Alluvio Aternity vs Lakeside SysTrack comparison

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Riverbed and Lakeside Software are both solutions in the Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM) category. Riverbed is ranked #7 with an average rating of 9.0, while Lakeside Software is ranked #5 with an average rating of 9.0. Riverbed holds a 4.9% mindshare in DEM, compared to Lakeside Software’s 6.3% mindshare. Additionally, 94% of Riverbed users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 88% of Lakeside Software users who would recommend it.

Alluvio Aternity

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Lakeside SysTrack

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88% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 29, 2026

Alluvio Aternity and Lakeside SysTrack compete in application and desktop performance monitoring. Alluvio Aternity has the advantage with its real-time end-user experience monitoring and customizable dashboards.

Features: Alluvio Aternity provides valuable insights into application performance from an end-user perspective, offers comprehensive historical trend monitoring, and allows for extensive dashboard customization. Lakeside SysTrack collects a broad range of metrics, provides a Resolve module for issue mitigation, and offers a Visualizer tool for in-depth analysis of applications.

Room for Improvement: Alluvio Aternity users face challenges with complex setup processes and seek enhancements in support, custom dashboard creation, and device support. Lakeside SysTrack could benefit from improving its interface and dashboard flexibility, enhancing real-time data integration, and simplifying its complex setup.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Alluvio Aternity supports deployments across private, public cloud, and on-premises, and is known for proactive customer service. Lakeside SysTrack supports hybrid and private cloud setups, offering deployment flexibility; however, response delays by the support team have been noted.

Pricing and ROI: Alluvio Aternity is priced as a premium offering, with users justifying its cost by its impact on user experience and infrastructure efficiency, noting strong ROI. Lakeside SysTrack offers competitive pricing with flexible licensing, recognized for delivering essential insights and providing significant cost reductions, thereby ensuring a substantial ROI.

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Categories and Ranking

Alluvio Aternity

Ranking in Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM)

7th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (34th), Mobile APM (5th)

Lakeside SysTrack

Ranking in Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM)

5th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM) category, the mindshare of Alluvio Aternity is 4.9%, down from 5.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Lakeside SysTrack is 6.3%, down from 11.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
SysTrack	6.3%
Alluvio Aternity	4.9%
Other	88.8%

Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM)

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Akhilesh Mishra

Technical Lead Pre-Sales at M.TECH Solutions India Pvt. Ltd.

Monitoring end-user activity has improved visibility into device and application performance

In my opinion, Riverbed can make Alluvio Aternity better by having the same Aternity agent help in security, such as antivirus or EDR, which would be useful, allowing customers to avoid having multiple agents installed on their endpoint machines. Deploying multiple agents can use the processor and utilize memory, so it's better to go with one agent. If one agent can do end-user activity monitoring and act as an EDR, then it would be better for the end-user, allowing easy avoidance of installing multiple agents on their machines.

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SumitKumar18

Senior SME at Microland Limited

Real-time monitoring and dashboards with cost-saving licensing

SysTrack requires significant improvements. Sometimes clients experience broken links where the service doesn't run on the user's machine, causing outdated data to display. For instance, a machine's last reboot might be inaccurately shown as seven days ago instead of two days ago. Additionally, real-time data syncing issues lead to delays, requiring this to be addressed, as data might be several hours old.

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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

"We have pictures from the backend, from a network or a server perspective, but we didn't have any user data; collecting that data manually was pretty time-intensive and relatively inaccurate, and with Aternity, we now have the data."

"The most valuable feature for us is trend analysis, particularly with device-help type of events and computer help events, such as blue screens, application errors, and application crashes."

"When employees complain of trouble with applications or devices, Aternity enables us to see exactly what they see as they engage with apps, allowing us to focus our troubleshooting and quickly perform fault domain isolation across branches, users, and applications."

"The data the solution provides is valuable to us; we can see the health of the machines, how they are performing, and what might be causing issues on a particular machine."

"Desktop monitoring, and being able to understand the performance of applications that runs on the desktop."

"It is very good in terms of performance; you don't have to wait forever to try and get reports or results, and it is quite quick to get everything that you need out of the software."

"We were able to identify bottlenecks in the application code that we had."

"The solution is highly stable and always available."

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"The visualizer feature provides end-to-end analysis on all the machines."

"From a telemetry data standpoint, it's a perfect tool."

"SysTrack gathers a lot of different metrics on every single device including performance metrics and application-related metrics such as application usage and resource utilization by applications. It collects a wide range of different metrics, and from that perspective, it's a really good tool."

"When you search for a machine or a user, the way we get the information is very helpful. The GUI provides us with all the information about that machine that a user is accessing. It tells us about the CPU, memory, etc. The GUI and the details provided are very helpful."

"When a user calls in and says that they are having slowness issues, this tool has the capability to show exactly where the performance issue is. The Resolve feature that they have is very good. It is one of the main features. They are doing a pretty good job with the Resolve feature in terms of showing endpoint performance on various factors."

"We are using the SysTrack 'Prevent' module, which shows real-time discrepancies in the infrastructure."

"Cost-wise, SysTrack has a higher rate than other products, such as Nanoheal, but the features that SysTrack has aren't there in any other product available in the market."

"We have got a good return on investment because it was able to deliver during the pandemic."

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Cons

"When they moved from Version 8 to Version 9, the customers lost so much control of what they could do with the product."

"We are not satisfied with their technical support. If there is a problem, you have to wait for several days to get a response."

"For me, the biggest problem is the price. It is not so much about how much it costs. It is about Aternity only giving you 12 months upfront. So, you got to purchase it for 12 months. A lot of our customers are on a per-user-per-month type billing. They are all OPEX rather than CAPEX. It would be a lot better for our customers if there was an option available for OPEX so that it is billed on a monthly basis than a yearly basis. They've got only Windows agents. They don't actually have mobile agents. It would be a lot better if they could also integrate Android and iOS because then we can start pulling steps and performance management out of users' mobile devices. That's the biggest addition I would suggest at the moment. A lot of our customers have desktops as well as tablets or mobile devices. We should be able to monitor that stuff as well."

"We are waiting for the GA release of their agent. I hope they can do better when they release their endpoint agents. Right now, we are not able to measure some applications, core applications, because it's relying on a specific version of the agent and that agent has not come out yet and there's no ETA. I would like to see them speed up time to market when they release agents."

"The thing that I think most companies like ourselves would want would be an easier way to customize custom scripts."

"The biggest improvement would be the ease with which you monitor applications. It's a little clunky right now; it takes a little bit of time."

"When it comes to what is called creating signatures, it's not easy for a non-coding person for desktop applications."

"We haven't had any outages of the SaaS environment, but what we're struggling with now is the stability of the agent."

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"The solution lacks AI in its analysis module."

"If I have my system running, and I'm changing my hardware in the VDI environment, I want to choose a date and see the difference before and after the event."

"SysTrack requires significant improvements. Sometimes clients experience broken links where the service doesn't run on the user's machine, causing outdated data to display."

"Their dashboard could be better. They did it custom, which is the main problem."

"The interface needs to be improved because it looks ancient. If you have been working in IT for a long time, over 20 years, you might remember products from the start of your career that look almost identical to the way SysTrack looks now. The user interface is not user-friendly. When you first see the solution, it overwhelms you with everything. It's not easy to use, and it's not that intuitive."

"A remote assistance tool is missing in SysTrack, and it could also be enhanced with the additional capabilities of creating customized self-healing sensors."

"Lacks flexibility with regard to licensing."

"The tool needs to improve the integration with third-party providers like Cisco products."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price for Alluvio Aternity is favorable."

"The pricing is fair."

"It's not a cheap product. There are no two ways about that. If you compare it with a couple of the other solutions operating in the space, it might be on the slightly more expensive side, but it is one of those tools where, once you've got it, you understand the true value. You will get that money back."

"It is definitely a premium solution; it is not an inexpensive product. We have to ensure that we are getting the most out of it in order to justify the cost. However, it is not cheap, especially when you want to install it on all your endpoints."

"It’s a little on the costly side, but if you license intelligently, accounting for your various hosts connecting in through VDI or terminal servers, you can make it well worth your money."

"If the scale of your monitoring will be to go everywhere in an organization, a site license is key."

"Regarding cost, compared to other solutions, Aternity is pretty low. It's definitely lower-cost than others that we looked at, like Nexthink."

"The solution's price is pretty comparable to the industry."

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"It is somewhat expensive."

"Cost-wise, SysTrack has a higher rate than other products, such as Nanoheal, but the features that SysTrack has aren't there in any other product available in the market."

"It is on a per-device basis. It is not on a per-user basis. I was not much engaged in the licensing piece. I was only a part of the conversation about how we are going to scale up or down, but its price, for sure, is competitive."

"I would rate the solution's pricing a six out of ten."

"If you compare cloud solutions to SysTrack, which is on-premises, then SysTrack is cheaper. If you compare the cost of SysTrack with that of other similar solutions, the cost is similar. For each master server, there's a license. In terms of end user devices, the licenses are sold in multiplications of 10. That's one upfront cost. Once you procure the license, you can use the software for as long as you like. The maintenance is sold on an annual basis. Additional costs are related to hosting and include a SQL server license and Windows server licenses."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Outsourcing Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Manufacturing Company

Construction Company

Financial Services Firm

15%

Manufacturing Company

13%

Insurance Company

Computer Software Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	1
Midsize Enterprise	5
Large Enterprise	32

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	2
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	8

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Aternity?

Riverbed is costly in the Indian market; I would rate the pricing for Alluvio Aternity as a higher price.

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What needs improvement with Aternity?

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What is your primary use case for Aternity?

The main use case for Alluvio Aternity is end-user activity monitoring, which is the process I'm mainly using currently.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SysTrack?

SysTrack is considered an affordable solution. On a scale from one to ten, with ten being very cheap, I would rate it as an eight.

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What needs improvement with SysTrack?

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What is your primary use case for SysTrack?

SysTrack is a digital employee experience platform that we have deployed in our infrastructure without any customized requirements from the client side. Clients seek to reduce the number of service...

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Also Known As

Aternity, Workforce APM, Aternity Frontline, Riverbed SteelCenter Aternity

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Overview

Alluvio Aternity offers detailed insights into user experience, device health, and application response times. It provides real-time data and visibility for enhanced performance and incident management with customizable monitoring and flexible integration.

Alluvio Aternity is a robust monitoring tool designed for detailed environmental insights, dashboards, and trend analysis that help optimize application performance and incident management. Users benefit from its real-time data, which aids proactive troubleshooting by providing visibility into end-user devices. Custom dashboards, benchmarks, and flexible Tableau integration facilitate easy data manipulation, ensuring comprehensive monitoring of standard and custom applications. While the interface complexity and desire for simpler monitor building pose challenges, Aternity remains a valuable resource for digital experience monitoring and performance assessment, particularly for platforms like Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, and Office 365.

What are the key features of Alluvio Aternity?

Real-Time Data: Provides immediate visibility into end-user devices for proactive troubleshooting.
Custom Dashboards: Allows creation of tailored dashboards for performance evaluation.
Trend Analysis: Offers insight into application performance trends to help optimize operations.
Flexible Integration: Seamlessly integrates with Tableau for versatile data manipulation.
Comprehensive Monitoring: Covers both standard and custom applications for wide-ranging insights.

What benefits should users look for when evaluating Alluvio Aternity?

Enhanced Performance: Real-time data aids in improving application and device performance.
Proactive Troubleshooting: Immediate insights enable quicker response to issues.
Custom Monitoring: Tailored dashboards and monitoring cater to unique operational needs.
Flexible Data Use: Integration with tools like Tableau allows for effective data use and analysis.

Enterprises across industries leverage Alluvio Aternity for end-user activity monitoring and application performance assessment. They use its insights for digital experience monitoring and problem isolation, particularly in environments including remote sites and retail branches, measuring key metrics like CPU and memory usage.

Riverbed

SysTrack offers comprehensive digital experience monitoring for IT environments like VDI and user devices. It provides valuable insights into performance, aiding service desk operations and improving efficiency through metrics tracking and data analysis.

Combining advanced tools for endpoint analysis and service optimization, SysTrack empowers organizations to enhance user experiences. Its features like Black Box, Resolve, and data capture improve performance insights, while virtual machine planning and incident mitigation streamline operations. Despite its robust toolkit, challenges exist in integration with third-party tools such as Dynatrace and Power BI. Users advocate for improved dashboards and centralized management consoles to optimize efficiency. Real-time data synchronization remains a focus area for future enhancements.

What are SysTrack's key features?

Black Box and Resolve: Provides critical insights to help diagnose performance issues.
GUI and Data Capture: Enhances endpoint analysis through detailed data collections.
Self-Help and Monitoring Dashboards: Assists service desk operations efficiently.
Virtual Machine Planning: Facilitates better infrastructure utilization and planning.
Automated Incident Mitigation: Streamlines the response to technical problems.
Infrastructure Insights: Aids in license management and cost-saving strategies.

What benefits and ROI should organizations expect?

Enhanced User Experience: Drives operational efficiency through better performance insights.
Reduced Service Desk Load: Enables fewer needed resources for support functions.
Cost Savings: Optimizes resources, reducing overall expenses.
Real-Time Performance Monitoring: Keeps operations smooth with continuous status updates.

SysTrack is widely adopted in industries needing to monitor digital employee experience within VDI environments. Organizations with large-scale deployments, such as those managing thousands of users, benefit significantly from its telemetry and infrastructure performance tracking capabilities. It supports reducing service-related challenges through its comprehensive analysis and proactive insights.

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Sample Customers

Maersk, SwissRe, Travis Perkins, Michelin, National Instruments, Simmons & Simmons, Lighthouse Guild

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