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Cross-Enterprise Application Performance Management vs Google Cloud's operations suite (formerly Stackdriver) comparison

Broadcom and Google are both solutions in the Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability category. Broadcom is ranked #49 with an average rating of 7.0, while Google is ranked #26 with an average rating of 8.0. Broadcom holds a 0.0% mindshare in APM, compared to Google’s 1.1% mindshare. Additionally, 50% of Broadcom users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Google users who would recommend it.
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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jul 24, 2024

Google Cloud's operations suite (formerly Stackdriver) and Cross-Enterprise Application Performance Management are both robust platforms tailored for monitoring and optimizing application performance. User reviews suggest that Cross-Enterprise Application Performance Management has richer features, though Google Cloud's operations suite is more competitive on pricing and support, making it desirable for cost-sensitive clients.

Features: Users appreciate the comprehensive monitoring and logging capabilities of Google Cloud's operations suite, while Cross-Enterprise Application Performance Management is praised for its detailed analytics and extensive integration options. Despite Google Cloud's operations suite's strong performance metrics, Cross-Enterprise Application Performance Management's advanced features give it a significant edge.

Room for Improvement: For Google Cloud's operations suite, users mention the need for better customization options and more intuitive alert management. In contrast, Cross-Enterprise Application Performance Management requires a more streamlined setup process and enhanced reporting functionalities. While both products exhibit areas needing refinement, Cross-Enterprise Application Performance Management's setup complexity is a larger concern for users.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Google Cloud's operations suite offers a relatively straightforward deployment process complemented by responsive customer service. Cross-Enterprise Application Performance Management, however, has a more complex deployment but compensates with excellent customer support. Users find Google Cloud's operations suite easier to deploy, but both platforms deliver solid customer service.

Pricing and ROI: Users find Google Cloud's operations suite to be cost-effective with satisfactory ROI. Cross-Enterprise Application Performance Management, while more expensive upfront, provides substantial long-term value due to its rich feature set. Despite its higher cost, users believe the ROI from Cross-Enterprise Application Performance Management justifies the investment.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Cross-Enterprise Applicatio...
Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
49th
Average Rating
6.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Google Cloud's operations s...
Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
26th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
Log Management (29th), Cloud Monitoring Software (23rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability category, the mindshare of Cross-Enterprise Application Performance Management is 0.0%, down from 0.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Google Cloud's operations suite (formerly Stackdriver) is 1.1%, down from 1.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Mohammed Shahpoup - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers a great reporting experience, with much customization and flexibility in extracting reports but it can be more user-friendly
My experience indicates that it needs enhancements in the UI. We are in 2024, and the GUI doesn't meet current expectations for user interfaces or Excel integration. Mainly, CA Service Desk has such a bad user interface. All features and systems, like servers, should have a modern graphical user interface, but CA Service Desk remains classic and still uses a desktop-based interface. It doesn't add features easily; if you need additional functionality, you have to go through many steps. Competitors like ServiceNow, Micro Focus SMAX, and ManageEngine all have better user interfaces. This is the main solution that needs improvement. I am very satisfied with the modeling systems, the grid, and the existing features, except for the graphical user interface.
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Anand_Patel - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers reliable Ops Agent and logging transport feature with easy third-party integrations
As part of our company, we implemented several changes in our log analytics pattern, including the storage and procurement process. Earlier, before implementing the solution, our company was able to procure only one year of data, but later, we came to the three-year mark. Around 15-20% reduction has been witnessed in the total analytic consumption of our company. The aforementioned result was possible because the solution allowed the creation of a dashboard where factors like storage costs, proportion of logs, and logs presence in a storage bucket or BigQuery can all be checked. Earlier all logs were stored in a raw storage, but currently our company is able to move logs in table bucket that contributes towards cost savings.
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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

"All solutions from Broadcom are very easy to install."
"The technical support and documentation are quite good."
"The cloud login enables us to get our logs from the different platforms that we currently use."
"Google's technical support is very good."
"Provides visibility into the performance uptime."
"It's easy to use."
"Offers a valuable logging transport feature"
"The most valuable feature is the multi-cloud integration, where there is support for both GCP and AWS."
"Our company has a corporate account for Google Cloud and so our systems and clusters integrate really well."
"The features that I have found most valuable are its graphs - if I need any statistics, in Kubernetes or Kong level or VPN level, I can quickly get the reports."
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Cons

"The UI could be better. When I look at the dashboard, for example, the information looks cluttered and unorganized."
"They lack support and presence in Egypt."
"It could be even more automated."
"Lacking sufficient operations documentation."
"The product provides minimal metrics that are insufficient."
"It could be more stable."
"If I want to track any round-trip or breakdowns of my response times, I'm not able to get it. My request goes through various levels of the Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and comes back to my client machine. Suppose that my request has taken 10 seconds overall, so if I want to break it down, to see where the delay is happening within my architecture, I am not able to find that out using Stackdriver."
"While we are satisfied with the overall performance, in certain cases we must add additional metrics and additional tools like Grafana and Dynatrace."
"The logging functionality could be better."
"This solution could be improved if it offered the ability to analyze charts, such as a solution like Kibana."
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Pricing and Cost Advice

"I would rate the pricing a three out of ten, with ten being expensive. So, it is rather cheap."
"We have a basic standard license without any additional costs."
"The cost could be lower."
"The cost of using Stackdriver depends on usage."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
19%
Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Retailer
6%
 

Company Size

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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cross-Enterprise Application Performance Management?
I would rate the pricing a three out of ten, with ten being expensive. So, it is rather cheap. On a yearly basis, we pay $400,000. It is fixed, but it differs from year to year because we can add m...
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What needs improvement with Cross-Enterprise Application Performance Management?
My experience indicates that it needs enhancements in the UI. We are in 2024, and the GUI doesn't meet current expectations for user interfaces or Excel integration. Mainly, CA Service Desk has suc...
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What is your primary use case for Cross-Enterprise Application Performance Management?
At our bank, we have two teams: * one for Network Operations Center (NOC) and * another for administration and innovation. I am the technical lead in administration. For daily basis, the NOC team u...
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What needs improvement with Google Stackdriver?
If the errors are caught early in the interface, it would be easier for users to manage. The process of logging analytics can be improved.
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What is your primary use case for Google Stackdriver?
I use the solution for logging, defining alerts, and monitoring. Our company's Java and Python logging teams mainly use it.
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What advice do you have for others considering Google Stackdriver?
The Ops Agent and logging transport feature of the solution have had a major impact on improving application performance. The solution also allows the transport of logs into log buckets, which is h...
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Also Known As

CA Cross-Enterprise Application Performance Management
Google Stackdriver, Stackdriver Monitoring, Stackdriver Logging, Google Cloud Monitoring
 

Overview

CA Cross-Enterprise APM provides 24/7 monitoring of business transactions for complex application environments by monitoring the real-time performance of mainframe subsystems and providing CA Application Performance Management with this data on a single pane of glass.

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Real-time log management and analysis

Cloud Logging is a fully managed service that performs at scale and can ingest application and platform log data, as well as custom log data from GKE environments, VMs, and other services inside and outside of Google Cloud. Get advanced performance, troubleshooting, security, and business insights with Log Analytics, integrating the power of BigQuery into Cloud Logging.

Built-in metrics observability at scale

Cloud Monitoring provides visibility into the performance, uptime, and overall health of cloud-powered applications. Collect metrics, events, and metadata from Google Cloud services, hosted uptime probes, application instrumentation, and a variety of common application components. Visualize this data on charts and dashboards and create alerts so you are notified when metrics are outside of expected ranges.

Stand-alone managed service for running and scaling Prometheus

Managed Service for Prometheus is a fully managed Prometheus-compatible monitoring solution, built on top of the same globally scalable data store as Cloud Monitoring. Keep your existing visualization, analysis, and alerting services, as this data can be queried with PromQL or Cloud Monitoring.

Monitor and improve your application's performance

Application Performance Management (APM) combines the monitoring and troubleshooting capabilities of Cloud Logging and Cloud Monitoring with Cloud Trace and Cloud Profiler to help you reduce latency and cost so you can run more efficient applications.

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Sample Customers

NIIT Technologies, Cetip Safeguards
Uber, Batterii, Q42, Dovetail Games
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