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We performed a comparison between Akamai mPulse and Quest Foglight for APM [EOL] based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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"Enables dynamic injections from within the product which is great.""The most valuable feature is the solutions overall performance. It is very efficient and accurate for our usage."

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"Capacity on database and file servers. I found the algorithms to forecast growth and concerns particularly intuitive.""Dell Foglight does analyze and optimize your virtual infrastructure. It definitely reduces operational cost.""FxV is valuable as we can playback the session.""At a glance I can easily see what is going on with all of my VMware ​environments, including top consumers of resources.""With the APM you can replay the end user session and see issues quickly by viewing the session.""Infrastructure Monitoring and End User Monitoring are the product’s most valuable features to me.""Having standard monitoring features and a central repository saves us a lot of time and reduces risk of incidents.""Intuitive, Single-pane-of-glass dashboards for real-time statistics and long-term statistics for capacity management and in-depth analytics"

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"The end-to-end distributor tracing connectivity isn't there.""In the next release, I would like to see the possibility of sharing the metric from this solution with other solutions."

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"I would perhaps like to see more SSMS connections.""I want to see a new interface that contains HTML5 features. The current version of Foglight (on-premise edition) is so fusty in comparison with leaders of Gartner APM Quadrant - i.e. Appdynamics, NewRelic, Dynatrace.""They need to improve the stability of FxM and FxV.""We are running a Webmethods stack (Software AG) and Foglight is unable to instrument. We are in a POC with Dynatrace and it was able to instrument with little effort.""There are some metrics I'd like to track that are difficult to find or implement into a tracking solution without a lot of manual work.""The “cartridge” concept for every little thing is a bit of a bother to implement.""SQL agents often failed but again this may have been addressed in future versions.""The version compatibility needs work."

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  • "I recall it being a very expensive solution relative to function and stability."
  • "The price is expensive for us."
  • "Foglight can be expensive I would go with the pricing at a three year deal."
  • "Since the product split – the licensing is a bit more complex."
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    Top Answer:Enables dynamic injections from within the product which is great.
    Top Answer:The end-to-end distributor tracing needs some work because the connectivity from the user to the backend wasn't there. Akamai mPulse was not able to deliver on our requirements regarding observation… more »
    Top Answer:The primary use case of mPulse is for real-time user monitoring. Our use case was to observe the entire platform from the user all the way to the backend system and that's what it did. It's all in the… more »
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    SOASTA mPulse
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    Overview

    Akamai mPulse is a real user monitoring (RUM) solution that gives performance engineers, administrators, and developers the ability to effortlessly visualize website functionality issues and identify ways to improve processes that conventional testing protocols do not find. mPulse gives users usable scenarios to better understand how processes such as user interactions, visual progress, and third-party resources may be disrupting the overall user experience and application delivery.

    mPulse enables users to take a deep dive into the specific performance issues and complete comprehensive error analyses, to thoroughly understand the effect on critical user interactions such as conversions, page views, and more.

    mPulse gathers and delivers data on an organization's website’s performance and metrics on user web browsing experiences. The mPulse feature “Boomerang” is a JavaScript Library that monitors the website page load time. Boomerang has a unique plugin architecture and works with all websites. The Boomerang feature is embedded on each page of an organization's website.

    mPulse works seamlessly with Akamai solution Ion, so the RUM data can be instantly gathered once the Luna Control Center has been activated. Ion instantly attaches Boomerang to the organization’s web properties; there is no need to change the website code.

    Akamai mPulse Benefits

    • Third-party monitoring: mPulse enables users to effortlessly monitor and visualize the effect that third-party vendors, resources, and scripts may have on the organization’s web properties.

    • Real-time intuitions: RUM data is continually being gathered, so users are able to instantly experience changes in user performance during every critical event. Users are able to respond immediately and make corrections or amendments as needed. Additionally, mPulse integrates effectively with other third-party notification solutions, such as Slack, PagerDuty, and webhook API support.

    • Framework integrations: mPulse integrates with many of today’s popular single-page application (SPA) frameworks, such as React.js, Backbone.js, Angular.js, Ember.js, and even some custom frameworks. mPulse has the ability to also be seamlessly integrated in Non-SPA websites.

    • Intuitive feedback: mPulse gathers data and creates workable solutions so users have a better understanding of how objects, images, or even entire pages are affecting user behavior. Users can gather numerous metrics (custom or advanced) to achieve a better, more complete understanding of ways to improve the user experience with the application or website.

    • Custom metrics and timers: With mPulse, users can effortlessly create custom timers to discover important performance sessions unique to the application. The mPulse dashboard allows users to set up trackers for numerous metrics, such as:

      • First image load time
      • Sidebar load time
      • Page load times
      • Third-party resource content load time

    • mPulse Beacon API: This valuable benefit allows users to send custom metrics from mobile and web applications to mPulse. This gives mPulse greater flexibility and usability to frameworks and platforms that can make HTTP calls. Representational State Transfer (REST) interface is included and is able to be used by any web application using any language running on the platform. There is also a Beacon API library for JavaScript. This option is available from the dashboard by creating a new application and an API key.

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    Sample Customers
    Nordstrom, Gatwick, DirecTV, MSN, SquareSpace, SAP, Lenovo, Hallmark, myspace, Intuit, Kentucky Derby, Toys "R" Us, Netflix, Newsweek, The Washington Post, Lowe's, Nike, REI, Apple, Sears, Verizon, Wendy's, Huawei
    Anji Automotive Logistics, Unimat, Priceline.com
    Top Industries
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    Financial Services Firm25%
    Computer Software Company12%
    Retailer10%
    Government7%
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    Financial Services Firm44%
    Healthcare Company11%
    Educational Organization11%
    Computer Software Company11%
    Company Size
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    Small Business14%
    Large Enterprise86%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business15%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise74%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business13%
    Midsize Enterprise30%
    Large Enterprise57%
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    Akamai mPulse is ranked 51st in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability with 6 reviews while Quest Foglight for APM [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability. Akamai mPulse is rated 6.6, while Quest Foglight for APM [EOL] is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Akamai mPulse writes "Lacking in regard to observation of the entire platform but does dynamic injections from within". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Quest Foglight for APM [EOL] writes "We evaluated other options including BMC, but chose Foglight for it's notifications & the ability to review the history". Akamai mPulse is most compared with New Relic, Dynatrace, Grafana, Datadog and AppDynamics, whereas Quest Foglight for APM [EOL] is most compared with Catchpoint.

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