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AppDynamics Server Monitoring vs Cisco UCS Manager comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 9, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

AppDynamics Server Monitoring
Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring
15th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
20
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Cisco UCS Manager
Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring
24th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
24
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2025, in the IT Infrastructure Monitoring category, the mindshare of AppDynamics Server Monitoring is 0.6%, down from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Cisco UCS Manager is 1.7%, up from 1.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
IT Infrastructure Monitoring
 

Featured Reviews

Rahul -Jain - PeerSpot reviewer
User-friendly and provides good response time from the end-to-end server
We are not using the alerts as we have different mechanisms called resilience testing or kiosk testing. The DevOps team uses the alerts. During production, they will get alerts when they see the CPU utilization going beyond the 60% or 70% benchmark they have set. AppDynamics and Dynatrace are the only two tools that provide accurate or stable end-to-end response time. These two tools can show you everything that's going on from the back end. If we are doing performance testing or any testing, these two tools can provide us with every detail about what's happening in the back end from the server side that we can't see. Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.
Edwin Mwosa - PeerSpot reviewer
Enhanced network oversight with rapid issue identification and good efficiency
We mainly use Cisco UCS Manager to integrate and manage our Cisco switches across the building. We also utilize it for network integration. It provides an integrated solution for our Cisco environment, streamlining our operations and managing multiple Cisco devices like switches and routers Cisco…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I like Business iQ the most, so far. It has great analytics configurations and I can get real-time updates. We have eCommerce releases every week. So the one use case that I use Business iQ is to compare before and after release performance using AppDynamics."
"Setting up the monitoring agents was straightforward."
"The solution's most valuable features are its end-user monitoring and AI functionalities."
"The solution's most valuable feature is the response time from the end-to-end server."
"We can view the server activities, including issues in the process, with a single click."
"The product provides a nice end-user experience."
"What I like most about AppDynamics Server Monitoring is that it's easy to manipulate and easy to implement. All solutions have the same features, but what sets AppDynamics Server Monitoring apart is that it's really quick to implement. AppDynamics Server Monitoring has a great interface. As a developer, it doesn't matter whether it's SolarWinds, Dynatrace, or any APM you're using, but it would matter to the customer. A product must be easy to manipulate or use, for example, AppDynamics Server Monitoring, for the customer, but for developers like my team, there's no pressure, even if a solution requires coding."
"The platform is reliable in identifying the core system issues."
"A main feature of Cisco UCS Manager is its reliability, as all of the computing blades are in cluster mode."
"The reporting functionality will give you any report you want."
"Cisco UCS Manager is overall a good package because it gives a GUI interface and a CLI."
"I can quickly manage the provisioned servers."
"The solution is highly scalable, mainly because of the templates that make it easy for you to actually edit on the system."
"I can deploy something in my 50-odd servers all in one go, in parallel, whereas if I was to do that individually, it could be a nightmare."
"We can configure the Cisco UCS Manager, the profiles and interactions with the resource we manage."
"It is more robust than other solutions. So, the stability is good."
 

Cons

"The tool should provide information like the number of connections and processes utilized in real time."
"The solution could be more mobile friendly."
"The solution’s setup is a bit complex."
"I could not find a user-friendly interface for querying, and analytics sometimes gives the wrong results...I feel that analytics could have been better in searching and running the analytical queries."
"The solution has performance issues after we deploy the agent."
"Things are being done differently in the industry now, and many of these problems are being solved with cloud databases."
"AppDynamics Server Monitoring lacks investment in new technologies like Kubernetes and cloud solutions."
"The one thing that I find it difficult in using AppDynamics is, for any new user, it's not easy for him or her to configure the transactions in AppDynamics because the UI is pretty complex. The configuration is pretty complex for a new, fresh user. They can make the UI simpler, that'll be very helpful for anyone to configure their website in AppDynamics."
"The automation within the solution needs to be simplified."
"I want to be able to schedule multiple sequential updates in one go."
"I would like to see improved visibility into the operating system, enabling us to identify issues directly from the operating system itself."
"I would like to see Cisco UCS optionally work as a hyper-converged system because right now, it only operates as a converged system."
"The pricing can be better."
"Cisco UCS Manager is not a scalable solution because once you have 160 blades, it cannot be expanded more."
"I found it a bit of a challenge to get training on UCSM. I've been trying to get that for some time now. I feel like I have to figure it out a lot of things myself. For years I've to log calls with support whenever I've got challenges that I cannot resolve. If I had some training or more manuals, I'd be better able to handle more things on my own."
"Improving functionalities similar to InterSite within UCS Manager would be beneficial."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The tool is expensive."
"My understanding is that the price of this solution is quite high, compared to other products."
"AppDynamics Server Monitoring is an expensive solution."
"The pricing for AppDynamics is expensive, but it is possible to negotiate special pricing through bids."
"The licensing cost is fairly high"
"AppDynamics Server Monitoring is a very expensive product, but if you negotiate well, you get value for money...My company used to make early payments toward the licensing costs of the solution, but now my company has opted for a different licensing model."
"The pricing for AppDynamics Server Monitoring in Africa and the Middle East is too expensive, so it's very hard to sell it to customers. If there could be different pricing or package for the region, that would be great. My company pays for the license of AppDynamics Server Monitoring on a per-agent, per-server basis. It's $700 to $1000 per server, and it's paid annually. My company is on a subscription model for the solution. On a scale of one to five, where one is expensive and five is cheap, my rating for the price of AppDynamics Server Monitoring is a two."
"AppDynamics Server Monitoring is an expensive solution."
"We need to take a license for each port, which amounts to a big sum."
"Cisco UCS Manager’s annual licensing fee is expensive."
"You buy the hardware and then you get Cisco UCS Manager for free."
"With product discounts which can be negotiated, the product is a great value."
"The pricing for Cisco UCS Manager is okay for its market, so it's a four out of five for me."
"Cisco UCS is more expensive than Dell and HP, but it is more reliable. I see less issues and it's quite stable."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
32%
Computer Software Company
22%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Government
5%
Computer Software Company
31%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Government
6%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about AppDynamics Server Monitoring?
The platform is reliable in identifying the core system issues.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AppDynamics Server Monitoring?
AppDynamics Server Monitoring is an expensive solution. The solution costs 5,000 per user.
What needs improvement with AppDynamics Server Monitoring?
The solution's pricing could be improved and made more competitive.
What do you like most about Cisco UCS Manager?
When one server fails, we can attach the service profile to a new server, which saves a lot of time.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cisco UCS Manager?
The licensing cost for Cisco UCS Manager is around four out of ten. It is not cost-effective due to its high price, especially regarding memory expansion.
What needs improvement with Cisco UCS Manager?
An area for improvement is the memory expansion of these blades, which is very expensive. The pricing aspect should be addressed.
 

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Sample Customers

Sony, DirecTV, UBS, The Container Store, The Neta Porter Group, Nasdaq, Cisco, eHarmony, Hallmark, Overstock, Expedia
Management Science Associates, Peak 10, Virtual Consulting Professionals
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