Actional vs Aternity AppInternals [EOL] comparison

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Aurea and Riverbed are both solutions in the Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability category. Additionally, 100% of Aurea users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 90% of Riverbed users who would recommend it.

Actional

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100% willing to recommend

Aternity AppInternals [EOL]

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90% willing to recommend

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Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Actional

Average Rating

9.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (73rd), SOA Governance (3rd)

Aternity AppInternals [EOL]

Average Rating

8.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Featured Reviews

it_user690762

Consultant at a comms service provider with 501-1,000 employees

Provides speed and scaling in the cloud

Provides speed and scaling in the cloud Effortless scaling Never throws away data Takes action now Delivers analytics at the speed of business Automates and speeds up system discovery I would like to see better marketing. We have used this for four years. There are no deployment issues at this…

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reviewer1374792

IT Support Specialist at a real estate/law firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

Great for visibility but lacks many features and difficult to update

We're customers. We don't have a special relationship with the company. I am the operation's application administrator. At the moment, the solution is monitoring the applications that we want it to monitor. We're not looking at it on a daily basis. We just use it here and there. The challenge we have is that we believe that Dynatrace can address some tasks we'd like done that are not possible to execute on this solution. Dynatrace includes monitoring of not just the logs, but the applications as well. Dynatrace also makes us include firewalls, etc. We could have it so there are end to end solutions or identifications within the process. What we have right now is only the app server as well as the database server and its connectivity. The solution does save time that's caused when creating SQL coding. However, there are some issues around AppInternals changing the code and giving us issues. From the point of view of the top management, we want a more permanent solution. We want to identify what causes issues and we are looking for a more end-to-end solution. That is why we are looking at Dynatrace. I don't know if I have any advice for other organizations. The experience I have is only based on my own limited experience. However, I believe that the application has the potential to be really good if it identifies what is really important to an organization. It's still sort of half-baked without AppResponse. Without the other key features in infrastructure, like the network, firewalls, and proxies, it's lacking. It's not fully complete. I'd rate the solution six out of ten. It addresses some of our needs, but there's a lot lacking that could be added to make it a fuller, more interesting product.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"From a testing standpoint, ignoring license and cost issues, it's not a bad product."

"This tool has great scaling capabilities, i.e., no limitations."

"The most valuable aspect of this solution is the integration with their other systems. It's easy to understand and it points out the relevant problems in the enterprise."

"The capability of analysing each individual transaction captured to a very low level detail (method call/line of code)."

"By going to v10 it made our lives a whole lot easier because prior to v10, we had to put all of these assets, these Riverbed arguments, basically JVM start up itself."

"Many times what might have taken hours or days can be resolved in a few minutes."

"If you want to save time for problem resolution, and to address problem on your environments you should try Riverbed OPNET."

"Mean time to isolate a problem has dropped by 50-75% in each region since we've deployed the Riverbed SteelCentral suite."

"Clicks to root cause - fast & easy to diagnose and deep-dive"

"Synthetic transactions, WMI and SNMP query capability."

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Cons

"My concern is with Automation integration."

"It's still sort of half-baked without AppResponse. Without the other key features in infrastructure, like the network, firewalls, and proxies, it's lacking."

"It wasn't a critical issue, but it was hot enough to where it would have been nice to get some guidance from Riverbed, but they went ahead and let us down, but that was only one occasion."

"Deployment and agent patch management is not managed centrally, resulting in a large level of effort to update."

"It's not as good as it was three years ago before meddling by an activist investor, privatization, and subsequent layoffs hurt support."

"I would like for it to have automated updates, the way the product updates itself should be all automated, as opposed to what it is now."

"The admin dashboard could be easier as it takes a little bit of time to get used to it."

"We'd like to be able to find out performance problems on application class and methods."

"We had issues with the end-to-end view of unique customer: reviewing end-to-end customer problems to see where a problem is about customer, code, DB or network."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The licensing model for v9 is better where it is an individual license per server, while v10 licenses are per JVM/ .NET and server instance. The latter model appears to be the model that other APM vendors are using."

"The licensing model is expensive compared to its competitors, but the service it gives to your business, and the data quality, means that it's worth it."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

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Outsourcing Company

17%

Manufacturing Company

17%

Performing Arts

10%

Construction Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	1
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	7

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Also Known As

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SteelCentral AppInternals, OPNET ACE, AppInternals Xpert

Overview

Actional offers intelligent solutions designed to optimize IT operations through advanced monitoring and analytics capabilities, enhancing efficiency in complex environments.

Actional is an advanced monitoring tool tailored for IT operations, providing profound insights into system performance. It specializes in real-time monitoring, offering an extensive perspective on application performance and system interactions. With intuitive analytics, it supports improved decision-making and strategic planning, ensuring operational efficiency and minimizing downtime. Its adaptable nature allows seamless integration into varied IT infrastructures, making it a vital resource for maintaining optimized processes.

What are the most valuable features of Actional?

Real-time Monitoring: Provides continuous oversight of application performance and system interactions.
Comprehensive Analytics: Delivers insights through intuitive data visualization and reporting tools.
Seamless Integration: Easily integrates with existing IT infrastructure to streamline operations.
Performance Optimization: Identifies bottlenecks and proposes solutions for improved performance.
Scalability: Adapts to the growth and evolution of IT environments.

What benefits and ROI can be expected from Actional?

Increased Efficiency: Reduces downtime through proactive system monitoring.
Enhanced Decision-making: Provides data-driven insights to inform strategic planning.
Cost Savings: Optimizes resources and reduces operational costs over time.
Improved Performance: Streamlines processes to enhance overall system performance.
Flexibility: Adapts to changing needs, supporting long-term sustainability.

Actional is widely implemented across industries including finance and healthcare, where reliable system performance is critical. It aids financial institutions in managing transaction flows, ensuring compliance and operational integrity. In healthcare, it supports the delivery of uninterrupted service by monitoring critical applications, ensuring they run optimally to deliver efficient care.

Aurea

Simplified high-definition APM visibility leveraging Real User Monitoring, Synthetic Monitoring, and OpenTelemetry, that is scalable, easy to use and deploy, and unifies insights across end users, applications, networks, and the cloud-native ecosystem

Riverbed

Sample Customers

Proximus, Air France-KLM, Barratt Developments, Freedom Mortgage

National Instruments, Allianz

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