Compare SolarWinds Server and ScienceLogic - Nov 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Nov 29, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - SolarWinds Server or ScienceLogic?

ScienceLogic is more expensive to implement (TCO) than SolarWinds Server, and SolarWinds Server is rated higher (85/100) than ScienceLogic (62/100). Both tools offer the same amount of features.

Looking for the right Application 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. AppFirst

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...

AppFirst: AppFirst delivers powerful, yet simple application monitoring to provide DevOps professionals and Tech Execs with full-stack visibility into systems, applications and business metrics. Our SaaS-based DevOps Dashboard is powered by a flexible big data platform that collects, analyzes and correlates numerous sources of data -- from logs to StatsD to ...

Who is more expensive? SolarWinds Server or AppFirst?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Application 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 SolarWinds Server and AppFirst.

SolarWinds Server price starts at $1,663 per license , On a scale between 1 to 10 SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Application Monitoring software. AppFirst price starts at $7.50 per node/month , When comparing AppFirst to its competitors, the software is rated 4 - lower than the average Application Monitoring software cost.

Bottom line: SolarWinds Server cost is around the same cost of AppFirst.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared SolarWinds Server Vs. ScienceLogic based on some of the most important and required Application Monitoring features.

SolarWinds Server: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

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

Target customer size

SolarWinds Server's typical customers include: Start up, Small business, Medium business, Large business, Customers of the software include businesses of all sizes and types.

SolarWinds Server

ITQlick rating
(5/5)

starts at $1,663 per license

SolarWinds Server-Application Monitor is a growing cloud-based Application Monitoring software, it is designed to support small, medium and large size business. SolarWinds Server-Application Monitor received a ...

Categories: System Management.

ScienceLogic

ITQlick rating
(3.3/5)

starts at $7.50 per node/month

AppFirst is an application and resource visibility solution for businesses of all sizes. It manages IT resources of the company and also facilitates capacity and migration decisions. The software was de...

Categories: Internet & Online.

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SolarWinds Server: 3 Features

Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support

AppFirst: 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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SolarWin...
ITQlick rating
5/5
Score
85/100
Pricing
5.2/10
License pricing
$1,663 per license
Functionality
4
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ScienceL...
ITQlick rating
3.3/5
Score
62/100
Pricing
5.2/10
License pricing
$7.50 per node/month
Functionality
4
WebLogic...
ITQlick rating
4.2/5
Score
62/100
Pricing
3.6/10
License pricing
$200 per license
Functionality
5
Visual P...
ITQlick rating
3.3/5
Score
62/100
Pricing
5.8/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
4
K6
ITQlick rating
3.6/5
Score
62/100
Pricing
4.8/10
License pricing
$89 per 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.