AlertSite vs LogicMonitor comparison

SmartBear's AlertSite is an application performance management and system monitoring software. AlertSite is an early warning system that users can rely on to monitor their websites, web apps, and APIs from any physical location as well as from within their private networks. It offers real-time alerting with root-cause analytics and robust reporting. AlertSite allows you to proactively monitor from an independent network of over 350 monitoring nodes worldwide.

Here are AlertSite’s 6 use cases: 

1. Monitor web: AlertSite monitors beyond availability to detect performance anomalies and notify the appropriate people when deviations occur, whether it's online apps or websites.
   
   
2. Monitor APIs: Check to see that your internal, external, and third-party APIs are working properly, returning the correct content, and performing as expected.
   
   
3. Monitor apps: With nearly any action, monitor your online sites and applications using actual browsers, just like a consumer. There is no need for scripting.
   
   
4. Monitor mobile: Monitor your mobile-friendly websites, native mobile apps, carrier-based nodes, and network speeds with real devices (3G, 4G LTE).
   
   
5. Monitor SLAs: Make sure you're meeting service-level agreements' requirements. SLA requirements are monitored and reported on by AlertSite.
   
   
6. Monitor cloud: Monitor your cloud-based applications to improve mobility. AlertSite monitors your apps across public and private clouds, giving you complete visibility into their status.

AlertSite Features

AlertSite has many valuable key features. Some of the most useful ones include:

• Enables a comprehensive view of UI and API performance.
  
  
• Monitoring coverage from 350+ worldwide nodes and private networks.
  
• Integrates with DevOps and Ops tool stacks.
  
  
• Displays availability and performance data that assist in determining the root cause of performance problems.
  
  
• With AlertSite's Single Sign-On (SSO) support, you can assist your authentication procedures.
  
  
• Free training and assistance. AlertSite’s responsive team is always there to assist you, from the initial rollout through day-to-day support.
  
  
• Eliminates the stress of false alerts using these key features:
  
  
  • Tracks the performance of your apps, APIs, and websites.
    
  
  
  • Sets up monitor and alarm schedules, as well as blackout periods and retry choices.
    
  
  
  • Sets alert thresholds that are both static and dynamic.
    
    
  • Calculates the number of failures needed to set off an alarm.
    
    
  • After the first failure, retries logic.
    
  
  
  • Based on error code, sends an alert to recipients and group routing.
    
  
  
  • Tests from over 85 different locations across the world, with internal and external monitoring.
    
  
  
  • Defines assertions and validations.
    
  
  
  • Integrates with PagerDuty, Slack, Splunk, VictorOps, and more.

• Easy configuration with help from these key features:
  
  
  • DejaClick is an intuitive, seamless plug-in for documenting web transactions and user journeys.
    
  
  
  • Use the point-and-click script creation for website, web, and mobile monitor scripts.
    
  
  
  • Benefit from using native API monitor creation.
    
  
  
  • Scripts for functional tests can be reused.
    
  
  
  • Automate monitor creation by using Swagger Specs or OpenAPI Specification files.

LogicMonitor offers flexible IT monitoring with customizable dashboards and robust alerting capabilities. It integrates seamlessly with third-party apps like ServiceNow and provides a single-pane view for diverse IT environments, aiding in proactive issue resolution and enhancing operational efficiency.

LogicMonitor stands out with its capability to monitor diverse infrastructures including Cisco Voice systems, data centers, and virtual environments. Supporting servers, storage, networking devices, and applications, it provides seamless integration with cloud services like AWS and Azure. Users leverage its scalability and flexibility, benefiting from dynamic thresholds, anomaly detection, and detailed visualization. All these features contribute to improved management of IT assets and streamlined operations. Users suggest improvements in mapping, reporting, and automation for remediation, desiring more customizations and an expansive application performance monitoring toolset.

• Customizable Dashboards: Allows personalization of monitoring views.
• Robust Alerting: Offers advanced alert configurations.
• API and Plugin Support: Ensures integration with apps like ServiceNow.
• Dynamic Thresholds: Facilitates proactive issue resolution.
• Anomaly Detection: Aids in identifying potential issues early.

• Operational Efficiency: Enhanced by detailed visualizations and dashboards.
• Scalability: Supports growing IT environments effortlessly.
• Proactive Management: Facilitated by flexible alerting and monitoring.
• Flexibility: Customization in monitoring diverse environments.

LogicMonitor is widely implemented across industries, providing monitoring for infrastructure in sectors like telecommunications, cloud computing, and managed services. Managed service providers particularly value its ability to track client environments, deliver proactive alerts, and generate comprehensive reports, while its integration with cloud platforms like AWS and Azure offers users centralized management and visibility into IT assets worldwide.