How to Build Your Own SolarWinds
Replace SolarWinds with a custom build. The Future of IT Has Arrived. Drive operational resilience with unified visibility and AI-powered insights.
Build Difficulty: 5/5
Build a working replacement in a weekend with AI tools
Estimated Timeline
Based on 43 features at Weekend Project difficulty, expect about One weekend with AI-assisted development.
Recommended Tech Stack
Full-stack React framework with API routes and server components
PostgreSQL database, auth, and real-time subscriptions
Utility-first styling for rapid UI development
Key Features to Replicate
Top features across 8 categories. See all 43 features
Monitoring(8 features)
Track and monitor application performance and health
Monitor user experience and digital application performance
Proactive error budgeting and management
Visibility across hybrid IT landscapes including custom apps, microservices, Kubernetes, and containers
Collect, manage, and analyze logs across infrastructure
+3 more in this category
Database Management(7 features)
AI-assisted tools for database optimization and performance tuning
Monitor databases across Windows, Linux, Azure, AWS, MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, and SQL Server
Monitor, diagnose, and optimize databases across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments
Real-time monitoring and tuning of database queries
SQL query performance monitoring, analysis, and tuning
+2 more in this category
Incident Response(5 features)
Correlate events across systems for faster incident response
Fair on-call scheduling and rotation management
Consolidate, manage, and prioritize incoming incidents and tickets
Intelligently route incidents to the right team members
Manage on-call schedules and rotations for incident response teams
Service Management(4 features)
Centralize knowledge management and documentation
Standardized service request and fulfillment processes
Meet Service Level Agreements with automated SLA tracking
Automated ticketing management and tracking
AI(3 features)
Automatically detect and identify anomalies in system performance
AI-generated summaries of incidents and alerts
AI-powered operational capabilities for proactive decisions and faster issue resolution
Alerting(2 features)
Cut alert noise with context-rich alerts and automated workflows
Proactive alerting system for database issues
Asset Management(2 features)
Comprehensive IT asset management and tracking
Configuration Management Database for tracking IT assets and relationships
Integration(2 features)
Extensible with open-source framework and public API
Out-of-the-box integrations with third-party tools
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DIY hosting estimate based on Vercel + Supabase free/pro tiers (~$20/mo). Build time estimated from 43 features at very easy complexity.