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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (41.0% of reviews)
Enterprise (44.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $18.00
No pricing available
IBM 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
Browse all 2 pricing plansmeshIQ
Star Rating
(94)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (44.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Trial is available
Learn more about meshIQSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that IBM Instana excels in Systems Monitoring with a score of 9.0, providing comprehensive insights into application performance. In contrast, meshIQ shines even brighter with a score of 9.5, offering advanced features that allow for deeper visibility into system health.
- Reviewers mention that meshIQ's AI/ML Assistance is particularly robust, scoring 9.2, which helps in predictive analytics and anomaly detection. IBM Instana, while competent with a score of 7.6, lacks the same level of sophistication in this area.
- Users on G2 highlight that meshIQ's Dashboards and Visualization capabilities are superior, scoring 9.5 compared to IBM Instana's 8.5. This feature allows for more intuitive data representation, making it easier for teams to interpret metrics at a glance.
- Reviewers say that meshIQ's Incident Alerting system is highly effective, achieving a score of 9.4, which ensures timely notifications for critical issues. IBM Instana, with a score of 8.4, provides solid alerting but lacks some of the customization options that users desire.
- Users report that meshIQ's Root Cause Analysis (RCA) feature is particularly powerful, scoring 9.5, enabling teams to quickly identify and resolve issues. IBM Instana, while scoring 8.1, does not offer the same level of detail in its RCA capabilities.
- G2 users mention that meshIQ's Cloud Observability features are top-notch, scoring 9.3, which is essential for modern cloud environments. IBM Instana, with a score of 8.5, provides good observability but may not meet the needs of users managing complex cloud architectures.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
IBM 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
meshIQ
No pricing availableFree Trial
IBM Instana
Free Trial is available
meshIQ
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.6
345
8.8
79
Ease of Use
8.6
358
8.5
79
Ease of Setup
8.9
196
8.1
60
Ease of Admin
8.4
128
8.2
38
Quality of Support
8.6
310
8.8
79
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.5
128
8.7
37
Product Direction (% positive)
8.4
331
9.4
79
Features by Category
Automation
Not enough data
9.2
16
Not enough data
9.3
16
Not enough data
9.3
16
Administration
Not enough data
9.2
16
Not enough data
9.5
16
Not enough data
9.6
15
Not enough data
9.3
15
Not enough data
9.6
16
Not enough data
9.3
16
Functionality
Not enough data
9.6
15
Not enough data
9.4
16
Not enough data
9.3
16
Agentic AI - Workload Automation
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
8.3
33
Not enough data
7.9
33
Not enough data
8.3
32
Not enough data
8.2
34
Integration
Not enough data
8.2
33
Not enough data
8.5
31
Not enough data
8.3
30
Management
Not enough data
8.3
33
Not enough data
8.5
32
Not enough data
8.6
32
Agentic AI - Message Queue (MQ)
Not enough data
7.2
9
Not enough data
7.6
9
Not enough data
7.4
9
Not enough data
7.8
9
Functionality
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
Not enough data
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
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
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
8.9
131
9.4
18
8.4
121
9.2
17
8.9
129
9.3
16
8.7
133
9.4
17
9.7
6
Not enough data
Administration
8.6
126
9.6
18
8.7
104
9.3
15
8.5
100
9.4
17
9.4
6
Not enough data
Analysis
8.5
114
9.3
18
8.5
131
9.0
18
8.3
99
9.3
16
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
8.9
22
Not enough data
9.2
22
Not enough data
8.6
22
Management
Not enough data
9.2
22
Not enough data
8.9
22
Not enough data
8.7
22
Agentic AI - Continuous Delivery
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
8.7
27
9.4
30
8.4
25
9.2
30
9.0
34
9.4
30
Issue Resolution
9.1
34
9.5
29
8.9
32
9.4
29
8.7
33
9.3
29
Management
9.0
33
9.3
30
8.9
33
9.2
30
8.7
30
9.5
30
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.8
14
Not enough data
8.9
14
Agentic AI - AIOps Platforms
Not enough data
8.5
13
Not enough data
8.5
13
Not enough data
8.5
13
Not enough data
8.3
11
Not enough data
8.6
11
Not enough data
8.8
11
Not enough data
8.9
11
Visibility
7.3
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
7.7
5
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
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
9.7
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
Monitoring and Management
7.8
6
Not enough data
7.2
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
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
10.0
6
Not enough data
10.0
6
Not enough data
10.0
6
Not enough data
9.7
6
Not enough data
Management
10.0
6
Not enough data
10.0
6
Not enough data
10.0
6
Not enough data
10.0
6
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
Monitoring
8.5
165
9.1
24
8.6
176
9.1
24
8.9
175
9.3
24
7.6
124
9.0
21
8.5
158
9.2
24
Response
8.5
170
9.5
23
8.4
166
9.3
23
8.1
155
9.4
23
Agentic AI - Application Performance Monitoring (APM)
7.0
10
Not enough data
8.0
10
Not enough data
7.3
10
Not enough data
7.3
10
Not enough data
7.4
11
Not enough data
Performance
8.3
139
9.1
23
8.4
154
8.9
23
Functionality
8.1
133
9.0
24
8.4
128
8.9
21
8.2
130
9.2
23
8.5
149
9.2
23
Functionality
Not enough data
8.7
25
Not enough data
8.7
25
Not enough data
8.9
25
Management
Not enough data
8.5
25
Not enough data
8.5
25
Not enough data
8.9
25
Agentic AI - Continuous Integration
Not enough data
7.6
7
Not enough data
7.4
7
Not enough data
7.1
7
Not enough data
7.4
7
Not enough data
7.4
7
Alerts management
8.1
40
Not enough data
8.1
44
Not enough data
8.4
56
Not enough data
Monitoring
8.3
56
Not enough data
8.8
61
Not enough data
8.2
56
Not enough data
8.9
55
Not enough data
Automation
7.9
35
Not enough data
7.9
37
Not enough data
Analysis
8.2
54
Not enough data
8.1
45
Not enough data
8.6
60
Not enough data
8.5
41
Not enough data
Issue Resolution
8.5
52
Not enough data
7.6
44
Not enough data
8.2
46
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.7
10
Not enough data
Agentic AI - IT Alerting
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
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
Response
8.8
7
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
7.9
7
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
Records
8.9
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
Management
9.4
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
IBM Instana and meshIQ are categorized as Observability Software, AIOps Platforms, Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring, and Application Performance Monitoring (APM)
Unique Categories
IBM Instana is categorized as Enterprise Monitoring, Hardware Monitoring, Database Monitoring, Website Monitoring, IT Alerting, Container Monitoring, Incident Response, Log Monitoring, Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM), and Server Monitoring
meshIQ is categorized as Message Queue (MQ), Workload Automation, Continuous Delivery, Configuration Management, and Continuous Integration
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
IBM Instana
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
meshIQ
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
19.8%
Computer Software
10.6%
Telecommunications
6.3%
Financial Services
6.3%
Retail
5.5%
Other
51.6%
Banking
24.5%
Information Technology and Services
16.0%
Computer Software
9.6%
Computer & Network Security
6.4%
Retail
5.3%
Other
38.3%
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Discussions
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
meshIQ has no discussions with answers
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