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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (45.9% of reviews)
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IBM Turbonomic
Star Rating
(282)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (45.9% of reviews)
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Star Rating
(375)4.3 out of 5
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Enterprise (54.3% of reviews)
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- Users report that AppDynamics excels in Real-Time Monitoring with a score of 8.9, providing comprehensive insights into application performance, while IBM Turbonomic, with a score of 9.0, is noted for its superior Real-Time Monitoring - Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring, allowing for more effective cloud resource management.
- Reviewers mention that AppDynamics offers robust Performance Analysis capabilities, scoring 9.6, which helps in identifying performance bottlenecks, whereas IBM Turbonomic also scores well at 9.0 but is particularly praised for its Multi-System Monitoring, making it easier to manage diverse environments.
- G2 users highlight that AppDynamics provides excellent Alerting features with a score of 9.3, ensuring timely notifications for performance issues, while IBM Turbonomic's alerting system, scoring 8.6, is seen as less responsive, leading to some user frustration.
- Users on G2 report that AppDynamics shines in Dashboards and Visualizations with a score of 9.0, offering intuitive and customizable views of application performance, while IBM Turbonomic, scoring 8.2, is noted for having less flexibility in its visualization options.
- Reviewers mention that AppDynamics' Cloud Optimization features, scoring 8.8, are highly effective in managing cloud costs, while IBM Turbonomic, with a score of 8.8 as well, is recognized for its Spend Forecasting and Optimization, which helps users plan their budgets more effectively.
- Users say that AppDynamics has a strong focus on Root Cause Identification with a score of 9.1, which aids in quickly diagnosing issues, while IBM Turbonomic, scoring 8.9, is appreciated for its Proactive Identification capabilities, helping to prevent issues before they arise.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
IBM Turbonomic
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IBM Turbonomic
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Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
207
8.6
258
Ease of Use
8.4
216
8.5
257
Ease of Setup
8.3
170
7.9
118
Ease of Admin
8.5
141
8.1
117
Quality of Support
8.9
182
8.3
248
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
140
8.5
113
Product Direction (% positive)
8.6
199
8.3
233
Features by Category
Operations
8.8
110
Not enough data
8.7
104
Not enough data
8.4
84
Not enough data
8.5
101
Not enough data
Cost Optimization
8.6
103
Not enough data
8.6
101
Not enough data
8.5
94
Not enough data
Administration
8.1
98
Not enough data
8.3
107
Not enough data
8.5
84
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Cloud Cost Management
7.7
5
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
Experience
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
8.1
9
Not enough data
7.6
9
Agentic AI - Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
8.0
9
Not enough data
9.1
9
Not enough data
7.6
9
Performance
Not enough data
9.3
9
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
8.7
9
Functionality
8.8
8
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
7.9
8
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
7.7
8
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Database Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Monitoring
8.7
35
8.8
22
8.4
32
9.1
22
8.1
30
8.9
22
8.8
32
8.7
21
7.0
9
Not enough data
Administration
8.5
34
9.0
21
8.5
30
8.5
20
8.5
33
8.5
22
8.7
9
Not enough data
Analysis
7.9
34
8.9
22
7.9
34
8.9
22
8.3
34
8.7
19
Agentic AI - Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring
7.3
8
Not enough data
7.3
8
Not enough data
7.5
8
Not enough data
7.3
8
Not enough data
7.7
8
Not enough data
7.9
8
Not enough data
AI Automation - Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring
6.7
8
Not enough data
6.5
8
Not enough data
Functionality
8.1
24
Not enough data
8.3
23
Not enough data
8.5
24
Not enough data
Management
8.7
23
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.7
25
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Cloud Management Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
8.3
17
8.3
22
8.5
16
8.3
22
8.8
16
9.2
27
Issue Resolution
Feature Not Available
9.1
27
8.8
17
8.8
27
8.6
17
8.8
25
Management
8.6
17
8.9
27
8.8
17
9.2
26
8.8
17
9.4
27
Generative AI
8.9
11
Not enough data
8.6
11
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AIOps Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
8.5
9
9.3
16
8.9
9
8.9
17
8.1
9
8.9
17
7.8
9
8.2
15
Management
8.3
9
8.5
17
8.7
9
8.6
17
9.1
9
8.9
17
9.4
9
9.3
17
Agentic AI - Enterprise Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
ServiceNow Apps
Not enough data
8.6
11
Not enough data
8.8
11
Agentic AI - ServiceNow Store Apps
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance Management
8.3
7
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
Monitoring
9.0
7
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Monitoring
Not enough data
9.2
10
Not enough data
9.7
10
Not enough data
9.7
10
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
8.8
10
Response
Not enough data
9.7
10
Not enough data
8.8
10
Not enough data
9.3
10
Agentic AI - Application Performance Monitoring (APM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance
Not enough data
8.9
26
Not enough data
8.5
25
Functionality
Not enough data
8.8
26
Not enough data
8.9
23
Not enough data
8.5
27
Not enough data
8.5
25
Alerts management
7.7
8
Not enough data
7.3
8
Not enough data
8.0
9
Not enough data
Monitoring
8.1
9
Not enough data
8.1
9
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Automation
7.1
8
Not enough data
7.3
8
Not enough data
Analysis
7.3
8
Not enough data
8.0
9
Not enough data
8.0
9
Not enough data
7.2
9
Not enough data
Issue Resolution
8.1
9
Not enough data
8.1
8
Not enough data
7.1
8
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - IT Alerting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Telemetry Collection & Ingestion - Observability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Observability Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Visualization & Dashboards - Observability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Correlation & Root Cause Analysis - Observability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Scalability & Ecosystem Integration - Observability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Features - Observability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - SAP Store
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analysis
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Platform
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
21
Not enough data
8.2
21
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Security
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.6
25
Not enough data
8.1
25
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Enterprise IT Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
IBM Turbonomic and Splunk AppDynamics are categorized as Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring, Container Monitoring, Enterprise Monitoring, and AIOps Platforms
Unique Categories
IBM Turbonomic is categorized as Cloud Management Platforms, Cloud Cost Management, Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM), Enterprise IT Management, Database Monitoring, and IT Alerting
Splunk AppDynamics is categorized as Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM), ServiceNow Store Apps, Application Performance Monitoring (APM), Observability Software, and SAP Store
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
IBM Turbonomic
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Splunk AppDynamics
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
18.0%
Computer Software
12.9%
Financial Services
5.9%
Telecommunications
5.5%
Computer & Network Security
4.7%
Other
52.9%
Information Technology and Services
25.7%
Computer Software
10.1%
Financial Services
8.1%
Banking
5.4%
Insurance
5.1%
Other
45.7%
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Discussions
How does Turbonomic automate decision making?
1 Comment
Official Response from IBM Turbonomic
Turbonomic automates decision making by applying the economic principles of supply, demand, and price to managing IT resources. Workloads make scaling,...Read more
Why is this approach (of applying the economic principles of supply and demand to allocate IT resources) effective?
1 Comment
Official Response from IBM Turbonomic
This approach is effective because it allows workloads to make their own scaling, placement, and capacity decisions based on all the resources they need, it...Read more
Who does Turbonomic work with?
1 Comment
Official Response from IBM Turbonomic
We've partnered with 2,000+ enterprise customers and over 100 of the Fortune 500 to enable innovation. Our customers span across industries from technology,...Read more
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