Elastic Observability Reviews

We basically use Elastic APM for our metrics to look at our performance. Whenever people say that there's a latency of more than a certain amount, then we just open this APM and see why exactly the latency is high. We can choose that data set, and then we can go deeper. 

The solution allows us to track performance via metrics.

We're able to see where latency is happening. 

The solution allows us to dig deep into data.

There needs to be less boiler code. That's where I see a solution such as Dynatrace as being very good. We need to just deploy the Dynatrace and then it just uses all the TCP packages et cetera, to figure out what the endpoint to endpoint mapping is. It can give more insight into performance.

I can see mistakes in annotations. If a developer uses a different annotation, these performance metrics are not in the portal. When I go to the portal, I do not see many insights on the endpoints or where there could be latencies. I'd like overall fewer mistakes.

The solution needs to use more AI. Once the product onboards AI, users would more effectively be able to track endpoints for specific messages.

I do not have more than six months' experience with this solution. I'm a senior engineer here and I just was looking at a few issues in our system, and then I could see that how we are doing this APM integration.

I may not be able to comment on the stability as that is something DevOps should know. My understanding is that it is stable. That said, in use cases, it lacks insights features. 

I came to this organization from a financial background. In all the major banks, capital markets, they use this ITRS Geneos. I have experience in that tool.

I don't have any details in terms of pricing. It's not an aspect of the solution I am familiar with. 

I see that there are a few features that are not there in that Elastic APM. I have been looking at another APM that we can use in our C systems.

I am looking into Dynatrace and Azure Monitor.

We are just a customer and an end-user.

With so little experience with the solution so far, I do not have any specific advice to share with others. 

I'd rate the solution at a six out of ten.

We are using Elastic APM primarily for central logging.

Elastic APM has plenty of features, such as the Elastic server for Kibana and many additional plugins. It's a comprehensive tool when used as a logging platform.

In the future, Elastic APM needs a portfolio iTool. They can provide an easy way to develop the custom UI for Kibana.

Elastic APM needs to focus on improving infrastructure, monitoring, and enriching Kibana features.

I have been using Elastic APM for approximately one year.

Elastic APM is a stable solution if it is configured properly.

The scalability of Elastic APM is good.

The solution is good for small businesses but not good for enterprises or corporations. There are other tools that would be better suited.

The is a comprehensive online community that I have used for support.

The implementation of Elastic APM is highly complex. However, the setup is straightforward for Docker installation or containers. The multiple cluster configuration with the distributed nature of the solution is difficult.

I have evaluated Dynatrace and it's an amazing solution compared to Elastic.

I would advise others to use a different solution than Elastic APM. 

I rate Elastic APM a six out of ten.