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We performed a comparison between Akamai mPulse and AppDynamics Browser Real-User Monitoring based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed Akamai mPulse vs. AppDynamics Browser Real-User Monitoring Report (Updated: May 2024).
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Pros
"The most valuable feature is the solutions overall performance. It is very efficient and accurate for our usage.""Enables dynamic injections from within the product which is great."

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"We used AppDynamics to identify gaps and bottlenecks in the software.""We can see the customer's path from their computer to the backend systems.""It is a stable solution that helps address user issues well.""One noteworthy feature is user journey analysis, which enables tracking user interactions and conversion paths on a website.""It provides a lot of data, so it helps businesses identify their user base.""The most valuable feature is the one that enables you to have visibility into the end-users journey.""The most valuable feature is that we can see how our end-users are interacting with our application across regions.""The most valuable feature is the end-user monitoring."

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Cons
"In the next release, I would like to see the possibility of sharing the metric from this solution with other solutions.""The end-to-end distributor tracing connectivity isn't there."

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"If you have a single URL and all the operations are coming in as part of the header, you will not be able to segregate them for different actions.""I would like to see support for mobile testing and mobile monitoring.""They do not have robust documentation.""AppD is really cool and a unified solution for both APM and APM centric Analytics side. We can show almost all business data within the APM context from the end-user perspetive. But this process is a little bit manual. If they catch and map business journeys based on customer interaction on the browser automatically, it should be really fine.""I would like to have customizable dashboards to use when I am monitoring certain applications.""The pricing falls within the mid-range category.""The interface and user experience could be better.""While I am not expecting it in the next release, I would want more centralized management of the agent in the platform and better support."

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  • "This price of this product is expensive."
  • "AppDynamics is more expensive than competitors."
  • "AppDynamics Browser Real-User Monitoring does have licensing cost associated with it."
  • "AppDynamics does not usually do monthly payments. They do it on an annual basis, at the very least."
  • "We have two different licensing models for this solution. One of them is the agent based model, which requires payment per agent. The other is an infrastructure based model, where the price is based on the CPU core. For the infrastructure model wholesale level pricing applies. All of the up to date licensing prices for this product are available on the manufacturers website."
  • "The pricing needs to come down."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:Enables dynamic injections from within the product which is great.
    Top Answer:The end-to-end distributor tracing needs some work because the connectivity from the user to the backend wasn't there. Akamai mPulse was not able to deliver on our requirements regarding observation… more »
    Top Answer:The primary use case of mPulse is for real-time user monitoring. Our use case was to observe the entire platform from the user all the way to the backend system and that's what it did. It's all in the… more »
    Top Answer:One noteworthy feature is user journey analysis, which enables tracking user interactions and conversion paths on a website.
    Top Answer:The pricing falls within the mid-range category. I would rate it between three to five because considering the features provided, it offers value for money. If utilized effectively, the investment is… more »
    Top Answer:In user monitoring, AppDynamics Browser Real-User Monitoring should provide a better user experience. It needs to offer an end-to-end experience, including the internet layer and third-party elements… more »
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    Overview

    Akamai mPulse is a real user monitoring (RUM) solution that gives performance engineers, administrators, and developers the ability to effortlessly visualize website functionality issues and identify ways to improve processes that conventional testing protocols do not find. mPulse gives users usable scenarios to better understand how processes such as user interactions, visual progress, and third-party resources may be disrupting the overall user experience and application delivery.

    mPulse enables users to take a deep dive into the specific performance issues and complete comprehensive error analyses, to thoroughly understand the effect on critical user interactions such as conversions, page views, and more.

    mPulse gathers and delivers data on an organization's website’s performance and metrics on user web browsing experiences. The mPulse feature “Boomerang” is a JavaScript Library that monitors the website page load time. Boomerang has a unique plugin architecture and works with all websites. The Boomerang feature is embedded on each page of an organization's website.

    mPulse works seamlessly with Akamai solution Ion, so the RUM data can be instantly gathered once the Luna Control Center has been activated. Ion instantly attaches Boomerang to the organization’s web properties; there is no need to change the website code.

    Akamai mPulse Benefits

    • Third-party monitoring: mPulse enables users to effortlessly monitor and visualize the effect that third-party vendors, resources, and scripts may have on the organization’s web properties.

    • Real-time intuitions: RUM data is continually being gathered, so users are able to instantly experience changes in user performance during every critical event. Users are able to respond immediately and make corrections or amendments as needed. Additionally, mPulse integrates effectively with other third-party notification solutions, such as Slack, PagerDuty, and webhook API support.

    • Framework integrations: mPulse integrates with many of today’s popular single-page application (SPA) frameworks, such as React.js, Backbone.js, Angular.js, Ember.js, and even some custom frameworks. mPulse has the ability to also be seamlessly integrated in Non-SPA websites.

    • Intuitive feedback: mPulse gathers data and creates workable solutions so users have a better understanding of how objects, images, or even entire pages are affecting user behavior. Users can gather numerous metrics (custom or advanced) to achieve a better, more complete understanding of ways to improve the user experience with the application or website.

    • Custom metrics and timers: With mPulse, users can effortlessly create custom timers to discover important performance sessions unique to the application. The mPulse dashboard allows users to set up trackers for numerous metrics, such as:

      • First image load time
      • Sidebar load time
      • Page load times
      • Third-party resource content load time

    • mPulse Beacon API: This valuable benefit allows users to send custom metrics from mobile and web applications to mPulse. This gives mPulse greater flexibility and usability to frameworks and platforms that can make HTTP calls. Representational State Transfer (REST) interface is included and is able to be used by any web application using any language running on the platform. There is also a Beacon API library for JavaScript. This option is available from the dashboard by creating a new application and an API key.

    How do real users experience your browser-based applications? Using browser real-user monitoring follow their journey and optimize their experience with powerful end-to-end performance management that rapidly identifies application issues and relevant business transactions, and dramatically reduces MTTR.

    Sample Customers
    Nordstrom, Gatwick, DirecTV, MSN, SquareSpace, SAP, Lenovo, Hallmark, myspace, Intuit, Kentucky Derby, Toys "R" Us, Netflix, Newsweek, The Washington Post, Lowe's, Nike, REI, Apple, Sears, Verizon, Wendy's, Huawei
    Sony, DirecTV, UBS, The Container Store, The Neta Porter Group, Nasdaq, Cisco, eHarmony, Hallmark, Overstock, Expedia
    Top Industries
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    Financial Services Firm25%
    Computer Software Company12%
    Retailer10%
    Government8%
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    Computer Software Company24%
    Financial Services Firm22%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    Retailer6%
    Company Size
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    Small Business14%
    Large Enterprise86%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business15%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise73%
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    Small Business38%
    Large Enterprise62%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business16%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise73%
    Buyer's Guide
    Akamai mPulse vs. AppDynamics Browser Real-User Monitoring
    May 2024
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    Akamai mPulse is ranked 53rd in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability with 6 reviews while AppDynamics Browser Real-User Monitoring is ranked 25th in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability with 14 reviews. Akamai mPulse is rated 6.6, while AppDynamics Browser Real-User Monitoring is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Akamai mPulse writes "Lacking in regard to observation of the entire platform but does dynamic injections from within". On the other hand, the top reviewer of AppDynamics Browser Real-User Monitoring writes "End-to-end visibility, feature-rich, but the support could be improved". Akamai mPulse is most compared with Dynatrace, New Relic, Grafana, Datadog and AppDynamics, whereas AppDynamics Browser Real-User Monitoring is most compared with Elastic Observability, New Relic and AWS X-Ray. See our Akamai mPulse vs. AppDynamics Browser Real-User Monitoring report.

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