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We performed a comparison between AppDynamics Browser Real-User Monitoring and Grafana based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed AppDynamics Browser Real-User Monitoring vs. Grafana Report (Updated: March 2024).
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"AppDynamics Browser Real-User Monitoring provides smooth connectivity to different applications.""It provides a lot of data, so it helps businesses identify their user base.""It is a stable solution that helps address user issues well.""The most valuable feature is the one that enables you to have visibility into the end-users journey.""The feature we find most valuable, is that the solution creates a unified platform making it really easy to pinpoint a problem, and then drill down into a transaction to resolve the issue.""One noteworthy feature is user journey analysis, which enables tracking user interactions and conversion paths on a website.""We used AppDynamics to identify gaps and bottlenecks in the software.""The best feature of AppDynamics Browser Real-User Monitoring is that it lets you find errors in synthetic jobs ahead of the users. The solution shows you all front-end metrics. You can also see JavaScript errors and jQuery errors through AppDynamics Browser Real-User Monitoring. You can also do a correlation between the front end and the backend, or from the user to the navigator, to the backend through the solution."

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"Collaboration: Shares data and dashboards across teams.""It is a stable solution.""Plugin: Connecting Grafana to multiple APIs of leading monitoring tools and alerting tools.""Provides good dashboard visualization.""The best thing about Grafana is the visualization. The colors and the ease of use make it very user-friendly.""The most valuable aspect is customization. There are many customizations possible, so I like that.""The integration between Loki and Tempo is valuable.""It gives us the visibility we need. I like that when we add deployment markers or release markers, we know exactly when an issue arises. For instance, if there is an increased usage of CPU, we can link it directly to the deployment that might have caused the issue. It increases productivity and observability. We can now easily tell when a certain issue arises. It's way easier to debug because it can point you to certain things based on these markers, and we can debug easier."

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"AppDynamics Browser Real-User Monitoring needs to offer an end-to-end experience, including the internet layer and third-party elements that come into play on websites.""I would like to see support for mobile testing and mobile monitoring.""If you have a single URL and all the operations are coming in as part of the header, you will not be able to segregate them for different actions.""We would like to be able to easily use this solution to monitor our Java script based browsers, which are currently blocked by the security settings.""AppD is really cool and a unified solution for both APM and APM centric Analytics side. We can show almost all business data within the APM context from the end-user perspetive. But this process is a little bit manual. If they catch and map business journeys based on customer interaction on the browser automatically, it should be really fine.""The pricing falls within the mid-range category.""I would like to have customizable dashboards to use when I am monitoring certain applications.""The interface and user experience could be better."

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"It can take a considerable amount of time to learn the graphs if a long duration is selected.""It would be helpful if they simplified the data source.""The product's configuration for saving files could be improved.""More dashboard is required, out-of-the-box, for OpenNMS.""Setting up alerts via Grafana is a bit complicated, and alerting needs to improve.""Grafana need to improve the logging functionality.""​The security needs to be improved, such as the capacity to add permissions on dashboards.​""Lacks in-depth graphs and sufficient AI."

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  • "This price of this product is expensive."
  • "AppDynamics is more expensive than competitors."
  • "AppDynamics Browser Real-User Monitoring does have licensing cost associated with it."
  • "AppDynamics does not usually do monthly payments. They do it on an annual basis, at the very least."
  • "We have two different licensing models for this solution. One of them is the agent based model, which requires payment per agent. The other is an infrastructure based model, where the price is based on the CPU core. For the infrastructure model wholesale level pricing applies. All of the up to date licensing prices for this product are available on the manufacturers website."
  • "The pricing needs to come down."
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  • "​Grafana is free and open source.​"
  • "I use the open source model so it is free."
  • "My company uses the open-source version of Grafana, so it's free."
  • "We use the open-source version of Grafana."
  • "We are using the open-source license."
  • "I give the price an eight out of ten."
  • "You need to purchase the solution's license for its commercial use."
  • "The solution is expensive."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:AppDynamics Browser Real-User Monitoring provides smooth connectivity to different applications.
    Top Answer:AppDynamics Browser Real-User Monitoring is costly. If I have to rate the pricing, I would say seven because it's really expensive, with one being low and ten being high. The pricing needs to come… more »
    Top Answer:In user monitoring, AppDynamics Browser Real-User Monitoring should provide a better user experience. It needs to offer an end-to-end experience, including the internet layer and third-party elements… more »
    Top Answer:The product's initial setup phase was very easy.
    Top Answer:For me, Grafana is a cheap tool because I don't have to spend much time learning the product since it is a simple solution. I don't know if there are different paid versions of the product.
    Top Answer:I have a problem with Grafana in the area of documentation. There is a problem in the area of some graphs where you connect elements. With Grafana, there is only one name that can be included for ten… more »
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    Overview

    How do real users experience your browser-based applications? Using browser real-user monitoring follow their journey and optimize their experience with powerful end-to-end performance management that rapidly identifies application issues and relevant business transactions, and dramatically reduces MTTR.

    Grafana is an open-source visualization and analytics platform that stands out in the field of monitoring solutions. Grafana is widely recognized for its powerful, easy-to-set-up dashboards and visualizations. Grafana supports integration with a wide array of data sources and tools, including Prometheus, InfluxDB, MySQL, Splunk, and Elasticsearch, enhancing its versatility. Grafana has open-source and cloud options; the open-source version is a good choice for organizations with the resources to manage their infrastructure and want more control over their deployment. The cloud service is a good choice if you want a fully managed solution that is easy to start with and scale.

    A key strength of Grafana lies in its ability to explore, visualize, query, and alert on the collected data through operational dashboards. These dashboards are highly customizable and visually appealing, making them a valuable asset for data analysis, performance tracking, trend spotting, and detecting irregularities.

    Grafana provides both an open-source solution with an active community and Grafana Cloud, a fully managed and composable observability offering that packages together metrics, logs, and traces with Grafana. The open-source version is licensed under the Affero General Public License version 3.0 (AGPLv3), being free and unlimited. Grafana Cloud and Grafana Enterprise are available for more advanced needs, catering to a wider range of organizational requirements. Grafana offers options for self-managed backend systems or fully managed services via Grafana Cloud. Grafana Cloud extends observability with a wide range of solutions for infrastructure monitoring, IRM, load testing, Kubernetes monitoring, continuous profiling, frontend observability, and more.

    The Grafana users we interviewed generally appreciate Grafana's ability to connect with various data sources, its straightforward usability, and its integration capabilities, especially in developer-oriented environments. The platform is noted for its practical alert configurations, ticketing backend integration, and as a powerful tool for developing dashboards. However, some users find a learning curve in the initial setup and mention the need for time investment to customize and leverage Grafana effectively. There are also calls for clearer documentation and simplification of notification alert templates.

    In summary, Grafana is a comprehensive solution for data visualization and monitoring, widely used across industries for its versatility, ease of use, and extensive integration options. It suits organizations seeking a customizable and scalable platform for visualizing time-series data from diverse sources. However, users should be prepared for some complexity in setup and customization and may need to invest time in learning and tailoring the system to their specific needs.

    Sample Customers
    Sony, DirecTV, UBS, The Container Store, The Neta Porter Group, Nasdaq, Cisco, eHarmony, Hallmark, Overstock, Expedia
    Microsoft, Adobe, Optum, Sky, Nvidia, Roblox, Wells Fargo, BlackRock, Informatica, Maersk, Daimler Truck, SNCF, Atlassian, DHL, SAP, JPMorgan Chase, Cisco, Citi and many others.
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company23%
    Financial Services Firm22%
    Retailer7%
    Manufacturing Company7%
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    Retailer21%
    Computer Software Company21%
    Comms Service Provider14%
    Financial Services Firm14%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm22%
    Computer Software Company14%
    Manufacturing Company10%
    Retailer6%
    Company Size
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    Small Business38%
    Large Enterprise62%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business16%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise70%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business33%
    Midsize Enterprise19%
    Large Enterprise47%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business18%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise69%
    Buyer's Guide
    AppDynamics Browser Real-User Monitoring vs. Grafana
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about AppDynamics Browser Real-User Monitoring vs. Grafana and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
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    AppDynamics Browser Real-User Monitoring is ranked 23rd in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability with 14 reviews while Grafana is ranked 6th in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability with 38 reviews. AppDynamics Browser Real-User Monitoring is rated 8.2, while Grafana is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of AppDynamics Browser Real-User Monitoring writes "End-to-end visibility, feature-rich, but the support could be improved". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Grafana writes "Agent-free with great dashboards and an active community". AppDynamics Browser Real-User Monitoring is most compared with Elastic Observability, New Relic, AWS X-Ray and Akamai mPulse, whereas Grafana is most compared with New Relic, Azure Monitor, Sentry, Dynatrace and Honeycomb.io. See our AppDynamics Browser Real-User Monitoring vs. Grafana report.

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