SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor
Monitor network availability, performance, and health across multi-vendor devices with automatic discovery and centralized visibility.
- Vendor
- SolarWinds
- Also known as
- solarwinds-network-performance-monitor
Available worldwide · Popular in: US
What is SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor?
SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor enables the monitoring of network devices including routers, switches, firewalls, and wireless controllers. It automatically discovers devices, collects performance metrics, builds network topology maps, and provides visualization tools to identify and resolve network performance issues.
SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor pricing
Plans, per-tier features and add-ons, dated and linked to live pricing. Pricing changes often; always verify at source before you rely on it.
Starts at $8/node/month. 30-day free trial. Volume discounts available.
Observability Self-Hosted
What SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor does
The capabilities that matter for network monitoring, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Snmp polling
- ✓
- Netflow sflow ipfix
- -
- Auto discovery topology
- ✓
- Wifi monitoring
- ✓
- Sdwan monitoring
- -
- Synthetic active monitoring
- -
- Config backup change mgmt
- -
- Cloud VPC monitoring
- ✓
- Multi tenant msp
- -
- Anomaly detection
- -
- Open source
- -
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- Cloud / SaaS
- Hybrid
- On-premise
- Self-hosted
Integrations (21)
Independently observed- Slack•
- Microsoft Teams•
- Jira Cloud•
- Jira Server•
- AWS CloudWatch•
- AWS CloudTrail•
- AWS Lambda•
- Azure Monitor•
- Google Cloud Operations•
- Oracle Cloud Infrastructure•
- Azure Active Directory•
- Salesforce•
- Okta•
- Datadog•
- New Relic•
- Dynatrace•
- Prometheus•
- Grafana•
- Jenkins•
- Zulip
- Cisco Meraki•
SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor FAQ
Common questions about SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor?
SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor enables the monitoring of network devices including routers, switches, firewalls, and wireless controllers. It automatically discovers devices, collects performance metrics, builds network topology maps, and provides visualization tools to identify and resolve network performance issues. It is indexed under Network Monitoring.
Source: https://www.solarwinds.com/network-performance-monitor
How much does SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor cost?
SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor is a paid product; published pricing starts at $8 per node per month. It is sold across 3 plans (Essentials, Advanced and Premier). There is no free tier. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.
Source: https://www.solarwinds.com/hybrid-cloud-observability/pricing
Can SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor be self-hosted?
Yes. SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.
Source: https://www.solarwinds.com/network-performance-monitor
What does SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor integrate with?
We have confirmed 21 integrations for SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor, including Zulip, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Jira Cloud, Jira Server, AWS CloudWatch, AWS CloudTrail and AWS Lambda, plus 13 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.
Source: https://www.solarwinds.com/network-performance-monitor
What security certifications does SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor have?
We have independently confirmed GDPR for SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.
Source: https://www.solarwinds.com/security-event-manager/use-cases
Where is SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor available?
SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.
Source: https://www.solarwinds.com/hybrid-cloud-observability/pricing
SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor alternatives
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Compare SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor
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| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 75 | 0.06 | 4.7 | ✓ |
| Price level | 80 | 0.04 | 3.4 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 67 | 0.05 | 3.4 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 53 | 0.05 | 2.6 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 0 | 0.16 | 0.0 | - |
| Security posture | 5 | 0.12 | 0.0 | - |
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Content
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 6 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 60% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Snmp polling, Wifi monitoring, Cloud vpc monitoring, Auto discovery topology | mediumsource · 2026-09-28 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 71 | mediumsource · 2026-09-05 · 60% |
Market
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: … | mediumsource · 2026-09-28 · 50% |
Pricing
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