# SolarWinds alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 249 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where SolarWinds holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/solarwinds/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Paessler PRTG Network Monitor: 48
- Auvik: 22
- SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor: 22
- Zabbix: 21
- ManageEngine OpManager: 18
- Domotz: 10

## Network monitoring and management

**Small business**: 83 of 84 answers did not name SolarWinds.

- Paessler PRTG Network Monitor: first choice in 41 of those 83
- Zabbix: first choice in 11 of those 83
- Domotz: first choice in 10 of those 83
- ManageEngine OpManager: first choice in 6 of those 83
- Auvik: first choice in 5 of those 83
- Atera: first choice in 3 of those 83
- Checkmk: first choice in 2 of those 83
- NinjaOne: first choice in 2 of those 83

**Mid-market**: 82 of 84 answers did not name SolarWinds (SolarWinds is #12 of 12 at 0%).

- Auvik: first choice in 14 of those 82
- ManageEngine OpManager: first choice in 12 of those 82
- Zabbix: first choice in 10 of those 82
- Paessler PRTG Network Monitor: first choice in 7 of those 82
- SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor: first choice in 6 of those 82
- LibreNMS: first choice in 4 of those 82
- Datadog Network Monitoring: first choice in 2 of those 82
- Nagios: first choice in 2 of those 82

**Enterprise**: 84 of 84 answers did not name SolarWinds.

- SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor: first choice in 16 of those 84
- LogicMonitor: first choice in 9 of those 84
- Cisco Catalyst Center: first choice in 8 of those 84
- Datadog Network Monitoring: first choice in 5 of those 84
- Kentik: first choice in 4 of those 84
- Auvik: first choice in 3 of those 84
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform: first choice in 3 of those 84
- Ansible: first choice in 2 of those 84

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