Azure Monitor vs IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager 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 Tivoli Composite Applic...
Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
55th
Average Rating
6.6
Number of Reviews
2
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 Tivoli Composite Application Manager is 0.2%, down from 0.3% 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

AP
Dec 12, 2022
Affordable, easy to configure and offers good integration capabilities
We have multiple customer internet-facing applications, so we require granular control of each of the data flows. That is something this product helps with The ease of use and direct integration with various products have been very useful aspects of the solution that our organization has taken…
CC
May 19, 2023
Integrates well with IBM technologies, but it's outdated and lacks essential features
IBM's main value lies in its integration with its own technologies, which can be seen as a benefit in environments where IBM products are extensively used. However, this can also lead to vendor lock-in, limiting flexibility and potential compatibility with other technologies. Implementing…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The feature that I found most valuable in Azure Monitor is its monitoring abilities. With Azure Monitor, you are able to monitor all of your cloud resources across multiple subscriptions in one dashboard and create solution-specific alerts that can trigger an email to the team responsible for that specific solution."
"What I like about Azure Monitor is that it performs well."
"Azure Monitor is useful because of the useful application insights and telemetry, such as metrics and logs."
"Provides an overview and high-level information."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"Azure Monitor is a very easy-to-use product in the cloud environment."
"The solution's most valuable features are its ability to focus on delivery and maximizing the performance of applications and services."
"The solution integrates well with the Microsoft platform."
"IBM's main value lies in its integration with its own technologies, which can be seen as a benefit in environments where IBM products are extensively used."
"The solution is very stable. We never had any issues with stability."
 

Cons

"Integration with third-party tools from other vendors than Azure is more time-consuming"
"They need to work with other cloud providers - not just Azure."
"Lacks information including details related to where problems lie."
"It's really complex to retrieve or query the logs in Azure Monitor."
"In terms of pricing, Azure Monitor's billing based on data size can sometimes lead to increased costs, especially when developers need to purge data frequently. While there are mechanisms in place to track and manage this, there is room for improvement in terms of optimizing data pausing and related processes. Enhancements in this area could help mitigate potential billing concerns and provide a more seamless experience for users."
"I believe Azure Monitor is already a top-notch solution with excellent functionality and there is not much I would suggest for improvement. However, there is one limitation that certain features require payment, even for testing purposes, which can be a challenge."
"Azure Monitor is not user-friendly, and the interface is not exciting. Switching between the dashboards is not easy."
"Setting up this solution is complex. It's also missing the functionality of assigning alerts."
"The installation process is difficult, requiring continuous support and specialist expertise due to our limited knowledge of managing it effectively."
"The user interface was not good."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It's a costly solution"
"Customers of Azure Monitor must pay an amount that depends largely on how many services they need to integrate and the storage space required in terms of logs, etc. If they only have a few small services to monitor, the price won't be too high, but on the opposite side of the spectrum, it can certainly get pricey."
"Azure Monitor is a competitively priced solution."
"There is a monthly fee for the alerts triggered and the data stored."
"It is a pay-as-you-go model. I find it very cost-effective."
"Its cost depends on the ingestion of the logs. It could go anywhere. For an out-of-the-box platform such as FrameFlow, you pay pretty much a fixed price and you get what you get, whereas, with something like Azure Monitor, you pay by the ingestion charge, so you can have one client who pays hardly anything for the same alerts, and another client pays loads and loads."
"Azure Monitor is one of the more cost effective solutions on the market."
"The solution is a pay-as-you-go consumption service and is the least expensive in the market."
"I would rate the pricing a nine to ten. It is very expensive."
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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
37%
Computer Software Company
9%
Government
7%
Non Profit
4%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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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 do you like most about IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager?
IBM's main value lies in its integration with its own technologies, which can be seen as a benefit in environments where IBM products are extensively used.
What needs improvement with IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager?
Implementing synthetic monitoring for our Internet banking site has been challenging. The installation process is difficult, requiring continuous support and specialist expertise due to our limited...
What advice do you have for others considering IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager?
I would rate IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager a six out of ten. The monitoring tool we currently use is outdated and lacks essential features for monitoring customer experience. We face lim...
 

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Sample Customers

Rackspace, First Gas, Allscripts, ABB Group
Michelin Tire Corp
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