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We performed a comparison between AppDynamics Database Monitoring and SolarWinds Pingdom 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 Database Monitoring vs. SolarWinds Pingdom Report (Updated: May 2024).
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Pros
"What I found valuable in AppDynamics Database Monitoring is good technical support. I also like that it's scalable and stable.""Knowing which tables on the database were working the most was valuable. It helped the client understand where they need to focus. They streamlined a lot of their queries and brought the resource usage down. It helped them to find long-running queries. They rewrote them completely so that they don't take as long and the application performs better.""The product is stable and the technical support is good.""AppDynamics Database Monitoring's dashboarding is its best feature.""The most valuable aspect of the solution is the ability to discover and track transactions.""Data monitoring is the most valuable feature.""We were able to correct problems, which led to an increase in availability, time savings, and performance for our solutions.""The most valuable feature in this solution, for our business, is the clear way of projecting the connections between the database and the traffic inflow. This is very helpful when troubleshooting issues."

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"Once you set the threshold on your environment, it feels very real-time""One notable feature of this software is its page speed setup, which is highly commendable. Additionally, the metrics it provides are also impressive.""The most valuable features are monitoring and reporting.""There are alerting mechanisms in place to let us know, for example, if a device is not responding to a ping test and is probably not going to work."

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Cons
"The application monitoring needs improvement. It needs to be easier for someone who isn't a proficient developer.""AppDynamics Database Monitoring would be improved with more support for microservices architecture.""It could be more user-friendly for beginners.""An improvement could be if the monitoring was able to be summarized into something more clear and simple for people who don't have the technical skills on the database side.""The networking monitor function could be better, we are not getting many details from it.""The solution must improve security and setup.""The product requires high maintenance.""The setup, implementation and use are clumsy and need to be refined."

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"Some of the functions could improve by making them easier.""Pingdom is always improving everything in its product. So, they should work on the GUI.""I would like to see better integration with other products.""Technical support could use some improvement."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "In terms of pricing, I feel that when you compare the benefits that we get to the price that we paid, it is reasonable."
  • "Pricing is based on the size of the deployment."
  • "There is an annual cost for the use of this solution."
  • "It could be a bit lower, but looking at the scalability, functionality, and other things, you can understand why AppDynamics is so expensive as compared to some of the cheaper products that don't have that full single pane of glass they've got. Dynatrace has got three different elements that you need to log into just to get a full view, which is not so good, and because of that, it is a bit cheaper."
  • "The licensing scheme is very complex. They need to make it easier."
  • "We have purchased a few licenses for AppDynamics Database Monitoring and the price is high."
  • "The license for AppDynamics is procured by our customers."
  • "We have a license-based solution. That means you need a license for each server you monitor."
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  • "This price of this solution is reasonable."
  • "The license was paid yearly and included technical support."
  • "While I wouldn't describe it as excessively expensive, if you require specific and reliable monitoring, SolarWinds can be a suitable option. The advantage is that SolarWinds offers a free version as well. If you don't heavily rely on its monitoring capabilities and are content with its basic features, the free version could suffice for your needs."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:Database scaling or migration projects play a supportive role throughout the development, monitoring, and troubleshooting phases.
    Top Answer:We buy the platform's yearly subscription. I rate its pricing a six out of ten.
    Top Answer:They could align the product strategy to evolve as a complete solution similar to Cisco Observability.
    Top Answer:One notable feature of this software is its page speed setup, which is highly commendable. Additionally, the metrics it provides are also impressive.
    Top Answer:Some of the functions could improve by making them easier. There is room for improvement when it comes to the graphs provided by the software. Additionally, there seems to be an issue with the ping… more »
    Top Answer:SolarWinds Pingdom and Cloudflare are third-party applications that we utilize through a browser without any additional setup. We simply rely on their services, which is why I lack familiarity with… more »
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    Overview

    More than half of application performance bottlenecks originate in the database, but most application teams have little or no visibility into database performance. With AppDynamics' database performance management product, you get 100% visibility into application performance, from the browser to the database.

    Key Benefits

    • Visualize end-to-end application performance, from the browser to the database
    • Get alerts when database thresholds are violated
    • Monitor key performance metrics like top users, programs, SQL, objects and more.
    • See execution plans for slow SQL to isolate performance bottlenecks

    SolarWinds® Pingdom® is a powerful and affordable SaaS-based web app performance monitoring solution. It’s one product providing comprehensive web app performance and user experience monitoring consisting of four major capabilities:

    1. Uptime monitoring for webpages and other critical components like APIs, CDNs, DNS, networks, email, and more.

    2. Page speed performance monitoring and page rankings.

    3. Synthetic transaction monitoring from the simplest to the most complex transactions. 

    4. Real user monitoring (RUM), enabling a deeper and wider understanding of the user’s digital experience, and web application availability and performance. 

    Sample Customers
    Sony, DirecTV, UBS, The Container Store, The Neta Porter Group, Nasdaq, Cisco, eHarmony, Hallmark, Overstock, Expedia
    Spotify, MailChimp, Slack, Twitter
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Financial Services Firm41%
    Retailer18%
    Computer Software Company12%
    Wholesaler/Distributor6%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm33%
    Computer Software Company15%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Insurance Company6%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Educational Organization54%
    Computer Software Company9%
    Financial Services Firm7%
    Manufacturing Company3%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business10%
    Midsize Enterprise7%
    Large Enterprise83%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business13%
    Midsize Enterprise9%
    Large Enterprise79%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business11%
    Midsize Enterprise61%
    Large Enterprise28%
    Buyer's Guide
    AppDynamics Database Monitoring vs. SolarWinds Pingdom
    May 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about AppDynamics Database Monitoring vs. SolarWinds Pingdom and other solutions. Updated: May 2024.
    769,662 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    AppDynamics Database Monitoring is ranked 19th in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability with 30 reviews while SolarWinds Pingdom is ranked 49th in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability with 4 reviews. AppDynamics Database Monitoring is rated 7.8, while SolarWinds Pingdom is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of AppDynamics Database Monitoring writes "Good application performance features along with a very simple and tool navigation". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SolarWinds Pingdom writes "High performance, quick setup, but lacking ease of use". AppDynamics Database Monitoring is most compared with Dynatrace, AppDynamics and AWS X-Ray, whereas SolarWinds Pingdom is most compared with Azure Monitor, Grafana, Solarwinds Web Performance Monitor and New Relic. See our AppDynamics Database Monitoring vs. SolarWinds Pingdom report.

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