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Auvik vs. SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager (NCM)

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Auvik

    Score9.9 out of 10
    N/AAuvik Network Management is a vendor-agnostic cloud-based network monitoring and management solution providing automated network discovery. Auvik requires no service hardware or disruptive maintenance cycles and provides onboarding and training for new and existing users. Auvik delivers visibility and automation to reduce friction for IT teams and allow them to give end users the freedom to work wherever and however they…N/A

    SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager (NCM)

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/ASolarWinds Network Configuration Manager is network diagnostics and troubleshooting technology, from Austin-based SolarWinds.N/A
    Pricing
    AuvikSolarWinds Network Configuration Manager (NCM)
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    AuvikSolarWinds Network Configuration Manager (NCM)
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional DetailsPricing is calculated per number of switches, routers, firewalls, and controllers. Everything else is monitored for free.—
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    Community Pulse
    AuvikSolarWinds Network Configuration Manager (NCM)
    Considered Both Products
    Auvik Networks Inc.
    Chose Auvik
    Auvik can stand up against any of the big network management and monitoring solutions on the market. I've implemented and used SolarWinds at many organizations for over 15 years. The paradigm that SolarWinds, PRTG, Prime, etc., work under is completely different than Auvik. …
    Incentivized
    Chose Auvik
    Auvik blows most of these out of the water. We have tried Nagios, Solarwinds and PRTG. We are happy with our choice of Auvik over those.
    Incentivized
    Chose Auvik
    I did not have enough time in the 14-day trial to compare.
    Incentivized
    Chose Auvik
    With very little setup time and no ongoing maintenance on my end, Auvik has been the only choice for me. I have not had to give up any features that I needed using them over the other guys
    Incentivized
    SolarWinds
    Chose SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager (NCM)
    All of the SolarWinds solutions stack up against their competition. The customer support is excellent, KB articles are details, and the community (Thwack) is the best when it comes to working through complex configurations/monitors. These are the things that make them the right …
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    AuvikSolarWinds Network Configuration Manager (NCM)
    Network Performance Monitoring
    Comparison of Network Performance Monitoring features of Auvik and SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager (NCM)
    Feature
    Auvik
    7.9
    106 Ratings
    SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager (NCM)
    -
    Ratings
    Automated network device discovery9.6105 Ratings00 Ratings
    Network monitoring8.8106 Ratings00 Ratings
    Baseline threshold calculation7.883 Ratings00 Ratings
    Alerts8.6105 Ratings00 Ratings
    Network capacity planning7.683 Ratings00 Ratings
    Packet capture analysis7.065 Ratings00 Ratings
    Network mapping8.4104 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable reports5.678 Ratings00 Ratings
    Wireless infrastructure monitoring7.485 Ratings00 Ratings
    Hardware health monitoring8.296 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Ratings
    AuvikSolarWinds Network Configuration Manager (NCM)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.3
    (118 ratings)
    9.4
    (141 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.8
    (2 ratings)
    8.1
    (6 ratings)
    Usability
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    7.1
    (8 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.7
    (4 ratings)
    7.7
    (9 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Vendor pre-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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