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“Synthetic Monitoring Integration Supports Automation with UI and Cost Limitations Noted”
“New option for application monitoring unique from common telemetry ”
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Splunk operates in the realm of digital security and observability to facilitate safer and more resilient digital infrastructures. The company delivers a unified platform equipped with capabilities to maintain the secure operations of an organization, insulating it against potential digital disruptions.
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Business transaction discovery is a really good feature. Unlike other tools that just show the endpoints, AppDynamics automatically groups our traffic into logical flows. This makes it incredibly easy to set performance baselines for specific critical paths in our automation suite. The ability to upload custom Selenium or Python scripts for synthetic monitoring means we can reuse our existing automation logic for production monitoring.
Unique concept for monitoring applications.
I think the product has definitely gone down hill over the last 4 to 5 years. There have been several bugs and lack of functionality to name a few.
The UI feels dated compared to newer observability platforms. Navigating between the end user monitoring tab and the backend APM nodes can be clunky and requires too many clicks. Also, the licensing for synthetic sessions is separate and can get expensive if you want to run high frequency tests from multiple global locations.
Injecting the agent is difficult in Kubernetes.
For this product, there were several years where new functionality was non-existent. As far as service is concerned, there has been a major amount of turn over and the support site is very cumbersome to navigate.
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Synthetic Monitoring Integration Supports Automation with UI and Cost Limitations Noted
AppDynamics is our go-to for deep dive performance analysis, especially during our load testing cycles. As an SDET, I heavily rely on the browser synthetic monitoring to run Python-based front-end test scripts on a schedule that simulates user flows such as from logging in to checking out. It excels at connecting front-end latency from the browser RUM directly to the backend database queries, which helps me prove to developers that the slowness is indeed an API issue and not just a heavy client-side script. - IT AssociateGov't/PS/EdEducationReview Source
High Staff Turnover and Complex Support Site Impact Service Experience Since Acquisition
The Cisco AppDynamics team was great until they acquired by ThousandEyes and started rebranding everything. Once that started, it was really hard to get in contact or even know who our customer care person was or who we should contact for issues like licensing. - It Associate1B-10B USDSoftwareReview Source
Pioneers in Deep Tracking for Large Scale Companies
They are one of the leaders out there but they need to keep working to improve so they don't fall back of the top tier line. Excellent deep tracking monitoring of services! - SOFTWARE QA<50M USDSoftwareReview Source
Powerful APM tool for keeping apps in check
AppDynamics is an amazing tool to keep an eye on everything happening in your application. From dashboards all the way to transaction tracing and alerts, it gives you full visibility. Extremely helpful in spotting issues before users notice. It's packed with features, so there is a learning curve. Once familiar, however, it is a go-to for any team serious about app performance. - IT ASSOCIATE10B+ USDHealthcare and BiotechReview Source
Enterprise-Grade APM That Delivers Deep Insights - if you are ready for the investment
It delivers powerful application performance visibility, but requires a significant investment in both licensing and taking full leverage of its capabilities.