Top SolarWinds Alternatives

Here are the best alternatives to SolarWinds. Explore top SolarWinds competitors offering similar features, benefits, and functionality. Choose the one that meets your needs, whether you want better pricing, advanced features, or enhanced customization. Use this comparison to discover tools that compete with SolarWinds and may better align with your needs.

SolarWinds
ServiceNow
Jira Service Management
Price - Starting from
Team
$19
/mo
Price - Starting from
IT Service Management
$100
/mo
Price - Starting from
Free
$0
/user
/month
Expert Pros
Ability to Monitor uptime and create alerts for nodes which are down.
Performance monitoring of devices - utilization of resources like CPU, Mem, Interfaces.
Visibility of all network and server device health on one dashboard.
Real-time alerting.
Expert Pros
Market leader with ~40% ITSM market share
Advanced automation and AI-driven workflows
Scales with enterprise growth
Strong analytics and reporting
Expert Pros
Covers the full IT service lifecycle: requests, incidents, changes, assets, and more
Clean, customizable queues and request portals
Powerful automation and AI features to speed up ticket handling
Strong collaboration tools with Jira Software and Confluence integration
Expert Cons
NetPath scaling for very large environments like Banks.
NPM could be very slow at drawing charts and historical data from the SQL database.
Cost when scaling can get expensive.
IPSec VPN tunnel monitoring of the FortiGate firewall is not supported.
Expert Cons
Expensive compared to other ITSM software
Steep learning curve for IT admins
Complex customization requires skilled developers
Can be too much for SMBs with smaller IT teams
Expert Cons
Automation rules can have a learning curve for new users
Mobile app is functional but lacks full desktop capabilities
No phone or live chat support; ticket-based only

SolarWinds ITSM Alternatives

  • Better help and support
  • Higher overall expert rating
  • Has Single-Pane Agent View
  • Has Guided Setup
  • Higher prices
  • Lacks Audit Trail and Compliance Support
  • Lacks Omni-Channel Notifications
ServiceNow
4.2
  • Better help and support
  • Higher overall expert rating
  • Has Single-Pane Agent View
  • Has Guided Setup
  • Higher prices
  • Lacks Audit Trail and Compliance Support
  • Lacks Omni-Channel Notifications
4.2
  • Higher overall expert rating
  • Has Single-Pane Agent View
  • Has Guided Setup
  • Has Contextual Knowledge
  • Higher prices
  • Lacks Multi-Currency Support
  • Lacks Tax Compliance
Jira Service Management
4.2
  • Higher overall expert rating
  • Has Single-Pane Agent View
  • Has Guided Setup
  • Has Contextual Knowledge
  • Higher prices
  • Lacks Multi-Currency Support
  • Lacks Tax Compliance
4.2
  • Lower prices
  • More user friendly
  • Higher overall expert rating
  • Has Single-Pane Agent View
  • Has Guided Setup
  • Lacks Risk Intelligence
  • Lacks Two-Way Notifications
Freshservice
4.5
  • Lower prices
  • More user friendly
  • Higher overall expert rating
  • Has Single-Pane Agent View
  • Has Guided Setup
  • Lacks Risk Intelligence
  • Lacks Two-Way Notifications
4.5
  • Lower prices
  • More user friendly
  • Better help and support
  • Higher overall expert rating
  • Has Single-Pane Agent View
  • Has Guided Setup
  • Lacks Multi-Currency Support
NinjaOne
4.6
  • Lower prices
  • More user friendly
  • Better help and support
  • Higher overall expert rating
  • Has Single-Pane Agent View
  • Has Guided Setup
  • Lacks Multi-Currency Support
4.6
  • Lower prices
  • More user friendly
  • Better help and support
  • Higher overall expert rating
  • Has Report Designer
  • Has Report Administration
  • Lacks Audit Trail and Compliance Support
Atera
4.8
  • Lower prices
  • More user friendly
  • Better help and support
  • Higher overall expert rating
  • Has Report Designer
  • Has Report Administration
  • Lacks Audit Trail and Compliance Support
4.8