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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (64.7% of reviews)
Mid-Market (41.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Starting at $18.00
EDB Postgres Advanced Server
Star Rating
(37)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (64.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about EDB Postgres Advanced ServerIBM Instana
Star Rating
(434)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (41.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $18.00
Free Trial is available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that IBM Instana excels in its Multi-Site Monitoring capabilities, achieving a score of 9.2, which allows for comprehensive oversight across various locations. In contrast, EDB Postgres Advanced Server, while strong in Monitoring with a score of 9.7, does not specifically highlight multi-site capabilities, which may limit its effectiveness for organizations with distributed systems.
- Reviewers mention that EDB Postgres Advanced Server shines in Data Backup and Backup Automation, scoring 9.7 and 9.5 respectively, making it a preferred choice for users prioritizing robust data protection. Conversely, IBM Instana's backup features are not as prominently rated, which could be a concern for users needing reliable data recovery solutions.
- G2 users highlight that EDB Postgres Advanced Server's Query Language received a high score of 9.4, indicating its effectiveness and user-friendliness in database management tasks. In comparison, IBM Instana's focus is more on application performance monitoring, which may not cater to users looking for advanced database query capabilities.
- Users on G2 report that IBM Instana's Alerting features are rated at 9.2, providing multi-channel alerting that is crucial for real-time incident response. However, EDB Postgres Advanced Server's alert management features, with a lower score of 8.0 for Optimization Alerts, may not meet the same level of responsiveness, potentially impacting user experience during critical situations.
- Reviewers mention that EDB Postgres Advanced Server's Disaster Recovery capabilities are rated at 9.4, which is essential for enterprises that require high availability and minimal downtime. In contrast, IBM Instana does not emphasize disaster recovery in its offerings, which could be a significant drawback for users in mission-critical environments.
- Users say that IBM Instana's Real-Time Monitoring features are rated at 8.7, providing valuable insights into application performance. However, EDB Postgres Advanced Server's overall monitoring capabilities, particularly in Database Monitoring with a score of 9.8, suggest a more comprehensive approach to performance oversight, making it a better fit for database-centric applications.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
EDB Postgres Advanced Server
No pricing availableIBM Instana
Essentials
Starting at $18.00
Automatic discovery, mapping and monitoring of Infrastructure
- Includes All Infrastructure Monitoring Features
- Includes End User Monitoring
- Includes Unbounded Analytics
Free Trial
EDB Postgres Advanced Server
No trial information availableIBM Instana
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.9
28
8.6
344
Ease of Use
8.9
28
8.6
357
Ease of Setup
8.9
17
8.9
195
Ease of Admin
8.9
14
8.4
128
Quality of Support
9.2
26
8.6
309
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
16
8.5
128
Product Direction (% positive)
9.1
25
8.4
330
Features by Category
Functionality
Not enough data
9.2
20
Not enough data
9.4
20
Not enough data
9.3
20
Not enough data
9.2
19
Not enough data
9.3
19
Not enough data
8.8
18
Agentic AI - Website 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
Experience
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance
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
9.4
14
Not enough data
9.0
14
Not enough data
9.0
14
Not enough data
8.7
13
Not enough data
Admin
8.8
13
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Database Backup
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
9.0
14
9.4
13
8.7
14
8.8
13
8.7
14
8.7
13
8.5
14
8.6
13
8.8
14
8.8
12
8.6
14
8.5
13
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
Not enough data
8.9
131
Not enough data
8.4
121
Not enough data
8.9
129
Not enough data
8.7
133
Not enough data
9.7
6
Administration
Not enough data
8.6
126
Not enough data
8.7
104
Not enough data
8.5
100
Not enough data
9.4
6
Analysis
Not enough data
8.5
114
Not enough data
8.5
131
Not enough data
8.3
99
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
Functionality
Not enough data
8.7
27
Not enough data
8.4
25
Not enough data
9.0
34
Issue Resolution
Not enough data
9.1
34
Not enough data
8.9
32
Not enough data
8.7
33
Management
Not enough data
9.0
33
Not enough data
8.9
33
Not enough data
8.7
30
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
Visibility
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
7.7
5
Monitoring and 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
Agentic AI - Hardware 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
Visibility
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Monitoring and Management
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
6.7
5
Not enough data
7.7
5
Agentic AI - Log 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
Visibility
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Monitoring and 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
Cloud environment support
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Server 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
Functionality
Not enough data
10.0
5
Not enough data
10.0
5
Not enough data
10.0
5
Not enough data
9.7
5
Management
Not enough data
10.0
5
Not enough data
10.0
5
Not enough data
10.0
5
Not enough data
10.0
5
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
Monitoring
Not enough data
8.5
164
Not enough data
8.6
175
Not enough data
8.9
174
Not enough data
7.6
123
Not enough data
8.5
157
Response
Not enough data
8.5
169
Not enough data
8.4
165
Not enough data
8.1
154
Agentic AI - Application Performance Monitoring (APM)
Not enough data
7.0
10
Not enough data
8.0
10
Not enough data
7.3
10
Not enough data
7.3
10
Not enough data
7.2
10
Performance
Not enough data
8.3
139
Not enough data
8.4
154
Functionality
Not enough data
8.1
133
Not enough data
8.4
128
Not enough data
8.2
130
Not enough data
8.5
149
Management
8.9
18
Not enough data
9.2
18
Not enough data
9.0
17
Not enough data
9.1
18
Not enough data
Support
8.8
20
Not enough data
8.8
20
Not enough data
9.0
20
Not enough data
8.9
18
Not enough data
Security
9.1
19
Not enough data
8.9
19
Not enough data
8.9
19
Not enough data
8.8
19
Not enough data
Performance
9.2
19
Not enough data
9.1
19
Not enough data
8.9
19
Not enough data
9.0
18
Not enough data
8.8
18
Not enough data
Database Features
9.0
21
Not enough data
9.2
21
Not enough data
9.4
21
Not enough data
9.0
21
Not enough data
8.8
21
Not enough data
9.1
21
Not enough data
9.2
21
Not enough data
Alerts management
Not enough data
8.1
40
Not enough data
8.1
44
Not enough data
8.4
56
Monitoring
Not enough data
8.3
56
Not enough data
8.8
61
Not enough data
8.2
56
Not enough data
8.9
55
Automation
Not enough data
7.9
35
Not enough data
7.9
37
Analysis
Not enough data
8.2
54
Not enough data
8.1
45
Not enough data
8.6
60
Not enough data
8.5
41
Issue Resolution
Not enough data
8.5
52
Not enough data
7.6
44
Not enough data
8.2
46
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.7
10
Agentic AI - IT Alerting
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
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
Response
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
7.9
7
Not enough data
8.3
6
Records
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
8.3
6
Management
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
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
Reporting
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
Configuration
8.8
10
Not enough data
9.5
10
Not enough data
9.3
10
Not enough data
9.0
10
Not enough data
9.0
10
Not enough data
Database Administration
9.3
10
Not enough data
9.0
10
Not enough data
9.0
10
Not enough data
Availability
9.2
10
Not enough data
9.3
10
Not enough data
8.8
10
Not enough data
8.3
10
Not enough data
Security
8.7
10
Not enough data
9.2
10
Not enough data
9.3
10
Not enough data
Data Management
9.7
10
Not enough data
9.2
10
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
EDB Postgres Advanced Server and IBM Instana are categorized as Database Monitoring
Unique Categories
EDB Postgres Advanced Server is categorized as Database as a Service (DBaaS), Relational Databases, and Database Backup
IBM Instana is categorized as Observability Software, Enterprise Monitoring, Hardware Monitoring, AIOps Platforms, Website Monitoring, Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring, IT Alerting, Container Monitoring, Incident Response, Application Performance Monitoring (APM), Log Monitoring, Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM), and Server Monitoring
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
EDB Postgres Advanced Server
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
IBM Instana
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
Financial Services
20.6%
Telecommunications
11.8%
Information Technology and Services
11.8%
Computer Software
8.8%
Banking
8.8%
Other
38.2%
Information Technology and Services
19.8%
Computer Software
10.4%
Telecommunications
6.3%
Financial Services
6.3%
Retail
5.6%
Other
51.7%
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Discussions
EDB Postgres Advanced Server has no discussions with answers
why use instana over another platform?
2 Comments
OG
If you compare those 2 only the price matters. Instana does not have the feature set of DataDog in any category.Read more
Is there a chatbot available?
2 Comments
OG
Best join a webinar or customer demo to learn more about it. It took me also a while to understand all the bits and pieces. Since IBM was acquired by IBM,...Read more
What is Instana?
1 Comment
SB
Hi,
Instana is a leading Enterprise Observability Platform, powered by automated Application Performance Monitoring. It discovers and maps all services,...Read more
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