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SolarWinds's Competitors, Revenue, Number of Employees, Funding and Acquisitions

SolarWinds develops a network monitoring software that allows to detect, diagnose and resolve network performance issues... Read more

Based on data from SolarWinds's latest SEC filings

Annual Revenue

Based on data from SolarWinds's latest SEC filings

Employees

Kevin B. Thompson's photo - President & CEO of SolarWinds

President & CEO

Kevin B. Thompson

CEO Approval Rating

77/100

OVERVIEW

Founded:

1999

Headquarters:

AustinTexas

Status:

PublicSubsidiary of Silver Lake PartnersNYSESWI

Industry Sector:

IT Services

Application Software

SIC Code:

7373NAICS listing »

7371NAICS listing »

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Competitive Analysis

TOP COMPETITORS OR ALTERNATIVES

NETSCOUT is SolarWinds's #1 competitor. NETSCOUT's headquarters is in Westford, Massachusetts, and was founded in 1984. NETSCOUT competes in the Wireless Telecommunication Services industry. NETSCOUT generates 36% of SolarWinds's revenue.

Micro Focus is one of SolarWinds's top rivals. Micro Focus was founded in Berkshire, England} in 1976. Like SolarWinds, Micro Focus also works within the Application Software sector. Compared to SolarWinds, Micro Focus generates $800.8M more revenue.

IBM is one of SolarWinds's top competitors. IBM is a Public company that was founded in 1911 in Armonk, New York. IBM operates in the IT Services industry. Compared to SolarWinds, IBM has 347,479 more employees.

RANK

COMPANY

LEADERSHIP

CEO SCORE

EMPLOYEES

TOTAL FUNDING

REVENUE

Kevin B. Thompson

President & CEO

- -
3,121
$161.5M
$2.4B
1

Anil Singhal

Chairman & CEO

76/100
3,144
$33M
$857M
2

Stephen Murdoch

CEO

67/100
14,000
- -
$3.2B
3

Virginia M. Rometty

Chairman & CEO

76/100
350,600
- -
$77.1B
4

Ayman Sayed

President & CEO

72/100
6,700
- -
$2.2B
5

Michael Grossi

CEO

80/100
264
- -
$75M
6

Hock E. Tan

President & CEO

71/100
10,650
$78.1M
$8.5B
7

Chuck Robbins

Chairman & CEO

76/100
74,200
- -
$52B
8

Rajeev Suri

President & CEO

70/100
101,000
$581M
$25.6B
9

Jeff Lindholm

President & CEO

94/100
300
- -
$25M
10

John Van Siclen

CEO

77/100
1,981
$21.9M
$517.5M
The top 10 competitors in SolarWinds' competitive set are NETSCOUT, Micro Focus, IBM, BMC, Ipswitch, Broadcom, Cisco, Nokia, Plixer and Dynatrace. Together they have raised over 714.0M between their estimated 574.4K employees. SolarWinds has 3,121 employees and is ranked 8th among it's top 10 competitors. The top 10 competitors average 51,450.

Quarterly and Annual Revenue

Trailing 12-Months Trend (TTM)

Annual Revenue

$2.4B

SolarWinds's revenue is the ranked 6th among it's top 10 competitors. The top 10 competitors average 15.7B. Over the last four quarters, SolarWinds's revenue has decreased by 86%. Specifically, in Q3 2019's revenue was $240.5M; in Q2 2019, it was $228.7M; in Q1 2019, it was $215.8M; in Q4 2018, SolarWinds's revenue was $1.7B.

Acquisitions

COMPANY ACQUIRED
ACQUISITION DATE
AMOUNT
DESCRIPTION
VividCortex, Inc.

Dec 2019

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$117.5M
VividCortex develops a cloud-based platform that offers database workload performance monitoring solutions for businesses.
Samanage Ltd.

Apr 2019

Source »
$350M
Samanage is a SaaS-based platform that provides IT audit, computer inventory and facilities management solutions for finance and healthcare sectors.
Passportal, Inc.

Apr 2019

Source »
undisclosed
Passportal develops a cloud-based platform that provides password and document management solutions for enterprises.
8MAN

Nov 2018

Source »
undisclosed
8MAN is an access rights management platform that offers automatic and audit-proof documentation tracking solutions.
Trusted Metrics Inc

Jul 2018

Source »
undisclosed
Trusted Metrics develops a SaaS-based platform that provides threat monitoring and management solutions for enterprises.

These are all the companies that SolarWinds has acquired. SolarWinds has acquired 15 companies and its latest acquisition was VividCortex, Inc. in Dec 2019. VividCortex develops a cloud-based platform that offers database workload performance monitoring solutions for businesses.

SolarWinds Funding History

Since SolarWinds was founded in 1999, it has participated in 2 rounds of funding. In total SolarWinds has raised $161.5M. SolarWinds' last funding round was on Jan 2010 for a total of $10.0M

ROUND

FUNDING DATE

AMOUNT

INVESTORS

Equity
Jan 2010
$10M
-
IPO
May 2009
$151.5M
-

Total Funding: $161.5M

Since SolarWinds was founded in 1999, it has participated in 2 rounds of funding. In total SolarWinds has raised $161.5M. SolarWinds' last funding round was on Jan 2010 for a total of $10.0M

Investments

COMPANY

DESCRIPTION

AMOUNT

INVESTMENT DATE

ROUND

EXIT DATE

AppNeta is a SaaS-based platform that offers end-user performance monitoring solutions for business-critical applications.
-
Nov 05, 2013
Unattributed
-
CopperEgg provides enterprise information technology monitoring products for servers, websites and applications.
$2.1M
May 08, 2012
Series A
Jul 01, 2013

These are all the companies that SolarWinds has invested in. SolarWinds has invested 15 companies and its latest investment was VividCortex, Inc. in Dec 2019. VividCortex develops a cloud-based platform that offers database workload performance monitoring solutions for businesses.

SolarWinds News

December 13, 2019DevOps

SolarWinds Acquires VividCortex for Database Monitoring

SolarWinds announced this week it is extending its portfolio of DevOps tools with the acquisition of ... See more »
December 13, 2019THEMARKETSDAILY

SolarWinds Corp Expected to Post Q1 2021 Earnings of $0.20 Per Share (NYSE:SWI)

SolarWinds Corp (NYSE:SWI) – Investment analysts at Jefferies Financial Group issued their Q1 2021 ea... See more »
December 12, 2019Silicon Valley Daily

SolarWinds Orion Suite v4.0 Undergoes Common Criteria Evaluation

Evaluation Includes SolarWinds Server Configuration Monitor and Log Analyzer for the First Time HERND... See more »
December 10, 2019CRN Australia

SolarWinds adds encryption, more automation to RMM tool

Deeper network monitoring, increased security and more robust automation.... See more »
November 22, 2019Silicon Valley Daily

SolarWinds to Hold 2019 Analyst and Investor Day Meeting on December 11, 2019

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SolarWinds Corporation (NYSE: SWI), a leading provider of powerful an... See more »
November 21, 2019Silicon Valley Daily

SolarWinds Is Recognized as a November 2019 Gartner Peer Insights Customers' Choice for IT Service Management Tools

The Gartner Peer Insights Customers' Choice distinction is based on feedback and ratings from end-use... See more »
November 19, 2019Silicon Valley Daily

SolarWinds Makes APM More Accessible for All With New AppOptics Dev Edition Free Tool

Tech pros benefit from the richness of a full-featured application performance management solution in... See more »

SolarWinds Blogs

November 16, 2016SolarWinds Blog

Announcing General Availability of Web Help Desk 12.5

We are excited to share, that we've reached GA for Web Help Desk (WHD) 12.5. This release includes n... See more »
November 1, 2016SolarWinds Blog

SRM 6.4 Beta 1 Is Available!

We have been working hard to bring another bulk of enhancements to the Storage Resource Monitor (SRM)... See more »
October 21, 2016SolarWinds Blog

DOWNLOAD VMAN 7.0 RC 2 FROM YOUR CUSTOMER PORTAL TODAY!!!

The VMAN 7.0 RC 2 install bits can now be downloaded from your Customer Portal. Please note that the... See more »
October 17, 2016SolarWinds Blog

Web Help Desk 12.5 Release Candidate is Available!

We have reached the Release Candidate (RC) status for Web Help Desk (WHD) 12.5. RC1 is the last step ... See more »
October 11, 2016SolarWinds Blog

How to create custom SLA reports

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September 30, 2016SolarWinds Blog

Server & Application Monitor 6.3 is Now Available

We are pleased to announce the general availability of Server & Application Monitor 6.3. This version... See more »
September 2, 2016SolarWinds Blog

Web Help Desk 12.5 Beta 1 is now available!

We are proud to announce that Web Help Desk (WHD) 12.5 Beta 1 is now available!!!! The team has bee... See more »

SolarWinds Press Releases

September 10, 2019Business Wire

SolarWinds 2019年IT專業人士日 探討科技業界技能缺口 展望IT 專業人士的將來

香港--(BUSINESS WIRE)--(美國商業資訊)--提供高效能且價錢實惠的 IT 管理軟件領導供應商 SolarWinds （NYSE:SWI） 今日發表《2019年IT 專業人士日：為未來科... See more »
August 29, 2019StreetInsider

Four SolarWinds Solutions Named 2019 Top Rated Products by TrustRadius

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 29, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --...... See more »
August 20, 2019GlobeNewswire

SolarWinds 更新跨 IT 環境網站效能監控產品

Orion Platform作基礎的Web Performance Monitor（WPM）3.0 及軟體即服務（SaaS）模式的 SolarWinds Pingdom 提供強大監控功能並簡化疑難排解O... See more »
June 26, 2019GlobeNewswire

SolarWinds Integrates AppOptics With Loggly and Papertrail to Enhance APM Solution

Introduces trace context in logs, helping reduce hours of application performance troubleshooting tim... See more »
May 28, 2019GlobalNewswire

Four SolarWinds MSP Leaders Honored as CRN Women of the Channel

Elite annual list pays tribute to the IT channel's top female executivesElite annual list pays tribut... See more »
May 22, 2019GlobeNewswire

Nearly a Fifth of U.K. Public Sector Organisations Reported Over 1,000 Cyberattacks in 2018, Despite Over 95 Percent of Respondents Using Firewalls, Antivirus, and Malware Protection

CORK, Ireland, May 22, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SolarWinds (NYSE:SWI), a leading provider of powerful... See more »
May 7, 2019GlobeNewswire

SolarWinds Expands Security Portfolio with SolarWinds Endpoint Detection and Response Through Partnership with SentinelOne

DURHAM, N.C., May 07, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- (live from Empower MSP) - SolarWinds (NYSE:SWI), a lea... See more »

SolarWinds Videos

May 2, 2019SolarWinds Youtube Channel

"SolarWinds Access Rights Auditor Free Tool Overview" on YOUTUBE

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March 13, 2019SolarWinds Youtube Channel

"SolarWinds Lab Episode #74: Security Tools to Fit Today's Threats" on YOUTUBE

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March 12, 2019SolarWinds Youtube Channel

"What's New for DPA 12?" on YOUTUBE

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March 12, 2019SolarWinds Youtube Channel

"Monitor, Troubleshoot, and Optimize Your Virtual Environment with SolarWinds Virtualization Manager" on YOUTUBE

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March 5, 2019SolarWinds Youtube Channel

"Summit Highlights" on YOUTUBE

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March 5, 2019SolarWinds Youtube Channel

"SolarWinds Partnership" on YOUTUBE

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February 25, 2019SolarWinds Youtube Channel

"SolarWinds® Pingdom® Testimonial" on YOUTUBE

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Social Statistics

Headquarters

7171 Southwest Parkway Building 400

Austin, Texas78735

512-682-9300

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Summary

ABOUT

Overview

SolarWinds, Inc. (NYSE: SWI) develops a network monitoring software that allows to detect, diagnose and resolve network performance issues. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Austin, Texas with 1,646 employees, it operates as a subsidiary of Thoma B...

CEO

SolarWinds's President & CEO, Kevin B. Thompson, currently has an approval rating of 77%. SolarWinds's primary competitors are NETSCOUT, Micro Focus & IBM.

Website

solarwinds.com

Frequently Asked Questions about SolarWinds

  1. When was SolarWinds founded?

    SolarWinds was founded in 1999

  2. Who is SolarWinds's CEO?

    SolarWinds's CEO is Kevin B. Thompson

  3. How much revenue does SolarWinds generate?

    SolarWinds generates $2.4B in revenue

  4. How much funding does SolarWinds have?

    SolarWinds has historically raised $161.5M in funding

  5. Where is SolarWinds's headquarters?

    SolarWinds's headquarters is in Austin Texas, USA

  1. How many employees does SolarWinds have?

    SolarWinds has 3,121 employees

  2. What sector does SolarWinds operate in?

    SolarWinds is in IT Services, Application Software

  3. Who are SolarWinds's competitors?

    SolarWinds's top competitors are NETSCOUT, Micro Focus, IBM

  4. Who has SolarWinds invested in?

    SolarWinds's has invested in companies such as AppNeta, CopperEgg
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