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ScienceLogic vs Splunk AppDynamics comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 6, 2025

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
7.4
ScienceLogic users report high returns, reduced incident response times, improved troubleshooting, and benefits outweigh initial costs by year two.
Sentiment score
7.3
Splunk AppDynamics enhances app performance, customer experience, and efficiency, offering quick ROI, cost reductions, and operational improvements.
The return on investment is fair but often challenged by medium-sized businesses who may question its adequacy.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.7
ScienceLogic's customer service is praised for responsiveness, knowledge, efficiency, and round-the-clock support despite occasional delays.
Sentiment score
7.3
Splunk AppDynamics support is praised for knowledge and engagement, despite occasional response time and geographical challenges.
Problems with Skylar may require longer wait times due to limited resource expertise.
The customer service and support are helpful and responsive.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
6.9
ScienceLogic offers scalability across devices, but could improve ease in scaling operations for cloud and on-premise environments.
Sentiment score
7.4
Splunk AppDynamics is praised for scalability across environments, though pricing and large deployments pose occasional challenges.
We have reached maximum capacity in our tier, and extending capacity has not been cost-effective from Splunk's perspective.
I did not find any Docker solution available with it, and a separate instance has to be installed.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.1
ScienceLogic is highly regarded for stability, reliability, and efficiency, with minor issues not affecting overall performance and quick recovery.
Sentiment score
7.7
Splunk AppDynamics offers strong stability and high performance, with minimal downtime and excellent support despite occasional issues.
Stability should relate to whether the platform fails, stops working, or breaks.
It is necessary to conduct appropriate testing before deploying them in production to prevent potential outages.
I can rate it nine out of ten.
 

Room For Improvement

ScienceLogic users seek improvements in reporting, UI, API, integration, observability, performance monitoring, documentation, and proactive notifications.
Splunk AppDynamics requires improvements in interface design, setup, mobile compatibility, real-time monitoring, and modern technology support.
While some other companies have easier APIs, using this solution demands significant expertise.
Integrating observability and APM monitoring into the overall portfolio would be beneficial.
Splunk AppDynamics provides an end-to-end view of the application but misses the infrastructure part, which is crucial.
If AppDynamics could develop a means to monitor without an agent, it could significantly improve application performance and reduce potential problems.
 

Setup Cost

ScienceLogic offers negotiable but potentially costly pricing with scalable, tier-based licenses, requiring careful cost management.
Enterprise users find Splunk AppDynamics pricing complex and costly, requiring careful assessment and negotiation for better deals.
It could be cheaper.
Customers have to pay a premium price, however, they receive considerable value from the product.
All these solutions at the moment are cheap, but it is like paying for insurance; you pay insurance to avoid major damage.
 

Valuable Features

ScienceLogic offers customizable dashboards, integration capabilities, AI mapping, and robust monitoring for effective IT and network management.
Splunk AppDynamics offers comprehensive observability, real-time monitoring, and efficient transaction analysis across development and production environments with minimal overhead.
It offers over 500 integrations with a wide range of device types, referred to as PowerPacks, which are prebuilt integrations for hundreds, if not thousands, of integration types.
The CMDB update and the automatic CMDB update are valuable.
What I like the most about Splunk AppDynamics is the end-to-end observability for the application, along with traces.
The feature that I appreciate in AppDynamics Browser Real-User Monitoring is the intuitive and user-friendly dynamic mapping it creates for workflows.
The real-time feature provides me with insights into what's happening.
 

Categories and Ranking

ScienceLogic
Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring
23rd
Ranking in IT Operations Analytics
7th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
44
Ranking in other categories
Event Monitoring (7th), Unified Communications Monitoring (1st), Network Monitoring Software (27th), Server Monitoring (12th), Cloud Monitoring Software (19th), AIOps (7th)
Splunk AppDynamics
Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring
4th
Ranking in IT Operations Analytics
2nd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
245
Ranking in other categories
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (3rd), Mobile APM (2nd), Container Monitoring (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2025, in the IT Infrastructure Monitoring category, the mindshare of ScienceLogic is 1.9%, up from 1.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Splunk AppDynamics is 3.4%, down from 4.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
IT Infrastructure Monitoring
 

Featured Reviews

Michael Wenn - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers comprehensive monitoring and tool consolidation but integration complexity needs improvement
There is room for improvement in the speed of setting up the service and integrating PowerPacks. Although these prebuilt features are great, there is considerable complexity in bringing them together to create a unified dashboard. Even with many good integrations and deep visibility, the implementation takes time, especially when it doesn't involve these integrations. While some other companies have easier APIs, using this solution demands significant expertise. It's challenging for new customers to implement independently. The implementation speed of non-PowerPack or non-out-of-the-box integrations should be improved. Additionally, the AI automation feature is not yet very rich due to resource constraints supporting a wide platform.
Muhammad Zeeshan Siddiqui - PeerSpot reviewer
Dynamic mapping enhances workflows that are user-friendly
One aspect that requires improvement is the agent. Without an agent, gathering sufficient information on applications is challenging. Additionally, the agent sometimes creates performance issues in production environments. If AppDynamics could develop a means to monitor without an agent, it could significantly improve application performance and reduce potential problems. Moving to an agentless solution, like what some competitors are doing, would be beneficial.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
9%
Educational Organization
49%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Computer Software Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about ScienceLogic?
The tool is quite easy to deploy, and it offers very good support.
What needs improvement with ScienceLogic?
Integrating observability and APM monitoring into the overall portfolio would be beneficial.
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Sample Customers

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