--- description: Review of Network Performance Monitor Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice Ireland. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Network Performance Monitor | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice IE --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Network Troubleshooting Software](/directory/4786/network-troubleshooting-software/software) > [Network Performance Monitor](/software/144151/network-performance-monitor) # Network Performance Monitor Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/144151/network-performance-monitor Page: 1 / 4\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/144151/network-performance-monitor?page=2) > SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor (NPM) is a cloud-based network monitoring solution that enables users to detect, diagnose, and resolve network performance issues. The solution allows users to design a customizable topology for the entire network framework and tracks failure events, system checks, performance issues and more. NPM enables businesses to create a service-oriented view of their IT infrastructure and identify key network issues. NPM automatically discovers, maps, and monitors every device within a network and presents interactive charts, graphs, and tables in a fully customizable web interface. IT administrators and users can then collect, store and analyze performance data from these devices to determine network efficiency and resolve issues. NPM offers a web-based dashboard for visualizing and monitoring real-time system health and performance metrics. The solution also offers fault, performance, and availability monitoring as well as hop-by-hop critical path analysis, cross-stack network data correlation, customizable topology and dependency-aware alerts. > > Verdict: Rated **4.5/5** by 76 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.5/5** | 76 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.1/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: SolarWinds - **Location**: Tulsa, US - **Founded**: 1999 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$1,638.00 - **Pricing model**: Flat Rate (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Pricing starts at $2995.00 perpetual/$1,583 subscription with a free trial. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Windows (Desktop) - **Supported Languages**: Chinese, English, French, German, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish - **Available Countries**: Australia, Canada, China, Germany, Japan, United Kingdom, United States ## Features - API - Activity Dashboard - Alerts/Escalation - Alerts/Notifications - Application Management - Automatic Configuration - Bandwidth Monitoring - Baseline Manager - CPU Monitoring - Capacity Management - Colour Codes/Icons - Compliance Management - Configuration Management - Connectivity Management - Content Caching - Customisable Dashboard - Dashboard - Data Discovery - Data Visualisation - Device Auto Discovery ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat ## Category - [Network Troubleshooting Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4786/network-troubleshooting-software/software) ## Related Categories - [Network Troubleshooting Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4786/network-troubleshooting-software/software) - [Load Balancing Tools](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4269/load-balancing/software) - [IT Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4563/it-management/software) - [Application Performance Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4140/application-performance-management/software) - [Network Monitoring Tools](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4307/network-monitoring/software) ## Alternatives 1. [ManageEngine OpManager](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/360394/manageengine-opmanager) — 4.6/5 (323 reviews) 2. [Site24x7](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/360425/site24x7) — 4.7/5 (372 reviews) 3. [ManageEngine NetFlow Analyzer](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/434812/netflow-analyzer) — 4.5/5 (95 reviews) 4. [PRTG](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/151096/prtg-network-monitor) — 4.6/5 (255 reviews) 5. [ManageEngine OpUtils](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/435468/manageengine-oputils) — 4.4/5 (129 reviews) ## Reviews ### "Network performance Monitor is a must have tool for any IT professional to succeed in their job." — 5.0/5 > **Jeremy** | *1 February 2018* | Mining & Metals > > **Pros**: You can not fix something you do not know is broken. NPM allow you to be notified as soon a any component you are monitoring goes off line. Its a game changer for IT pro's trying to get a handle on their network and hardware. ----- ### "Excellent Network Monitoring Software from SolarWinds" — 5.0/5 > **Brian** | *20 September 2022* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: We can see at a glance if a client connection is down or has an issue. We have to be able to see at times if there is a packet loss issue at the ISP level, and NPM definitely helps with this. > > **Cons**: After spending some time thinking, there is not much to complain about. The client node window does contain a LOT of info and can be slightly overwhelming until enough time has been spent navigating around. > > We love this software - it gives us alerts and generates ticket emails when a node has been down or is having a packet loss issue, or if we need to monitor bandwidth usage. We will likely stick with NPM for quite some time. ----- ### "Works well overall but can get slow over time" — 3.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *1 April 2019* | Restaurants | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: Was easy to setup and maintain and their support seems to be great to work with. > > **Cons**: Over time it gets really slow and the server needs rebooted. Nothing I've tried including putting it on a new server seems to rectify this. > > We use this software to monitor our network equipment and servers and for the price it works well for doing that. ----- ### "network management in minutes" — 5.0/5 > **Larry** | *26 September 2018* | Religious Institutions | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: SolarWinds NPM (Network Performance Manager) is one of the most gratifying products to use. After installing on a server, you can literally in minutes begin collecting actionable network performance if you have previously configured SNMP on your network equipment. Most of the products integrate, building on each other and adding more value. I have always been impressed with how their new versions add significant features and value for just paying maintenance on the product. Their online training is also very valuable. > > **Cons**: More advance features will take more effort to configure and generate actionable results. You can easily be overwhelmed by alerts and syslog if you do not make an effort to manage what you really need to see. ----- ### "Networking monitoring made easy" — 4.0/5 > **Jorge** | *25 January 2019* | Telecommunications | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: Clean and intuitive user interface Flexible and adaptable visualizations and dashbords Automated discovery for network devices and topology Large collection of monitoring options Wireless heat maps Great reporting > > **Cons**: Pricing can become an issue for large networks Some modules (like NetFlow) are optional and come at an extra cost > > Solarwinds NPM is an amazing network monitoring solution with a high level of automation. It comes with reasonale standard options and it's very easy to setup and get running. ----- Page: 1 / 4\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/144151/network-performance-monitor?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/144151/network-performance-monitor) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | ----- ## Structured Data