Alluvio AppResponse vs ManageEngine OpManager comparison

Riverbed and ManageEngine are both solutions in the Network Monitoring Software category. Riverbed is ranked #55 with an average rating of 8.0, while ManageEngine is ranked #11 with an average rating of 8.3. Riverbed holds a 0.6% mindshare in NMS, compared to ManageEngine’s 1.9% mindshare. Additionally, 93% of Riverbed users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 82% of ManageEngine users who would recommend it.

Alluvio AppResponse

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93% willing to recommend

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82% willing to recommend

Alluvio AppResponse

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 10, 2024

Alluvio AppResponse and ManageEngine OpManager are competing in the network performance and management tools category. ManageEngine OpManager generally has a competitive edge due to its robust features and comprehensive capabilities.

Features: Alluvio AppResponse includes advanced network analytics, integrated reporting, and app performance monitoring. ManageEngine OpManager provides automated workflows, multi-vendor support, and extensive visualization capabilities which offers it a wider appeal for organizations.

Room for Improvement: Alluvio AppResponse might enhance its features by expanding multi-vendor support and increasing visualization capabilities. Improving automated workflows and offering more intuitive interfaces could further refine AppResponse. ManageEngine OpManager can benefit from incorporating deeper packet inspection and enhancing real-time application monitoring. It might also optimize its streamlined integration capabilities to better serve complex environments.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Alluvio AppResponse offers a streamlined deployment process and integrates seamlessly with current infrastructures. ManageEngine OpManager is noted for its intuitive setup processes and provides robust customer support options. OpManager's accessible and responsive customer service can significantly enhance the deployment experience.

Pricing and ROI: Alluvio AppResponse is marked by a higher initial cost, delivering excellent ROI through sophisticated analytics in specialized environments. ManageEngine OpManager presents a more cost-effective solution. By balancing setup costs with high ROI from its essential network management tools and scalability, OpManager often appeals to budget-conscious organizations.

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Alluvio AppResponse vs. ManageEngine OpManager

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Alluvio AppResponse

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

55th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (46th)

ManageEngine OpManager

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

11th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

5.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Network Monitoring Software category, the mindshare of Alluvio AppResponse is 0.6%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ManageEngine OpManager is 1.9%, up from 1.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Network Monitoring Software Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
ManageEngine OpManager	1.9%
Alluvio AppResponse	0.6%
Other	97.5%

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Featured Reviews

Satyam Kumar

Senior Technical Engineer at a consultancy with 1-10 employees

Identifies and analyzes performance issues quickly using in-built AI and ML

With Alluvio AppResponse, there is an in-built analytical analysis with AI and ML, which identifies and provides data such as the number of TCP retransmits, web access time, total connection time out, total connections established, and server-side errors. The RTCC response time composition chart is crucial because it helps pinpoint the issue's origin, whether from the server, network, or application side. It's a superb product when compared to SolarWinds SAM, which is agent-based, while Alluvio AppResponse captures all traffic from the core switch.

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Charles A

Deputy Director at Access Healthcare Services Pvt Ltd

Reporting features improve operational efficiency while weekend support needs enhancement

Support is moderate and needs improvement, especially during weekends when technicians perform upgrades. During weekends, they need to provide more support to ensure a smooth transition. There is a call for ManageEngine OpManager to scale better in automation and AI functionality. Although the product stability is good, support enhancement is necessary to enable better planning for upgrades and maintenance activities.

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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

"The most valuable feature is performance monitoring."

"Opnet probes (AppResponse Xpert), now part of Riverbed, capture network traffic and calculate automatically many applicative and network KPI."

"AppResponse is a total solution that gives you end-to-end visibility into applications at all levels, from Layer 1 to Layer 7. We can trace all those sections: physical, IP, transport, presentation, application, etc. It gives us the full picture."

"We really like the scalability capabilities."

"Simply moving the focus from the IT infrastructure components to the end user with the result that it drastically reduces the time spent on troubleshooting performance issue."

"With some APM solutions, it can take a long time to check a periodic report, but you can get all the necessary details quickly with AppResponse."

"Ability to see end to end user, application, server, and network response time and throughput data."

"When it comes to the ability to scale up the product, this is suitable for small medium and large environments,"

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"Device backups are smooth and managed centrally, with a nice dashboard, so you can quickly see the status."

"The solution gives pretty good network visibility. I am also impressed with it's monitoring."

"Device monitoring is a good tool of this solution."

"We find the networking aspect of this solution to be the most valuable."

"Flexibility in the two view dashboard helps viewers and admins get the information they need about the fetwork in a flash."

"The setup was easy."

"ManageEngine OpManager positively impacts organizations by allowing users to practically manage their network, so they can understand exactly what's happening and where the problems are coming from, ensuring proactive monitoring."

"OpManager can monitor network utilization, downtime, and services in real time."

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Cons

"They need to better integrate with products and solutions from different vendors."

"The pricing is on the higher side of things. If they could lower it, that would be ideal."

"Alluvio AppResponse should improve its ability to expand across multiple operating systems."

"Technical support needs to be more responsive."

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

"The recent changes in corporate structure may have caused some decrease in support quality."

"The AI features should be addressed in respect of the analysis and intelligence that must be supported and delivered in the tool to predigest the large amounts of data."

"Integration between NPM and APM solutions would improve efficiency. There is no agent on the server site related to AppResponse."

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"We would like the solution's customize and build functionality to be more user-friendly."

"The licensing for this solution is not straightforward and should be improved."

"It would be great if there were some sort of artificial intelligence feature which would help us make improvements in the network once we find an issue, and do it automatically."

"ManageEngine OpManager could improve by adding network device control capabilities."

"The only problem with it is that the setup isn't very intuitive. I know that they just upgraded the product to make it a little bit easier to use, but compared to some of the other platforms, it is not easy to configure it, set it up, and get it running. However, once you have set it up and got it running, it runs great."

"We get a lot of false alerts."

"What I'd like ManageEngine OpManager to improve on is artificial intelligence. In particular, the machine learning feature should be integrated with the sensor flow. Doing this will give leverage, especially when you look at other products such as the Cisco DNA Center. When a switch goes down, I should be able to build on the correlation of other physical devices it's connected to so that I can integrate that with my CA CMDB. The ManageEngine OpManager team needs to draw a long-term roadmap where that feature becomes an integral part of the solution because right now, machine learning in ManageEngine OpManager is a long process. The solution doesn't have MLS search and I want to see ML being developed and applied for CA CMDB to greatly reduce the burden of tying everything. For example, if I have a data center switch that goes down now, I should know what server it's connected to, and when that switch goes down at twenty-four ports, I would get twenty-four alerts for different devices plugged in. I should be able to make a correlation that the major problem lies in the switch and not with the twenty-four elements connected to that switch. That is where machine learning should come into play and the ManageEngine OpManager AI should indicate "This is where the root of your problem is." It could be difficult, but this is a feature that should be improved or added to the solution."

"For the implementation part, I am facing issues when configuring the business view."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

"The price is a little bit high, especially because we have to pay an import tax."

"The solution is no more expensive than other products."

"It is costly for small and medium businesses."

"It is reasonably priced."

"The licensing costs depend on the number of devices and accounts that are being monitored by the solution."

"ManageEngine OpManager is cheaper than SolarWinds."

"The price for ManageEngine OpManager is average."

"The licensing is on a yearly basis and the pricing is on the cheaper side."

"We had perpetual licenses. The cost was around 36,000 for OPManager, and then you'd have the yearly maintenance fee of 2,000 or 3,000."

"The solution's pricing is very low compared to other products."

"The product is not worth the money."

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Top Industries

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Performing Arts

14%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Manufacturing Company

Media Company

Financial Services Firm

12%

Computer Software Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Company Size

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Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	7
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	10

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	17
Midsize Enterprise	15
Large Enterprise	27

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Riverbed SteelCentral AppResponse?

The pricing of Riverbed Alluvio AppResponse is really high. Very few customers buy Riverbed because many do not have the sufficient budget. Its pricing is comparatively higher than SolarWinds. Rive...

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What needs improvement with Riverbed SteelCentral AppResponse?

The reporting models need improvement as most of the time, we have to customize the reports manually. Additionally, a feature similar to SolarWinds AppStack, which provides a holistic view of the i...

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What is your primary use case for Riverbed SteelCentral AppResponse?

We are the partner of Riverbed. Once any customer buys the Riverbed product, we deploy and configure it to meet their use cases. Alluvio AppResponse can identify if a page or an application is slow...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ManageEngine OpManager?

Based on my experience and use case, the setup cost and price of ManageEngine OpManager is good. However, if it were available in both on-premises and cloud versions, it would be more reliable for ...

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What needs improvement with ManageEngine OpManager?

ManageEngine OpManager could improve by adding network device control capabilities. The control feature would be more helpful for our operations. Currently, there is no feature for controlling inte...

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What is your primary use case for ManageEngine OpManager?

I am using ManageEngine OpManager for network and server reliability. We have multiple locations, so integrating all location devices in ManageEngine OpManager into one single console allows us to ...

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Also Known As

Riverbed AppResponse, OPNET SteelCentral AppResponse, ACE Live, OPNET, AppResponse Xpert

OpManager

Overview

Alluvio AppResponse provides fast packet capture and storage that feeds intelligent network and application analysis with fast troubleshooting workflows to speed problem diagnosis and resolution. AppResponse delivers full stack application analysis—from packets to web pages - enabling you observe all network and application interactions as they cross the wire, whether they are encrypted or not. Using powerful, flexible network and application analytics and workflows, AppResponse speeds problem diagnosis and resolution, helping you get to answers fast

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ManageEngine OpManager is a network, server, and virtualization monitoring software that helps SMEs, large enterprises and service providers manage their data centers and IT infrastructure efficiently and cost effectively. Automated workflows, intelligent alerting engines, configurable discovery rules, and extendable templates enable IT teams to setup a 24x7 monitoring system within hours of installation.

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Sample Customers

N11.com, OneMain Financial, China Bank, Halkbank, Kaust

Bonita, Thorp Reed & Armstrong, Galaxy, Fiserv Credit Union Division, Universitas 21 Global, ERP Suites LLC

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