Instana Infrastructure Monitoring vs Splunk APM comparison

The compared Instana and Splunk solutions aren't in the same category. Instana is ranked #33 in IM , with an average rating of 9.5, and holds a 0.5% mindshare in the category. Splunk is ranked #13 in APM , with an average rating of 8.2, and holds a 0.8% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Instana users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 90% of Splunk users who would recommend it.

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100% willing to recommend

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90% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

Instana Infrastructure Moni...

Average Rating

9.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

IT Infrastructure Monitoring (33rd), Cloud Monitoring Software (26th)

Splunk APM

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (13th)

Mindshare comparison

Instana Infrastructure Monitoring and Splunk APM aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Instana Infrastructure Monitoring is designed for IT Infrastructure Monitoring and holds a mindshare of 0.5%, down 0.5% compared to last year.
Splunk APM, on the other hand, focuses on Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability, holds 0.8% mindshare, up 0.3% since last year.

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Featured Reviews

Hakimuddin Ronaque

Assistant Manager at Lauren Information Technologies Pvt Ltd

Has the capability to automatically integrate with a large number of products

Scalability-wise, I rate the solution an eight out of ten. I have not worked much on other technologies, like SAP or VMware's virtualization part, on-prem infrastructure, or cloud infrastructure. Instana Infrastructure Monitoring is so fast and easy to adapt that it works fine. I have not explored other operating systems or infrastructure solutions because my company doesn't have that customer scale. Most of our customers are on-prem or on AWS or Azure, but Instana Infrastructure Monitoring adapts to their infrastructure very well. My company came to know how well Instana Infrastructure Monitoring adapts to our customers' infrastructures when we take care of the PoC phase. Around 12 to 15 people in my company use the product.

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Lakshmi Padaga

Java Developer at U.S. Bank

Collaborates performance metrics with log data to pinpoint the exact cause of issues and offers error detection

Splunk APM is a robust tool with many capabilities. There are always areas for potential improvement to enhance its functionality and user experience. For Splunk APM, there could be simplified navigation, like streamlining the user interface to make navigation more intuitive for our users, especially those new to APM, which can enhance usability. We can provide more customization options for dashboards and visualizations to help users tailor the platform to their specific needs. There could be more integration capabilities with a wider range of third-party tools and platforms would also be beneficial. By focusing on these areas, Splunk APM can enhance its value proposition, improve user satisfaction, and better meet the evolving needs of organizations monitoring their application performance.

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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 product is easy to deploy."

"The product's initial setup is easy."

"The features are pretty much ready out of the box."

"The solution's service map feature allows us to have a holistic overview and to see quickly where the issues are."

"This solution is very quick to deploy as it is a SaaS solution and integrates with tools like ServiceNow."

"Splunk's dashboards are great."

"I like the fact that Splunk APM makes it easy to connect to the application database and run queries against the data."

"The most valuable features are troubleshooting and optimizing application performance."

"The product's deployment phase is good and very easy because it is done with OpenTelemetry for most of the parts."

"Once configured correctly, the analysis reporting the Splunk APM provides is better than that of the other APM tools."

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Cons

"The product’s scalability is an area with certain limitations, making it an area where improvements are required."

"Instana Infrastructure Monitoring needs to support monitoring of the .NET framework since it is one of the areas where the solution currently has shortcomings."

"Splunk's functionality could be improved by adding database connectors for other platforms like AWS and Azure."

"I've been using the Splunk query language, and it can be a bit time-consuming to set up the queries I need."

"The UI enhancements could be a way to improve the solution in the future."

"There is room for improvement in the alerting system, which is complicated and has less documentation available."

"The dashboards are used mainly to visualize information about the infrastructure, but it isn't easy to construct or use the dashboards. While we tried to resolve the issue by calling support, it would be easier if they had an AI co-pilot to identify the problem and help you solve it."

"Splunk APM's performance could be improved - at the moment, it's very slow and takes forever to give me what I want."

"The UI enhancements could be a way to improve the solution in the future."

"There are some predefined metrics.......we may want to create customized metrics."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The cost of the tool is around 130 USD per month."

"Splunk offers a 14-day free trial and after that, we have to pay but the cost is reasonable."

"Splunk APM is expensive."

"The price of Slunk APM is less than some of its competitors."

"The pricing is reasonable."

"Splunk APM is a very cost-efficient solution."

"The pricing is based on several factors, including the scale of deployment."

"It appears to be expensive compared to competitors."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

18%

Financial Services Firm

14%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Financial Services Firm

19%

Computer Software Company

16%

Manufacturing Company

12%

Retailer

11%

Company Size

By reviewers

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Small Business

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Instana Infrastructure Monitoring?

The product is easy to deploy.

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What needs improvement with Instana Infrastructure Monitoring?

The product’s scalability is an area with certain limitations, making it an area where improvements are required.

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What is your primary use case for Instana Infrastructure Monitoring?

I use the solution in my company, especially if an application is down and it is considered to be a P1 issue or a critical issue. The network team will blame the application team, while the applica...

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What do you like most about SignalFx?

The most valuable feature is dashboard creation.

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What needs improvement with SignalFx?

There is room for improvement in the alerting system, which is complicated and has less documentation available. We sometimes encountered issues in setting up alerts. The custom detector could be m...

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What is your primary use case for SignalFx?

The main purpose of using Splunk APM is to optimize our application. We use Splunk APM primarily to understand how the application works, how it uses resources, and its response time in connection ...

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Overview

Instana ensures that your application delivery organization has the data, visibility and information they need to manage the performance of critical business applications across the DevOps lifecycle. Built to handle the dynamic nature of containerized, microservice architectures, Instana automates infrastructure and application monitoring helping you to ensure the performance and quality of custom applications and accelerate your CI/CD cycle.

Splunk APM is a comprehensive application performance monitoring solution that provides real-time insights into the performance and availability of your applications.

It offers end-to-end visibility across the entire application stack, from the front-end user experience to the back-end infrastructure. With Splunk APM, you can proactively identify and resolve performance issues, optimize application performance, and ensure a seamless user experience.

Splunk APM leverages machine learning and AI-powered analytics to automatically detect anomalies and provide actionable insights. The product supports a wide range of programming languages and frameworks, making it suitable for both monolithic and microservices-based architectures. It also integrates seamlessly with other Splunk products, allowing you to correlate APM data with logs, metrics, and other operational data for a holistic view of your application environment.

With its intuitive interface and powerful features, Splunk APM empowers developers, operations teams, and business stakeholders to deliver high-performing applications and drive better business outcomes.

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