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AppDynamics Server Monitoring vs WhatsUp Gold 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:
 

Customer Service

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AppDynamics Server Monitoring support is responsive and praised, but resolution times could improve; users rate it 8-9 out of 10.
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Room For Improvement

Sentiment score
5.0
AppDynamics Server Monitoring needs better integration, usability, and cloud-native features, while pricing and setup complexity remain concerns.
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Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
8.5
AppDynamics Server Monitoring excels in scalability and flexibility, managing large setups well, especially in cloud environments.
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Setup Cost

Sentiment score
5.0
AppDynamics Server Monitoring is costly, with negotiable pricing but justified by benefits, challenging for smaller organizations in some regions.
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Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.5
AppDynamics Server Monitoring is highly stable, rated nine out of ten, with occasional minor issues quickly resolved.
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Valuable Features

Sentiment score
8.5
AppDynamics Server Monitoring offers real-time performance, end-to-end visibility, quick implementation, and excels in SAP monitoring accuracy.
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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
WhatsUp Gold
Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring
32nd
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
23
Ranking in other categories
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (35th), Network Monitoring Software (35th), Server Monitoring (14th)
 

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 WhatsUp Gold is 1.0%, down from 1.4% 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.
Tom Condo - PeerSpot reviewer
If CPU, memory, or disk space is over-utilized, it alerts us immediately via text or email if there is an issue
When it comes to the intuitiveness of the topology mapping feature, our network architect created a vision diagram of our entire network and then created the links tied into the WhatsUp active monitoring to different spots on our topology map. It's one of the more critical functions we do here. We have the map displayed in different places in our room and help desk. We get alerted via emails but we can also see it visually. It does what it says it's going to do. We find this feature very helpful. The interactive mapping interface for scrolling, zooming, and drilling down on an element to learn about a network issue is good. When we see a network there will sometimes be a spot that has one link. You can go into a particular part of the topology map, scroll in, and see exactly which module it is. All the information is provided. This feature really helps. You can see the correlation between that link and what failed. This feature is very helpful. The interface is fairly intuitive. Some of our users used SolarWinds and Nagios, and WhatsUp is easy in comparison. Once you get set up, the look, feel, and configuration are good. Our network architect had never used it before but he was able to create the Visio and map. It was very simple. He has no problems with it.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
31%
Computer Software Company
20%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Government
5%
Computer Software Company
16%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Government
10%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
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 WhatsUp Gold?
The interactive mapping interface for scrolling, zooming, and drilling down on an element to learn about a network issue is good. When we see a network there will sometimes be a spot that has one l...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for WhatsUp Gold?
The tool's price is reasonable. WhatsUp Gold is cheaper than SolarWinds.
What needs improvement with WhatsUp Gold?
I like the product as it is. The tool should focus on increasing its market share, as it is the only area of concern where improvements are needed. The tool's market share is only two percent, so i...
 

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Sample Customers

Sony, DirecTV, UBS, The Container Store, The Neta Porter Group, Nasdaq, Cisco, eHarmony, Hallmark, Overstock, Expedia
Artoni Trasporti, Austin Independent School District, Banca Marche, Burke County North Carolina, Cambridge University School of Clinical Medicine, Clayco, Community Integrated Care, Desca, Deutsche Bergbau, Flexi-Van, Gropper, Hamleys, Hammonds Furniture, Knowledge IT, Idras S.P.A., Sibeg, Swann Engineering, Trivium Lindenhof
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