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SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor comparisons

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SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor is compared head-to-head with Zabbix, Checkmk and Datadog Infrastructure Monitoring and more: 7 head-to-heads in Infrastructure Monitoring, each with the specs and prices we checked.

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SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor head-to-head

SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor vs each of them

#	Tool	Free plan	Paid from	VM monitoring	Service monitoring	Metrics retention	Deployment model	Score
6	SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor	No	$2,900 one-time	Yes	Yes		Self-hosted	8.9
1	Zabbix	Yes	€245/mo	Yes	Yes		Hybrid	9.4
2	Checkmk	Yes	€190/mo	Yes	Yes	Custom	Hybrid	9.3
3	Datadog Infrastructure Monitoring	Yes	$15/unit/mo	Yes	Yes		Hybrid	9.2
4	Splunk Infrastructure Monitoring	Yes	$15/device/mo	Yes	Yes	13 months	Cloud	9.1
5	Google Cloud Monitoring	Yes		Yes	Yes	Custom	Cloud	9.0
7	Netdata	Yes	$4.50/unit/mo	Yes	Yes	Custom	Hybrid	8.8
8	Icinga	Yes		Yes	Yes		Self-hosted	8.7

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Last updated 10 Oct 2026 · How we research and update