SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor (NPM) vs. UVexplorer Comparison


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About Network Performance Monitor (NPM) by SolarWinds delivers advanced network troubleshooting for on-premises, hybrid, and cloud services using critical path hop-by-hop analysis. Powerful and affordable, this modern network monitoring software enables IT organizations to quickly detect, diagnose, and resolve network issues and outages, thereby improving network performance. SolarWinds’ Network Performance Monitor offers a host of features such as Performance analysis dashboard, NetPath critical path visualization, Intelligent alerts, Multi-vendor network monitoring, Network Insight for Cisco ASA and F5 BIG-IP.	About UVexplorer PRO automatically and quickly discovers all of the information about the devices on your network and the connections between them. UVexplorer creates network maps for documentation, meetings, presentations, sharing with your boss, or hanging on the wall. Export UVexplorer's automated network maps to PRTG, LucidChart, Microsoft Visio™, PDF, and SVG file types. UVexplorer also backups and provides change notifications for configurations of your network devices, such as routers, switches, and firewalls. Track how device configurations change over time. With UVexplorer's PRTG Connector, add powerful network discovery, detailed device inventory, and automatic network maps to PRTG Network Monitor. Capture detailed device and network inventory information to help meet documentation requirements of governmental regulations like PCI, HIPAA, FISMA, SOX, etc. Analyze and solve network and device problems with UVexplorer's suite of diagnostic tools.
Platforms Supported Windows Supported Mac Not Supported Linux Not Supported Cloud Not Supported On-Premises Supported iPhone Not Supported iPad Not Supported Android Not Supported Chromebook Not Supported	Platforms Supported Windows Supported Mac Not Supported Linux Not Supported Cloud Not Supported On-Premises Supported iPhone Not Supported iPad Not Supported Android Not Supported Chromebook Not Supported
Audience SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor (NPM) supports network engineers, administrators, and managers as well as IT administrators and generalists.	Audience Network administrators seeking a solution to manage their networking operations
Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Supported Online Supported	Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Supported
API Offers API Not Supported	API Offers API Supported
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Pricing $2895.00/one-time Free Version Not Supported Free Trial Supported	Pricing $1,795 per year Annual Subscription Support & Maintenance is Included Free Version Not Supported Free Trial Supported
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Training Documentation Supported Webinars Supported Live Online Not Supported In Person Not Supported	Training Documentation Supported Webinars Supported Live Online Supported In Person Supported
Company Information SolarWinds Founded: 2000 United States www.solarwinds.com	Company Information UV Networks Founded: 2016 United States www.uvexplorer.com
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Categories Network Bandwidth Monitoring Supported Network Discovery Supported Network Mapping Supported Network Monitoring Supported Packet Analyzers Supported SNMP Monitoring Supported WiFi Analyzers Supported	Categories Configuration Management Supported Network Configuration Supported Network Discovery Supported Network Mapping Supported Network Monitoring Supported Network Troubleshooting Supported
Network Mapping Features Color Codes / Icons Supported Compliance Management Not Supported Device Auto Discovery Supported Hierarchical Mapping Supported Location-Based Mapping Supported Map Exporting Supported On-Demand Mapping Supported Reporting/Analytics Supported Self-Updating Maps Not Supported Web Traffic Reporting Not Supported	Network Mapping Features Color Codes / Icons Supported Compliance Management Supported Device Auto Discovery Supported Hierarchical Mapping Supported Location-Based Mapping Supported Map Exporting Supported On-Demand Mapping Supported Reporting/Analytics Supported Self-Updating Maps Supported Web Traffic Reporting Supported Network Monitoring Features Bandwidth Monitoring Supported Baseline Manager Not Supported Diagnostic Tools Not Supported Internet Usage Monitoring Not Supported IP Address Monitoring Supported Real Time Analytics Not Supported Resource Management Not Supported Server Monitoring Supported SLA Monitoring Not Supported Uptime Monitoring Supported Web Traffic Reporting Supported Show More Features Configuration Management Features Access Control / Permissions Not Supported Application Deployment Not Supported Automated Provisioning Not Supported Infrastructure Automation Supported Node Management Supported Orchestration Not Supported Reporting Analytics / Visualization Supported Task Management Not Supported Network Troubleshooting Features Alerts / Escalation Supported Bandwidth Troubleshooting Not Supported Change Management Supported Configuration Management Supported Connectivity Management Supported Data Visualization Supported Historical Audit Supported Mobile Network Troubleshooting Supported Network Analysis Supported Network Monitoring Supported
Integrations 7SIGNAL Supported Axonius Supported Cherwell Software Supported LT Browser Supported Lucidchart Not Supported ManageEngine AlarmsOne Supported Opsgenie Supported Paessler Building Monitor Not Supported Paessler PRTG Not Supported Paessler PRTG Hosted Monitor Not Supported SMSEagle Supported ServiceTeam ITSM Supported SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer Supported SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager Supported SolarWinds Network Discovery Tool Supported SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor Supported Splunk On-Call Supported WebPurify Supported netTerrain DCIM Supported xMatters Supported Show More Integrations View All 16 Integrations	Integrations 7SIGNAL Not Supported Axonius Not Supported Cherwell Software Not Supported LT Browser Not Supported Lucidchart Supported ManageEngine AlarmsOne Not Supported Opsgenie Not Supported Paessler Building Monitor Supported Paessler PRTG Supported Paessler PRTG Hosted Monitor Supported SMSEagle Not Supported ServiceTeam ITSM Not Supported SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer Not Supported SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager Not Supported SolarWinds Network Discovery Tool Not Supported SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor Not Supported Splunk On-Call Not Supported WebPurify Not Supported netTerrain DCIM Not Supported xMatters Not Supported Show More Integrations View All 4 Integrations
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