SolarWinds Patch Manager
The facts below are what the maker publishes about SolarWinds Patch Manager, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From SolarWinds Patch Manager's own pricing page, checked 3 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| SolarWinds Patch Manager | Priced on request | Pricing by quote; self-hosted quote can be customized by product and license |
The facts
Each one read from SolarWinds Patch Manager's own pages, with the date it was checked.
The company
- Company history
- SolarWinds says it was founded in 1999.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 1999checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Austin, Texas, USAchecked 28 Sep 2026
What it does
- Deployment
- Patch Manager can be installed as a standalone deployment or integrated with an existing SolarWinds Platform.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Operating system support
- The 2026.2 requirements list Windows Server 2012 through Windows Server 2025 for standalone production installation and Windows Server 2016 through 2025 with SolarWinds Platform integration.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Patch Manager helps IT admins automate patching across Microsoft and third-party applications.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Reporting
- The web interface shows patch status, missing updates, and a general health overview to support compliance and audit readiness.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Security practices
- SolarWinds says it assessed its development process against controls recommended in the NIST Secure Software Development Framework and adjusted processes to address unmet controls or use alternate secure processes.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Separate SCCM product
- The requirements page describes SCCM as a separately sold systems management application that Patch Manager can optionally use.checked 3 Oct 2026
- SQL limitation
- SQL High Availability is not supported in Patch Manager.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Unified management
- It manages Microsoft products and third-party applications from a single console.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Virtual and offline systems
- It can patch offline machines and organize virtual machines into groups for patching virtual desktops and servers.checked 3 Oct 2026
- WSUS and SCCM
- Patch Manager extends WSUS and SCCM with prebuilt, pretested patch packages.checked 3 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Third-party app coverage
- SolarWinds lists ready-to-deploy patches for applications including Adobe Acrobat, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Java, 7-Zip, and VMware Tools.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Windows controls
- It provides scheduling, reboot management, approval workflows, and centralized deployment options.checked 3 Oct 2026
Money
- Trial
- SolarWinds offers a free, fully functional Patch Manager trial for 30 days.checked 3 Oct 2026
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