SolarWinds Hybrid Cloud Observability
SolarWinds Hybrid Cloud Observability is a self-hosted platform for monitoring hybrid IT, now named SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted.
What SolarWinds Hybrid Cloud Observability is
SolarWinds Hybrid Cloud Observability is a self-hosted platform for monitoring hybrid IT, now named SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted. It brings network, infrastructure, application, database, and cloud visibility into one view, correlating information and mapping dependencies to help teams troubleshoot. Collection can use agents, agentless methods, or API-sourced metrics across on-premises and hybrid environments, including AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform.
Application monitoring covers applications, processes, services, and performance components on Windows and Linux. Machine-learning anomaly alerts for supported network, server, and virtualization metrics are available through Platform Connect. The Service Desk integration can turn alerts into tickets and exchange incident updates. The platform runs behind the customer’s firewall, supporting customer control of monitoring data and administration. A 30-day trial is available, but there is no free plan.
Good
- Covers network, infrastructure, applications, databases, and cloud.
- Supports agent-based, agentless, and API metrics.
- Monitors AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform.
- Runs behind the customer's firewall.
- Includes SolarWinds Academy product training with subscriptions.
Watch out
- No free plan is listed.
- Anomaly alerting is available through Platform Connect.
- SEM and ARM require additional licensing.
- Enterprise editions are required above 1,500 nodes.
Who it suits
It is aimed at organizations seeking a shared view of hybrid IT systems across cloud and on-premises infrastructure. It may suit teams that want the monitoring platform to run behind their firewall.
Verdict
The platform combines broad hybrid-environment monitoring with dependency mapping and troubleshooting support. Its paid tiers are billed annually on multi-year contracts, and a 30-day trial is available.
Plans and prices
From SolarWinds Hybrid Cloud Observability's own pricing page, checked 7 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Essentials | $8 a month | per node · volume discounts available · Multi-year contracts billed annually |
| Advanced | $14 a month | per node · additional licensing required for SEM and ARM add-ons · Multi-year contracts billed annually |
| Premier | $17.50 a month | per node · value-based licensing · Multi-year contracts billed annually |
The facts
Each one read from SolarWinds Hybrid Cloud Observability's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Alerting
- Machine-learning anomaly-based alerting is available through Platform Connect for supported network, server, and virtualization metrics.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Cloud coverage
- It monitors AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform resources alongside on-premises infrastructure.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Current name
- SolarWinds Hybrid Cloud Observability is the former name for SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Enterprise scale
- Enterprise editions are available above 500 nodes and required above 1,500 nodes; they include additional polling engines, high availability, and Advanced Support.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The product is presented for organizations of all sizes seeking observability across hybrid IT environments.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Monitoring methods
- The product supports agent-based, agentless, and API-sourced metrics across on-premises and hybrid environments.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Premier tier
- Premier adds storage and web performance monitoring, Incident Response user licenses, and a SolarWinds Observability SaaS Network and Infrastructure license.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Product purpose
- The self-hosted platform combines network, infrastructure, application, database, and cloud visibility for hybrid IT environments.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Security and data control
- The product runs behind the customer's firewall, supporting customer control of monitoring data and platform administration.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Service Desk integration
- The SolarWinds Service Desk integration can convert Observability alerts into tickets and exchange incident progression updates.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Tier differences
- Advanced adds anomaly alerting, a vulnerability dashboard, flow monitoring, virtualization monitoring, and configuration management; SEM and ARM require additional licensing.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Training
- SolarWinds Academy product training is included at no additional cost with any subscription license.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Troubleshooting
- It correlates data across the stack and maps dependencies to help teams troubleshoot from a shared view.checked 7 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Application monitoring
- Application monitoring covers applications, processes, services, and performance components across Windows and Linux.checked 7 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 1999checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Austin, Texas, USAchecked 28 Sep 2026
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