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AppDynamics Database Monitoring vs Azure Monitor comparison

AppDynamics and Microsoft are both solutions in the Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability category. AppDynamics is ranked #15 with an average rating of 8.6, while Microsoft is ranked #4 with an average rating of 7.7. AppDynamics holds a 0.3% mindshare in APM, compared to Microsoft’s 9.7% mindshare. Additionally, 90% of AppDynamics users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 90% of Microsoft users who would recommend it.
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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jul 24, 2024

AppDynamics Database Monitoring and Azure Monitor compete in the database monitoring and performance tracking category. Based on the comparison, Azure Monitor seems to have the upper hand for ease of integration within Azure services and pricing, whereas AppDynamics is noted for its precise monitoring capabilities.

Features: AppDynamics Database Monitoring provides comprehensive performance tracking, real-time alerting, and detailed monitoring features. Azure Monitor integrates effortlessly with other Azure services, offers extensive data visualization options, and has strong analytics capabilities.

Room For Improvement: AppDynamics can enhance ease of use, improve documentation clarity, and reduce the learning curve. Azure Monitor could refine its alerting system, reduce complexity in configuration, and improve usability for non-Azure users.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: AppDynamics Database Monitoring has a relatively smooth deployment process but some users report a steep learning curve and mixed reviews for customer service. Azure Monitor's deployment is streamlined, especially for existing Azure users, with positive feedback for responsive and effective support.

Pricing and ROI: AppDynamics Database Monitoring is more costly but delivers high ROI through detailed monitoring features. Azure Monitor's pricing is more competitive, providing good ROI due to extensive integrations within the Azure ecosystem.

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Categories and Ranking

AppDynamics Database Monito...
Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
15th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
33
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Azure Monitor
Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
4th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
53
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Monitoring Software (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability category, the mindshare of AppDynamics Database Monitoring is 0.3%, down from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Azure Monitor is 9.7%, up from 9.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
 

Featured Reviews

Siva Jp - PeerSpot reviewer
Helps the application team improve the user experience and reduce the impact of any problems
We used Dynatrace, which comes with full-stack observability. Full-stack observability has evolved to the point where, competitively, you can ask how AppDynamics and Dynatrace compare. Dynatrace takes a slight lead here. It can do dynamic baselining and anomaly detection. It gives a little more transactional insights and is more comprehensive. There's a slight difference, but not a major impact, in terms of database monitoring on both tools. They are both competitive products. One way they try to compete is in terms of APIs, but the only difference I see is that AppDynamics has a slight advantage in one area. We don't have multiple agents, we go with the concept of one agent. Second, Dynatrace leads in observability, integrating with other on-premises and cloud systems. They are both competitive enough in the same pricing range. They are not so different, they are both in the same range. If you go and negotiate, they are the same.
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Swapan Biswas - PeerSpot reviewer
A powerful Kusto query language but the alerting mechanism needs improvement
Alerts cannot be configured to monitor at a certain point in time. For example, we might want to alert people at zero hours but that is not possible. Splunk can accomplish this and its alerts are far better than the solution's options. The alerting mechanism is not up to the market. The default interface should be improved. You can prepare your own dashboard by using custom query language, but the default interface is not good.
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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"AppDynamics Database Monitoring's most valuable feature is the ability of the out-of-the-box to update the information, provide various metrics, and possibly include custom metrics."
"The most valuable feature in this solution, for our business, is the clear way of projecting the connections between the database and the traffic inflow. This is very helpful when troubleshooting issues."
"The dashboards are very well-defined."
"The good thing with AppDynamics Databases is that it will give you a pretty good overview of the data, all the database-like tables, long-running queries, jobs running on the databases, and the queries that are taking more time. So, it's at a deeper level with all the database functionalities, and you will get that information. So, it's a pretty good tool in that sense."
"You have a live view of what happens when something goes wrong on the production or support side. You don't have to scramble and do guesswork. We can identify the query that creates the bottleneck or slows the performance of the database system. It can give you points on how to debug and fix the system."
"The product is stable and the technical support is good."
"Data monitoring is the most valuable feature."
"Database scaling or migration projects play a supportive role throughout the development, monitoring, and troubleshooting phases."
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"One of the most useful aspects of this solution is the out-of-the-box functionality on all areas, especially on Application Insights, zero instrumentation, and artificial intelligence for event correlation."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"It is a move-in powerful feature compared to other market-leading tools."
"For me, the best feature is the log analysis with Azure Monitor's Log Analytics. Without being able to analyze the logs of all the activities that affect the performance of a machine, your monitoring effectiveness will be severely limited."
"We like this searchability and availability of the data."
"Technical support is helpful."
"Technical support is good and helpful...The initial setup is easy."
"The solution works well overall. It's easy to implement and simple to use."
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Cons

"Stability-wise, we experienced some performance issues when upgrading from 4.4 to 4.5."
"Based on the user experience feedback that we have had, I think that the most important thing to improve is the availability of the SaaS, the cloud environment."
"AppDynamics Database Monitoring would be a better product if it could support new technology, such as cloud technology. Even Dynatrace lacks support for newer technologies."
"The application monitoring needs improvement. It needs to be easier for someone who isn't a proficient developer."
"They could align the product strategy to evolve as a complete solution."
"The synthetic scripting for end-user monitoring could be a little bit broader. Instead of using just Python, they can include a few other languages so that not everyone has to jump on the bandwagon for Python and do Selenium scripting. They can open up that a bit to make it simpler for people to do the scripting."
"The networking monitor function could be better, we are not getting many details from it."
"The day-to-day activities should be less complicated so that anyone can manage it."
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"Lacks information including details related to where problems lie."
"The pricing model could be more flexible."
"Automation related to gathering metrics from more applications could be improved."
"They can simplify the overall complexity since you have multiple data sources in the cloud for monitoring. It's quite simple, but there are so many portals. It takes time to work with it. If they could simplify the user configuration, that would be good."
"I believe Azure Monitor is already a top-notch solution with excellent functionality and there is not much I would suggest for improvement. However, there is one limitation that certain features require payment, even for testing purposes, which can be a challenge."
"The troubleshooting logs need improvement. There should be some improvement there. I have a hard time finding the right logs at the right times whenever there is an issue occurring."
"The monitoring of Kubernetes clusters needs improvement to be on par with competitors."
"What I feel is when I open a screen of Azure, some places are very complex to navigate to. It is not very user-friendly when it comes to accessing certain sections."
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Pricing and Cost Advice

"AppDynamics offers a yearly basis license."
"The license for AppDynamics is procured by our customers."
"AppDynamics Database Monitoring is expensive. I rate it a seven to eight out of ten."
"We have purchased a few licenses for AppDynamics Database Monitoring and the price is high."
"If one is expensive and ten is low price, I rate the product price as seven out of ten."
"The licensing scheme is very complex. They need to make it easier."
"In terms of pricing, I feel that when you compare the benefits that we get to the price that we paid, it is reasonable."
"I give the price a five out of ten."
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"Azure Monitor is one of the more cost effective solutions on the market."
"Azure Monitor's price is minimal to the point of being almost negligible."
"The price of the solution is reasonable."
"The tool is expensive."
"It's a costly solution"
"The solution is expensive, but it is worth the price."
"The solution is a pay-as-you-go consumption service and is the least expensive in the market."
"Its cost depends on the ingestion of the logs. It could go anywhere. For an out-of-the-box platform such as FrameFlow, you pay pretty much a fixed price and you get what you get, whereas, with something like Azure Monitor, you pay by the ingestion charge, so you can have one client who pays hardly anything for the same alerts, and another client pays loads and loads."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
38%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Computer Software Company
10%
Government
9%
Computer Software Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
7%
 

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about AppDynamics Database Monitoring?
Database scaling or migration projects play a supportive role throughout the development, monitoring, and troubleshooting phases.
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AppDynamics Database Monitoring?
The price is not cheap, however, considering the benefits and the price ratio, I would rate it nine out of ten.
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What needs improvement with AppDynamics Database Monitoring?
Based on my experience, some databases like Couchbase, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB require a little bit of enhancement as they are newer and not as widely used as other databases. The limitations are o...
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How does Splunk compare with Azure Monitor?
Splunk handles a high amount of data very well. We use Splunk to capture information and as an aggregator for monitoring information from different sources. Splunk is very good at alerting us if we...
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What do you like most about Azure Monitor?
Azure Monitor is a very easy-to-use product in the cloud environment.
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What needs improvement with Azure Monitor?
Azure Monitor could improve by adding capabilities for data observability and integrating more tightly with their data platform components.
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Overview

More than half of application performance bottlenecks originate in the database, but most application teams have little or no visibility into database performance. With AppDynamics' database performance management product, you get 100% visibility into application performance, from the browser to the database.

Key Benefits

  • Visualize end-to-end application performance, from the browser to the database
  • Get alerts when database thresholds are violated
  • Monitor key performance metrics like top users, programs, SQL, objects and more.
  • See execution plans for slow SQL to isolate performance bottlenecks

Azure Monitor is a comprehensive monitoring solution offered by Microsoft Azure. It provides a centralized platform for monitoring the performance and health of various Azure resources, applications, and infrastructure. 

With Azure Monitor, users can gain insights into the availability, performance, and usage of their applications and infrastructure. The key features of Azure Monitor include metrics, logs, alerts, and dashboards. Metrics allow users to collect and analyze performance data from various Azure resources, such as virtual machines, databases, and storage accounts. 

Logs enable users to collect and analyze log data from different sources, including Azure resources, applications, and operating systems. Azure Monitor also provides a robust alerting mechanism that allows users to set up alerts based on specific conditions or thresholds. These alerts can be configured to notify users via email, SMS, or other notification channels. Additionally, Azure Monitor offers customizable dashboards that allow users to visualize and analyze their monitoring data in a personalized and intuitive manner.  

Azure Monitor integrates seamlessly with other Azure services, such as Azure Automation and Azure Logic Apps, enabling users to automate actions based on monitoring data. It also supports integration with third-party monitoring tools and services, providing flexibility and extensibility. 

Overall, Azure Monitor is a powerful and versatile monitoring solution that helps users gain deep insights into the performance and health of their Azure resources and applications. It offers a wide range of features and integrations, making it a comprehensive solution for monitoring and managing Azure environments.

 

Sample Customers

Sony, DirecTV, UBS, The Container Store, The Neta Porter Group, Nasdaq, Cisco, eHarmony, Hallmark, Overstock, Expedia
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