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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (46.2% of reviews)
Mid-Market (41.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Starting at $18.00
Google Cloud Console
Star Rating
(94)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (46.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Google Cloud ConsoleIBM Instana
Star Rating
(435)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (41.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
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 Multi-Site Monitoring with a score of 9.2, allowing for comprehensive oversight across various locations, while Google Cloud Console offers a slightly lower score of 8.0 in Synthetic Monitoring, indicating a potential gap in its monitoring capabilities.
- Reviewers mention that IBM Instana's Alerting feature is highly rated at 9.2, providing robust multi-channel alerting options, whereas Google Cloud Console's alerting capabilities, rated at 8.8, may not be as versatile, which could impact responsiveness to incidents.
- G2 users highlight that IBM Instana's Real-Time Analytics functionality is a standout with a score of 9.0, enabling immediate insights into system performance, while Google Cloud Console's performance in this area is less emphasized, potentially affecting real-time decision-making.
- Users on G2 report that IBM Instana's Root Cause Identification feature is rated at 9.1, making it a strong tool for troubleshooting, compared to Google Cloud Console's score of 8.4, which may lead to longer resolution times for issues.
- Reviewers mention that IBM Instana's Data Visualization capabilities, rated at 8.3, provide clear and actionable insights, while Google Cloud Console's visualization features, rated at 8.5, are noted for their effectiveness but may lack the depth found in Instana's offerings.
- Users say that IBM Instana's Performance Baselines feature is rated at 8.5, allowing for effective monitoring of system performance over time, while Google Cloud Console's similar feature is rated at 8.7, indicating a competitive edge but with less emphasis on proactive performance management.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Google Cloud Console
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
Google Cloud Console
No trial information availableIBM Instana
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
82
8.6
345
Ease of Use
8.6
84
8.6
358
Ease of Setup
8.4
43
8.9
196
Ease of Admin
8.6
31
8.4
128
Quality of Support
8.4
75
8.6
310
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
31
8.5
128
Product Direction (% positive)
9.4
80
8.4
331
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
Not enough data
9.4
13
Not enough data
8.8
13
Not enough data
8.7
13
Not enough data
8.6
13
Not enough data
8.8
12
Not enough data
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
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Monitoring and Management
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
7.2
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
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
6
Not enough data
10.0
6
Not enough data
10.0
6
Not enough data
9.7
6
Management
Not enough data
10.0
6
Not enough data
10.0
6
Not enough data
10.0
6
Not enough data
10.0
6
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
8.6
43
8.5
165
8.8
43
8.6
176
8.8
44
8.9
175
7.7
42
7.6
124
8.5
40
8.5
158
Response
8.6
44
8.5
170
8.6
44
8.4
166
8.3
40
8.1
155
Agentic AI - Application Performance Monitoring (APM)
7.6
12
7.0
10
8.8
12
8.0
10
5.8
12
7.3
10
6.8
12
7.3
10
6.7
12
7.4
11
Performance
8.0
40
8.3
139
7.9
42
8.4
154
Functionality
8.0
40
8.1
133
7.4
41
8.4
128
8.8
43
8.2
130
8.9
42
8.5
149
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
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Google Cloud Console and IBM Instana are categorized as Application Performance Monitoring (APM)
Unique Categories
Google Cloud Console has no unique categories
IBM Instana is categorized as Observability Software, Enterprise Monitoring, Hardware Monitoring, AIOps Platforms, Database Monitoring, Website Monitoring, Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring, IT Alerting, Container Monitoring, Incident Response, Log Monitoring, Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM), and Server Monitoring
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Google Cloud Console
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
Computer Software
20.9%
Information Technology and Services
19.8%
Computer & Network Security
5.5%
Retail
4.4%
Higher Education
4.4%
Other
45.1%
Information Technology and Services
19.8%
Computer Software
10.6%
Telecommunications
6.3%
Financial Services
6.3%
Retail
5.5%
Other
51.6%
Discussions
How do I use Google Cloud console?
1 Comment
NF
Go to: https://console.cloud.google.com/home/dashboardRead more
What is Google Cloud Console used for?
1 Comment
AB
Used for multiple products like data analytics, machine learning , application development as well as hosting.Read more
Google Cloud Console has no more 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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