DX Performance Management vs SolarWinds AppOptics comparison

DX Performance Management
Read 31 DX Performance Management reviews
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96% willing to recommend
SolarWinds AppOptics
Read 9 SolarWinds AppOptics reviews
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80% willing to recommend
 

Categories and Ranking

DX Performance Management
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
31
Ranking in other categories
Infrastructure Capacity Planning (2nd), Network Monitoring Software (35th), DX NetOps (2nd)
SolarWinds AppOptics
Average Rating
7.8
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (43rd), IT Infrastructure Monitoring (51st), Cloud Monitoring Software (33rd)
 

Featured Reviews

AH
Feb 25, 2023
Good performance management and monitoring with seamless integrations
Most of the functions included in DX Performance Management are sufficient for our monitoring. If we need something extra, we use the DX Performance API and other functions, such as the ability to integrate interface details (graphs, dashboards) into our own applications. I'm not a fan of many extra features since they usually burden the software and reduce its reliability. In addition, the requirements of each environment are very different, and it will never be possible to develop software that will meet all the requirements of all companies. However, I would like Broadcom to expand the ability to edit device types by the user in DX Performance Management. Currently, we only have a limited list of standard types, such as switches, routers, and the like. I need to specify custom types so I can customize dashboards for them.
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PR
Oct 19, 2022
Long term stability, comprehensive option, with reasonable pricing
SolarWinds AppOptics does far more than what an individual may realize. It is not just a SIEM tool I have found the most valuable feature is application performance management. I would like to see more integration with other tools that are available on the market. I have been working with…
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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"You can have thousands of devices inside and hundreds of thousands of interphases without a problem."
"We're able to present data from multiple back-end collection sources into a single dashboard for the users. So they don't have to go to multiple locations to get data about a particular item, or device."
"My sales representative, I would not trade him in for the world. He has done a really good job. I am really happy with him.​"
"The capability where not only the traditional SNMP information is captured but also the netflow data; who is consuming the data on the WAN, and voice-related information, is helpful. The voice quality makes it very easy for first- and second-line operators to see where the issue is, and who is impacted."
"It is very easy to add devices; just be aware that it requires SNMP to be enabled."
"The out-of-the-box dashboards are valuable, in terms of being able to visualize performance data in ways that we haven't in the past."
"The feature that is inherent to its core, of being able to graphically represent a trend and status, is nice."
"The ability to very quickly and graphically navigate around, being able to zoom in to a timeframe, apply it to all the other panels... are all very intuitive."
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"Technical support is always live and they're supportive."
"The sum solution, NTA, and DPA."
"The reporting of the solution is very good."
"Some of the most valuable features of SolarWinds are the topology discovery and network performance analysis."
"I have found the most valuable feature is application performance management."
"The product has a great dashboard."
 

Cons

"This may be available by now but for server space, when it comes to the disk file system, I'd like to see that graphically represented, or the trend, rather than what I'm seeing now."
"The solution could improve the database model. It is also not very good because they have a lot of interconnections with other data sources, such as NFA and VNA."
"I would like to have more tasks, graphs, and possibilities for linking to the graphs and reports added to the solution."
"Since we are out of registered IP space, we are moving to ipv6 and we expect our vendors to move with us, and they have not delivered yet."
"CA PM can be complex to build and configure. Creating the folders / groups / sites required establishing many rule sets."
"I'm not a fan of many extra features since they usually burden the software and reduce its reliability."
"We would like to be capable of reporting network performance with a report strictly focused on the times outside business hours, which CA PM does not currently support. We have discontinued the use of the Business Hours Filtering until CA engineers are able to resolve or offer guidance."
"DX Performance Management should increase high availability. If one of my two data centers goes offline and the other is operational, I need a seamless transition from the primary to the secondary data center. It's crucial to maintain consistent monitoring of the devices during this transition. Therefore, I require continuous, 24/7 monitoring of my system using this tool."
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"In terms of the technology, I think they need to put some more advanced troubleshooting into SolarWinds, in terms of AI capabilities. That's the next generation, especially in the cases of APIs which have already adopted AI capabilities into their products."
"The solution should be more user-friendly."
"The implementation needs improvement. It needs to get modernized with the newer cloud scenario in both public and private deployment models."
"AppOptics would benefit from having a much more centralized view."
"I would like to see more integration with other tools that are available on the market."
"The integration with Unix services should be a bit more straightforward."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"They should provide more scalable licensing for the product."
"We purchase a license to use the solution every three years and we have multiple contracts. They have been increasing the price annually. We have a baseline for three years and then we need to pay the difference from the baseline, and we are in the process of negotiating a new price for all the licenses we need. The price overall is affordable."
"We were looking at other vendors in the marketplace for NetFlow, and CA just beat everybody else in price, cost, and the size to implement. ​"
"The tool's pricing is based on the number of network devices."
"I like the licensing model because it's device-based."
"Do your homework and know how many devices you will be managing out of the gate. Be sure to project what your growth will be each year."
"Since it's a negotiable rate, I would rate the pricing as a five out of five."
"I believe the current licensing cost is reasonable."
"Mostly, it's a perpetual license. We don't have any customers using the subscription right now—it's mostly a perpetual license that the customers purchase. The licensing is based on the number of elements, whereas other solutions are node-based."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
26%
Computer Software Company
17%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
6%
Educational Organization
62%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Computer Software Company
5%
Government
5%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about DX Performance Management?
The tool helps us understand network performance.
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for DX Performance Management?
The tool's pricing is based on the number of network devices.
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What needs improvement with DX Performance Management?
DX Performance Management should increase high availability. If one of my two data centers goes offline and the other is operational, I need a seamless transition from the primary to the secondary ...
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What do you like most about SolarWinds AppOptics?
The product has a great dashboard.
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What needs improvement with SolarWinds AppOptics?
The solution should be more user-friendly.
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What is your primary use case for SolarWinds AppOptics?
I used the solution for monitoring servers and network equipment.
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Product Reports

Buyer's Guide
DX Performance Management
June 2024
DX Performance Management reportDownload DX Performance Management product report
Buyer's Guide
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
May 2024
SolarWinds AppOptics reportDownload SolarWinds AppOptics product report
 

Also Known As

CA Performance Management
AppOptics, SolarWinds TraceView, Librato
 

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Broadcom
SolarWinds
 

Overview

CA Performance Management is a comprehensive and highly scalable network performance monitoring and analytics platform. It was built to meet the unique demands of big data and modern networks architectures, including highly dynamic and complex hybrid cloud and software-defined networks (SDN).

The platform is design to reduce complexity inherent in modern networks built across numerous technology stacks through advanced network performance monitoring and relationship mapping for improved operational assurance.

Combined with CA Virtual Network Assurance, the platform extends operator visibility through advanced discovery and network performance monitoring of highly sensitive cloud and multi-layered SDN networks and service chains.

AppOptics is a SaaS-based simple, powerful and affordable Infrastructure & Application monitoring for custom on-premises, cloud, and hybrid systems. 

Your business runs on applications, and when they go down or run slowly, it can impact the business in lost productivity, customers, or revenue. To add to the complexity, your IT environment is changing, and workloads can be spread across data centers, and cloud resources. You need to monitor the availability and performance of applications and infrastructure, regardless of where they are, so you can identify potential issues early and address them before they impact users

 

Sample Customers

Jack Henry & Assoc, Target, CenturyLink, Bell Canada, BrightHouse Networks, Telus, Unisys, Verizon, Southern California Edison, GEICO, Fidelity Investments, Wells Fargo, American Family Insurance Group, Deutsche Telekom AG 
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