3 categories · RankedSolarWinds Network Performance Monitor
SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor is an infrastructure monitoring product from SolarWinds · solarwinds.com ↗
Read the same way at every company size.
The standing depends on who is buying. Every model is asked the same questions for each company size.
Paessler PRTG Network Monitor is first at 44%.
Zabbix is first at 27%. 0 of 14 models made it the first choice when asked directly.
LogicMonitor is first at 15%.
Why models recommend it
“The industry standard for pure network monitoring... extremely powerful packet-level troubleshooting; excellent reporting.”Qwen 3.7 Flash · Comparative question · first choice
“SolarWinds NPM | Best Overall | Comprehensive network performance monitoring, strong alerting, intuitive interface”MiniMax M2.5 · Comparative question · first choice
“For large, on‑prem networks with complex SNMP/flow needs: SolarWinds NPM or ManageEngine OpManager.”GLM 4.7 FlashX · Comparative question · first choice
“Stick to well-established, actively maintained tools like SolarWinds NPM, PRTG, Nagios, or Zeek”MiniMax M2.5 · Negative question · first choice
What gives them pause
“Many organizations banned it entirely due to security concerns”Qwen 3.7 Flash · Negative question · warning
“Avoid for Tight Budgets: Tools like PRTG or SolarWinds NPM”Grok 4.20 · Budget-constrained question · warning
“The 2020 SUNBURST supply-chain attack ... eroded trust. Ongoing vulnerabilities in the broader suite; use only with strict segmentation.”Grok 4.20 · Negative question · warning
“Caution is advised due to potential vulnerabilities and the need for rigorous security audits before deployment.”Mistral Small · Negative question · warning
Also on the shortlist
The products named in the same answers as SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor, over the 105 answers that named it, and how often each was the first choice instead.
| Product | Named together | Picked instead | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | 0 | Compare → | |
| 73 | 20 | Compare → | |
| 70 | 9 | Compare → | |
| 58 | 7 | View → | |
| 49 | 7 | Compare → | |
| 46 | 0 | Compare → | |
| 32 | 6 | Compare → | |
| 30 | 2 | View → | |
| 22 | 0 | View → | |
| 21 | 2 | View → |
What the models named instead of SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor →
A side-by-side page exists where both products are among a category's top eight.
At a glance
Stated on SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor's own site, not checked by Gane.
- For
- customers under active maintenance
- Also from SolarWinds
- SolarWinds AppOptics, SolarWinds Backup, SolarWinds DDI, SolarWinds IP Address Manager, SolarWinds IPAM, SolarWinds Log Analyzer and 18 more
How this is measured
Fourteen AI models from 12 labs are asked the same buying questions six ways, for three company sizes. Standings refresh every edition.
Gane sells AI visibility software. No company can pay to change a result.
Read the method →Sources returned with these answers
Fourteen of the fourteen models returned a source list in this edition: five return the pages they cited and nine the search results they consulted. These counts come from 91 of the 105 answers that named SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
246 of the 246 domain citations in answers naming SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor came from a third party's page.
Pages cited
Pages are listed as the models cited them.
By model
| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Grok 4.20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |