CallMeter vs SolarWinds VoIP & Network Quality Manager

CallMeter9.0Visit SVSolarWinds VoIP & Network Quality Manager8.5Visit

Higher score CallMeter #3 in VoIP Monitoring Software 9.0/10 Pricing on request ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit CallMeter

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SV SolarWinds VoIP & Network Quality Manager #7 in VoIP Monitoring Software 8.5/10 Pricing on request · 30-day trial Free trial✓ 5 of 5 features Visit SolarWinds

• CallMeter fits best

  Teams needing active SIP quality testing

• SolarWinds VoIP & Network Quality Manager fits best

  Cisco and Avaya VoIP operations teams

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Side by side

Feature	CallMeter 9.0/10 Visit ↗	SVSolarWinds VoIP & Network Quality Manager 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.5
Ranking	#3 in VoIP Monitoring Software	#7 in VoIP Monitoring Software
Best for	Teams needing active SIP quality testing	Cisco and Avaya VoIP operations teams
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	Pricing on request · 30-day trial
Free plan	Not checked yet	—
Free trial	—	30 days
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Docs	Email, Phone, Tickets, Community, Docs
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features CallMeter 5/5 · SolarWinds VoIP & Network Quality Manager 5/5
MOS scoring	✓	✓
Jitter tracking	✓	✓
Packet-loss tracking	✓	✓
Synthetic call tests	✓	✓
SIP trunk monitoring	✓	✓
Specs
Data retention	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	90+ real-time metrics with MOS, jitter, packet loss, and timing data Combines scheduled probes, SIP load testing, and impairment injection REST API, CI/CD gates, webhooks, status pages, and flexible worker placement	Tracks MOS, jitter, latency, packet loss, and round-trip time Analyzes call records and monitors Cisco SIP and CUBE trunks Combines synthetic VoIP tests with WAN and site-to-site monitoring
Cons	Custom pricing requires a sales conversation No AI features are included Its focus is VoIP and SIP infrastructure rather than broad observability	Pricing requires contacting SolarWinds sales No free plan is listed Its strongest fit is Cisco and Avaya voice environments
Our verdict	CallMeter is a web-based SIP testing and VoIP analytics platform for teams operating voice or video infrastructure. It generates real SIP calls and measures voice, video, RTP, timing, and network-quality data. The platform supports… Read the review →	SolarWinds VoIP & Network Quality Manager (VNQM) is a network monitoring product for IT and network administrators managing enterprise voice environments. It brings together VoIP call-quality monitoring, call detail record and call… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• CallMeter — where it wins

  • 90+ real-time metrics with MOS, jitter, packet loss, and timing data
  • Combines scheduled probes, SIP load testing, and impairment injection
  • REST API, CI/CD gates, webhooks, status pages, and flexible worker placement

  Where it doesn't

  • Custom pricing requires a sales conversation
  • No AI features are included
  • Its focus is VoIP and SIP infrastructure rather than broad observability

• SolarWinds VoIP & Network Quality Manager — where it wins

  • Tracks MOS, jitter, latency, packet loss, and round-trip time
  • Analyzes call records and monitors Cisco SIP and CUBE trunks
  • Combines synthetic VoIP tests with WAN and site-to-site monitoring

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting SolarWinds sales
  • No free plan is listed
  • Its strongest fit is Cisco and Avaya voice environments

• CallMeter9.0/10 · Pricing on request

  A focused platform for measuring, testing, and monitoring SIP and VoIP quality.

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• SVSolarWinds VoIP & Network Quality Manager8.5/10 · Pricing on request · 30-day trial

  A focused choice for Cisco and Avaya teams that need detailed voice-quality monitoring.

  Visit SolarWindsFull verdict →