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We performed a comparison between Splunk APM and VMware Aria Operations for Applications 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 Splunk APM vs. VMware Aria Operations for Applications Report (Updated: March 2024).
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Pros
"The solution's service map feature allows us to have a holistic overview and to see quickly where the issues are.""The features are pretty much ready out of the box.""The most beneficial aspect of Slunk APM is the ATM, which is the map displaying the inbound and outbound relationships of the microservices, as well as the traffic between these dependencies. This feature provides us with valuable insights and helps us understand the interactions between different microservices.""The volume it handles is very good, including the number of metrics, the volume number of traces, and more.""Splunk's dashboards are great.""The most valuable features are troubleshooting and optimizing application performance.""The solution is stable and reliable.""The features are pretty much ready out of the box."

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"No issues with stability.""Tanzu itself, integrated with multiple solutions, bestows support and security upon a container platform, especially when it comes to managing open-source container platforms such as Kubernetes.""VMware comes with a support team, and if you have trouble, you can easily create a ticket, and VMware will help you. Therefore, the best aspect is the support.""The solution is great for virtualization and preparing the infrastructure in Tanzu to test products. It's very fast and has good visibility.""The features I find most valuable is the querying and alerting capabilities.""The most valuable aspects of the solution are its ease of use and its ease of implementation.""People are very pleased with the implementation.""This solution allows me to have true visibility for any metrics when it comes to my cloud, and private."

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Cons
"They can improve the flow system and the keyword language. It has predefined keywords, but they can be improved.""Splunk APM's performance could be improved - at the moment, it's very slow and takes forever to give me what I want.""Splunk APM should include a better correlation between resources and infrastructure monitoring.""Primarily, the logs in Slunk APM can be challenging to navigate and comprehend, making it difficult to understand the details within each log. Compared to other tools like LogDNA, which are more intuitive in this aspect, the logs in Slunk APM can require more effort to understand.""It is essential for the monitoring tool to deliver quick response times when generating analytical reports, instead of prolonged delays.""There are some predefined metrics.......we may want to create customized metrics.""The cardinality is pretty low.""I've been using the Splunk query language, and it can be a bit time-consuming to set up the queries I need."

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"In the new version, I would love to see more prediction capabilities. It would be great if one could see the alerts get a little more enriched with information and become more human-friendly instead of the technical stuff that they put in there. I think those would be really awesome outcomes to get.""The implementation is a long process that should be improved.""It could use a URL document server. Everything in the market is moving towards automation and everybody's looking for the single click operations as well relational data locality.""The documentation and integration with Kubernetes could be improved.""Its billing model is consumption-based. I understand the consumption-based model, but it is not necessarily easy to estimate and guess how many points or how much we are going to consume on a specific application up until we get to that point. So, for us, it would be helpful to have more insights or predictability into what we can expect from a cost perspective if we are starting to use specific features. This can potentially also drive our consumption a bit more.""They could make it more easy to plug-in data so that a nontechnical person will be able to use it, like accountants or finance people. That way they don't have to ask us.""The main problem I have is that the license cost is very high.""I would like to see integration with Kubernetes cluster and APIs so that you can manage the entire stack."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "The price of Slunk APM is less than some of its competitors."
  • "The pricing is reasonable."
  • "Splunk APM is a very cost-efficient solution."
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  • "Different locations require different setups. In your terms, around 300 to around 400K USD."
  • "I don't have the details. In our case, there is a mixture in place. We have production usage, and we are also doing training for VMware. So, we also have a training instance. It is worth the money you would spend on it. That's because if you were to build all of this yourself by using some of the open source tools, then you would need a lot of time."
  • "The licensing costs are very high, particularly when you consider that we have to purchase a level 1 license for every integration, such as the load balancer, HAProxy, and the MSSP. And if you want to use vSAN, that's another license. Then, of course, Tanzu Observability has its own separate license."
  • "I would rate the pricing as three out of five."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:Detectors are a powerful feature.
    Top Answer:We currently lack log analysis capabilities in Splunk APM. Implementing this functionality would be very beneficial. With log analysis, we could eliminate our dependence on Splunk Enterprise and rely… more »
    Top Answer:We use Splunk APM to monitor the performance of our applications.
    Top Answer:VMware comes with a support team, and if you have trouble, you can easily create a ticket, and VMware will help you. Therefore, the best aspect is the support.
    Top Answer:It's hard to set up Tanzu clusters. It's hard to do a POC. Once you set up a customer's environment, you easily see the problems. The initial setup should be easier and more seamless.
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    Also Known As
    Tanzu Observability, Wavefront, Wavefront by VMware, VMware Tanzu Observability
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    Overview

    Splunk APM is a comprehensive application performance monitoring solution that provides real-time insights into the performance and availability of your applications. 

    It offers end-to-end visibility across the entire application stack, from the front-end user experience to the back-end infrastructure. With Splunk APM, you can proactively identify and resolve performance issues, optimize application performance, and ensure a seamless user experience. 

    Splunk APM leverages machine learning and AI-powered analytics to automatically detect anomalies and provide actionable insights. The product supports a wide range of programming languages and frameworks, making it suitable for both monolithic and microservices-based architectures. It also integrates seamlessly with other Splunk products, allowing you to correlate APM data with logs, metrics, and other operational data for a holistic view of your application environment. 

    With its intuitive interface and powerful features, Splunk APM empowers developers, operations teams, and business stakeholders to deliver high-performing applications and drive better business outcomes.

    VMware Tanzu Observability by Wavefront is a powerful tool for monitoring and analyzing the performance and availability of applications and infrastructure in real-time. 

    With its comprehensive monitoring capabilities, visualizing and analyzing data becomes effortless. The real-time alerting system ensures timely issue resolution, while scalability and a user-friendly interface provide a seamless experience for smooth operations.

    Sample Customers
    Sunrun, Yelp, Onshape, Tapjoy, Symphony Commerce, Chairish, Clever, Grovo, Bazaar Voice, Zenefits, Avalara
    1. Atlassian 2. Cisco 3. Databricks 4. DigitalOcean 5. Equinix 6. Fidelity Investments 7. Google 8. Hewlett Packard Enterprise 9. Honeywell 10. IBM 11. Intel 12. JetBlue Airways 13. LinkedIn 14. Lyft 15. Mastercard 16. Microsoft 17. MongoDB 18. Netflix 19. Nvidia 20. Oracle 21. PayPal 22. Pinterest 23. Qualcomm 24. Red Hat 25. Salesforce 26. SAP 27. Spotify 28. Square 29. TMobile 30. Twitter 31. Uber 32. VMware
    Top Industries
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    Financial Services Firm33%
    Computer Software Company22%
    Pharma/Biotech Company11%
    Educational Organization11%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company15%
    Financial Services Firm15%
    Manufacturing Company14%
    Healthcare Company10%
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    Financial Services Firm17%
    Computer Software Company16%
    Manufacturing Company6%
    Government6%
    Company Size
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    Midsize Enterprise7%
    Large Enterprise93%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business16%
    Midsize Enterprise8%
    Large Enterprise76%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business30%
    Midsize Enterprise10%
    Large Enterprise60%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business19%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise68%
    Buyer's Guide
    Splunk APM vs. VMware Aria Operations for Applications
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Splunk APM vs. VMware Aria Operations for Applications and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
    768,578 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    Splunk APM is ranked 14th in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability with 12 reviews while VMware Aria Operations for Applications is ranked 32nd in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability with 9 reviews. Splunk APM is rated 8.2, while VMware Aria Operations for Applications is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Splunk APM writes "Provides great visibility, analysis, and data telemetry". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VMware Aria Operations for Applications writes "Easy to deploy, worth the money, and helpful for uptime monitoring and performance insights". Splunk APM is most compared with Splunk ITSI (IT Service Intelligence), Sentry, Elastic Observability and Monte Carlo, whereas VMware Aria Operations for Applications is most compared with Grafana, Dynatrace, Datadog, Zabbix and Prometheus. See our Splunk APM vs. VMware Aria Operations for Applications report.

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