Compare Network Performance Monitor and Citrix Systems - Nov 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Nov 19, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Network Performance Monitor or Citrix Systems?

Network Performance Monitor is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Citrix Systems, and Network Performance Monitor is rated higher (85/100) than Citrix Systems (62/100). Both tools offer the same amount of features.

Looking for the right Network Monitoring solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

SolarWinds Vs. ScaleXtreme

SolarWinds: Since our founding in 1999, SolarWinds’ (NYSE: SWI) mission has been to provide purpose-built products that are designed to make IT professionals’ jobs easier. We offer value-driven products and tools that solve a broad range of IT management challenges – whether those challenges are related to networks, servers, applications, storage or virtualiza...

ScaleXtreme: ScaleXtreme provides powerful, cloud-based server automation products for the modern distributed datacenter. Built from the ground up to be simple, scalable and social, ScaleXtreme gives customers a unified automation platform to build and control physical, virtual and public cloud servers. Keeping the servers spinning is more important than ever ...

Who is more expensive? Network Performance Monitor or ScaleXtreme Basic Edition?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Network Monitoring software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Network Performance Monitor and ScaleXtreme Basic Edition.

Network Performance Monitor price starts at $1,750 per license , On a scale between 1 to 10 Network Performance Monitor is rated 8, which is higher than the average cost of Network Monitoring software. ScaleXtreme Basic Edition price starts at $15 per user/month , When comparing ScaleXtreme Basic Edition to its competitors, the software is rated 6 - similar to the average Network Monitoring software cost.

Bottom line: Network Performance Monitor is more expensive than ScaleXtreme Basic Edition.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Network Performance Monitor Vs. Citrix Systems based on some of the most important and required Network Monitoring features.

Network Performance Monitor: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

ScaleXtreme Basic Edition: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

Target customer size

Customers of the software include businesses of all sizes and various types. and ScaleXtreme Basic Edition's target customer size include: Small, medium and large size businesses.



Network Performance Monitor

ITQlick rating
(4.5/5)

starts at $1,750 per license

SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor is a network management and monitoring solution for businesses of all sizes. It offers such capabilities as resource management, real-time analytics, performance managemen...

Categories: Performance Management.

Citrix Systems

ITQlick rating
(4.2/5)

starts at $15 per user/month

Citrix Systems is a growing cloud-based Network Monitoring software, it is designed to support small, medium and large size business. Citrix Systems received a rating of 4.2 from ITQlick team. The software cost...

Categories: System Management.

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Network Performance Monitor: 3 Features

Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support

ScaleXtreme Basic Edition: 3 Features

Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support
ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
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Network ...
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
85/100
Pricing
8/10
License pricing
$1,750 per license
Functionality
4
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Citrix S...
ITQlick rating
4.2/5
Score
62/100
Pricing
7/10
License pricing
$15 per user/month
Functionality
4
Spectrum
ITQlick rating
4/5
Score
92/100
Pricing
9.2/10
License pricing
$49.99 per month
Functionality
10
AdRem Ne...
ITQlick rating
5/5
Score
90/100
Pricing
3.6/10
License pricing
$1,500 per license
Functionality
4
Panopta ...
ITQlick rating
5/5
Score
85/100
Pricing
3/10
License pricing
$4 per node/month
Functionality
5

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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.