Azure Monitor vs IBM Application Performance Management comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Azure Monitor
Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
4th
Average Rating
7.8
Number of Reviews
48
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Monitoring Software (5th)
IBM Application Performance...
Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
54th
Average Rating
6.4
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2024, in the Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability category, the mindshare of Azure Monitor is 11.4%, up from 9.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM Application Performance Management is 0.3%, down from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
Unique Categories:
Cloud Monitoring Software
18.5%
No other categories found
 

Featured Reviews

IrfanRashid - PeerSpot reviewer
May 23, 2024
Allows for detailed monitoring of applications, including performance metrics and data consumption
At the end of the day, I would say it's a very good product for us because we can monitor how our applications are performing. This is very important for us because it's our own application. We need to know its performance, collect data, visualize, and analyze. We can also improve our product based on the results we see from the monitor. Any issues, we can go into the logs and trace them. We can do tracing as well. There are a lot of features. Overall, I would rate the solution a nine out of ten. My recommendation: If you use a Microsoft product, for example, if you are developing a product in .NET or other Microsoft products, you can use Azure. It's very scalable and works very well. There are many native applications in Azure Systems that can be utilized. For example, if you develop your backend in .NET and use an SQL database or even MongoDB, you can use Azure because it's a native competitor for Microsoft.
Daniel Tamiru - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 1, 2022
A multi-functional solution but has poor stability and performance-related issues
We are using version 4 of IBM Application Performance Management, and it is deployed on-premises. We use it for internet banking and mainly for application performance on-site. For example, if we face performance-related issues in one of our software or managed services, we use this solution to…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Technical support is good and helpful...The initial setup is easy."
"Azure Monitor is a very easy-to-use product in the cloud environment."
"Good load and metrics gathering and very good analysis."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"The solution integrates well with the Microsoft platform."
"You can scale the product."
"It is a robust, stable product."
"For me, the best feature is the log analysis with Azure Monitor's Log Analytics. Without being able to analyze the logs of all the activities that affect the performance of a machine, your monitoring effectiveness will be severely limited."
"The transaction tracking feature from IBM is the most important feature for us. It is something that provides a terrific value for us and our clients. It has a lot of data sources and agents that are collectors. It is also stable."
"IBM Application Performance Management helped us increased our response time by 80% and cost 60% less."
"It's easy to use."
"The initial setup was straightforward and took minimal effort."
"Because we have partnerships with other partners, I can share a bit about what I've noticed with IBM APM compared to other vendor solutions. Specifically, with IBM, the visibility into detailed process information is more tangible. On the OS level, APM displays all processes (or the top 10 processes) that are consuming CPU or resident memory. This is the most important thing that is not always available with other vendors."
"The most valuable feature is the breakdown that it provides, such as a description of the fields for a particular transaction."
"I would rate the scalability an eight out of ten."
 

Cons

"Azure Monitor could improve the visualization aspect and integrate better with other third-party services."
"Azure Monitor could improve network performance monitoring and make it more advanced."
"When something goes down, we want the option to have automation in place to get it back up again as quickly as possible."
"Although it's not always the case, the price can sometimes get expensive. This depends on a number of factors, such as how many services you are trying to integrate with Azure Monitor and how much storage they're consuming each month (for example, how large are the log files?)."
"They should include advanced logging on the database level in the Azure pool."
"The default interface should be improved."
"The monitoring of Kubernetes clusters needs improvement to be on par with competitors."
"The solution should have cross-connection or cross-communication between tech partners."
"Technical support can be slow and needs improvement."
"The demo that was provided to us is not working very well. At times, there are errors."
"It's still missing some platforms. For example, if you look to applications itself, it is missing the interface."
"The stability is not great and should be better."
"They should focus on potentially enhancing the dashboard to make it more contemporary and adding some customization options. Furthermore, there might be room for improvement in the pricing policy."
"With APM, we noticed that the agent can cause a lot of issues for the application, making the agent very unreliable. Many issues are happening, and we've had to discuss it with support to try and get a fix. It affects application availability, and sometimes actions fail because of the agent, degrading the performance of the application."
"Its web user interface is a little bit old in comparison to other solutions, such as New Relic, and it should be improved. Its scalability and technical support should also be improved. Currently, it is scalable, but only in a vertical way. They provide good technical support, but the initial steps for a new case can be improved to fasten the resolution process."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution’s pricing depends on how much logs it collects."
"Azure Monitor is cheaper compared to other third-party monitoring tools."
"Azure Monitor is one of the more cost effective solutions on the market."
"Azure Monitor is a competitively priced solution."
"The tool is expensive."
"Regarding pricing, Azure Monitor is free with Azure license, so there are no additional costs for using it."
"Azure Monitor is a low-priced solution, which is why it would work best on small-scale projects."
"The price of the solution is reasonable."
"The licensing fees can be paid every six months or on a yearly basis."
"IBM APM is one of the cheaper products on the market, while everything necessary to get started is included in the license."
"As I previously indicated, I initiated the IBM and uncovered all its elements. Consequently, I'm not inclined towards a licensing approach."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Government
7%
Financial Services Firm
20%
Computer Software Company
18%
Government
11%
University
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

How does Splunk compare with Azure Monitor?
Splunk handles a high amount of data very well. We use Splunk to capture information and as an aggregator for monitoring information from different sources. Splunk is very good at alerting us if we...
What do you like most about Azure Monitor?
Azure Monitor is a very easy-to-use product in the cloud environment.
What needs improvement with Azure Monitor?
The cost of the solution can be reduced so that more people can adopt it for monitoring purposes. Some challenges remain in integration with the product. At our company, on a few occasions, we have...
What needs improvement with IBM Application Performance Management?
They should focus on potentially enhancing the dashboard to make it more contemporary and adding some customization options. Furthermore, there might be room for improvement in the pricing policy. ...
What is your primary use case for IBM Application Performance Management?
I monitor business applications for more than four end users.
 

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Sample Customers

Rackspace, First Gas, Allscripts, ABB Group
Mibtree, EatDrinkDeals.com, IT Performance Advisor
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