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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 23, 2025

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Categories and Ranking

NetCrunch
Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring
65th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
Network Monitoring Software (79th), Server Monitoring (27th), Log Management (55th)
Splunk AppDynamics
Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring
6th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
260
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 February 2026, in the IT Infrastructure Monitoring category, the mindshare of NetCrunch is 0.7%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Splunk AppDynamics is 2.6%, down from 3.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
IT Infrastructure Monitoring Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Splunk AppDynamics2.6%
NetCrunch0.7%
Other96.7%
IT Infrastructure Monitoring
 

Featured Reviews

it_user1038504 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Systems Administrator, Technical Lead at Connectivity Wireless
A network monitoring platform with a useful reporting feature, but permission-based options could be better
The initial setup is fairly easy. Most of it's wizard-based. You don't have to be a rocket scientist to set it up. But if you don't know certain things related to protocols and everything else, it might be difficult. If you know how SNMP works, it'll be fairly simple to set up.
DK
Technology lead at Infosys
Has enabled us to detect issues instantly through alerts and monitor every service from a single dashboard
Splunk requires significantly more improvements compared to Splunk AppDynamics, specifically regarding the licensing aspect. Splunk renews licenses every six months, which is inconvenient. It would be better to have a one-year license to avoid needing to update keys constantly, which can only occur on weekends, making it a burdensome task. Although Splunk is better for certain use cases, Splunk AppDynamics is broader in functionality. Specifically, I want enhancements related to creating dashboards not only for logs or minor services but also for configuration levels, allowing us to check configurations immediately without manually opening the entire code when exceptions arise—a feature I wish to see improved in Splunk, although it may not be necessary for Splunk AppDynamics.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Reporting on NetCrunch is pretty good. It's very similar to SolarWinds. It's just a different interface. The majority of everything there was beneficial."
"We can see the customer's path from their computer to the backend systems."
"To be honest, it's a fantastic product."
"End-user monitoring (web and mobile)"
"We can view the server activities, including issues in the process, with a single click."
"The platform is reliable in identifying the core system issues."
"What I like most about AppDynamics Server Monitoring is that it's easy to manipulate and easy to implement. All solutions have the same features, but what sets AppDynamics Server Monitoring apart is that it's really quick to implement. AppDynamics Server Monitoring has a great interface. As a developer, it doesn't matter whether it's SolarWinds, Dynatrace, or any APM you're using, but it would matter to the customer. A product must be easy to manipulate or use, for example, AppDynamics Server Monitoring, for the customer, but for developers like my team, there's no pressure, even if a solution requires coding."
"The best feature of AppDynamics is the analytics, which gives us the business insights of the application."
"I like that AppDynamics allows every organization to have what they want to see, like for my organization, we're able to customize the dashboard to show us details of what we want to see in our transactions."
 

Cons

"I didn't care for the role-based, permission-based options, which were not the best."
"AppDynamics scaled well up to around 3,000 agents. The performance deteriorated after that, while Dynatrace could support more than 10,000 agents. We were surprised that AppDynamics' scalability is not so good."
"The user experience is quite confusing. There are too many different development stages. The UI is not very intuitive."
"I would like them to change their business model for scalability to accommodate growing companies. The business model should be more flexible."
"Application Analytics' performance in pure and native cloud environments could be improved."
"I am not very impressed with support. The service could be better."
"AppDynamics' modules and hardware resources are very high."
"AppDynamics could benefit from greater integration with emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and machine learning."
"They could align the product strategy to evolve as a complete solution."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The pricing of the solution is reasonable for what features you receive."
"You are required to purchase licenses whether you use it or not. It is not pay-as-you-use."
"Our purchasing experience through the AWS Marketplace has been pretty painless."
"Pricing is based on the size of the deployment."
"AppDynamics Browser Real-User Monitoring does have licensing cost associated with it."
"One of the main downsides to the solution is its cost."
"This price of this product is expensive."
"My understanding is that the price of this solution is quite high, compared to other products."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
14%
Educational Organization
10%
Agriculture
10%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
25%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business55
Midsize Enterprise36
Large Enterprise195
 

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I would rate the pricing an eight out of ten. The solution is highly expensive. Our company pays for the solution on a yearly basis, if we don't add new modules or features to the license, we need ...
 

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