SolarWinds Standard Toolset Reviews & Product Details

SolarisWinds Toolkit is good in terms of features. Ease of using it, and doesn't need and expert level of skill or knowledge to manage it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There is no specific dislike related to the products and features, but the pricing is higher compared to other products within the domain Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Well, Solar Winds Standard Toolset works terrific. However, I like a few features very much about it because they solve my day-to-day IT challenges. Some of them are mentioned below:

1. Real-Time alerts.

2. Network Health Monitoring

3. Performance Analysis

4. Defining SLAs Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

To be honest, Solarwinds standard toolset is amazing but I feel the UI is not very interactive and user-friendly. This calls for Solarwinds to work on their UI to make it a little appealing yet friendlier. I haven't used Solarwinds on the cloud and it's an interesting proposition. I definitely would love to explore it, but I will it is tedious to implement on the cloud. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Some of the features are good. Like the Neighbor map and some of the diagnostic tools Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The troubleshooting applications are not updated that well. Most programs still use SNMPv2 and not SNMPv3, even though SNMPv3 has been out for years now. Some of the troubleshooting tools are not updated on a regular basis to add new functionality. Nor are new troubleshooting tools added to the program. There is no support for SFTP. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

SolarWinds Engineer's Toolset provides a single pane to do just about every network task you can imagine! I love using the Workspace studio - SNMP sweep, switch port mapper, traceroute, WMI browser, IP network browser, neighbor map, config transfer, config compare, subnet calculator, telnet/ssh console, CPU and memory interface charts, response time, and the list goes on. You can present any information in a table, graph, or map, along with exporting the information. The other phenomenal aspect about owning a Solarwinds Tool is the support and community behind the tools! I am a member of the Solarwinds Community called THWACK and have been able to manage the suite of Solarwinds products with the advice from the community. The last support ticket I opened for any of my products was in 2016. The documentation behind each and every product will go above and beyond your expectations. If you can't find an answer to your question in the documentation, turn to the community, and you will find an answer in a very timely manner! Go demo the product and join the community for fun! You can demo any SolarWinds product for 30 days! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

SolarWinds Engineer's Toolset was a little intimidating at first! You wonder where to start! Don't be intimidated, remember an issue you have in your environment and go seek an answer. I can't think of anything that did not work properly; the problem was in the chair, not in the Toolset! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Detailed Graphical information that can be drilled down from DB users to the processes they are running Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

So Far, I didn't see any to dislike about. If we can have alerting for CPU/Memory/Storage that would be beneficial Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like its Network Monitor, Interface Monitor and Network Analyzer. it has vast capabilities to monitor network at granular level. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nothing to dislike in this product as it is complete monitoring suit. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Solar wind is the best network traffic monitoring tool which is highly reliable and scalable. Through SolarWind, network engineers can easily monitor network health and troubleshoot network connectivity-related issues. It's very easy to install and configure. With the help of SolarWind, we can easily monitor routes, switches, and PBX servers. You can monitor the bandwidth of routers and switches. You can set thresholds to check latency and jitter in packets. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There is nothing to dislike about SolarWind; it's so useful for network engineers and administrators, but a few observations I found during its use: 1) SolarWind is a bit costlier than other monitoring tools and uses too many server resources, which can cause the application to fail and disrupt ease. 2) It requires more space in the system. When used with GNS3, its performance decreases a little bit. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is a feature-complete suite of utilities to diagnose and manage your network. The Workspace Studio lets you create a NOC-looking screen to monitor whatever nodes/elements you add in. If you aren't in a position to purchase the full-blown SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor, then the Engineer's Toolset is the bare minimum you should get. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Updates aren't as often as OS patches but then again, networking protocols don't change overnight either. Wish it would incorporate a single-click config backup utility to automate TFTP'ing network equipment configurations to your laptop/central repository before making changes or upgrading the firmware. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Getting the Ping Response, Tracert directly from the console without logging into the server actually. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Licensing is not that good, Engineering toolset offers very basic functionalities directly from the console but it seems to be very costly when it comes to the licensing part. I personally think that if Solarwinds really wants to help its customers in doing basic jobs easily, then please think about the balancing of cost as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Quick go to spot for tools. I like knowing I can jump into one menu and find multiple tools I can use on an everyday basis. TFTP Server, PingSweep, Subnet Calculator, and Advanced Ping are some of the ones I use everyday. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The UI for some of the tools could be a bit better. Sometimes, the interface feels bulky, which might delay the loading and processing of the data at certain points. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.