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We performed a comparison between Alluvio AppResponse and Broadcom DX Application Performance Management based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed Alluvio AppResponse vs. Broadcom DX Application Performance Management Report (Updated: March 2024).
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Pros
"Ability to see end to end user, application, server, and network response time and throughput data.""It provides us with complete visibility of every packet.""When it comes to the ability to scale up the product, this is suitable for small medium and large environments,""I have found the AppResponse, which is a packet capture solution, very good. It gives you the ability to drill down back in time. You've got all the packets there. You can troubleshoot it later, not immediately. It's very interesting.""With some APM solutions, it can take a long time to check a periodic report, but you can get all the necessary details quickly with AppResponse.""AppResponse is a total solution that gives you end-to-end visibility into applications at all levels, from Layer 1 to Layer 7. We can trace all those sections: physical, IP, transport, presentation, application, etc. It gives us the full picture.""The most valuable feature of Alluvio AppResponse is the actual response time for measuring performance.""The most valuable feature is performance monitoring."

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"The APM tool allows us to monitor performance of that application, where are the pain points, where are the slowdowns, to focus on where we can fix those.""We are using the on-premise and cloud versions of Broadcom DX Application Performance Management.""For the most part, we run constantly without any issue at this point because of APM.​""It covers from mainframe, all the way to dotcom, for example. CA currently covers Amazon, Microsoft Azure, Office 365 monitoring.""The ability to accomplish the identification of the root cause of problems with applications in drill-down level by integrating the suite with tools for managing and monitoring.""Cross-VM transaction traces provide a complete "what happened where".""For me, the most valuable feature is being able to check memory patterns. We check them when we do load testing or soak testing to see if there are any memory leaks.""It helps us prioritize application performance issues. It has assisted triage where we can drill down and see where exactly the problem lies."

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Cons
"The initial setup is straightforward, but you have to know a little about the product. It's not for everybody to just plug and play. If you know how the solution is implemented then it is straightforward.""Need to bring back the NetFlow module for AppResponse.""If Alluvio AppResponse reduces its cost, it will be more beneficial for customers to monitor their application and network performance.""Technical support needs to be more responsive.""They need to better integrate with products and solutions from different vendors.""The pricing is on the higher side of things. If they could lower it, that would be ideal.""The AI features should be addressed in respect of the analysis and intelligence that must be supported and delivered in the tool to predigest the large amounts of data.""Alluvio AppResponse should improve its ability to expand across multiple operating systems."

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"It should be easier to install or set everything up. ​""They need to add support for new frameworks, or at least provide a broader guide/perspectives to add them to monitoring specific agents to retrieve metrics with thresholds as a reference to guide the customer as to where they must go to achieve this.""I think as we're all moving forward to automated deployments, it'd be nice to have that out-of-the-box with this product.""A CA APM agent takes a lot of memory. That is one disadvantage. If you configure CA APM correctly it will still consume around 15 to 20 percent of memory.""There are several areas that could be improved in Broadcom DX Application Performance Management. One of the main areas is user experience monitoring, which is currently not available. Additionally, they need to develop a solution that is compatible with OpenShift 4, as their current solution only works when an agent is installed within the image, which is not possible in OpenShift 4 as it removes the agent.""The upgrade was complex. The documentation could have been a little bit better, but other than that, it was okay.​""The front-end representation should match other competitors such as AppDynamics.""Technical support needs to be more responsive and address support tickets more quickly."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "The licensing model is expensive compared to its competitors, but the service it gives to your business, and the data quality, means that it's worth it."
  • "The price is a little bit high, especially because we have to pay an import tax."
  • "The solution is no more expensive than other products."
  • "It is costly for small and medium businesses."
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  • "Depends on the size of the product you need."
  • "Althougth it is a bit expensive, it is really worth it"
  • "There is some research needed to determine licensing costs, based on the number of DataPower instances for the Nastel agent, for example."
  • "Negotiate a lot, but do not forget to buy the product because it is worth it."
  • "Pricing and licensing are not issues."
  • "On pricing, CA is very competitive. I think that's going to help in the long run."
  • "Setup costs are quite competitive relative to other solutions, and simpler."
  • "Dynatrace is the most expensive of these tools followed by AppDynamics which is "medium-expensive." CA APM is a bit lower in price than either Dynatrace or AppDynanics... In my opinion, if you can afford it, go for AppDynamics instead of CA APM."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The most valuable feature of Alluvio AppResponse is the actual response time for measuring performance.
    Top Answer:AppResponse is a little expensive, but the cost depends on your configuration and storage. It was about $200,000 for three years.
    Top Answer:Alluvio AppResponse should improve its ability to expand across multiple operating systems. Alluvio AppResponse should include the ability to monitor Linux servers.
    Top Answer:Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten...there is a very easy way to deal with it by adding more servers to the application.
    Top Answer:The pricing structure should be based on memory or CPU usage rather than the number of agents, as it makes the solution more expensive for us. The pricing structure is too high and becomes… more »
    Top Answer:The area of improvement is related to the areas of application onboarding and instrumentation, where the product has certain shortcomings. Broadcom needs to work on application instrumentation and the… more »
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    Also Known As
    Riverbed AppResponse, OPNET SteelCentral AppResponse, ACE Live, OPNET, AppResponse Xpert
    DX APM, CA APM, CA NetQoS Performance Center, Wily Introscope, CA Wily APM, CA App Experience Analytics, CA AXA
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    Overview

    Alluvio AppResponse provides fast packet capture and storage that feeds intelligent network and application analysis with fast troubleshooting workflows to speed problem diagnosis and resolution. AppResponse delivers full stack application analysis—from packets to web pages - enabling you observe all network and application interactions as they cross the wire, whether they are encrypted or not. Using powerful, flexible network and application analytics and workflows, AppResponse speeds problem diagnosis and resolution, helping you get to answers fast

    Broadcom DX Application Performance Management is a cutting-edge next-generation APM that goes beyond the traditional aspects of what other APMs provide by offering fully integrated AIOPS (Artificial Intelligence for IT Operations) capabilities embedded in the solution. This enables Broadcom DX Application Performance Management better opportunities to detect anomalies faster, correctly anticipate behavior, and perform intuitive automatic corrective processes. The solution is able to provide comprehensive full stack end-to-end monitoring and deliver complete visibility and a nearly flawless user experience.

    Broadcom DX Application Performance Management Benefits

    Broadcom DX Application Performance Management has many valuable key features. Some of its most useful features include:

    • Improves visibility: Users gain complete 360-degree visibility with all applications, infrastructure, and end users in modern, traditional, and all cloud-based environments.
    • Continuous improvement: Intuitive automated feedback is provided throughout the entire software development lifecycle.
    • Scalability: The solution is easily scalable to the enterprise level with very easy to use administration.
    • Improved user experience: The solution provides intuitive dynamic insights concerning overall application performance and across the complete user journey.

    Broadcom DX Application Performance Management Features

    There are many benefits to implementing Broadcom DX Application Performance Management. Some of the biggest advantages the solution offers include:

    • Custom personalized dashboards: Users are able to create their own specific views based on unique task-driven individualized requirements. This allows for comprehensive intuitive cross-domain analysis of the entire ecosystem and application usage from both synthetic and real user perspectives.
    • Fast, straightforward deployment: The solution offers an automated, zero-touch deployment process that better facilitates the monitoring and discovery of cloud-based and container applications. 
    • Improved administration processes: Agent administration and overall lifecycle processes are simplified, making configurations, deployments, and upgrades very simple.
    • Intuitive analysis: The solutions AIOPS processes provide for inherent root-cause detection and anomaly discovery to diagnose potential issues or problems immediately.
    • Improved visibility: Presented views are task-relevant to facilitate improved group topologies, and time-based to display the impact of performance anomalies. 
    • Improved mapping: Relationship mapping enables users to visualize all aspects of the environment with options to deep dive across entire applications, network layers, and infrastructure. 
    • Application support: The solution has functionality with Java, .Net, PHP, Node.js, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Google Cloud, and more. 
    • Flexibility: The solution is available both on premises and as a SaaS.

    Reviews from Real Users

    “The most valuable feature of Broadcom DX Application Performance Management for me is transaction monitoring. “ A Peerspot user who is an Applications Engineer at a financial services firm.

    “The most valuable features are the low overhead, the ability to monitor production on 24/7 principle, the ability to decrease time to discover the point of failure in the IT infrastructure or the application environment in a short period of time, reporting for analyzing the performance of the application for improving the code optimizing process.” A.Jurisic, CEO at Pio Pet d.o.o.

    “What is most valuable about this solution is that it completely monitors code-level visibility. We benefit from this as we're able to capture any performance issues from an application, then raise and forward those issues to the applicable team more quickly.” S. Doddi, APM consultant at Tech Mahindra Limited 

    Sample Customers
    N11.com, OneMain Financial, China Bank, Halkbank, Kaust
    Lexmark, Intermountain Healthcare, National Australia Bank, BBVA Compass Bank, Innovapost, Dansk Supermarked Group, U.S. Cellular, Orange, Cetip
    Top Industries
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    Financial Services Firm25%
    Comms Service Provider13%
    Healthcare Company13%
    Transportation Company13%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm20%
    Government12%
    Computer Software Company11%
    Manufacturing Company6%
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    Financial Services Firm38%
    Insurance Company13%
    Energy/Utilities Company11%
    Comms Service Provider9%
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    Financial Services Firm19%
    Computer Software Company14%
    Manufacturing Company11%
    Insurance Company6%
    Company Size
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    Small Business26%
    Midsize Enterprise21%
    Large Enterprise53%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business19%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise70%
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    Small Business16%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise71%
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    Small Business24%
    Midsize Enterprise9%
    Large Enterprise67%
    Buyer's Guide
    Alluvio AppResponse vs. Broadcom DX Application Performance Management
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Alluvio AppResponse vs. Broadcom DX Application Performance Management and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
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    Alluvio AppResponse is ranked 37th in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability with 15 reviews while Broadcom DX Application Performance Management is ranked 25th in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability with 161 reviews. Alluvio AppResponse is rated 8.8, while Broadcom DX Application Performance Management is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Alluvio AppResponse writes "It's a total solution that gives you end-to-end visibility at all levels". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Broadcom DX Application Performance Management writes "Provides efficiency in migration and DAW but requires a high level of administrator knowledge for configuration". Alluvio AppResponse is most compared with ThousandEyes, NETSCOUT nGeniusONE, Dynatrace, AppDynamics and Cisco Secure Network Analytics, whereas Broadcom DX Application Performance Management is most compared with Dynatrace, AppDynamics, VMware Aria Operations for Applications, BMC TrueSight Operations Management and New Relic. See our Alluvio AppResponse vs. Broadcom DX Application Performance Management report.

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