Coralogix vs IBM Instana Observability comparison

Coralogix and IBM are both solutions in the Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability category. Coralogix is ranked #33 with an average rating of 8.0, while IBM is ranked #44 with an average rating of 8.0. Coralogix holds a 0.9% mindshare in APM, compared to IBM’s 0.4% mindshare. Additionally, 90% of Coralogix users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of IBM users who would recommend it.

Coralogix

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90% willing to recommend

IBM Instana Observability

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Coralogix and IBM Instana Observability based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

To learn more, read our detailed Coralogix vs. IBM Instana Observability Report (Updated: April 2025).

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Coralogix vs. IBM Instana Observability

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Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Coralogix

Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability

33rd

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Log Management (39th), Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) (42nd), API Management (29th), Streaming Analytics (19th), Anomaly Detection Tools (1st)

IBM Instana Observability

Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability

44th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability category, the mindshare of Coralogix is 0.9%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM Instana Observability is 0.4%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability

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reviewer1915599

VP of Engineering at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees

Good capabilities, has a helpful interface and is straightforward to set up

We have asked for a couple of features from the company already. What typically happens is a lot of people - and developers are one of the biggest consumers of this product - go to this product to optimize their investigation process and specific configurations. That increases our data flow at times, so the cost changes. And a lot of changes happen due to that. We have asked the company to auto-revert the changes after a while so that the system works typically. We want it to work at what it is expected to work at and not really based on the updated configuration which one developer has decided to change.

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Tomas Kim

Managing Director at BA Solutions

Not expensive and offers good performance

The most valuable feature of the solution is performance. A one-vendor solution serves as a good feature of the tool. In the IT industry, the IT support team has lots of vendors to contact. DB monitoring is done by one company, while WaaS monitoring is done by another and done by another company, which makes it really complicated for the IT team concerned about the security levels. The tool's main feature is that it is a one-vendor solution. The analysis done by the tool is a good feature. The tool is used as an open-source tool. The tool is growing, and new features are being added to the product.

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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 best feature of this solution allows us to correlate logs, metrics and traces."

"A non-tech person can easily get used to it."

"The initial setup is straightforward."

"Coralogix scales well, and I will rate it nine out of ten."

"The log monitoring is good, and the dashboards that we create are beneficial."

"Numerous data monitoring tools are available, but Coralogix somehow fine-tunes our policies and effectively supports our teams."

"The solution is easy to use and to start with."

"The solution offers very good convenience filtering."

More Coralogix pros

"The most valuable feature of the solution is performance."

"The solution has a one-second resolution, giving you the status of your application within one second."

"The most valuable features of IBM Instana are its quick data collection and analytics after installing the agent."

Cons

"The user interface could be more intuitive and explanatory."

"It would be helpful if Coralogix could integrate the main modules that any organization requires into a single subscription."

"Coralogix should have some AI capabilities to auto-detect anomalies and provide suggestions. The increasing volume of data and the resulting bandwidth charges are concerns."

"The user interface is not intuitive, especially when first onboarding, and improvements could be made here."

"Coralogix should have some AI capabilities to auto-detect anomalies and provide suggestions."

"Maybe they could make it more user-friendly."

"From my experience, Coralogix has horrible Terraform providers."

"We want it to work at what it is expected to work at and not really based on the updated configuration which one developer has decided to change."

More Coralogix cons

"The product's initial setup phase is not very easy."

"One area that requires improvement is related to the automation part, specifically automated actions like sending SMS."

"The solution should include log management and improve reporting and integration with Cognos."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The platform has a reasonable cost. I rate the pricing a three out of ten."

"We are paying roughly $5,000 a month."

"The cost of the solution is per volume of data ingested."

"Currently, we are at a very minimal cost, which is around $400 per month since we have reduced our usage. Initially, we were at $900 per month."

"The solution's pricing is reasonable compared to that of its competitors like Dynatrace."

"The tool's cost is normal as per the market. The tool is not expensive."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Healthcare Company

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

17%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Computer Software Company

10%

Construction Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Coralogix?

Numerous data monitoring tools are available, but Coralogix somehow fine-tunes our policies and effectively supports our teams.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Coralogix?

The pricing is expensive. We need to reduce logs to manage costs. Despite the expense, I believe it is worth the money to have Coralogix as a tool.

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What needs improvement with Coralogix?

We need to reduce the number of logs generated by our system, which are substantial. We require some form of grouping or categorization of logs to identify them better. Additionally, we find that t...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM Instana Observability?

The tool's cost is normal as per the market. The tool is not expensive.

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What needs improvement with IBM Instana Observability?

The tool should offer more LDR AI models. The monitoring is just a status, but the next level of a monitoring solution is to prevent an accident or stop an accident status. The solution should be t...

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What is your primary use case for IBM Instana Observability?

Before IBM, I ordered our company's engineer to have a look at the tool and test it. I think it was two years ago, the transfer to IBM happened in our company. At the beginning, IBM Instana Observa...

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Overview

Coralogix is a stateful streaming data platform that provides real-time insights and long-term trend analysis with no reliance on storage or indexing, solving the monitoring challenges of data growth in large-scale systems.

Ingest log, metric, and security data from any source for a single, centralized platform to monitor and alert on your applications. As data is ingested, Coralogix instantly narrows millions of events down to common patterns for deeper insights and faster troubleshooting. Proactive data storage optimization enables up to 70% savings on monitoring costs with better performance.

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IBM Instana Observability is a versatile tool tailored for real-time monitoring and management of applications, especially in complex cloud environments. It excels in automated root cause analysis, improving system reliability, and dynamic graphing for visualizing system interconnections. With features like real-time alerting, it enhances operational efficiency and aids in prompt issue resolution, making it invaluable for maintaining robust IT operations.

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Payoneer, AGS, Monday.com, Capgemini

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