Compare Google Cloud Observability vs. SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted

Google Cloud Observability is designed to give you full visibility into the health and performance of your applications. Through the collection of key telemetry data, such as metrics, logs, and traces, the platform empowers you to proactively detect and address issues, keeping your applications reliable and available. With tools for monitoring, troubleshooting, and debugging, Google Cloud's observability services make it easier to analyze complex, distributed systems and respond to unexpected changes efficiently. The ability to view performance patterns and gain actionable insights helps you optimize your strategies and maintain seamless operations across your environment.

SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted, previously referred to as Hybrid Cloud Observability, serves as a robust, all-encompassing observability platform tailored to assist businesses in maintaining system uptime and shortening remedial efforts across both on-premises and multi-cloud infrastructures by enhancing visibility, intelligence, and overall efficiency. This solution consolidates data from various components of the IT landscape, including networks, servers, applications, databases, and more, to deliver a cohesive perspective on service performance and component interrelations. Key functionalities of the platform include monitoring network performance, analyzing traffic flows, managing network device configurations, overseeing IP address allocations, tracking users and devices, as well as managing servers and applications. Additionally, it supports virtualization oversight, log monitoring and analysis, server configuration governance, and quality assurance for VoIP and network services. By providing these integrated features, SolarWinds helps organizations proactively address issues and optimize their IT environments.