SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor vs OpenText Network Observability

SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor9.1Visit ONOpenText Network Observability8.6Visit

Higher score SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor #2 in Network Monitoring - Midmarket Software 9.1/10 Pricing on request · 30-day trial Free trial✓ 0 of 3 features Visit SolarWinds

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ON OpenText Network Observability #7 in Network Monitoring - Midmarket Software 8.6/10 Pricing on request ✓ 1 of 3 features Visit OpenText

• SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor fits best

  Midmarket teams managing multi-vendor networks

• OpenText Network Observability fits best

  Enterprise teams managing complex network changes

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Side by side

Feature	SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor 9.1/10 Visit ↗	ONOpenText Network Observability 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.1	8.6
Ranking	#2 in Network Monitoring - Midmarket Software	#7 in Network Monitoring - Midmarket Software
Best for	Midmarket teams managing multi-vendor networks	Enterprise teams managing complex network changes
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	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Tickets, Community, Docs	Tickets, Community, Docs · 24/7
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Enterprise
Features SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor 0/3 · OpenText Network Observability 1/3
SNMP monitoring	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Automatic discovery	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Flow analysis	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Alert channels	email, sms	Not checked yet
Deployment	Not checked yet	Hybrid
Monitored device limit	100 devices	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Automatically discovers devices and monitors availability and performance NetPath and topology maps show routes, relationships, and dependencies PerfStack correlates network, system, and application metrics	Maps network topology and monitors configuration changes alongside performance Analyzes NetFlow, sFlow, JFlow, and IPFIX, with synthetic connectivity tests Backs up, compares, provisions, and rolls back network configurations
Cons	Standalone Orion NPM requires contacting sales Self-hosted deployment requires managing the monitoring environment Wireless heat maps are for Cisco access points	Modular licensing requires contacting sales for pricing Enterprise focus may be more than smaller teams need Broad operational scope may not suit teams seeking a narrow monitoring tool
Our verdict	For IT teams managing multi-vendor networks, SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor (NPM) provides self-hosted monitoring of device and interface availability and performance. It discovers network devices and nodes, and tracks measures… Read the review →	OpenText Network Observability brings discovery, monitoring, traffic analysis, log search, and configuration management into a network operations product. It is aimed at IT and network operations teams managing hybrid environments and… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor — where it wins

  • Automatically discovers devices and monitors availability and performance
  • NetPath and topology maps show routes, relationships, and dependencies
  • PerfStack correlates network, system, and application metrics

  Where it doesn't

  • Standalone Orion NPM requires contacting sales
  • Self-hosted deployment requires managing the monitoring environment
  • Wireless heat maps are for Cisco access points

• OpenText Network Observability — where it wins

  • Maps network topology and monitors configuration changes alongside performance
  • Analyzes NetFlow, sFlow, JFlow, and IPFIX, with synthetic connectivity tests
  • Backs up, compares, provisions, and rolls back network configurations

  Where it doesn't

  • Modular licensing requires contacting sales for pricing
  • Enterprise focus may be more than smaller teams need
  • Broad operational scope may not suit teams seeking a narrow monitoring tool

• SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor9.1/10 · Pricing on request · 30-day trial

  Self-hosted network monitoring with discovery, path maps, alerts, and capacity reports.

  Visit SolarWindsFull verdict →
• ONOpenText Network Observability8.6/10 · Pricing on request

  Broad network observability with discovery, flow analysis, and configuration control.

  Visit OpenTextFull verdict →