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HPE OneView vs Splunk AppDynamics comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on May 11, 2025

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

HPE OneView
Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring
16th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
83
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Splunk AppDynamics
Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring
5th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
249
Ranking in other categories
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (3rd), IT Operations Analytics (2nd), Mobile APM (1st), Container Monitoring (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the IT Infrastructure Monitoring category, the mindshare of HPE OneView is 1.4%, down from 1.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Splunk AppDynamics is 3.0%, down from 4.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
IT Infrastructure Monitoring
 

Featured Reviews

Trevor Watkins - PeerSpot reviewer
Provides firmware compliance and the ability to connect to iPO
I've been involved in various upgrades. It's pretty easy to set up with vCenter. We just push out an appliance template in vCenter. We run ours on virtual servers. Deployment can be done by just one person. The number of people needed for maintenance will depend on your server inventory. If you have more than 100 servers, you will need three to five people. If you have 500 to 1,000 servers, you will need a team of 10 to 20 people.
Gyanesh Rahatekar - PeerSpot reviewer
Application performance management and error resolution improved with data-driven insights
Dynatrace has multiple functions compared to Splunk AppDynamics, so Splunk AppDynamics should add those functions, which are not available as of now. Dynatrace has a universal agent that collects all information related to their CI, and if one CI has multiple languages, then there is no need to instrument multiple agents. However, Splunk AppDynamics requires multiple agents; if I have one server with multiple applications in different languages, then I need to instrument different agents for each application. Splunk AppDynamics should work with Dynatrace with one single universal agent that works with all application languages, eliminating the need for multiple implementations.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It gives us a view of all our servers, which we did not have before in real-time."
"The solution's technical support was great...The initial setup of HPE OneView was easy."
"Have a single plane of glass across all of the server platforms."
"HPE OneView allows me to monitor access and check the health of the infrastructure in a single console."
"​It is very stable. We have had no downtime nor issues in approximately a year. ​"
"We get templates, so it's speed to delivery for us. It's a big difference with the template features."
"Gives us one platform to monitor and access or configure all the servers or the 3PAR, etc."
"We could literally swap out a piece of hardware, slide one back into the chassis, and immediately - about three reboots later - it was identical. We didn't have to worry about configuring it, we didn't have to spend any time getting anything into place. It came back and it healed the environment almost immediately."
"AppDynamics' most valuable feature is Business iQ, which is based on analytics."
"The event alerting feature or the trigger system is what I like most about AppDynamics Server Monitoring. Whenever an issue occurs, the tool automatically generates an even trigger that tells engineers in the company to take action, so it's an essential feature of AppDynamics Server Monitoring. Another valuable feature of the tool is end-to-end monitoring, which means if you need to debug, you can go transaction by transaction, where the issue lies, and how it's linked. For example, if it's a low-performance issue, you can look into it more through AppDynamics Server Monitoring in terms of which area takes too much time to execute. You can also see the SQL queries and the kind of query going on through the tool."
"The transaction snapshots are the most valuable feature of AppDynamics"
"We have found the scalability to be quite good."
"The AppDyniamics technical support is good. We haven't had any problems with them. They answer very quickly."
"Immediately allows you to see the relationships between the different nodes."
"The SAP monitoring element is very helpful."
"Setting up the monitoring agents was straightforward."
 

Cons

"Use it, but do not think it is going into the clouds, because it is not. There is room for improvement.​"
"​I have to chop it up into smaller parts, because I have an installation in Europe and it covers the whole world. That is not so good. They need to be more localized, so I am going to chop it up into smaller bits.​"
"One thing which is missing is that you can't actually log a support call yourself."
"The logs are not proper."
"The solution's console can be improved by making it more user-friendly and adding the capability to filter the reports out using only the information required."
"The speed and performance of the solution are areas where the product lacks and needs improvement."
"It would be better if we can add every HPE device to OneView, such as MSA, as well as the other servers like the DL server and ML server."
"Those features, coming in version 4, that we're looking for are the discovery, primarily. But I think the scope-based access control is of interest, although, we didn't see any directory integration, so that, in itself, seems like it's still limited."
"AppDynamics Server Monitoring lacks investment in new technologies like Kubernetes and cloud solutions."
"The AppDynamics installation process needs to be more straightforward. Deploying the product is also tricky."
"AppDynamics is dealing with a lot of products and technologies, so we need to have clear documentation."
"The initial setup is a bit complex."
"I would like the ability to choose from some pre-defined dashboards and reports because as it is now, you have to define them separately for each implementation."
"There may be some older technologies that are still covered, however, it's not as plug-and-play. You can still do it, however, it takes slightly more effort for engineers to cover old technologies such as C++, Delphi, and so on. It still can be done. It's just not as easy as, for example, covering Java."
"The integration with cloud services is still pending with AppDynamics. We would like the product to be serverless."
"One aspect that requires improvement is the agent. Without an agent, gathering sufficient information on applications is challenging. Additionally, the agent sometimes creates performance issues in production environments."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I think that the price of OneView is $500 USD per server, which is a little high."
"HPE could lower the price."
"Synergy does not require iLO licenses but servers and enclosures must be purchased."
"​Use it. It is free."
"The solution is free to use, but if you want the management aspect you require a virtual machine such as C7000 or Synergy which require licenses."
"This license cost for OneView was $3,000 USD."
"HPE had some other solutions, but they were actually quite expensive to buy. So, when OneView came along, it was kind of reasonable in terms of price for licenses, etc."
"​I am happy with the price."
"AppDynamics Server Monitoring is an expensive solution."
"We find its pricing reasonable and competitive. After it was acquired by Cisco, we found it acceptable."
"The product is a bit expensive compared to other tools."
"The pricing for AppDynamics Server Monitoring in Africa and the Middle East is too expensive, so it's very hard to sell it to customers. If there could be different pricing or package for the region, that would be great. My company pays for the license of AppDynamics Server Monitoring on a per-agent, per-server basis. It's $700 to $1000 per server, and it's paid annually. My company is on a subscription model for the solution. On a scale of one to five, where one is expensive and five is cheap, my rating for the price of AppDynamics Server Monitoring is a two."
"The license for AppDynamics is procured by our customers."
"AppDynamics Database Monitoring is expensive. I rate it a seven to eight out of ten."
"If one is expensive and ten is low price, I rate the product price as seven out of ten."
"The pricing model for AppDynamics could be better. You have to subscribe to a yearly or a three-year licensing, which isn't very handy. The solution is one of the most expensive in the market today."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
13%
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Healthcare Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
24%
Educational Organization
20%
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about HPE OneView?
The most valuable features of HPE OneView are environment monitoring, the ease of firmware upgrade, and the ability to manage all the servers and the infrastructure from one team.
What needs improvement with HPE OneView?
My main complaint is about the blades on the frames, which seem to have a lot of problems. We often have to call HPE for replacements, such as for memory. Constant issues arise, leading to frequent...
What is your primary use case for HPE OneView?
We use HPE OneView ( /products/hpe-oneview-reviews ) to manage our Synergy frames. We have multiple OneView environments, and we manage a lot of Synergy 12,000 series frames with Synergy 480 Gen10 ...
Any advice about APM solutions?
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Sample Customers

Asante, ITS Nordics, Columbus Communications, Mansfield Oil
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