--- description: Review of Network Performance Monitor Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Network Performance Monitor | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice GB --- 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.co.uk/software/144151/network-performance-monitor Page: 1 / 4\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/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 - Color 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.co.uk/directory/4786/network-troubleshooting-software/software) ## Related Categories - [Network Troubleshooting Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/4786/network-troubleshooting-software/software) - [Load Balancing Tools](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/4269/load-balancing/software) - [IT Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/4563/it-management/software) - [Application Performance Management Tools](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/4140/application-performance-management/software) - [Network Monitoring Tools](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/4307/network-monitoring/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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[ManageEngine Applications Manager](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/359879/manageengine-applications-manager) — 4.6/5 (255 reviews) ## Reviews ### "Monitor the network" — 4.0/5 > **Selim** | *22 June 2022* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: You can see the lines bandwiths and poor cable connection with it. > > **Cons**: Sometimes it is freezing and late to open the monitoring page. ----- ### "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 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. ----- ### "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.co.uk/software/144151/network-performance-monitor?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/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