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IBM Application Performance Management Reviews

Vendor: IBM
3.2 out of 5
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IBM Application Performance Management mindshare

As of March 2025, the mindshare of IBM Application Performance Management in the Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability category stands at 0.3%, down from 0.4% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Financial Services Firm
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Computer Software Company
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Government
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Manufacturing Company
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Healthcare Company
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Media Company
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University
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Real Estate/Law Firm
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Insurance Company
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Hospitality Company
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Educational Organization
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Retailer
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Construction Company
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Logistics Company
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Performing Arts
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IBM Application Performance Management reviews

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Daniel Tamiru - PeerSpot user
Manager, Database & System Administration at Awash International Bank
Verified user of IBM Application Performance Management
Nov 12, 2022
A multi-functional solution but has poor stability and performance-related issues

Pros

"The initial setup was straightforward and took minimal effort. "

Cons

"The stability is not great and should be better. "
MH
IT Operations Manager at Worex Technology
Verified user of IBM Application Performance Management
Oct 31, 2023
Is a scalable solution, but they should focus on potentially enhancing the dashboard

Pros

"I would rate the scalability an eight out of ten."

Cons

"They should focus on potentially enhancing the dashboard to make it more contemporary and adding some customization options. Furthermore, there might be room for improvement in the pricing policy. "
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CEO at Rufusforyou
Verified user of IBM Application Performance Management
Mar 14, 2021
Product version discussed: 8.4
Dramatically increased our response time

Pros

"IBM Application Performance Management helped us increased our response time by 80% and cost 60% less. "

Cons

"It's still missing some platforms. For example, if you look to applications itself, it is missing the interface. "
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ITM Consultant at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Verified user of IBM Application Performance Management
Mar 18, 2021
Agent can be unreliable, but is able to display detailed process information at the OS level

Pros

"Because we have partnerships with other partners, I can share a bit about what I've noticed with IBM APM compared to other vendor solutions. Specifically, with IBM, the visibility into detailed process information is more tangible. On the OS level, APM displays all processes (or the top 10 processes) that are consuming CPU or resident memory. This is the most important thing that is not always available with other vendors. "

Cons

"With APM, we noticed that the agent can cause a lot of issues for the application, making the agent very unreliable. Many issues are happening, and we've had to discuss it with support to try and get a fix. It affects application availability, and sometimes actions fail because of the agent, degrading the performance of the application."
MH
Junior Software Engineer at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
Verified user of IBM Application Performance Management
Sep 19, 2021
Cloud-based and easy to use, but the trial version does not perform well and the support is not quick in responding

Pros

"It's easy to use."

Cons

"The demo that was provided to us is not working very well. At times, there are errors."
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Implementation Consultant at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Verified user of IBM Application Performance Management
Jan 26, 2021
Product version discussed: 8.1.4
Valuable for infrastructure owners and useful for real-time information and transaction tracking

Pros

"The transaction tracking feature from IBM is the most important feature for us. It is something that provides a terrific value for us and our clients. It has a lot of data sources and agents that are collectors. It is also stable."

Cons

"Its web user interface is a little bit old in comparison to other solutions, such as New Relic, and it should be improved. Its scalability and technical support should also be improved. Currently, it is scalable, but only in a vertical way. They provide good technical support, but the initial steps for a new case can be improved to fasten the resolution process."
MH
‎ITSM Consultant at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Verified user of IBM Application Performance Management
Sep 10, 2019
Provides valuable breakdown of information, but the agent negatively impacts server performance

Pros

"The most valuable feature is the breakdown that it provides, such as a description of the fields for a particular transaction."

Cons

"Technical support can be slow and needs improvement."