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Akamai mPulse vs Grafana comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jul 24, 2024
 

Categories and Ranking

Akamai mPulse
Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
57th
Average Rating
6.6
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Grafana
Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
6th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
39
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability category, the mindshare of Akamai mPulse is 0.4%, down from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Grafana is 7.2%, up from 5.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
 

Featured Reviews

Arivu Arumugam - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 18, 2022
Lacking in regard to observation of the entire platform but does dynamic injections from within
The primary use case of mPulse is for real-time user monitoring. Our use case was to observe the entire platform from the user all the way to the backend system and that's what it did. It's all in the discovery state. We explored a variety of different tools and the pros and cons of each within our…
AbhishekGupta - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 8, 2022
Beneficial operational excellence, reliable, and scalable
We are using Grafana for observability dashboards Grafana has helped our organization with observability and operational excellence. Operational excellence is a key part of any organization from a data platform perspective and setting the alerts and monitoring policies on Grafana was easy. The…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable feature is the solutions overall performance. It is very efficient and accurate for our usage."
"Enables dynamic injections from within the product which is great."
"Compatibility with Prometheus databases and the Spring Boot application make it the first choice when moving toward an SRE model."
"This solution provides valuable insights into the health of our infrastructure in real time."
"The best thing about Grafana is the visualization. The colors and the ease of use make it very user-friendly."
"The comparison feature is very good."
"​Grafana has improved our analysis capability to solve an issue, increasing the co-working between IT services and business services.​"
"The most important feature of Grafana is its alarm formatting capability."
"Provides good dashboard visualization."
"The initial setup is straightforward with just a few clicks on the solution's cloud."
 

Cons

"In the next release, I would like to see the possibility of sharing the metric from this solution with other solutions."
"The end-to-end distributor tracing connectivity isn't there."
"One area for improvement in Grafana is that depending on your version, you have to pay for the features, making the license expensive. It would be great if the licensing model could be more flexible. In the next release of Grafana, I want cluster creation to be available, which would help in Grafana deployment and scaling. Currently, the scaling process for the solution is a bit complicated."
"The formatting could be better."
"It is limited on the reporting type supported, which is important for managerial-level officers who want reports that are either general or specific."
"The solution must provide tutorials and guides."
"The main drawback is the necessity for endpoint monitoring."
"There are some areas of network drives that are not showing as expected based on server usage."
"​The security needs to be improved, such as the capacity to add permissions on dashboards.​"
"There is room for improvement when using multiple dashboards because they can become complicated to keep track of and use."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"We are using the open-source license."
"For me, Grafana is a cheap tool because I don't have to spend much time learning the product since it is a simple solution."
"We use the open-source version of Grafana."
"My company uses the open-source version of Grafana, so it's free."
"Since Grafana is an open-source solution, it is free of cost."
"The solution is expensive."
"​Grafana is free and open source.​"
"I am using an open-source version"
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
23%
Computer Software Company
17%
Retailer
9%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
22%
Computer Software Company
15%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Retailer
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Akamai mPulse?
Enables dynamic injections from within the product which is great.
What needs improvement with Akamai mPulse?
The end-to-end distributor tracing needs some work because the connectivity from the user to the backend wasn't there. Akamai mPulse was not able to deliver on our requirements regarding observatio...
What is your primary use case for Akamai mPulse?
The primary use case of mPulse is for real-time user monitoring. Our use case was to observe the entire platform from the user all the way to the backend system and that's what it did. It's all in ...
What do you like most about Grafana?
The product's initial setup phase was very easy.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Grafana?
For me, Grafana is a cheap tool because I don't have to spend much time learning the product since it is a simple solution. I don't know if there are different paid versions of the product.
What needs improvement with Grafana?
Grafana could improve by having its own query language. Currently, it uses languages like Prometheus or InfluxDB, which not everyone knows. Their query language should be easier.
 

Comparisons

 

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SOASTA mPulse
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Sample Customers

Nordstrom, Gatwick, DirecTV, MSN, SquareSpace, SAP, Lenovo, Hallmark, myspace, Intuit, Kentucky Derby, Toys "R" Us, Netflix, Newsweek, The Washington Post, Lowe's, Nike, REI, Apple, Sears, Verizon, Wendy's, Huawei
Microsoft, Adobe, Optum, Sky, Nvidia, Roblox, Wells Fargo, BlackRock, Informatica, Maersk, Daimler Truck, SNCF, Atlassian, DHL, SAP, JPMorgan Chase, Cisco, Citi and many others.
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