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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (41.1% of reviews)
Enterprise (52.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $18.00
No pricing available
IBM 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
Browse all 2 pricing plansSplunk Observability Cloud
Star Rating
(25)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (52.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Splunk Observability CloudSummary
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 teams to effectively manage and monitor applications across different locations, while Splunk Observability Cloud, although strong, scores slightly lower at 8.8 in Real-Time Monitoring.
- Reviewers mention that IBM Instana's Alerting feature is highly rated at 9.2, providing robust multi-channel alerting capabilities, whereas Splunk Observability Cloud's alerting system, while effective, has a lower score of 8.8, indicating room for improvement in this area.
- G2 users highlight that Splunk Observability Cloud shines in Quality of Support with a score of 9.2, which is significantly higher than IBM Instana's score of 8.6, suggesting that users may find more responsive and helpful support with Splunk.
- Users on G2 report that IBM Instana's Ease of Setup is rated at 8.8, making it a more user-friendly option for teams looking to implement observability quickly, compared to Splunk Observability Cloud's score of 8.1, which indicates a more complex setup process.
- Reviewers mention that Splunk Observability Cloud offers superior Data Visualization capabilities with a score of 8.7, which enhances user experience in monitoring and reporting, while IBM Instana's score of 8.3 suggests it may not be as visually intuitive.
- Users say that IBM Instana's Artificial Intelligence integration is rated at 8.7, providing valuable insights and automation features, while Splunk Observability Cloud's score of 8.3 indicates it may not leverage AI capabilities as effectively.
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
Splunk Observability Cloud
No pricing availableFree Trial
IBM Instana
Free Trial is available
Splunk Observability Cloud
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.6
344
8.6
22
Ease of Use
8.6
357
8.6
22
Ease of Setup
8.9
195
7.7
10
Ease of Admin
8.4
128
7.3
10
Quality of Support
8.6
309
9.1
22
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.5
128
8.2
10
Product Direction (% positive)
8.4
330
9.5
22
Features by Category
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
9.1
13
8.4
121
8.6
12
8.9
129
8.5
12
8.7
133
8.9
12
9.7
6
Not enough data
Administration
8.6
126
8.7
13
8.7
104
8.3
10
8.5
100
8.3
13
9.4
6
Not enough data
Analysis
8.5
114
8.8
12
8.5
131
8.7
13
8.3
99
8.5
11
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
8.7
27
Not enough data
8.4
25
Not enough data
9.0
34
Not enough data
Issue Resolution
9.1
34
Not enough data
8.9
32
Not enough data
8.7
33
Not enough data
Management
9.0
33
Not enough data
8.9
33
Not enough data
8.7
30
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
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
5
8.5
12
9.0
5
8.8
12
8.3
5
8.0
11
Monitoring and Management
7.3
5
8.3
12
6.7
5
8.1
12
7.7
5
8.6
12
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
5
Not enough data
10.0
5
Not enough data
10.0
5
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
Management
10.0
5
Not enough data
10.0
5
Not enough data
10.0
5
Not enough data
10.0
5
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
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
Not enough data
Response
8.5
169
Not enough data
8.4
165
Not enough data
8.1
154
Not enough data
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
7.2
10
Not enough data
Performance
8.3
139
Not enough data
8.4
154
Not enough data
Functionality
8.1
133
Not enough data
8.4
128
Not enough data
8.2
130
Not enough data
8.5
149
Not enough data
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 Splunk Observability Cloud are categorized as Observability Software, Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring, Log Monitoring, and Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM)
Unique Categories
IBM Instana is categorized as Enterprise Monitoring, Hardware Monitoring, AIOps Platforms, Database Monitoring, Website Monitoring, IT Alerting, Container Monitoring, Incident Response, Application Performance Monitoring (APM), and Server Monitoring
Splunk Observability Cloud has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
IBM Instana
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Splunk Observability Cloud
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
10.4%
Telecommunications
6.3%
Financial Services
6.3%
Retail
5.6%
Other
51.7%
Information Technology and Services
20.0%
Security and Investigations
12.0%
Computer Software
12.0%
Financial Services
8.0%
Banking
8.0%
Other
40.0%
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
Splunk Observability Cloud has no discussions with answers
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