ManageEngine OpManager vs SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor
Five of fourteen models named ManageEngine OpManager first on the direct prompt; zero named SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor. ManageEngine OpManager was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor by thirteen and ManageEngine OpManager carries 44 labels and SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor 35, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in seven categories this edition.
Named in three categories this edition.
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the network monitoring and management page.
By framing
ManageEngine OpManagerFirst choices, of fourteen modelsSolarWinds Network Performance Monitor
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, ManageEngine OpManager and SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor were named in the same answer seventy times, of the 239 answers naming ManageEngine OpManager and the 105 naming SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor. In those answers SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor took the first choice three times and ManageEngine OpManager nine.
Every model, every framing
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | ||||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | ||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | ||
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | | ||
| Grok 4.20 | | | | | ||
| Mistral Small | | | | |||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | |||
| Llama 4 Maverick | | | ||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | | | |
| Kimi K2 | | | ||||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | |||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | | | | |
| GPT-6 Luna | | | ||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | |
ManageEngine OpManager SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, ManageEngine OpManager on the left and SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor on the right.The direct prompt
ManageEngine OpManager first, SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor an alternative
5 of 14 modelsSolarWinds Network Performance Monitor was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
7 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
2 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
ManageEngine OpManager2%#6 of 11SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor0%#11 of 11ManageEngine OpManager24%#2 of 12SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor2%#7 of 12ManageEngine OpManager15%#2 of 15SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor8%#5 of 15What the models said about ManageEngine OpManager
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Two of two in this category shown.
“Part of a product line with frequent critical flaws ... High attack surface if not hardened.” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · soft negative
“1. ManageEngine OpManager - a holistic network management software for performance monitoring, fault diagnosis, and troubleshooting.” Llama 4 Maverick · paraphrase prompt · first choice
What the models said about SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.
“Many organizations banned it entirely due to security concerns” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“The 2020 SUNBURST supply-chain attack ... eroded trust. Ongoing vulnerabilities in the broader suite; use only with strict segmentation.” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Caution is advised due to potential vulnerabilities and the need for rigorous security audits before deployment.” Mistral Small · negative prompt · soft negative
“The industry standard for pure network monitoring... extremely powerful packet-level troubleshooting; excellent reporting.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“SolarWinds NPM | Best Overall | Comprehensive network performance monitoring, strong alerting, intuitive interface” MiniMax M2.5 · comparative prompt · first choice
“For large, on‑prem networks with complex SNMP/flow needs: SolarWinds NPM or ManageEngine OpManager.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · comparative prompt · first choice
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.