SolarWinds provides observability, database performance, and IT service management software that IT professionals use to monitor and manage on-premises, hybrid, and cloud environments.
SolarWinds is an IT management software company headquartered in Austin, Texas. Founded in 1999, it builds observability, database performance, and IT service management tools that IT professionals use to monitor and manage on-premises, hybrid, and cloud environments. Sudhakar Ramakrishna serves as chief executive officer.
The product line spans SolarWinds Observability, its SaaS platform, and Hybrid Cloud Observability for self-hosted deployments, along with long-standing tools such as Network Performance Monitor, Server & Application Monitor, and Database Performance Analyzer. SolarWinds Service Desk provides IT service management and Security Event Manager provides SIEM.
In April 2025, SolarWinds was acquired by private equity firm Turn/River Capital and became a privately held company, ending its listing on the New York Stock Exchange.
MSPs and internal IT teams use SolarWinds for SolarWinds Observability, Hybrid Cloud Observability, Network Performance Monitor.
Best for: MSPs and internal IT teams that manage many endpoints and want monitoring, ticketing, and automation in one platform.
SolarWinds pricing depends on your organization's size, the modules you enable, and your contract term. Tools in this category are usually licensed by subscription, billed per endpoint or per technician, and scale with the users, endpoints, or sites you cover.
Public rate cards are not always available, and many vendors set final pricing through a quote or their MSP and reseller channel. To get an accurate SolarWinds price for your environment, request a quote from SolarWinds directly, or ask a managed IT provider that supports SolarWinds to bundle licensing, deployment, and management into one predictable monthly cost.
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SolarWinds is an IT management software company founded in 1999 and headquartered in Austin, Texas. It provides observability, database performance, and IT service management tools for monitoring on-premises, hybrid, and cloud environments.
SolarWinds is headquartered in Austin, Texas. In April 2025 it was acquired by Turn/River Capital and became a privately held company.
SolarWinds offers SolarWinds Observability and Hybrid Cloud Observability, plus Network Performance Monitor, Server & Application Monitor, Database Performance Analyzer, Service Desk, and Security Event Manager.
Sudhakar Ramakrishna is the chief executive officer of SolarWinds.