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We performed a comparison between AppDynamics Server Monitoring and Splunk ITSI (IT Service Intelligence) based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two IT Infrastructure Monitoring solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed AppDynamics Server Monitoring vs. Splunk ITSI (IT Service Intelligence) Report (Updated: January 2024).
765,386 professionals have used our research since 2012.
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Pros
"What I like most about AppDynamics Server Monitoring is that it's easy to manipulate and easy to implement. All solutions have the same features, but what sets AppDynamics Server Monitoring apart is that it's really quick to implement. AppDynamics Server Monitoring has a great interface. As a developer, it doesn't matter whether it's SolarWinds, Dynatrace, or any APM you're using, but it would matter to the customer. A product must be easy to manipulate or use, for example, AppDynamics Server Monitoring, for the customer, but for developers like my team, there's no pressure, even if a solution requires coding.""Setting up the monitoring agents was straightforward.""The platform is reliable in identifying the core system issues.""The product has the ability to drill down to the errors whenever we have issues.""It is a stable solution. Stability-wise, I don't see any problems in the solution...The solution's technical support was good.""The solution offers great visibility that allows you to track where errors originated.""The event alerting feature or the trigger system is what I like most about AppDynamics Server Monitoring. Whenever an issue occurs, the tool automatically generates an even trigger that tells engineers in the company to take action, so it's an essential feature of AppDynamics Server Monitoring. Another valuable feature of the tool is end-to-end monitoring, which means if you need to debug, you can go transaction by transaction, where the issue lies, and how it's linked. For example, if it's a low-performance issue, you can look into it more through AppDynamics Server Monitoring in terms of which area takes too much time to execute. You can also see the SQL queries and the kind of query going on through the tool.""We can view the server activities, including issues in the process, with a single click."

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"The most valuable feature is the Glass Tables. It gives you a nice, good overview of your KPIs. It's really slick and clean.""One particularly useful feature of Splunk ITSI is the ability to create custom services.""The modeling required to setup ITSI has been very helpful in providing us a better understanding and a logical view of our services. The modeling is flexible and can be as granular or high level as our needs dictate.""Alerts and episodes are valuable to me.""The feature that stood out to me most from Splunk IT Service Intelligence (ITSI) was automated dashboarding or reporting. The solution lists the severity level of issues, and the response times.""We save substantial time on monitoring tasks because we don't have to search for what we need. Everything is packed, so you can drill down to the end values by just doing the kit. We don't spend a lot of time on this. Splunk ITSI is easy to use and not time-consuming.""ITSI includes a feature called a glass table.""We liked the built-in calculation of health scores."

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Cons
"AppDynamics Server Monitoring has room for improvement in terms of pricing. If the price could be cheaper, it would be great for both the customer and the integrator. What I'd like to see in the next release of AppDynamics Server Monitoring is a better dashboard for the customer. The dashboard should be more interactive.""The solution could be more mobile friendly.""If we consider the implementation of alternative solutions, such as Dynatrace, there is a notable difference in the approach to agent-based service monitoring. For instance, Dynatrace employs a single-agent solution, which can pose security concerns. When installing Dynatrace, granting the agent ld pro payload rights is a requirement. In contrast, our solution ensures a more secure approach by not requiring root and administration access. While we currently utilize an agent-based solution, there may be a shift in the next one or two years, possibly with the adoption of Open Telemetry. It's anticipated that many APM vendors, including Dynatrace, may alter their structure or strategy for implementation. However, as of now, the trend is towards an increasing number of implementations daily.""The one thing that I find it difficult in using AppDynamics is, for any new user, it's not easy for him or her to configure the transactions in AppDynamics because the UI is pretty complex. The configuration is pretty complex for a new, fresh user. They can make the UI simpler, that'll be very helpful for anyone to configure their website in AppDynamics.""Things are being done differently in the industry now, and many of these problems are being solved with cloud databases.""I would like the ability to choose from some pre-defined dashboards and reports because as it is now, you have to define them separately for each implementation.""The configuration is tricky and requires a lot of tools.""An area for improvement in AppDynamics Server Monitoring is integration; in particular, it needs a better way to integrate with custom applications such as Siebel CRM. Right now, it's challenging to integrate AppDynamics Server Monitoring with Siebel CRM because it sometimes gives an error and cannot integrate properly."

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"The license cost is expensive.""If the product had some prebuilt machine learning features, it would add value to our use cases.""It would be good if an interface was included in the next release.""ITSI could benefit from a security model that would allow operations team members to get involved in model building, KPI implementation, and model maintenance, while maintaining appropriate segregation of duties.""Predictive analytics, in terms of preventing incidents before they occur, still needs time to mature.""Microservices is the only area where Splunk ITSI can be improved. When things come from one EC2 instance to another, there's a lack of exposure to microservices, so we can't know what's happening. Apart from that, it's doing pretty well.""The dashboard queries should be improved. More queries should be suggested in order to produce better dashboards.""It could be a little easier to use with the thresholding. We've struggled a little bit with thresholding."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "My understanding is that the price of this solution is quite high, compared to other products."
  • "The pricing for AppDynamics Server Monitoring in Africa and the Middle East is too expensive, so it's very hard to sell it to customers. If there could be different pricing or package for the region, that would be great. My company pays for the license of AppDynamics Server Monitoring on a per-agent, per-server basis. It's $700 to $1000 per server, and it's paid annually. My company is on a subscription model for the solution. On a scale of one to five, where one is expensive and five is cheap, my rating for the price of AppDynamics Server Monitoring is a two."
  • "The solution has a high cost."
  • "AppDynamics Server Monitoring is a very expensive product, but if you negotiate well, you get value for money...My company used to make early payments toward the licensing costs of the solution, but now my company has opted for a different licensing model."
  • "The tool is expensive."
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  • "I would prefer that the price be reduced, as it would be easier to implement it and to sell it."
  • "Splunk pricing is high."
  • "The pricing of Splunk is a bit high."
  • "Splunk ITSI is a pay-per-use service that is priced fairly based on the amount of data we use."
  • "Its pricing has been changed as per the market. You get a good support service with it as well. They have 24/7 customer support. There is a portal, and if you are having issues, they are available in order to resolve them. So, its pricing isn't too much."
  • "Splunk ITSI is expensive; however, with the appropriate use case, it justifies the cost."
  • "Splunk ITSI is an expensive tool, and we need to purchase the utility license."
  • "Pricing has some room for improvement."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The platform is reliable in identifying the core system issues.
    Top Answer:It's true; it's not an inexpensive solution. Dynatrace and AppDynamics are consistently on the pricier side. However, when comparing with other solutions like Datadog or New Relic, it becomes apparent… more »
    Top Answer:If we consider the implementation of alternative solutions, such as Dynatrace, there is a notable difference in the approach to agent-based service monitoring. For instance, Dynatrace employs a… more »
    Top Answer:The most valuable aspect lies in its utilization of predictive analytics to anticipate and prevent incidents within a window of twenty to thirty minutes.
    Top Answer:The product is expensive. It's one of the most expensive options, although maybe not as expensive as Datadog.
    Top Answer:It would be advantageous to enhance the dashboard by incorporating sections for monitoring, service health, and a filter for the KPIs.
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    Overview

    Application-centric server monitoring in context of your business transactions to proactively isolate and resolve application performance issues faster with actionable, correlated application-server metrics.

    Splunk IT Service Intelligence (ITSI) is a powerful analytics-driven monitoring and analytics solution that provides real-time insights into the health and performance of IT services. 

    It enables organizations to proactively identify and resolve issues, optimize service delivery, and improve overall IT operations. With its advanced machine learning capabilities, ITSI automatically detects anomalies, predicts future events, and prioritizes alerts based on business impact. 

    The solution offers a centralized view of IT services, allowing users to visualize and analyze data from multiple sources in a single dashboard. ITSI also provides customizable KPIs, service-level agreements (SLAs), and key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure and track service performance. 

    With its intuitive interface and powerful analytics capabilities, Splunk ITSI empowers IT teams to deliver reliable and efficient services, ensuring maximum uptime and customer satisfaction.

    Sample Customers
    Sony, DirecTV, UBS, The Container Store, The Neta Porter Group, Nasdaq, Cisco, eHarmony, Hallmark, Overstock, Expedia
    TransUnion, Cox Automotive, Carnival Cruises, Leidos, Econocom, National Ignition Factory, Entrust Datacard, Molina Healthcare, United States Census Bureau
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    Financial Services Firm27%
    Retailer18%
    Transportation Company9%
    Hospitality Company9%
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    Financial Services Firm33%
    Computer Software Company18%
    Media Company6%
    Manufacturing Company5%
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    Financial Services Firm38%
    Insurance Company13%
    Logistics Company13%
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    Financial Services Firm20%
    Computer Software Company13%
    Government13%
    Manufacturing Company8%
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    Small Business22%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise67%
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    Small Business13%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise70%
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    Small Business10%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
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    Midsize Enterprise7%
    Large Enterprise79%
    Buyer's Guide
    AppDynamics Server Monitoring vs. Splunk ITSI (IT Service Intelligence)
    January 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about AppDynamics Server Monitoring vs. Splunk ITSI (IT Service Intelligence) and other solutions. Updated: January 2024.
    765,386 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    AppDynamics Server Monitoring is ranked 19th in IT Infrastructure Monitoring with 16 reviews while Splunk ITSI (IT Service Intelligence) is ranked 5th in IT Alerting and Incident Management with 27 reviews. AppDynamics Server Monitoring is rated 8.2, while Splunk ITSI (IT Service Intelligence) is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of AppDynamics Server Monitoring writes "A highly stable and scalable solution that provides real-time information on servers". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Splunk ITSI (IT Service Intelligence) writes "Provides a unified view of alerts and supports heat maps and glass tables for visualization and monitoring". AppDynamics Server Monitoring is most compared with Zabbix, OpsRamp, ITRS Geneos, Nutanix Prism and Cisco Intersight, whereas Splunk ITSI (IT Service Intelligence) is most compared with ServiceNow IT Operations Management, Grafana, Dynatrace, Splunk Enterprise Security and BMC TrueSight Operations Management. See our AppDynamics Server Monitoring vs. Splunk ITSI (IT Service Intelligence) report.

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