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We performed a comparison between IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager and ServiceNow Cloud Observability based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"The solution is very stable. We never had any issues with stability.""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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"The UI is very intuitive.""The ability to create a stream based on different parameters, operation name, service name, URL, tags, and URI part, is one valuable feature.""The solution Lightstep/ServiceNow has a couple of pretty advanced functionalities to help us investigate a deviation and help the development teams have better observability in the environment using distributed and complex services."

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Cons
"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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"The dashboard and graphics must be improved.""The design of this solution is not very intuitive and probably could come with more friendly tips for beginners.""The support team could be better. Because of the different versions of different tactics of integrating reactive code base, the documentation is not very clear if someone has to be onboard. I would rate the documentation of Lightstep a five out of ten. It could need improvement."

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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
    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.
    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 »
    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 The monitoring tool we currently use is outdated and lacks essential features for monitoring customer experience.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 »
    Top Answer:The dashboard and graphics must be improved. We export the information to Grafana because it provides better visualization. The performance is a bit slow when we deal with the traces and spams to load… more »
    Top Answer:We use the product for traceability.
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    Tivoli Composite Application Manager
    LightStep
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    Overview
    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.

    ServiceNow Cloud Observability is a comprehensive platform designed to enhance visibility, control, and performance monitoring of your IT infrastructure and applications. It seamlessly integrates log management, trace management, metrics monitoring, and infrastructure monitoring in real-time, leveraging AI and machine learning for automated tasks and actionable insights. With benefits including improved visibility, faster incident resolution, enhanced application performance, simplified IT operations, and reduced costs, this cloud-native solution is ideal for businesses of all sizes with complex IT infrastructures. It integrates seamlessly with ServiceNow IT Operations Management (ITOM), supports OpenTelemetry standards, and provides AI-powered insights along with pre-built dashboards and reports. 

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    Top Industries
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    Financial Services Firm38%
    Computer Software Company10%
    Government8%
    Non Profit4%
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    Computer Software Company18%
    Financial Services Firm17%
    Manufacturing Company11%
    Retailer9%
    Company Size
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    Small Business9%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise77%
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    Small Business14%
    Midsize Enterprise7%
    Large Enterprise79%
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    IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager is ranked 53rd in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability with 2 reviews while ServiceNow Cloud Observability is ranked 48th in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability with 3 reviews. IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager is rated 6.6, while ServiceNow Cloud Observability is rated 7.4. The top reviewer of IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager writes "Integrates well with IBM technologies, but it's outdated and lacks essential features". On the other hand, the top reviewer of ServiceNow Cloud Observability writes "Provides effective observability and offers robust alerting and monitoring capabilities". IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager is most compared with Dynatrace, IBM Application Performance Management and Azure Monitor, whereas ServiceNow Cloud Observability is most compared with Grafana, New Relic, Dynatrace, Datadog and Elastic Observability.

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