We performed a comparison between AppDynamics and Splunk APM 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."AppDynamics' most valuable feature is Business iQ, which is based on analytics."
"It has improved my organization because we are able to proactively and reactively look at performance issues."
"This solution is easy to use and very powerful, it is a complete tool for us."
"I like how the AppDynamics dashboard portrays the information flows. When a task is executed, various flows between different applications and databases happen in the background. The dashboard is intuitive and helps visualize the connections, the directions of the flow, and the information related to these specific sessions."
"In 2014 and 2015, AppDynamics was one of the best products on the market."
"The most valuable feature of AppDynamics is its ability to track the transactions between different applications."
"The most valuable feature is the live reporting on the current health\performance of our application"
"The most valuable feature is having our services being available and healthy."
"The features are pretty much ready out of the box."
"The volume it handles is very good, including the number of metrics, the volume number of traces, and more."
"The most valuable features are troubleshooting and optimizing application performance."
"The most beneficial aspect of Slunk APM is the ATM, which is the map displaying the inbound and outbound relationships of the microservices, as well as the traffic between these dependencies. This feature provides us with valuable insights and helps us understand the interactions between different microservices."
"The features are pretty much ready out of the box."
"The solution's service map feature allows us to have a holistic overview and to see quickly where the issues are."
"Splunk APM has helped us to standardize logging and monitoring procedures."
"This solution is very quick to deploy as it is a SaaS solution and integrates with tools like ServiceNow."
"It needs strengthening in the database tiers."
"SQL statement monitoring"
"If AppDynamics could do a one-agent function with their actual monitoring effectiveness, it will be the greatest tool."
"The solution's user interface should be improved."
"AppDynamics' modules and hardware resources are very high."
"The agent deployment could be simplified by, for example, adding a GUI."
"The UI could use a little help."
"More native support for other hardware is needed because having to install various extensions and perform extra setup for different devices is really challenging, and not as easy or straightforward as it is in other products."
"They can improve the flow system and the keyword language. It has predefined keywords, but they can be improved."
"Splunk APM's performance could be improved - at the moment, it's very slow and takes forever to give me what I want."
"I've been using the Splunk query language, and it can be a bit time-consuming to set up the queries I need."
"It is essential for the monitoring tool to deliver quick response times when generating analytical reports, instead of prolonged delays."
"There are some predefined metrics.......we may want to create customized metrics."
"The monitoring of workloads when using SignalFx could be improved."
"Primarily, the logs in Slunk APM can be challenging to navigate and comprehend, making it difficult to understand the details within each log. Compared to other tools like LogDNA, which are more intuitive in this aspect, the logs in Slunk APM can require more effort to understand."
"Splunk APM should include a better correlation between resources and infrastructure monitoring."
AppDynamics is ranked 5th in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability with 155 reviews while Splunk APM is ranked 13th in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability with 13 reviews. AppDynamics is rated 8.2, while Splunk APM is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of AppDynamics writes "Very good real-time monitoring capabilities, deep problem diagnosis, and transaction mapping". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Splunk APM writes "Provides great visibility, analysis, and data telemetry". AppDynamics is most compared with Dynatrace, Elastic Observability, Datadog, Splunk Enterprise Security and New Relic, whereas Splunk APM is most compared with Splunk ITSI (IT Service Intelligence), Sentry, Monte Carlo, Elastic Observability and Observe. See our AppDynamics vs. Splunk APM report.
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