Alluvio Aternity vs ManageEngine Applications Manager comparison

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Riverbed and ManageEngine are both solutions in the Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability category. Riverbed is ranked #34 with an average rating of 9.0, while ManageEngine is ranked #47 with an average rating of 7.0. Riverbed holds a 0.9% mindshare in APM, compared to ManageEngine’s 0.8% mindshare. Additionally, 94% of Riverbed users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 81% of ManageEngine users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jul 24, 2024

ManageEngine Applications Manager and Alluvio Aternity are two competing products in the IT management space. Alluvio Aternity is perceived as a superior product due to its comprehensive features, making users feel it is worth the price.

Features: ManageEngine Applications Manager is praised for its detailed monitoring capabilities, ease of integration with other tools, and extensive set of metrics. Alluvio Aternity stands out with its advanced analytics, real-time user experience monitoring, and in-depth insights.

Room for Improvement: ManageEngine Applications Manager users often indicate a need for improvements in the speed of the reporting tool, customization options, and user interface. Alluvio Aternity users point out the complexity of the initial setup, need for more intuitive dashboards, and clarity in documentation.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: ManageEngine Applications Manager is reported to be straightforward to install and configure, with strong customer support aiding deployment. Alluvio Aternity users highlight the initial complexity of deployment but appreciate the customer service that guides them through the process.

Pricing and ROI: ManageEngine Applications Manager is generally seen as more cost-effective with a quicker return on investment, as noted by user reviews. Alluvio Aternity, while more expensive, justifies its higher price with its richer feature set and deeper insights into user experience and performance.

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Categories and Ranking

Alluvio Aternity

Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability

34th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Mobile APM (5th), Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM) (7th)

ManageEngine Applications M...

Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability

47th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Monitoring Software (32nd)

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability category, the mindshare of Alluvio Aternity is 0.9%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ManageEngine Applications Manager is 0.8%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Alluvio Aternity	0.9%
ManageEngine Applications Manager	0.8%
Other	98.3%

Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability

Featured Reviews

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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Srinivasan Naidu

Senior System Engineer at Qatar Petroleum

Managing application health has become simpler but new monitoring features still need faster delivery

I use application discovery and dependency mapping. It helps with managing application health What I like about ManageEngine Applications Manager is the ease of use and ease of deployment. I cannot remember anything specific for future updates of the product. The new features take a lot of time…

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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 the application performance troubleshooting because Aternity is able to provide the performance from the end-user perspective. It doesn't just give the standard application logon time, etc., rather it's also able to measure the performance inside the application, the performance of specific transactions in the application, and break it down into three elements: the client time, the network time, and the server time. This gives us a lot of insights into what we need to focus on to improve the performance of an application."

"With Aternity you can gather that perspective quickly, it's gathered automatically, so that slow response time or issues with the application, hung workstations or network issues, you get that perspective right away."

"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."

"The infrastructure metrics, especially the CPU and memory data, are available in per second granularity for a long time, which makes it outstanding as compared to other solutions, and its licensing cost is very low for us."

"The implementation was pretty straightforward."

"Aternity provides metrics about actual employee experience of all business-critical apps, rather than just a few. It does some out-of-the-box monitoring for the Office suite, but you can create custom monitoring for any of your applications, whether a web client or a desktop application."

"We're now able to get a real measurement of user productivity."

"The two most valuable features for us are its abilities to validate the customer experience and to measure performance before and after upgrades."

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"The initial setup was straightforward, without complexity."

"ManageEngine Applications Manager's installation is pretty easy."

"We have a very good and long relationship with ManageEngine support guys, and they provide very good support for us."

"I found Application Manager better than other products, including Solarwinds, because there are so manys option in Application Manager that makes it unique, such as supporting all servers, networks, cloud systems etc."

"The Service Level Management (SLM) rules engine stands out due to its flexibility and customization capabilities, making it an invaluable tool for tailoring processes to our specific needs."

"I used it extensively for a year, and prior to that, I was very comfortable."

"What I like about ManageEngine Applications Manager is the ease of use and ease of deployment."

"ITSM is a valuable feature, it complies with the requirements in Pakistan."

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Cons

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

"Reports were a lot easier in the older versions"

"Potentially, the one thing that could probably help with better levels of enterprise adoption is around creating the application monitoring signatures. That process can be a little bit difficult. If one thing could be simplified a little bit, it would be the application monitoring signature creation process."

"Reliability: Issues interfering with the deployment and use of the product has made its use reduced in scope."

"Aternity does provide performance numbers, the data. However, it doesn't tell you what you can do about it. It just presents the facts. How to interpret the data, and how to draw conclusions from a lot of the data, requires knowledge and experience. That's the part that I would hope Aternity can continue to explore and give us that kind of capability."

"Their technical support structure is terrible. I would give them a rating of 2/5."

"The dashboards and navigatability of the platform could use improvement. It often takes five or six clicks to drill down to exactly what you want to see."

"I would like to see more granular performance counters collected and viewable from the endpoints. That would be great."

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"An area for improvement in ManageEngine Applications Manager is artificial intelligence. If AI is integrated into the solution, it'll be a piece of cake. Currently, it's all configured manually."

"The inventory of assets needs improvement."

"Even with the top-notch dashboard, it could be made stronger in order to have an additional plug-in for analytics."

"They can improve the post-processing of the data. AppDynamics has more powerful tools for post-processing or analytics. It has some limitations in more complex environments, but because we are free to use different solutions, we try to find what is best for the customers or the problem we are trying to solve."

"Lacks an SIEM solution which can be found in other products."

"The information provided by ManageEngine is not deep-dive like IBM and CA provide."

"It can’t be configured to store APM Insight data for more than one month."

"They can improve the post-processing of the data."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Its licensing cost is very low. That's one of the reasons why we have kept it for so long. We get more than a 70% discount on the maintenance licenses. Its cost is very low for us, but if you buy it new, it would be much more expensive at the retail price."

"The pricing for the users and agents is reasonable compared to other solutions and vendors."

"Pricing is a bit high. Don't take that as the "be all, end all"."

"The pricing is reasonable for the value that it gives because it does allow you to measure the cost ramifications of direct productivity loss for spends in both your infrastructure and on endpoints."

"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’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."

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

"The price for Alluvio Aternity is favorable."

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"It is a cost-effective solution."

"ManageEngine Applications Manager has reasonable pricing. It's more affordable than other solutions in the market. My company has an instance-based license for ManageEngine Applications Manager. You can purchase a yearly subscription or a perpetual license. The standard license covers most features, but you can still have some paid add-ons."

"The solution's licensing costs are yearly."

"Price-wise, it is a cheap tool...The solution's licensing model is subscription-based, in which yearly payments are to be made."

"The cost of this solution is not too bad, although it could be cheaper considering what you're getting for the price."

"The solution is noted for its cost-effectiveness, a crucial consideration for potential users."

"The annual licensing depends on the number of monitors you have connected. Once you get to two hundred monitors you can see the price reflect."

"The licensing costs for ManageEngine Applications Manager are around $1,200 per year. For additional monitors, you have to pay extra."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Outsourcing Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Manufacturing Company

Construction Company

Outsourcing Company

13%

Construction Company

12%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Comms Service Provider

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	4
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	10

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 ManageEngine Applications Manager?

I am satisfied with the licensing cost for ManageEngine Applications Manager.

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What needs improvement with ManageEngine Applications Manager?

The new features take a lot of time to be implemented, and that could be improved about ManageEngine Applications Manager. If I were requesting a new feature that is not existing, making it availab...

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What is your primary use case for ManageEngine Applications Manager?

I use application discovery and dependency mapping. It helps with managing application health.

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Also Known As

Aternity, Workforce APM, Aternity Frontline, Riverbed SteelCenter Aternity

Applications Manager

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

ManageEngine Applications Manager offers an intuitive dashboard that combines flexibility and affordability for comprehensive IT monitoring. Supporting over 80 applications and servers, it provides agentless monitoring and seamless integration with other management tools.

ManageEngine Applications Manager stands out with its ability to monitor applications, servers, databases, and IT infrastructures, making it ideal for small to medium businesses seeking a scalable and cost-effective solution. Users benefit from customizable Service Level Management rules, effective Kubernetes monitoring, and frequent software updates. However, there is room for enhancement in agent stability under heavy load conditions, overall scalability, deeper data analysis capabilities, and user experience improvements. Organizations leverage it for application performance monitoring, IT infrastructure management, and service management, incorporating it for application modernization, JVM parameter analysis, and automatic alarm settings. It also facilitates application discovery, dependency mapping, troubleshooting, and cloud service evaluation.

What are the key features of ManageEngine Applications Manager?

Easy-to-Use Dashboard: Offers a user-friendly interface for efficient monitoring.
Comprehensive IT Monitoring: Supports over 80 applications and servers.
Agentless Monitoring: Enables seamless deployment and integration.
Service Level Management: Provides customizable rules to manage services effectively.
Kubernetes Monitoring: Efficiently tracks and manages Kubernetes environments.
Regular Updates: Ensures the software stays up-to-date with new features.

What benefits or ROI can users expect?

Cost-Effective: Provides a scalable solution suitable for small to medium businesses.
Integration Capabilities: Easily integrates with other management tools.
Customizable Solutions: Offers flexibility to tailor monitoring according to specific business needs.
Comprehensive Documentation: Comes with helpful resources for better understanding.

ManageEngine Applications Manager is implemented across various industries for monitoring SQL databases, service incidents, and IT service management. It supports application discovery and troubleshooting, enhancing management of IT services and asset modules. Companies also use it to evaluate potential cloud service options.

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

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