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ServiceNow IT Operations Management 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
ServiceNow IT Operations Management enhances efficiency, accelerating workflows and visibility, with ROI realized between three to 24 months.
Sentiment score
7.3
Splunk AppDynamics enhances app performance, customer experience, and efficiency, offering quick ROI, cost reductions, and operational improvements.
It reduced staffing needs from four full-time staff to fewer due to automation.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.3
ServiceNow IT Operations Management's support has swift response times but inconsistent quality, needing improved processes and communication.
Sentiment score
7.3
Splunk AppDynamics support is praised for knowledge and engagement, despite occasional response time and geographical challenges.
The response time of technical support could be improved.
The customer service and support are helpful and responsive.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.6
ServiceNow IT Operations Management offers scalable and integrative solutions ideal for enterprises, despite potential complexity and high licensing costs.
Sentiment score
7.4
Splunk AppDynamics is praised for scalability across environments, though pricing and large deployments pose occasional challenges.
ServiceNow ITOM scales very well to small and medium businesses.
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
7.8
ServiceNow IT Operations Management offers high reliability and stability, despite potential network issues and challenges in larger deployments.
Sentiment score
7.7
Splunk AppDynamics offers strong stability and high performance, with minimal downtime and excellent support despite occasional issues.
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

ServiceNow ITOM users find it costly, with concerns on integration, features, scalability, customization, setup complexity, and licensing.
Splunk AppDynamics requires improvements in interface design, setup, mobile compatibility, real-time monitoring, and modern technology support.
We are facing difficulties with service mapping of CIs from the end users, and are seeking help from third-party vendors.
There is room for improvement in service mapping within ServiceNow ITOM.
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

ServiceNow IT Operations Management is perceived as costly but valued for its comprehensive features, often requiring negotiation for discounts.
Enterprise users find Splunk AppDynamics pricing complex and costly, requiring careful assessment and negotiation for better deals.
The pricing model offers scaling where not everything consumes a license equally, providing more value across different business areas.
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

ServiceNow IT Operations Management excels in integration, automation, and cost reduction, offering intuitive navigation and robust IT support.
Splunk AppDynamics offers comprehensive observability, real-time monitoring, and efficient transaction analysis across development and production environments with minimal overhead.
The performance analytics of ServiceNow was especially beneficial for setting thresholds, aggregating, and correlating infrastructure data.
ServiceNow IT Operations Management is beneficial for the discovery of all CIs in our environment.
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

ServiceNow IT Operations Ma...
Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring
10th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
40
Ranking in other categories
Event Monitoring (1st), Cloud Management (9th), AIOps (4th)
Splunk AppDynamics
Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring
4th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
245
Ranking in other categories
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (3rd), IT Operations Analytics (2nd), Mobile APM (2nd), Container Monitoring (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the IT Infrastructure Monitoring category, the mindshare of ServiceNow IT Operations Management is 2.3%, down from 2.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Splunk AppDynamics is 3.3%, down from 4.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
IT Infrastructure Monitoring
 

Featured Reviews

RichardG - PeerSpot reviewer
Effortlessly blends management systems for comprehensive infrastructure insight
ServiceNow IT Operations Management brought together Intune and SCCM or MECM really well. It provided out-of-the-box integrations, requiring only minimal effort, typically a couple of days, to massage those systems into a seamless operation. Additionally, the performance analytics of ServiceNow was especially beneficial for setting thresholds, aggregating, and correlating infrastructure data.
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
Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Government
6%
Educational Organization
48%
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 ServiceNow IT Operations Management?
From my perspective as an asset manager, the most valuable feature of the solution is the configuration management portion, where I can actively add something to the database.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ServiceNow IT Operations Management?
We obtained discovery licenses at about seven dollars Australian per unit, which we found to be reasonable and competitive. The pricing model offers scaling where not everything consumes a license ...
What needs improvement with ServiceNow IT Operations Management?
There is room for improvement in service mapping within ServiceNow ITOM. When we have more time, we'll look to extend that and apply it to business-critical services like email.
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Also Known As

ServiceNow ITOM
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Overview

 

Sample Customers

servicenow, TransAlta, NATS, Symantec
Cisco, Sony, Nasdaq, Reserve Bank of New Zealand, Edmunds.com, Puma, Fox News, DirecTV, Pizza Hut, T-Systems, Cornell University, OpenTable, BITMARCK, Green Mountain Power, Care.com, Overstock, Paddy Power, eHarmony, Kraft, The Motley Fool, The Container Store, and more See more customers
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