Elastic Observability vs ServiceNow IT Operations Management comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Elastic Observability
Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring
10th
Average Rating
7.8
Number of Reviews
22
Ranking in other categories
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (7th), Log Management (14th), Container Monitoring (4th), Cloud Monitoring Software (8th)
ServiceNow IT Operations Ma...
Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring
8th
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
35
Ranking in other categories
Event Monitoring (2nd), Cloud Management (9th), AIOps (4th)
 

Market share comparison

As of June 2024, in the IT Infrastructure Monitoring category, the market share of Elastic Observability is 4.0% and it increased by 27.0% compared to the previous year. The market share of ServiceNow IT Operations Management is 2.8% and it increased by 0.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
IT Infrastructure Monitoring
Unique Categories:
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
6.8%
Log Management
1.2%
Event Monitoring
18.8%
Cloud Management
1.6%
 

Featured Reviews

SM
Jan 22, 2024
Ensures that the data is searchable and maintainable but it requires additional configuration and expertise to fully optimize its usage
We use it to handle significant volumes of data sourced from various network monitoring protocols like NetFlow and SNMP We're capable of monitoring fleet-based applications as well as custom applications effectively. This capability provides us with robust performance insights, enabling us to…
Sukkanta Banerjee - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 31, 2022
Track daily tickets, SLAs, and create dashboards
I give the solution an eight out of ten. The solution is used wherever there is an operations activity in our organization. It is hard to say exactly how many people are using the solution but it is a lot. We have a support team that consists of six to eight people used for deployment and maintenance. We definitely have plans to increase the usage of the solution, because, considering the current market trend, the ServiceNow IT Operations Management usage will increase in long run. I recommend this solution. The reason is it's cost-effective, number one. Number two, many of the processes got recently automated in it, like checking the major incidents. When triggered, it will be notified according to the configuration set. Any people can create a dashboard to get a quick view of the SLS.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The Elastic User Interface framework lets us do custom development when needed. You need to have some Javascript knowledge. We need that knowledge to develop new custom tests."
"The tool's most valuable feature is centralized logging. Elastic Common Search helps us to search for the logs across the organization."
"The solution is open-source and helps with back-end logging. It is also easy to handle."
"The most valuable feature of Elastic Observability is the text search."
"Good design and easy to use once implemented."
"Elastic Observability significantly improves incident response time by providing quick access to logs and data across various sources. For instance, searching for specific keywords in logs spanning over a month from multiple data sources can be completed within seconds."
"For full stack observability, Elastic is the best tool compared with any other tool ."
"It's easy to deploy, and it's very flexible."
"The initial setup is very straightforward. A person just needs to join a team to access the network and that's all."
"The dashboard maintenance is very good, and the tool doesn't get stuck."
"It helps streamline management and processes."
"The way this solution has helped us is that it improved our communication."
"Provides everything in one solution."
"It's easy to set up."
"It is flexible. You can tune it, more or less, as you want."
"I like the tool's discovery feature."
 

Cons

"If we had some pre-defined templates for observability that we could start using right away after deploying it – instead of having to build or to change some of the dashboards – that would be helpful."
"Elastic Observability is difficult to use. There are only three options for customization but this can be difficult for our use case. We do not have other options to choose the metrics shown, such as CPU or memory usage."
"Improving code insight related to infrastructure and network, particularly focusing on aspects such as firewalls, switches, routers, and testing would be beneficial."
"Elastic Observability’s price could be improved."
"The auto-discovery isn't nearly as good. That's a big portion of it. When you drop the agent onto the JVM and you're trying to figure things out, having to go through and manually do all that is cumbersome."
"In the future, Elastic APM needs a portfolio iTool. They can provide an easy way to develop the custom UI for Kibana."
"The interface could be improved."
"The solution would be better if it was capable of more automation, especially in a monitoring capacity or for the response to abnormalities."
"The tool can be improved by including more detailed information to assist new users."
"The solution's licensing model is a bit complicated. It should be simple and easy for people to understand."
"An area for improvement for ServiceNow IT Operations Management is making service mapping and discovery easier for non-IP devices."
"It should have better integrations with other solutions."
"The solution needs to add mobilization, where we can connect mobile devices or wireless devices to do wireless scanning and bring assets into the database."
"There is a slower learning curve associated with the tool's scripting part. It is also not cheap."
"If you are new to using the solution, you will find the setup complex."
"Lacks the ability to do its own monitoring."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Since we are a huge company, Elastic Observability is an affordable solution for us."
"We will buy a premium license after POC."
"Elastic Observability's pricing could be better for small-scale users."
"We have been using the open-source version."
"The price of Elastic Observability is expensive."
"The product’s pricing needs improvement."
"There are two types: cloud and SaaS. They charge based on data ingestion, ingest rate, hard retention, and warm retention. I believe it costs around $25,000 annually to ingest 30GB of data daily. That is the SaaS version. There is also a self-managed license where the customer manages their own infrastructure on-prem. In such cases, there are three license tiers that respectively cost $5,000 annually per node, $7,000 per node, and $12,500 per node."
"Elastic Observability is cheaper than other similar solutions, such as Dynatrace. Its license calculation is based on various factors like data volume and physical infrastructure, particularly related to RAM capacity."
"It is moderately expensive. The pricing itself and the licensing options are depending on the model and the customization."
"ServiceNow IT Operations Management is a costly solution. I'd rate the price at ten, on a scale from one to ten with one being the lowest and ten being the highest price. Some clients do have a problem with the price, but most find that the solution is worth the cost."
"The pricing is high and may be excluding the small to medium-sized enterprise businesses."
"While not entirely sure, I believe the solution costs at least a million dollars annually."
"The solution offers yearly licenses and a subscription model for add-on features."
"I would rate the product's pricing a five out of ten since there are vendors who are cheaper."
"The cost of ServiceNow is much higher."
"The price of ServiceNow IT Operations Management is expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
21%
Computer Software Company
15%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Healthcare Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Energy/Utilities Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Elastic Observability?
Elastic Observability significantly improves incident response time by providing quick access to logs and data across various sources. For instance, searching for specific keywords in logs spanning...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Elastic Observability?
I rate the pricing a five out of ten. The product is not that cheap.
What needs improvement with Elastic Observability?
The tool's scalability involves a more complex implementation process. It requires careful calculations to determine the number of nodes needed, the specifications of each node, and the configurati...
What do you like most about ServiceNow IT Operations Management?
From my perspective as an asset manager, the most valuable feature of the solution is the configuration management portion, where I can actively add something to the database.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ServiceNow IT Operations Management?
It is moderately expensive. The pricing itself and the licensing options are depending on the model and the customization. The standard version offers numerous ready-to-use automation options and i...
What needs improvement with ServiceNow IT Operations Management?
The solution needs to add mobilization, where we can connect mobile devices or wireless devices to do wireless scanning and bring assets into the database.
 

Also Known As

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ServiceNow ITOM
 

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Sample Customers

PSCU, Entel, VITAS, Mimecast, Barrett Steel, Butterfield Bank
servicenow, TransAlta, NATS, Symantec
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