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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (54.3% of reviews)
Enterprise (48.0% of reviews)
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Splunk AppDynamics
Star Rating
(375)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (54.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
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Star Rating
(25)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (48.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that AppDynamics excels in Performance Analysis with a score of 9.6, highlighting its ability to provide deep insights into application performance, while Splunk Synthetic Monitoring scores 8.9 in the same area, indicating a slightly less robust analysis capability.
- Reviewers mention that Splunk Synthetic Monitoring shines in Ease of Setup with a score of 9.4, making it more user-friendly for new users compared to AppDynamics, which has a score of 7.8, suggesting a steeper learning curve.
- G2 users indicate that AppDynamics offers superior Real-Time Monitoring capabilities, scoring 8.9, which allows for immediate insights into application performance, whereas Splunk Synthetic Monitoring does not provide a comparable score in this specific area.
- Users on G2 highlight that Splunk Synthetic Monitoring has a strong focus on Synthetic Monitoring with a score of 9.0, which is crucial for testing application performance under various conditions, while AppDynamics scores 8.8, showing it is competitive but slightly less specialized.
- Reviewers say that AppDynamics provides excellent Behavioral Analysis with a score of 7.6, which helps in understanding user interactions, while Splunk Synthetic Monitoring does not have a comparable feature, indicating a gap in user behavior insights.
- Users report that both products have strong Alerting features, but Splunk Synthetic Monitoring scores higher at 9.0 compared to AppDynamics' 9.2, suggesting that users find Splunk's alerting system to be more effective in managing incidents.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Splunk AppDynamics
APM Pro
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End-to-end monitoring of key business transactions within your applications
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- Core APM Functionality with the flexibility to switch between languages; includes basic infrastructure monitoring
Splunk Synthetic Monitoring
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Splunk AppDynamics
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Splunk Synthetic Monitoring
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.6
258
9.2
23
Ease of Use
8.5
257
9.3
23
Ease of Setup
7.9
118
9.3
10
Ease of Admin
8.1
117
8.9
9
Quality of Support
8.3
248
9.2
22
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.5
113
8.7
9
Product Direction (% positive)
8.3
233
9.5
22
Features by Category
Experience
8.9
9
Not enough data
8.1
9
Not enough data
7.6
9
Not enough data
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
8.0
9
Not enough data
9.1
9
Not enough data
7.6
9
Not enough data
Performance
9.3
9
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
Monitoring
8.8
22
Not enough data
9.1
22
Not enough data
8.9
22
Not enough data
8.7
21
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
9.0
21
Not enough data
8.5
20
Not enough data
8.5
22
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analysis
8.9
22
Not enough data
8.9
22
Not enough data
8.7
19
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Cloud Infrastructure 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
AI Automation - Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analysis
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Remediation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
8.3
22
Not enough data
8.3
22
Not enough data
9.2
27
Not enough data
Issue Resolution
9.1
27
Not enough data
8.8
27
Not enough data
8.8
25
Not enough data
Management
8.9
27
Not enough data
9.2
26
Not enough data
9.4
27
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
9.3
16
Not enough data
8.9
17
Not enough data
8.9
17
Not enough data
8.2
15
Not enough data
Management
8.5
17
Not enough data
8.6
17
Not enough data
8.9
17
Not enough data
9.3
17
Not enough data
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
Activity Monitoring
Not enough data
9.1
9
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
9.1
9
Security
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
9.1
9
Not enough data
9.1
9
Administration
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
8.9
9
Agentic AI - Cloud Security Monitoring and Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
ServiceNow Apps
8.6
11
Not enough data
8.8
11
Not enough data
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
Monitoring
9.2
10
9.0
18
9.7
10
8.9
18
9.7
10
9.3
18
8.7
9
7.1
18
8.8
10
8.7
17
Response
9.7
10
8.8
18
8.8
10
9.0
18
9.3
10
8.3
18
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
8.9
26
8.2
18
8.5
25
8.5
18
Functionality
8.8
26
9.0
18
8.9
23
8.1
17
8.5
27
8.4
17
8.5
25
9.1
18
Alerts management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analysis
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Issue Resolution
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
Response
Not enough data
8.1
9
Not enough data
9.1
9
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
8.1
8
Records
Not enough data
9.1
9
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
7.4
9
Management
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
8.1
9
Not enough data
7.8
9
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.5
8
Not enough data
7.5
8
Cloud Visibility
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Identity
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Splunk AppDynamics and Splunk Synthetic Monitoring are categorized as Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM) and Application Performance Monitoring (APM)
Unique Categories
Splunk AppDynamics is categorized as AIOps Platforms, Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring, ServiceNow Store Apps, Container Monitoring, Enterprise Monitoring, Observability Software, and SAP Store
Splunk Synthetic Monitoring is categorized as Cloud Security Monitoring and Analytics, Incident Response, and Digital Forensics
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Splunk AppDynamics
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Splunk Synthetic Monitoring
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
25.7%
Computer Software
10.1%
Financial Services
8.1%
Banking
5.4%
Insurance
5.1%
Other
45.7%
Computer & Network Security
20.0%
Information Technology and Services
16.0%
Banking
12.0%
Retail
8.0%
Accounting
8.0%
Other
36.0%
Discussions
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