Comparison

NinjaOne vs SolarWinds

No clear leader: SolarWinds (58.0) and NinjaOne (57.6) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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NinjaOne58
SolarWinds58
Score
vioscaleAI score
NinjaOne58 / 100medium · 68%
SolarWinds58 / 100medium · 51%
Pricing
Free tier
NinjaOne✓
SolarWinds✗
Model
NinjaOnefreemium
SolarWindscommercial
Price level
NinjaOnelow
SolarWindshigh
Transparent
NinjaOne✗
SolarWinds✓
Integrations
Count
NinjaOne2
SolarWinds199
Security
Disclosure policy
NinjaOne✓
SolarWinds–
Gdpr
NinjaOne✓
SolarWinds✓
Hipaa
NinjaOne✓
SolarWinds–
Iso27001
NinjaOne✓
SolarWinds–
Pci
NinjaOne✓
SolarWinds–
Soc2
NinjaOne✓
SolarWinds–
Reliability
Status page
NinjaOne✓
SolarWinds✓
Content
Faq
NinjaOne5 items
SolarWinds7 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for it management software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

ITSM
Incident management
NinjaOne-
SolarWinds✓
Change / release management
NinjaOne-
SolarWinds-
Problem management
NinjaOne-
SolarWinds-
CMDB / IT asset management
NinjaOne✓
SolarWinds✓
Self-service portal
NinjaOne-
SolarWinds-
On-call
On-call scheduling / escalation
NinjaOne-
SolarWinds✓
Alert routing
NinjaOne-
SolarWinds✓
RMM
Remote monitoring & control
NinjaOne✓
SolarWinds-
Patch management
NinjaOne✓
SolarWinds-
Automation
AIOps / workflow automation
NinjaOne✓
SolarWinds✓
ITIL-aligned / PinkVerify
NinjaOne-
SolarWinds-
Deployment
Hosting
NinjaOneCloud only
SolarWindsSelf-hosted only
Platform
Public API
NinjaOne✓
SolarWinds✓
Free tier
NinjaOne-
SolarWinds✗

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

NinjaOne

An IT management system that centralizes device administration, automatic security patch deployment, data protection, and remote assistance in a single unified dashboard.

Independently observed

SolarWinds

SolarWinds provides integrated monitoring and IT service management solutions for tracking system performance, managing assets, and coordinating incident response across cloud and on-premises environments. The platform includes AI-powered automation to streamline operational workflows and supports flexible self-hosted and SaaS deployment models.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

NinjaOne

SubscriptionFree tier

Free trial available; per-device, per-user, and storage-based pricing models

as of verify ↗

SolarWinds

from $320/moSubscription14-day trial

From $320/technician/year with automatic volume discounts. 14-day free trial.

  • 1-5 Technicians$533/technician/year
    • Ticketing
    • Asset discovery and lifecycle tracking
    • Software license management
    • Automation
    • Unlimited end users
  • 6-10 Technicians$524/technician/year
    • Ticketing
    • Asset discovery and lifecycle tracking
    • Software license management
    • Automation
    • Unlimited end users
  • 11-20 Technicians$517/technician/year
    • Ticketing
    • Asset discovery and lifecycle tracking
    • Software license management
    • Automation
    • Unlimited end users
  • 21-30 Technicians$507/technician/year
    • Ticketing
    • Asset discovery and lifecycle tracking
    • Software license management
    • Automation
    • Unlimited end users
  • 31-40 Technicians$492/technician/year
    • Ticketing
    • Asset discovery and lifecycle tracking
    • Software license management
    • Automation
    • Unlimited end users
  • 41-50 Technicians$473/technician/year
    • Ticketing
    • Asset discovery and lifecycle tracking
    • Software license management
    • Automation
    • Unlimited end users
  • 51-75 Technicians$444/technician/year
    • Ticketing
    • Asset discovery and lifecycle tracking
    • Software license management
    • Automation
    • Unlimited end users
  • 76-100 Technicians$417/technician/year
    • Ticketing
    • Asset discovery and lifecycle tracking
    • Software license management
    • Automation
    • Unlimited end users
  • 101-250 Technicians$389/technician/year
    • Ticketing
    • Asset discovery and lifecycle tracking
    • Software license management
    • Automation
    • Unlimited end users
  • 251-500 Technicians$357/technician/year
    • Ticketing
    • Asset discovery and lifecycle tracking
    • Software license management
    • Automation
    • Unlimited end users
  • 501+ Technicians$320/technician/year
    • Ticketing
    • Asset discovery and lifecycle tracking
    • Software license management
    • Automation
    • Unlimited end users
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
NinjaOne✗
SolarWinds✓
iOS
NinjaOne✓
SolarWinds✗
Android
NinjaOne✓
SolarWinds✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
NinjaOne✓
SolarWinds✓
Self-hosted
NinjaOne✗
SolarWinds✓
On-premise
NinjaOne✗
SolarWinds✓
Hybrid
NinjaOne✗
SolarWinds✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

NinjaOne

2 total
  • Microsoft 365
  • Google Workspace
Independently observed

SolarWinds

51 total
  • Zoho Desk
  • Slack
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Google Chat
  • Mattermost
  • Zulip
  • Email
  • Twilio
  • Public API
  • Webhooks
  • Terraform
  • ServiceNow
  • Jira Cloud
  • Jira Server
  • Freshservice
  • Salesforce Cloud
  • AWS CloudTrail via Cloudwatch
  • AWS Lambda
  • AWS SSO
  • Azure Monitor
  • Azure Active Directory SSO
  • Google Cloud Operations
  • Google SSO
  • Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
  • +27 more
Independently observed
Still deciding?

NinjaOne or SolarWinds: which one depends on you

A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.

Free to run, no account needed to start. How the evaluation works

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.