AppDynamics Server Monitoring vs Cisco UCS Manager comparison

AppDynamics and Cisco are both solutions in the IT Infrastructure Monitoring category. AppDynamics is ranked #16 with an average rating of 8.3, while Cisco is ranked #15 with an average rating of 7.8. 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 96% 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

16th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Cisco UCS Manager

Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring

15th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, 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

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Rahul -Jain

SDET ANALYST SENIOR at TSYS

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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Edwin Mwosa

IT Infrastructure Manager at KTDA

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…

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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

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

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

"The product provides a nice end-user experience."

"The platform is reliable in identifying the core system issues."

"The correlation feature available with AppDynamics Server Monitoring is absent in other competitive solutions"

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

"This solution gives us quite good insights that we might otherwise overlook, or it might take a really long time to debug those issues."

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"I can quickly manage the provisioned servers."

"We can configure the Cisco UCS Manager, the profiles and interactions with the resource we manage."

"The interface is ergonomic and native. We can use UCS Manager to do all the configurations for the servers, including storage, networking, and all the other components we need inside the fabric. It's simple and flexible."

"Cisco Infrastructure is one of the top vendors and no one can beat them in terms of switching and routing."

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

"A main feature of Cisco UCS Manager is its reliability, as all of the computing blades are in cluster mode."

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

"The management is one of the most valuable features of this solution."

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Cons

"The solution has performance issues after we deploy the agent."

"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 solution could be more mobile friendly."

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

"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."

"The solution’s setup is a bit complex."

"If we consider the implementation of alternative solutions, such as Dynatrace, there is a notable difference in the approach to agent-based service monitoring. For instance, Dynatrace employs a single-agent solution, which can pose security concerns. When installing Dynatrace, granting the agent ld pro payload rights is a requirement. In contrast, our solution ensures a more secure approach by not requiring root and administration access. While we currently utilize an agent-based solution, there may be a shift in the next one or two years, possibly with the adoption of Open Telemetry. It's anticipated that many APM vendors, including Dynatrace, may alter their structure or strategy for implementation. However, as of now, the trend is towards an increasing number of implementations daily."

"The product’s dashboard could be more easy to implement."

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"The interface and the way it is constructed is very complex. They should work to simplify it. It's quite difficult for somebody who doesn't know the product very well. Users should be able to get proficient with it faster. There's definitely room for improvement there."

"I would like to see Cisco UCS optionally work as a hyper-converged system because right now, it only operates as a converged system."

"Cisco UCS Manager is not a scalable solution because once you have 160 blades, it cannot be expanded more."

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

"What's lacking in Cisco UCS Manager is the performance dashboard. If a blade has any performance issues, you should be able to create a dashboard on Cisco UCS Manager. Currently, this feature isn't present."

"There is room for improvement in the software part of Cisco UCS Manager. It should be more user-friendly, especially when creating policies."

"We have three data centers and if we could manage all three data centers using one interface, it would be great."

"I want to be able to schedule multiple sequential updates in one go."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The licensing cost is fairly high"

"The tool is expensive."

"AppDynamics Server Monitoring is an expensive solution."

"The solution has a high cost."

"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."

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

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

"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."

"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 Manager’s annual licensing fee is expensive."

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

31%

Computer Software Company

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Manufacturing Company

Government

Computer Software Company

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Financial Services Firm

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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 UCS Manager pricing is on the expensive side. I would rate its affordability at three out of ten. It is not very affordable.

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What needs improvement with Cisco UCS Manager?

I would like to see improved visibility into the operating system, enabling us to identify issues directly from the operating system itself. This integration could prevent the need to switch betwee...

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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

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