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AppDynamics vs Elastic Observability comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jul 24, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
7.1
AppDynamics boosts user availability, performance, troubleshooting, and ROI, leading to client satisfaction and streamlined feature development within a year.
Sentiment score
7.1
Elastic Observability enhances efficiency by reducing incidents and costs, with 50% time savings and improved data manageability.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.2
AppDynamics' customer support gets mixed reviews; some praise responsiveness and professionalism, others criticize slow responses and communication issues.
Sentiment score
7.9
Elastic Observability's customer service is praised for responsiveness, support resources, and comprehensive documentation, with stable system reducing support needs.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.1
Users have mixed opinions on AppDynamics' scalability, praising its potential but noting challenges and performance issues at larger scales.
Sentiment score
7.1
Elastic Observability offers strong scalability, receiving positive ratings, with improved performance in higher subscription tiers and cloud installations.
Elastic Observability seems to have a good scale-out capability.
What is not scalable for us is not on Elastic's side.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
6.2
AppDynamics is highly rated for stability and reliability, with users appreciating its performance and planning to continue its use.
Sentiment score
8.2
Elastic Observability is highly stable and dependable, with fast performance and positive user feedback across diverse environments.
It is very stable, and I would rate it ten out of ten based on my interaction with it.
Elastic Observability is really stable.
 

Room For Improvement

Users want AppDynamics to improve features, integrations, support, costs, AI capabilities, ease of use, and cloud performance.
Elastic Observability requires automation, improved metrics, advanced features, and better interfaces to address scalability, customization, and cost management challenges.
One example is the inability to monitor very old databases with the newest version.
Elastic Observability could improve asset discovery as the current requirement to push the agent is not ideal.
 

Setup Cost

AppDynamics' licensing costs range widely and can be expensive, leading some companies to consider cheaper alternatives like DataDog and Dynatrace.
Elastic Observability is cost-efficient for large enterprises but can be pricey for startups, with varied deployment pricing options.
The license is reasonably priced, however, the VMs where we host the solution are extremely expensive, making the overall cost in the public cloud high.
Elastic Observability is cost-efficient and provides all features in the enterprise license without asset-based licensing.
 

Valuable Features

AppDynamics offers robust monitoring, real-time alerts, detailed diagnostics, customizable dashboards, and extensive integration, enhancing operational efficiency and user experience.
Elastic Observability offers cost-effective, scalable logging with machine learning, customization, and seamless Kibana integration for robust monitoring and security.
The most valuable feature is the integrated platform that allows customers to start from observability and expand into other areas like security, EDR solutions, etc.
All the features that we use, such as monitoring, dashboarding, reporting, the possibility of alerting, and the way we index the data, are important.
 

Categories and Ranking

AppDynamics
Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
5th
Ranking in Container Monitoring
3rd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
156
Ranking in other categories
Mobile APM (2nd)
Elastic Observability
Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
7th
Ranking in Container Monitoring
4th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
26
Ranking in other categories
IT Infrastructure Monitoring (7th), Log Management (12th), Cloud Monitoring Software (7th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2025, in the Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability category, the mindshare of AppDynamics is 5.2%, down from 6.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Elastic Observability is 6.4%, up from 5.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
 

Featured Reviews

Mahesh Deshpande - PeerSpot reviewer
The transition tracing and user experience are good, but performance degrades past 3,000 or so agents
The Kubernetes cluster agent has not yet matured. That's one area that requires a lot of improvement. You have two options for implementing the Kubernetes agent. One is deployed in DocCloud, but you can't download those images from DocCloud for security reasons at most organizations, so this option isn't that useful. The installation for the second option isn't that user-friendly. Transition tracing for the Kubernetes application is challenging. You have to navigate to a new set of user interfaces in AppDynamics, so that's the pain point. There is an icon you need to click on to get a newer user interface.
Adelina Craciun - PeerSpot reviewer
Customization enables tailored monitoring and alerting across departments
The possibility to customize it has been quite useful. Whatever the other departments want to dream up, we implement. Whatever they want to monitor, the granularity of it, the changes in the threshold, and the anomalies that they want reported all require some development. So far, every single request has been fulfilled.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
50%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
5%
Financial Services Firm
22%
Computer Software Company
15%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

Any advice about APM solutions?
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What do you like most about Elastic Observability?
Elastic Observability significantly improves incident response time by providing quick access to logs and data across various sources. For instance, searching for specific keywords in logs spanning...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Elastic Observability?
Elastic Observability is cost-efficient and provides all features in the enterprise license without asset-based licensing. However, sizing and licensing information could be clearer.
What needs improvement with Elastic Observability?
Elastic Observability could improve asset discovery as the current requirement to push the agent is not ideal. Simplifying the parsing of logs and manual efforts would also be beneficial.
 

Comparisons

 

Also Known As

AppD, AppDynamics APM
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Sample Customers

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