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We performed a comparison between DX SaaS and SolarWinds AppOptics 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 DX SaaS vs. SolarWinds AppOptics Report (Updated: March 2024).
767,847 professionals have used our research since 2012.
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Quotes From Members
We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use.
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Pros
"DX allows you to customize and gives you a high degree of control.""Actionable insight is the most valuable feature.""It supports numerous platforms."

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"The sum solution, NTA, and DPA.""I have found the most valuable feature is application performance management.""The reporting of the solution is very good.""Some of the most valuable features of SolarWinds are the topology discovery and network performance analysis.""The product has a great dashboard.""Technical support is always live and they're supportive."

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Cons
"The ability to scale presents a challenge as the cost of handling vast amounts of data in the cloud must be taken into account.""Old user interface and dashboards could be improved.""DX SaaS is a latecomer to the APM market. Some things that are straightforward in Dynatrace are complicated in DX. For example, upgrading the agents is a seamless process in Dynatrace, but it's a pain in DX SaaS. You should be able to upgrade in the Application Command Center. However, it is not working correctly."

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"The integration with Unix services should be a bit more straightforward.""I would like to see more integration with other tools that are available on the market.""In terms of the technology, I think they need to put some more advanced troubleshooting into SolarWinds, in terms of AI capabilities. That's the next generation, especially in the cases of APIs which have already adopted AI capabilities into their products.""The solution should be more user-friendly.""AppOptics would benefit from having a much more centralized view.""The implementation needs improvement. It needs to get modernized with the newer cloud scenario in both public and private deployment models."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "Our monthly cost for DX SaaS is approximately $5 per user, which I considered affordable."
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  • "Mostly, it's a perpetual license. We don't have any customers using the subscription right now—it's mostly a perpetual license that the customers purchase. The licensing is based on the number of elements, whereas other solutions are node-based."
  • "I believe the current licensing cost is reasonable."
  • "Since it's a negotiable rate, I would rate the pricing as a five out of five."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:Actionable insight is the most valuable feature.
    Top Answer:Our monthly cost for DX SaaS is approximately $5 per user, which I considered affordable.
    Top Answer:I would like to see AI integrated into DX SaaS so that it can identify and fix issues autonomously.
    Top Answer:The solution should be more user-friendly.
    Top Answer:I used the solution for monitoring servers and network equipment.
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    393
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    318
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    2
    Average Words per Review
    1,116
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    7.0
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    Average Words per Review
    315
    Rating
    8.0
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    Also Known As
    CA DXI, CA Digital Experience Insights
    AppOptics, SolarWinds TraceView, Librato
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    Overview

    Dx SaaS is a solution whose goal is to ensure that businesses and organizations can monitor and manage the way that users experience their applications. This solution contains many powerful tools that are designed to give administrators the maximum amount of control over the experiences that clients have when employing their applications. Organizations and businesses can rest easily and ensure that the product they put out into the world is always being watched for potential issues that will be resolved proactively and quietly.

    Dx SaaS Benefits

    Some of the benefits that come from using Dx SaaS include:

    • Improve the overall experience of your users at all stages of their journey. Dx SaaS provides administrators with the ability to cull proactive insights into not only the actual performance of the application, but also the way that users are experiencing the application. This makes it possible for administrators to address pain points before they can become major issues.
    • Full visibility across all aspects of the application. Dx SaaS enables organizations to see what is going on in every part of their applications. Every aspect of the application is fully visible to them. They can keep track of both users and their IT infrastructure without having to rely on other solutions.
    • Run Dx SaaS flexibly. Users can run Dx SaaS from their premises, investing in hardware and software, if they so wish. Alternatively, users can run Dx SaaS as a pure SaaS-based solution if that is a better fit for their needs.

    Dx SaaS Features

    When users choose to employ the DX SaaS solution, they gain access to many different capabilities. These features include:

    • Relationship mapping capabilities. Users can visually represent all of the parts of the application and their relationships. This can aid administrators in understanding precisely how their applications, architecture, and networks operate.
    • Customizable dashboards. Administrators can build dashboards that are most suited to meet their needs, fine-tuning them to perform the analysis and functions that are most relevant to their objectives.
    • Root-cause analytical capability. DX SaaS makes it possible for users to find the causes of any and all issues that arise. Its analytical capabilities scan for anomalies and find issues early on. This gives administrators and IT professionals insights that enable them to keep applications running optimally.

    Reviews from Real Users

    The DX SaaS solution enables companies and organizations to take charge of the digital experiences that their customers receive. It is designed in a way that empowers these companies to truly monitor their applications and maintain a positive user experience. DX SaaS recognizes that applications can be run on any number of platforms. As a result, solutions that monitor and analyze applications need to be capable of handling a wide variety of platforms. This is one of the considerations that the solution’s designers made integral to its design.

    Administrators can leverage DX SaaS to spot potential issues before they can become problems for the users of their applications. DX SaaS has metrics that can provide application administrators with important insights. Patterns and areas where trouble can arise are immediately exposed so that administrators can take the steps that are necessary for the applications to run smoothly.

    A consultant at a technical services company writes, “It supports numerous platforms.” Furthermore, they add, “The CA APM blaming metrics are quite useful in identifying a potential issue.

    AppOptics is a SaaS-based simple, powerful and affordable Infrastructure & Application monitoring for custom on-premises, cloud, and hybrid systems. 

    Your business runs on applications, and when they go down or run slowly, it can impact the business in lost productivity, customers, or revenue. To add to the complexity, your IT environment is changing, and workloads can be spread across data centers, and cloud resources. You need to monitor the availability and performance of applications and infrastructure, regardless of where they are, so you can identify potential issues early and address them before they impact users

    Sample Customers
    CNN
    TraxoCovea Insurance BTE TechnologyDatarista
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm20%
    Computer Software Company14%
    Real Estate/Law Firm10%
    Manufacturing Company9%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Educational Organization61%
    Financial Services Firm6%
    Computer Software Company6%
    Government5%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business23%
    Midsize Enterprise4%
    Large Enterprise74%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business20%
    Midsize Enterprise10%
    Large Enterprise70%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business9%
    Midsize Enterprise65%
    Large Enterprise26%
    Buyer's Guide
    DX SaaS vs. SolarWinds AppOptics
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about DX SaaS vs. SolarWinds AppOptics and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
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    DX SaaS is ranked 49th in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability with 3 reviews while SolarWinds AppOptics is ranked 44th in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability with 9 reviews. DX SaaS is rated 6.6, while SolarWinds AppOptics is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of DX SaaS writes "It's highly customizable but lacks many features of available in competing solutions". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SolarWinds AppOptics writes "Unique features allow consolidating and combing metrics into a single dashboard, but don't monitor mobile solutions". DX SaaS is most compared with DX Unified Infrastructure Management, Zabbix, Nagios XI and Dynatrace, whereas SolarWinds AppOptics is most compared with Dynatrace, SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor, Zabbix, New Relic and Datadog. See our DX SaaS vs. SolarWinds AppOptics report.

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