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No. 57of 58 ·Hardware Monitoring Software

SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor

Web · Windows · Linux · Self-hosted · API

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  • Runs widely3 of 6 device platforms
  • DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor (SAM) monitors server and application health, availability, performance, and dependencies from one place. It covers Windows, Linux, VMware, Azure, and AWS environments, including hybrid infrastructure. Automatic discovery finds servers and applications and maps application dependencies to underlying infrastructure. SAM includes templates for more than 250 application types, with AppInsight templates for SQL Server, Exchange, IIS, and Active Directory. Teams can customize templates or use Windows, Linux, and UNIX scripts for application monitoring. API pollers collect metrics from external REST APIs and support alerts for numeric and string values. Customizable alerts and reports can use deviations from baseline thresholds. Supported applications include Microsoft products, Oracle, Java, Tomcat, Citrix, and MySQL. SAM is an Orion module on the SolarWinds Platform, described as self-hosted for on-premises and hybrid IT. Agentless monitoring is supported, and licenses are based on application component monitors; physical servers, hypervisors, and disk volumes are included at no extra cost. Pricing starts at $2,900, with a fully functional 30-day trial.

Who it is for

SAM suits IT teams monitoring servers, applications, and infrastructure across environments of different sizes. It fits organizations managing on-premises, cloud, or hybrid systems.

What is good

  • Monitors Windows, Linux, VMware, Azure, and AWS
  • More than 250 application templates
  • Automatic discovery and dependency mapping
  • REST API metric polling
  • Agentless monitoring support

What to know first

  • No free plan
  • Pricing starts at $2,900
  • Self-hosted deployment
  • License based on application component monitors

Verdict

SAM combines infrastructure and application monitoring with discovery, dependency mapping, templates, API polling, alerts, and reports. Its self-hosted model and component-monitor licensing make deployment and license planning important considerations.

SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor plans and pricing

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Server & Application Monitor Get a Quote; a SolarWinds page says “Starts at $2,900” but does not state a billing term. Licensing guide says licenses are based on application component monitors; physical servers, hypervisors, and disk volumes are included at no extra cost. solarwinds.com · 8 Oct 2026

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