Google Cloud's operations suite (formerly Stackdriver) vs Honeycomb.io comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Google Cloud's operations s...
Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
24th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
Log Management (25th), Cloud Monitoring Software (23rd)
Honeycomb.io
Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
36th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
1
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 Google Cloud's operations suite (formerly Stackdriver) is 1.4%, down from 1.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Honeycomb.io is 2.3%, up from 1.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
Unique Categories:
Log Management
0.7%
Cloud Monitoring Software
3.8%
No other categories found
 

Featured Reviews

NG
Oct 31, 2022
Good logging and tracing but does need more profiling capabilities
It's basically for troubleshooting when you are in performance engineering load tests. Then all the logs are monitored from stack home, and each and every component that's involved is on there It has reduced the amount of time that we would take for troubleshooting. The logging and tracing…
PR
Apr 6, 2023
A valuable solution for application teams to identify downtime and SLO-related issues
There aren't any specific use cases for the solution as such. In our company, we use the solution for SLA and SLO-related work Honeycomb.io facilitates the identification of service downtime by integrating with our logging endpoint in Splunk. We log the endpoint in Splunk, and Honeycomb.io…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Offers a valuable logging transport feature"
"The cloud login enables us to get our logs from the different platforms that we currently use."
"The features that I have found most valuable are its graphs - if I need any statistics, in Kubernetes or Kong level or VPN level, I can quickly get the reports."
"We find the solution to be stable."
"It's easy to use."
"Provides visibility into the performance uptime."
"Google's technical support is very good."
"Our company has a corporate account for Google Cloud and so our systems and clusters integrate really well."
"The solution's initial setup process was straightforward since we were getting enough support from Honeycomb.io's team."
 

Cons

"This solution could be improved if it offered the ability to analyze charts, such as a solution like Kibana."
"It could be even more automated."
"The process of logging analytics can be improved"
"While we are satisfied with the overall performance, in certain cases we must add additional metrics and additional tools like Grafana and Dynatrace."
"It could be more stable."
"The product provides minimal metrics that are insufficient."
"The logging functionality could be better."
"Lacking sufficient operations documentation."
"The process of log scraping gets delayed on Honeycomb.io. At times, it gives false alerts to the application team."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We have a basic standard license without any additional costs."
"The cost of using Stackdriver depends on usage."
"The cost could be lower."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
19%
Computer Software Company
16%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Retailer
7%
Financial Services Firm
21%
Computer Software Company
15%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Manufacturing Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Google Stackdriver?
If the errors are caught early in the interface, it would be easier for users to manage. The process of logging analytics can be improved.
What do you like most about Honeycomb.io?
The solution's initial setup process was straightforward since we were getting enough support from Honeycomb.io's team.
What needs improvement with Honeycomb.io?
The process of log scraping gets delayed on Honeycomb.io. At times, it gives false alerts to the application team. It would be good if Honeycomb.io could integrate with third-party tools or paid se...
What is your primary use case for Honeycomb.io?
There aren't any specific use cases for the solution as such. In our company, we use the solution for SLA and SLO-related work.
 

Also Known As

Google Stackdriver, Stackdriver Monitoring, Stackdriver Logging, Google Cloud Monitoring
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Sample Customers

Uber, Batterii, Q42, Dovetail Games
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