AppDynamics Server Monitoring vs Cisco UCS Manager comparison

AppDynamics and Cisco are both solutions in the IT Infrastructure Monitoring category. AppDynamics is ranked #15 with an average rating of 8.4, while Cisco is ranked #24 with an average rating of 7.7. AppDynamics holds a 0.6% mindshare in IM, compared to Cisco’s 1.7% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of AppDynamics users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 95% of Cisco users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 9, 2024

Cisco UCS Manager and AppDynamics Server Monitoring both compete in the IT infrastructure and monitoring category. AppDynamics has the upper hand due to its strong real-time monitoring and seamless integration capabilities.

Features: Cisco UCS Manager offers unified management of storage, networking, and computing, high flexibility in configurations, and centralized management. AppDynamics Server Monitoring provides real-time analytics, end-to-end transaction tracking, and dynamic baseline capabilities.

Room for Improvement: Cisco UCS Manager needs improvements in network integration, firmware management, and simplification of configuration processes. AppDynamics Server Monitoring requires better custom application integration, enhanced dashboard functionality, and more competitive pricing models.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Cisco UCS Manager is suited for on-premises deployment with excellent, although regionally inconsistent, technical support. AppDynamics offers hybrid and cloud deployment but can be complex, and customer support may require negotiation for comprehensive assistance.

Pricing and ROI: Cisco UCS Manager is expensive, especially compared to competitors like Dell, with additional licensing fees, but is seen as reliable. AppDynamics has high per-server licensing fees, which can be steep for smaller organizations, though negotiable for better value.

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Categories and Ranking

AppDynamics Server Monitoring

Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring

15th

Average Rating

8.2

Number of Reviews

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

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the IT Infrastructure Monitoring category, the mindshare of AppDynamics Server Monitoring is 0.6%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Cisco UCS Manager is 1.7%, up from 1.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Rahul -Jain

SDET ANALYST SENIOR at TSYS

Aug 6, 2024

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.

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Joshua Kurian

Sr. Technical Architect at StarOne IT Solutions

Apr 8, 2024

Used to manage servers, monitor or manage firmware upgrades, and push policies

The solution's SDK and API can be integrated with ServiceNow for ticketing for any purpose. The solution's unified management interface is a central point of management that allows us to manage switches, blades, and storage connectors. One person is enough to maintain the solution. The speed of the network interface has been 100 G since day one. The network is scalable, and GPU nodes can be added seamlessly. Cisco is claiming to support water cooling in the near future. The solution can be easily integrated with other tools and platforms. Compared to Dell, Cisco UCS Manager provides straightforward configuration, reusable policies, and flexibility. Dell lacks a proper GUI for configuring everything. Cisco has only one GUI, which allows us to configure everything, including the network server and server profile. Before releasing each model, Cisco should conduct proper testing or engineering validation to ensure that the customer doesn't face any issues initially. Overall, I rate Cisco UCS Manager a nine out of ten.

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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

"It is a stable solution. Stability-wise, I don't see any problems in the solution...The solution's technical support was good."

"The product has the ability to drill down to the errors whenever we have issues."

"The solution offers great visibility that allows you to track where errors originated."

"The alert mechanism in AppDynamics enhances server management tasks by using agents installed on each server."

"The solution's most valuable feature is the response time from the end-to-end server."

"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."

"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 solution's most valuable features are its end-user monitoring and AI functionalities."

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"I can quickly manage the provisioned servers."

"Ease of management is certainly the most valuable feature in this product."

"The reporting functionality will give you any report you want."

"It is more robust than other solutions. So, the stability is good."

"When one server fails, we can attach the service profile to a new server, which saves a lot of time."

"The most valuable features of Cisco UCS Manager include the visibility it provides and the ease of identifying issues within the Cisco environment."

"Cisco UCS has different layers of security, and you can do multiple installations of your LIAMs on top of the server and Blade. You can install VMware, Windows Server, Hyper-V, etc."

"From a usability and functionality perspective, Cisco UCS Manager is very good."

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Cons

"AppDynamics Server Monitoring lacks investment in new technologies like Kubernetes and cloud solutions."

"The tool should provide information like the number of connections and processes utilized in real time."

"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."

"Things are being done differently in the industry now, and many of these problems are being solved with cloud databases."

"AppDynamics Server Monitoring has room for improvement in terms of pricing. If the price could be cheaper, it would be great for both the customer and the integrator. What I'd like to see in the next release of AppDynamics Server Monitoring is a better dashboard for the customer. The dashboard should be more interactive."

"There are certain limitations with the agents in the solution"

"In the next release, I would like to see the configuration of the data and more support for new applications. It should support new languages."

"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."

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"The integration with other solutions could be better. I think Cisco can only integrate using Intersight. There is a second interface available as a SaaS platform, in the cloud, or on-premise. It's based on the Redfish protocol, which is standard for all the B-series servers in the market. We can integrate other solutions using API."

"Cisco UCS is expensive compared to others. The Cisco UCS Chassis is more expensive than a standalone server, but some companies require standalone servers because of their production load and affordability. You need to pay more if you require more features on the Blade or if you need more ports on the switch."

"Getting a CLI report on routers, switches, or any other CLI configuration device is difficult."

"Cisco UCS Manager should have a simplified deployment in the sense of not having multiple machines, demilitarized zones, and on-premise options."

"The installation and upgrade sytems need to be improved."

"The automation within the solution needs to be simplified."

"I would like to see improved visibility into the operating system, enabling us to identify issues directly from the operating system itself."

"In the next release, I would like to see improvements made to their security."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution has a high cost."

"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."

"My understanding is that the price of this solution is quite high, compared to other products."

"The pricing for AppDynamics is expensive, but it is possible to negotiate special pricing through bids."

"AppDynamics Server Monitoring is an expensive solution."

"The licensing cost is fairly high"

"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."

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"Cisco UCS Manager’s annual licensing fee is expensive."

"Cisco UCS is more expensive than Dell and HP, but it is more reliable. I see less issues and it's quite stable."

"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."

"You buy the hardware and then you get Cisco UCS Manager for free."

"We need to take a license for each port, which amounts to a big sum."

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

32%

Computer Software Company

21%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Computer Software Company

32%

Financial Services Firm

13%

Manufacturing Company

Government

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about AppDynamics Server Monitoring?

The platform is reliable in identifying the core system issues.

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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.

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What needs improvement with AppDynamics Server Monitoring?

The solution's pricing could be improved and made more competitive.

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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.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cisco UCS Manager?

Cisco is the most expensive compared to other vendors like Dell and HP when it comes to data center solutions.

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What needs improvement with Cisco UCS Manager?

There are options that could make configuration and administration easier. Improving functionalities similar to InterSite within UCS Manager would be beneficial.

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Overview

Application-centric server monitoring in context of your business transactions to proactively isolate and resolve application performance issues faster with actionable, correlated application-server metrics.

Cisco UCS Manager helps significantly reduce management and administration expenses by automating routine tasks to increase operational agility. Customers can extend the benefits of Cisco UCS Manager globally across an enterprise to thousands of servers in multiple domains with Cisco UCS Central Software.

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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