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We performed a comparison between Google Cloud's operations suite (formerly Stackdriver) and IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Darasimi Ajewole
Easy to get logs from different platforms but provides insufficient metrics
It has really been helpful in detecting, identifying, and troubleshooting issues with cloud services used in the organization.
Christian Campos
Integrates well with IBM technologies, but it's outdated and lacks essential features
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Pros
"The features that I have found most valuable are its graphs - if I need any statistics, in Kubernetes or Kong level or VPN level, I can quickly get the reports.""It's easy to use.""I like the monitoring feature.""Google's technical support is very good.""We find the solution to be stable.""Provides visibility into the performance uptime.""Our company has a corporate account for Google Cloud and so our systems and clusters integrate really well.""The cloud login enables us to get our logs from the different platforms that we currently use."

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"IBM's main value lies in its integration with its own technologies, which can be seen as a benefit in environments where IBM products are extensively used.""The solution is very stable. We never had any issues with stability."

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Cons
"The product provides minimal metrics that are insufficient.""The logging functionality could be better.""It could be more stable.""Lacking sufficient operations documentation.""If I want to track any round-trip or breakdowns of my response times, I'm not able to get it. My request goes through various levels of the Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and comes back to my client machine. Suppose that my request has taken 10 seconds overall, so if I want to break it down, to see where the delay is happening within my architecture, I am not able to find that out using Stackdriver.""While we are satisfied with the overall performance, in certain cases we must add additional metrics and additional tools like Grafana and Dynatrace.""It is difficult to estimate in advance how much something is going to cost.""This solution could be improved if it offered the ability to analyze charts, such as a solution like Kibana."

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"The user interface was not good.""The installation process is difficult, requiring continuous support and specialist expertise due to our limited knowledge of managing it effectively."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "The cost of using Stackdriver depends on usage."
  • "The cost could be lower."
  • "We have a basic standard license without any additional costs."

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  • "I would rate the pricing a nine to ten. It is very expensive."

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    Questions from the Community
    What do you like most about Google Stackdriver?
    Top Answer:It's easy to use.
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    What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Google Stackdriver?
    Top Answer:This is a very cheap product.
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    What needs improvement with Google Stackdriver?
    Top Answer:It could be even more automated. For instance, the moment you deploy something, the monitoring can be there for everything. You will just have to launch or click the console in the morning, and then… more »
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    What do you like most about IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager?
    Top Answer:IBM's main value lies in its integration with its own technologies, which can be seen as a benefit in environments where IBM products are extensively used.
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    What needs improvement with IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager?
    Top Answer:Implementing synthetic monitoring for our Internet banking site has been challenging. The installation process is difficult, requiring continuous support and specialist expertise due to our limited… more »
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    What advice do you have for others considering IBM Tivoli Composite Appli...
    Top Answer:I would rate IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager a six out of ten. The monitoring tool we currently use is outdated and lacks essential features for monitoring customer experience. We face… more »
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    Ranking
    24th
    out of 111 in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
    Views
    3,949
    Comparisons
    3,535
    Reviews
    5
    Average Words per Review
    274
    Rating
    7.8
    53rd
    out of 111 in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
    Views
    859
    Comparisons
    545
    Reviews
    1
    Average Words per Review
    445
    Rating
    6.0
    Comparisons
    Also Known As
    Google Stackdriver, Stackdriver Monitoring, Stackdriver Logging, Google Cloud Monitoring
    Tivoli Composite Application Manager
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    Overview

    Real-time log management and analysis

    Cloud Logging is a fully managed service that performs at scale and can ingest application and platform log data, as well as custom log data from GKE environments, VMs, and other services inside and outside of Google Cloud. Get advanced performance, troubleshooting, security, and business insights with Log Analytics, integrating the power of BigQuery into Cloud Logging.

    Built-in metrics observability at scale

    Cloud Monitoring provides visibility into the performance, uptime, and overall health of cloud-powered applications. Collect metrics, events, and metadata from Google Cloud services, hosted uptime probes, application instrumentation, and a variety of common application components. Visualize this data on charts and dashboards and create alerts so you are notified when metrics are outside of expected ranges.

    Stand-alone managed service for running and scaling Prometheus

    Managed Service for Prometheus is a fully managed Prometheus-compatible monitoring solution, built on top of the same globally scalable data store as Cloud Monitoring. Keep your existing visualization, analysis, and alerting services, as this data can be queried with PromQL or Cloud Monitoring.

    Monitor and improve your application's performance

    Application Performance Management (APM) combines the monitoring and troubleshooting capabilities of Cloud Logging and Cloud Monitoring with Cloud Trace and Cloud Profiler to help you reduce latency and cost so you can run more efficient applications.

    IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for Application Diagnostics on z/OS manages real-time problem detection, analysis, and repair to help maintain the availability, performance and general health of on-demand composite applications. it can gain in-depth diagnostic information for specific application requests to identify the root cause of problems. This software provides a consistent way to manage composite applications throughout Java EE application environments. Set alerts to help detect and fix potentially troublesome situations before they affect users. It can resolve performance issues faster and reduce downtime costs.
    Sample Customers
    Uber, Batterii, Q42, Dovetail Games
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    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Comms Service Provider29%
    Financial Services Firm29%
    Energy/Utilities Company14%
    Manufacturing Company14%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm18%
    Computer Software Company16%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Comms Service Provider7%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm38%
    Computer Software Company10%
    Government8%
    Non Profit4%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business20%
    Midsize Enterprise10%
    Large Enterprise70%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business17%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise69%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business9%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise77%
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    Google Cloud's operations suite (formerly Stackdriver) is ranked 24th in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability with 9 reviews while IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager is ranked 53rd in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability with 2 reviews. Google Cloud's operations suite (formerly Stackdriver) is rated 7.8, while IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager is rated 6.6. The top reviewer of Google Cloud's operations suite (formerly Stackdriver) writes "Good logging and tracing but does need more profiling capabilities". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager writes "Integrates well with IBM technologies, but it's outdated and lacks essential features". Google Cloud's operations suite (formerly Stackdriver) is most compared with AWS X-Ray, Datadog, Azure Monitor, Amazon CloudWatch and Grafana, whereas IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager is most compared with Dynatrace, IBM Application Performance Management and Azure Monitor.

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