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Alluvio AppResponse vs OpenText Business Process Monitoring comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jul 24, 2024

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

Alluvio AppResponse
Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
45th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
17
Ranking in other categories
Network Monitoring Software (49th)
OpenText Business Process M...
Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
44th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2026, in the Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability category, the mindshare of Alluvio AppResponse is 0.7%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpenText Business Process Monitoring is 0.6%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
OpenText Business Process Monitoring0.6%
Alluvio AppResponse0.7%
Other98.7%
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
 

Featured Reviews

SK
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.
Aphiwat Leetavorn. - PeerSpot reviewer
CTO at Marco Technology
Proactive monitoring boosts system reliability but requires improved protocol support and script customization
Improvements can be made to OpenText Business Process Monitoring, especially since we have faced issues with protocol support and creating scripts in past implementations. Creating a proactive request requires a specific skill set, so a template for scripts that work across various protocols should be recommended. The dashboard of OpenText Business Process Monitoring is good enough, but in my operational environment, it is not sufficient. Therefore, I have had to customize everything beyond the package, utilizing Prometheus and Grafana to render more dashboards.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"When it comes to the ability to scale up the product, this is suitable for small medium and large environments, PPG and Volkswagon being examples."
"Riverbed's product is a superb product."
"It provides us with complete visibility of every packet."
"We really like the scalability capabilities."
"You need a packet capture device to perform any type of network monitoring. It helps ensure that network overloads don't happen with alerts allowing for proactive decisions."
"Each AppResponse implementation made our stability better across our 500+ applications."
"Excellent for strategic metrics and as a troubleshooting/analysis tool."
"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."
"What I find most valuable is that it has synthetic monitoring that you can run from different geographies and identify, as it’s more proactive monitoring than reactive monitoring, so it'll alert customers before they find out things are not working, and proactive monitoring is very helpful to most of our customers."
"Product allows business analysts to create the application with very little software development time needed."
"The tool team was sort of aware of those tools to deal with. And, that helped us to deliver the project on time."
"The main benefits of using OpenText Business Process Monitoring for my company include anomaly detection and proactive analysis, which enhance our monitoring capabilities."
"The stability has been very good over the years."
"Automates processes and allows reports and statistics to improve the speed at which changes and assets are managed."
"Ability to monitor multiple application protocols."
"The solution is very good at showing users ways to use a user action on a website and to see the performance."
 

Cons

"The pricing is on the higher side of things. If they could lower it, that would be ideal."
"The licenses are costly and are done per module."
"It's not able to monitor SAP transactions."
"Need to bring back the NetFlow module for AppResponse."
"Integration between NPM and APM solutions would improve efficiency. There is no agent on the server site related to AppResponse."
"Marketing is complex and not well understood, so often this product is not considered a good fit just for a surface look."
"The admin dashboard could be easier, as it takes a little bit of time to get used to it."
"The initial setup is straightforward, but you have to know a little about the product. It's not for everybody to just plug and play. If you know how the solution is implemented then it is straightforward."
"Product documentation is lacking, and sometimes, incorrect."
"It doesn't have SNMP, the standard communication protocol for sending alerts."
"The solution should offer better integration with other tools from a service management perspective."
"Improvements can be made to OpenText Business Process Monitoring, especially since we have faced issues with protocol support and creating scripts in past implementations."
"Customer support is pretty average and can use some improvement."
"The product has been discontinued."
"Support has experienced high turnover recently due to HP acqusition of the former Mercury Interactive product."
"Product documentation is lacking, and sometimes, incorrect. Having better documentation will allow business analysts and data center personnel to rely on the Micro Focus help desk less."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."
"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."
"On a three-year license package, it was a good deal."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
15%
Performing Arts
10%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Performing Arts
9%
Outsourcing Company
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise10
No data available
 

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...
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...
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...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Micro Focus Business Process Monitor?
I find OpenText Business Process Monitoring quite expensive, and while it feels expensive, I see it as an affordable investment overall.
What needs improvement with Micro Focus Business Process Monitor?
Improvements can be made to OpenText Business Process Monitoring, especially since we have faced issues with protocol support and creating scripts in past implementations. Creating a proactive requ...
What is your primary use case for Micro Focus Business Process Monitor?
The idea behind OpenText Business Process Monitoring since the beginning is very good, as it is proactive. We do not wait until the system crashes or misbehaves; we put the application request into...
 

Also Known As

Riverbed AppResponse, OPNET SteelCentral AppResponse, ACE Live, OPNET, AppResponse Xpert
Micro Focus Business Process Monitor, HPE Business Process Monitor
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

N11.com, OneMain Financial, China Bank, Halkbank, Kaust
United Airlines, Vodafone Ireland, TEB, The Australian Red Cross Blood Service
Find out what your peers are saying about Alluvio AppResponse vs. OpenText Business Process Monitoring and other solutions. Updated: June 2026.
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