multi-vendor), products that can manage with policy, virtualized environments such as vmWare, Hyper-V, on a single platform.

What do you dislike most about this product?

I don't have any negative reviews. I have said before, I am sharing with you my product information that I have seen and experienced positively.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I would definitely recommend the product. There is also a similar (zabbix) application. My suggestion is that you research this app and choose this app (solarwinds). an app that deserves it.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Abdulkadir B.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Banking
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2021

successful software company every product is taken

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor from other similar products?

It has very successful technical support and fast customer representatives. has a very large support team, it has almost surrounded the whole world. I can say that my favorite feature is the technical support team.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

I would say easy interface.

What do you dislike most about this product?

It would be unfair if I made a negative comment. It is a very successful product in terms of price performance.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

He can position himself in his company without thinking. I would definitely recommend it especially if monitoring infrastructures are very critical. I attended solarwinds events in turkey and I can say that it is very friendly, knowledgeable and has a very wide technical support network.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2020

Easy to use, but a bit pricey

Likeliness to Recommend

6 /10

Pros

Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Security Protects
Continually Improving Product

Cons

Commodity Features
Less Effective Service
Less Transparent

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SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor Ratings

86 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

91 Plan to Renew

2 Since last award

79 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

3 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+93 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Access Rights Management Ability to track and manage user access of sensitive data and systems

Storage Monitoring Monitor storage performance and capacity.

Patching Automation The automated deployment and installation of server patches

Auto-Discovery Automate discovery of systems and assets on your network.

Network Performance Management Includes network performance analysis, bandwidth monitoring, and capacity planning.

Centralized Dashboard Summarize the overall status of your data center, including alerts, performance, and capacity.

Server Performance Monitoring Monitor and report server performance (e.g., memory, CPU, and disk utilization).

Event Correlation & Management Correlate and filter events (e.g., setting thresholds) to identify and report only meaningful alerts.

Applications Monitoring Monitor applications and associated infrastructure, including databases, middleware, and messaging components.

Deployment Model Deployment model(s), e.g. on-premise, cloud, hybrid, suit business needs

Capacity Management Monitor system utilization and provide alerts when pre-defined thresholds are reached.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor Reviews

ALPER S.

an integrated excellent infrastructure tool

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Abdulkadir B.

successful software company every product is taken

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Easy to use, but a bit pricey

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

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Feature Ratings

Access Rights Management

Storage Monitoring

Patching Automation

Auto-Discovery

Network Performance Management

Centralized Dashboard

Server Performance Monitoring

Event Correlation & Management

Applications Monitoring

Deployment Model

Capacity Management

Vendor Capability Ratings

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Implementation

Quality of Features

Ease of Customization

Vendor Support

Business Value Created

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of IT Administration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Data Integration

Breadth of Features