SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor vs Nagios
Zero of fourteen models named SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor first on the direct prompt; zero named Nagios. SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Nagios by thirteen and SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor carries 35 labels and Nagios 37, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in three categories this edition.
Named in five 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
SolarWinds Network Performance MonitorFirst choices, of fourteen modelsNagios
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor and Nagios were named in the same answer forty-six times, of the 105 answers naming SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor and the 161 naming Nagios. In those answers Nagios took the first choice zero times and SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor seven.
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 | | |
SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor Nagios first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor on the left and Nagios on the right.The direct prompt
Neither was the first choice, one was named
4 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
10 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
Nagios2%#8 of 11SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor0%#11 of 11SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor2%#7 of 12Nagios2%#8 of 12SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor8%#5 of 15Nagios2%#11 of 15What 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
What the models said about Nagios
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Two of two in this category shown.
“I'd suggest starting with Zabbix or Nagios Core since they're completely free and enterprise-grade” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“Stick to well-established, actively maintained tools like SolarWinds NPM, PRTG, Nagios, or Zeek” MiniMax M2.5 · negative prompt · alternative
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.