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AppDynamics vs ExtraHop Reveal(x) for IT Operations comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

AppDynamics
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
156
Ranking in other categories
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (5th), Mobile APM (3rd), Container Monitoring (3rd)
ExtraHop Reveal(x) for IT O...
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
Network Monitoring Software (57th), Network Diagnostics (5th), IT Operations Analytics (11th), Network Packet Capture (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Application Lifecycle Management solutions, they serve different purposes. AppDynamics is designed for Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability and holds a mindshare of 5.4%, down 6.5% compared to last year.
ExtraHop Reveal(x) for IT Operations, on the other hand, focuses on IT Operations Analytics, holds 3.3% mindshare, up 2.2% since last year.
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
IT Operations Analytics
 

Featured Reviews

Venus Yaker Dalton - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 5, 2023
Very good real-time monitoring capabilities, deep problem diagnosis, and transaction mapping
As for areas of improvement, AppDynamics could benefit from greater integration with emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and machine learning. This would allow the tool to automatically analyze and correlate application performance and behavior data to detect patterns and anomalies not evident to users. Additionally, the ability to track performance in multi-cloud environments would be valuable as many organizations are adopting hybrid cloud or multi-cloud strategies. In terms of additional features, it would be beneficial to include a capacity management module that allows operations teams to proactively plan and adjust capacity, avoiding performance issues related to lack of resources.
Out West - PeerSpot reviewer
Feb 27, 2023
Great for identifying application interdependencies with helpful support but needs better visualizations
We're just trying to identify the application interdependencies, which normally reside on different servers, including web servers, database servers, enterprise service bus, et cetera, up to your presentation layer before we start moving stuff around. Normally, the reason why we use these tools is to understand what assets we have, where they're deployed, and how they enter and operate before we decide to go move something from point A to point B. The solution is going to allow me to establish a wave or migration plan where you have different waves of migration and then you actually have move groups to try and get your application moved from A to B seamlessly. A to B could be on-premise to on-premise. It could be on-premise to cloud. Et cetera. The solution can tell me what components can I deploy, for example, into a cloud space, without having to refactor my applications since that can be quite time-consuming and costly.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The ability to check parameters for microservice applications is most valuable. It is important for me. I can manually create new business transactions for applications and individually monitor business transactions. I can also use a lot of extensions. It has a lot of extensions to monitor other third-party applications, such as NoSQL applications, memory cache applications, Kafka applications, and Couchbase applications. It is very useful. We are also using the end-user monitoring site to follow all end-user activities. It is important for us to check the errors on the customer site."
"The AppDyniamics technical support is good. We haven't had any problems with them. They answer very quickly."
"AppDynamics has been stable."
"The most valuable feature is the flow map."
"The best features of AppDynamics would be the code application monitoring capabilities."
"The best feature of AppDynamics is the analytics, which gives us the business insights of the application."
"The most valuable feature is having our services being available and healthy."
"AppDynamics has a very broad range of supported technologies, and it's user-friendly. It looks nice, and it's easy to sell the solution to the stakeholders when we can visualize how the website is working. For example, where we have any problems through visual analytics."
"The most valuable feature is the way it handles data, from Layer 2 up to Layer 7. We can see everything that happens in the network."
"Not only can you look at the protocol import level. It also has a live PCAP analysis."
"Wire data analytics."
"This solution is more applications reference architecture focused. Its benefit is that it specializes in that space."
"The most valuable features are security detections, perimeter detection, dashboards, and alerts."
"There are many valuable features in this product, but probably the biggest is the customization capability it has."
 

Cons

"We have had downtime, which has been the result of config, application, or cord issues."
"There needs to be an option to capture all the sessions for all the users, not just samplings."
"AppDynamics should improve its ability to track all the transactions."
"The integration with cloud services is still pending with AppDynamics. We would like the product to be serverless."
"Regarding Search Guard functionality, there is room for improvement."
"The solution could be more user-friendly for diagnostic purposes. Anyone who is using the solution should be able to infer what that error is about, they should be able to troubleshoot it better."
"We would love to see support for more types of agents in the mainframe world."
"It is stable, but the only downside is the licensing part."
"We'd like to see a local presence within the region in order to have seamless service whether it's the support, the implementation, or professional services."
"Network visibility is something that needs to be improved."
"This solution would be improved if it had the ability to retain data longer."
"They have a new solution, ExtraHop Reveal(x), and I think it needs improvement."
"They either have to go broad or decide what their bread and butter is and get really good at that."
"I would improve the Rule-Based Access Control (RBAC) by providing granular access control to the data."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"There is a license for the solution and we paid approximately $2,000. There is also an additional cost above the standard license which cost us approximately $3,000."
"The cost is prohibitive."
"For those who appreciate the value and had issues with the visibility of the performance of their applications, then the pricing is good. For somebody who does not need it, it can be pricey, but overall, it is worth the money which it costs."
"There is a license to use this solution. However, the clients pay for the licenses we are the service provider."
"Our purchasing experience through the AWS Marketplace has been pretty painless."
"The price of AppDynamics could be reduced in my region."
"The product’s licencing policy is competitive. However, properly identify and size your needs to get the best rate."
"It would be better if there were more solutions incorporated into the base price. ​"
"The pricing is higher than other solutions, but with such good features, I think it's worth it."
"The price of this solution for our environment is about £650,000 ($855,000 USD) for three years."
"The pricing is fair considering the value provided."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
47%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Computer Software Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
5%
Educational Organization
57%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Computer Software Company
5%
Government
3%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

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What do you like most about ExtraHop Reveal(x) for IT Operations?
This solution is more applications reference architecture focused. Its benefit is that it specializes in that space.
What needs improvement with ExtraHop Reveal(x) for IT Operations?
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Also Known As

AppD, AppDynamics APM
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