SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor vs Broadcom DX NetOps

SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor8.9Visit Broadcom DX NetOps8.8Visit

Higher score SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor #5 in Network Monitoring 8.9/10 Pricing on request · 30-day trial Free trial✓ 3 of 3 features Visit SolarWinds

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Broadcom DX NetOps #6 in Network Monitoring 8.8/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Broadcom

• SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor fits best

  Established self-hosted enterprise monitoring

• Broadcom DX NetOps fits best

  Enterprise self-hosted network operations

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Side by side

Feature	SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor 8.9/10 Visit ↗	Broadcom DX NetOps 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.9	8.8
Ranking	#5 in Network Monitoring	#6 in Network Monitoring
Best for	Established self-hosted enterprise monitoring	Enterprise self-hosted network operations
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request · 30-day trial	Pricing on request
Free plan	—	Not checked yet
Free trial	30 days	—
Deployment	Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Tickets, Community, Docs	Tickets, Community, Docs
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Enterprise
Features SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor 3/3 · Broadcom DX NetOps 3/3
Synthetic checks	✓	✓
Traffic monitoring	✓	✓
Topology maps	✓	✓
Specs
Device limit	100 devices	Not checked yet
Alert channels	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Deployment	Self_hosted	Self_hosted
Our review
Pros	Tracks availability, packet loss, bandwidth, and hardware health Combines topology maps, NetPath, and PerfStack correlation Adds wireless, syslog, SNMP traps, forecasting, and capacity reporting	Combines performance, faults, flows, topology, and configuration monitoring Supports discovery, root-cause analysis, compliance, backup, and restore Adds synthetic delivery monitoring through Broadcom AppNeta integration
Cons	Starts at $2,829 Has no free plan Self-hosted deployment limits platform coverage	Pricing requires contacting Broadcom rather than selecting a public plan Synthetic monitoring depends on the integrated AppNeta component Self-hosted deployment requires infrastructure managed by the customer
Our verdict	SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor is paid network monitoring software for IT teams managing multi-vendor environments. It discovers routers, switches, firewalls, wireless controllers, access points, and other network devices, then… Read the review →	Broadcom DX NetOps is an enterprise network monitoring suite for network operations teams and service providers. It brings together performance monitoring and dashboards, fault monitoring, event correlation, root-cause analysis, device and… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor — where it wins

  • Tracks availability, packet loss, bandwidth, and hardware health
  • Combines topology maps, NetPath, and PerfStack correlation
  • Adds wireless, syslog, SNMP traps, forecasting, and capacity reporting

  Where it doesn't

  • Starts at $2,829
  • Has no free plan
  • Self-hosted deployment limits platform coverage

• Broadcom DX NetOps — where it wins

  • Combines performance, faults, flows, topology, and configuration monitoring
  • Supports discovery, root-cause analysis, compliance, backup, and restore
  • Adds synthetic delivery monitoring through Broadcom AppNeta integration

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting Broadcom rather than selecting a public plan
  • Synthetic monitoring depends on the integrated AppNeta component
  • Self-hosted deployment requires infrastructure managed by the customer

• SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor8.9/10 · Pricing on request · 30-day trial

  A mature self-hosted monitor with deep network visibility, but a high entry price.

  Visit SolarWindsFull verdict →
• Broadcom DX NetOps8.8/10 · Pricing on request

  Broad coverage for enterprise network operations, with self-hosted deployment and sales-led pricing.

  Visit BroadcomFull verdict →