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Splunk AppDynamics
Star Rating
(375)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (54.3% of reviews)
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Star Rating
(25)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (52.0% of reviews)
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Learn more about Splunk Observability CloudSplunk AppDynamics vs Splunk Observability Cloud
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Splunk Observability Cloud easier to use. However, Splunk AppDynamics is easier to set up and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Splunk AppDynamics overall.
- Splunk AppDynamics and Splunk Observability Cloud both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Splunk Observability Cloud is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Splunk Observability Cloud over Splunk AppDynamics.
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 Observability Cloud
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Splunk AppDynamics
Free Trial is available
Splunk Observability Cloud
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.6
258
8.6
22
Ease of Use
8.5
257
8.6
22
Ease of Setup
7.9
118
7.7
10
Ease of Admin
8.1
117
7.3
10
Quality of Support
8.3
248
9.1
22
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.5
113
8.2
10
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
9.1
13
9.1
22
8.6
12
8.9
22
8.5
12
8.7
21
8.9
12
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
9.0
21
8.7
13
8.5
20
8.3
10
8.5
22
8.3
13
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analysis
8.9
22
8.8
12
8.9
22
8.7
13
8.7
19
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
8.3
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
Visibility
Not enough data
8.5
12
Not enough data
8.8
12
Not enough data
8.0
11
Monitoring and Management
Not enough data
8.3
12
Not enough data
8.1
12
Not enough data
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
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
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
Not enough data
9.7
10
Not enough data
9.7
10
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
8.8
10
Not enough data
Response
9.7
10
Not enough data
8.8
10
Not enough data
9.3
10
Not enough data
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
Not enough data
8.5
25
Not enough data
Functionality
8.8
26
Not enough data
8.9
23
Not enough data
8.5
27
Not enough data
8.5
25
Not enough data
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
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Splunk AppDynamics and Splunk Observability Cloud are categorized as Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM), Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring, and Observability Software
Unique Categories
Splunk AppDynamics is categorized as AIOps Platforms, ServiceNow Store Apps, Container Monitoring, Application Performance Monitoring (APM), Enterprise Monitoring, and SAP Store
Splunk Observability Cloud is categorized as Log Monitoring
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Splunk AppDynamics
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
25.7%
Computer Software
10.1%
Financial Services
8.1%
Banking
5.4%
Insurance
5.1%
Other
45.7%
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
Can AppDynamics be deployed in a private cloud?
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