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Compare ManageEngine OpManager and SolarWinds Observability 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (52.8% of reviews)
Enterprise (46.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$345 For 10 devices
No pricing available
ManageEngine OpManager
Star Rating
(165)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (52.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$345 For 10 devices
Browse all 3 pricing plansSolarWinds Observability
Star Rating
(801)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (46.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Trial is available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that ManageEngine OpManager excels in user satisfaction, boasting a higher overall score compared to SolarWinds Observability. Users appreciate its real-time network and server monitoring capabilities, which are complemented by a customizable dashboard that enhances usability.
- According to verified reviews, ManageEngine OpManager's implementation process is notably smooth, with users highlighting its ease of configuration and quick setup. In contrast, SolarWinds Observability, while offering a comprehensive view across various environments, has received mixed feedback regarding its setup process.
- Users say that ManageEngine OpManager provides proactive alerts and detailed reporting features that help in quickly identifying issues. This is a significant advantage over SolarWinds Observability, where users have noted that while it offers unified visibility, the alerting system could be more intuitive.
- Reviewers mention that ManageEngine OpManager's support quality is commendable, with users feeling that their concerns are addressed promptly. On the other hand, while SolarWinds Observability has decent support, some users feel it could improve in responsiveness and depth of assistance.
- G2 reviewers highlight that ManageEngine OpManager is particularly strong in monitoring diverse systems, with users praising its ability to tailor solutions to fit specific needs. In comparison, SolarWinds Observability, although versatile, has received feedback indicating that it may not cater as effectively to unique user requirements.
- Users report that ManageEngine OpManager's performance monitoring features are robust, with high ratings for its network traffic analysis and real-time monitoring. SolarWinds Observability, while also offering performance insights, has been noted to lag behind in certain specific monitoring capabilities, particularly in network asset mapping.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
ManageEngine OpManager
Professional Edition
$345
For 10 devices
OpManager license options depend on the number of devices to be monitored. The license is inclusive of all the interfaces, nodes or sensors in the device. A device can have any number of interfaces, elements or sensors.
SolarWinds Observability
No pricing availableFree Trial
ManageEngine OpManager
Free Trial is available
SolarWinds Observability
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.0
148
8.7
646
Ease of Use
8.8
151
8.3
647
Ease of Setup
8.9
128
8.0
482
Ease of Admin
9.0
123
8.3
477
Quality of Support
8.6
147
8.2
589
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
121
8.3
445
Product Direction (% positive)
9.4
148
8.1
615
Features by Category
Configuration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Network Automation Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Network
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Logistics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security - Network Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
8.7
23
Not enough data
9.0
23
Not enough data
9.0
20
Not enough data
8.6
21
Not enough data
8.4
21
Not enough data
8.0
20
Agentic AI - Website Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Experience
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Network Security Policy Management (NSPM)Hide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Network Maintenance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Network Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Network Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
8.5
9
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
7.8
9
Not enough data
7.8
9
Not enough data
8.3
9
Agentic AI - Database Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Scope
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Unified Endpoint Management (UEM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
9.0
88
9.0
78
9.1
86
8.9
78
8.0
84
7.7
71
8.7
84
8.6
74
Monitoring - Network Monitoring
8.6
22
7.9
14
8.7
24
7.6
12
8.7
25
8.1
13
Management
8.6
83
8.4
74
8.5
80
8.6
76
8.4
80
8.2
73
Analytics - Network Monitoring
8.4
23
7.6
12
8.6
23
7.6
13
Security - Network Monitoring
8.5
22
7.9
13
8.3
21
7.2
12
8.6
20
6.9
12
Network Performance - Network Monitoring
8.3
21
7.4
12
8.2
21
7.5
12
AI Automation - Network Monitoring
7.8
20
6.7
12
7.7
20
6.7
12
7.4
20
6.8
12
Agentic AI - Network Monitoring
7.5
17
Not enough data
7.6
17
Not enough data
7.7
17
Not enough data
7.5
17
Not enough data
7.4
17
Not enough data
7.8
17
Not enough data
7.3
16
Not enough data
Monitoring
Not enough data
9.0
16
Not enough data
8.0
17
Not enough data
7.5
14
Not enough data
8.3
15
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Administration
Not enough data
8.5
16
Not enough data
7.6
14
Not enough data
8.1
15
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analysis
Not enough data
8.7
17
Not enough data
9.0
19
Not enough data
7.9
14
Agentic AI - Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Automation - Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Automation
Not enough data
7.4
14
Not enough data
6.2
11
Not enough data
6.9
12
Not enough data
7.6
14
Functionality
Not enough data
8.0
14
Not enough data
7.6
13
Not enough data
9.0
17
Not enough data
8.1
18
Incident Management
Not enough data
7.6
16
Not enough data
8.2
16
Not enough data
8.3
17
Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Issue Resolution
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AIOps Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Visibility
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
8.3
6
Monitoring and Management
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
6.1
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Agentic AI - Hardware Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Visibility
Not enough data
8.5
10
Not enough data
9.2
10
Not enough data
8.5
10
Monitoring and Management
Not enough data
7.0
10
Not enough data
7.8
10
Not enough data
8.9
11
Agentic AI - Log Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Visibility
8.9
66
8.7
30
9.1
65
8.8
30
8.8
67
8.5
30
Monitoring and Management
9.0
64
8.5
29
7.9
64
8.0
28
8.6
64
8.4
30
9.0
65
8.8
30
9.2
64
8.9
23
8.7
64
8.4
21
Cloud environment support
8.3
57
7.8
23
8.2
56
7.4
22
Agentic AI - Server Monitoring
8.2
10
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
8.3
10
Not enough data
8.3
10
Not enough data
7.7
10
Not enough data
8.0
10
Not enough data
8.2
10
Not enough data
Functionality
9.2
51
7.9
7
8.8
50
8.3
6
8.9
49
7.9
7
7.5
45
7.7
5
Management
8.9
49
8.1
6
9.1
52
8.6
6
8.9
49
8.3
6
9.2
51
8.6
6
Agentic AI - Enterprise Monitoring
9.2
10
Not enough data
9.3
10
Not enough data
9.3
10
Not enough data
8.8
10
Not enough data
9.3
10
Not enough data
9.2
10
Not enough data
9.0
10
Not enough data
Data Preparation
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
7.4
9
Not enough data
7.9
8
Analysis
Not enough data
7.3
8
Not enough data
7.7
8
Not enough data
8.0
9
Not enough data
8.6
11
Not enough data
8.8
11
Not enough data
8.8
8
Visualization
Not enough data
9.1
9
Not enough data
8.7
9
Agentic AI - Log Analysis
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance Management
8.6
27
Not enough data
8.3
25
Not enough data
9.1
26
Not enough data
Monitoring
9.3
28
Not enough data
8.2
26
Not enough data
8.3
26
Not enough data
Monitoring
8.5
31
8.7
25
8.6
30
8.5
24
9.0
34
8.6
25
7.4
29
7.2
23
8.3
30
8.5
25
Response
8.7
32
8.5
25
8.5
31
8.6
25
7.9
29
7.5
23
Agentic AI - Application Performance Monitoring (APM)
7.9
12
Not enough data
8.5
11
Not enough data
8.2
11
Not enough data
8.3
11
Not enough data
8.6
12
Not enough data
Performance
7.6
28
7.6
25
7.6
27
8.0
21
Functionality
7.7
27
6.9
24
7.8
27
7.2
23
7.5
28
7.2
23
7.7
28
7.5
24
Alerts management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analysis
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Issue Resolution
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Configuration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
8.7
36
Not enough data
9.1
37
7.7
5
8.6
36
Not enough data
8.8
36
7.7
5
8.6
35
Not enough data
Monitoring
9.2
37
9.2
6
9.1
37
8.0
5
8.7
35
5.7
5
Support
9.0
36
Not enough data
8.5
34
6.7
5
8.1
33
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Network Management Tools
6.7
8
Not enough data
6.7
8
Not enough data
7.3
8
Not enough data
7.1
8
Not enough data
7.3
8
Not enough data
6.9
8
Not enough data
7.1
8
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
4.8
7
Agentic AI - IT Alerting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Management - Observability Pipeline
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance - Observability Pipeline
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI - Observability Pipeline
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Compliance - Observability Pipeline
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Observability Pipeline
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Telemetry Collection & Ingestion - Observability
7.6
7
Not enough data
6.7
6
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Observability Software
8.0
5
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
Visualization & Dashboards - Observability
8.1
7
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
Correlation & Root Cause Analysis - Observability
8.3
7
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
Scalability & Ecosystem Integration - Observability
8.6
7
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
AI Features - Observability
7.9
7
Not enough data
8.1
7
Not enough data
8.1
7
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Mobile Application Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform - Mobile Device Management (MDM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Operating System
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Mobile Device Management (MDM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analysis
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Enterprise IT Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
ManageEngine OpManager and SolarWinds Observability are categorized as Enterprise Monitoring, Server Monitoring, Network Management Tools, Application Performance Monitoring (APM), Network Monitoring, and Observability Software
Unique Categories
ManageEngine OpManager is categorized as Data Center Networking and Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM)
SolarWinds Observability is categorized as DDI Management Platform, Log Monitoring, Hardware Monitoring, AIOps Platforms, Network Traffic Analysis (NTA), Unified Endpoint Management (UEM), Database Monitoring, Network Security Policy Management (NSPM), Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM), Website Monitoring, Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring, Network Automation Tools, IT Alerting, Container Monitoring, Log Analysis, Mobile Application Management, Enterprise IT Management, Configuration Management, Mobile Device Management (MDM), and Observability Pipeline
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
ManageEngine OpManager
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
SolarWinds Observability
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
18.0%
Financial Services
8.7%
Computer & Network Security
5.6%
Banking
5.6%
Manufacturing
5.0%
Other
57.1%
Information Technology and Services
22.4%
Hospital & Health Care
6.1%
Computer Software
5.5%
Telecommunications
5.0%
Financial Services
3.8%
Other
57.3%
Alternatives
Discussions
How do you use OpManager tools?
1 Comment
Official Response from ManageEngine OpManager
ManageEngine OpManager v12 is an integrated network management software that facilitates efficient and hassle-free network management.
OpManager helps...Read more
What is ManageEngine software?
1 Comment
Official Response from ManageEngine OpManager
Comment deleted by user.Read more
How do I upgrade ManageEngine OpManager?
1 Comment
Official Response from ManageEngine OpManager
To upgrade ManageEngine, firstly, there are some of the prerequisites that needs to be checked. I'm providing a link here for the same,...Read more
What is the next version and when it is getting released?
2 Comments
SI
2020.2.6 seems to have fixed a few major bugs and is pretty stable. Released in July 2021Read more
Where can I find custom monitoring templates to import into Server & Application Monitor?
2 Comments
SI
Thwack sites are helpful Read more
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