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Nutanix Prism vs Splunk AppDynamics comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
6.8
Nutanix Prism enhances efficiency by lowering costs, reducing manpower, and improving ROI through simplified management and resource optimization.
Sentiment score
6.9
Splunk AppDynamics boosts productivity, software quality, and cost savings by enhancing performance monitoring and expediting issue resolution.
Initially, the CapEx was higher than VMware's, but considering the operational cost over time, it has been beneficial.
You will get 60% ROI with Nutanix Prism on-premises.
Overall, as a production gatekeeper, we achieve at least 50% efficiency immediately, with potential savings ranging from 60 to 70% as well, reinforcing why it is a popular tool in the banking industry.
According to errors, exceptions, and code-level details related to their application performance on a daily basis, the application development team tries to help with Splunk AppDynamics to reduce errors and exceptions, which helps the end users get application availability and feel more confident.
To understand the magnitude of it, when the company asked to replace Splunk AppDynamics with another tool, I indicated that for the proposed tool, we would need five people to do the analysis that Splunk AppDynamics enables me to do.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.9
Nutanix Prism's support is praised for responsiveness, expertise, and efficiency, offering 24/7 global assistance with multiple support tiers.
Sentiment score
7.3
Splunk AppDynamics' customer service is praised for responsiveness and expertise, though some users note occasional response delays.
Basic means standard business hours support, Production means 24/7, Mission Critical means faster SLA with technical account managers connectivity, and Ultimate means full white-glove support with a dedicated team.
Nutanix support is excellent, and their response time is extremely fast.
If there is any hardware issue with HP or Dell, customers don't need to raise tickets with the hardware OEM. They can raise tickets on the Nutanix portal itself.
AppDynamics is much more helpful.
We got a contact, an account manager, to work directly with for technical support.
They help us resolve any issues raised by our team relating to operations, application instrumentation, or any other issues.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.8
Nutanix Prism offers efficient scalability for enterprises, though resource limits necessitate extra nodes for optimal performance and minimal downtime.
Sentiment score
7.4
Splunk AppDynamics is adaptable and scalable, praised for performance and configuration, though some face challenges with large-scale deployments.
We have reached maximum capacity in our tier, and extending capacity has not been cost-effective from Splunk's perspective.
I would rate the scalability of Splunk AppDynamics as a nine out of ten.
I assess how Splunk AppDynamics scales with the growing needs of my organization as good, since we are growing and adding more servers.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.8
Nutanix Prism is praised for its stability and reliability, with minor issues effectively managed, leading to positive user experiences.
Sentiment score
7.8
Splunk AppDynamics is generally stable and reliable, with occasional minor issues, improved by regular updates for effective monitoring.
The entire Nutanix solution is stable.
It is necessary to conduct appropriate testing before deploying them in production to prevent potential outages.
There are no issues or bugs with the 20.4 version; it is very stable with no functionality or operational issues.
Splunk AppDynamics is superior to any alternative, including Dynatrace.
 

Room For Improvement

Nutanix Prism needs interface enhancements, better integration, improved analytics, and automation for enhanced usability and efficient management.
Users find Splunk AppDynamics challenging due to complexity, poor integration, limited support, outdated features, and prohibitive pricing.
The presales and marketing team should inform clients about resource requirements, such as RAM used by CVM, to help manage expectations.
Splunk AppDynamics does not support the complete MELT framework, which includes metrics, events, logging, and tracing for the entire stack.
If AppDynamics could develop a means to monitor without an agent, it could significantly improve application performance and reduce potential problems.
A good integration with Splunk would be very interesting, as Splunk is a good product for logs, and that part is currently missing in Splunk AppDynamics.
 

Setup Cost

Enterprise buyers find Nutanix Prism's pricing high but appreciate its value and ease despite renewal and licensing concerns.
Enterprise buyers of Splunk AppDynamics should anticipate higher costs and consider pricing options, licensing, and negotiation for cost efficiency.
At first, the cost seemed heavy, but over time, its cost-effectiveness became evident.
We completed a three-year deal for Splunk and for AppDynamics, which costs millions of dollars.
Customers have to pay a premium price, however, they receive considerable value from the product.
All these solutions at the moment are cheap, but it is like paying for insurance; you pay insurance to avoid major damage.
 

Valuable Features

Nutanix Prism provides centralized management with flexibility and scalability, enhancing IT operations through intuitive dashboards and seamless integration.
Splunk AppDynamics offers user-friendly real-time monitoring, deep analysis, and integration for performance insights and proactive diagnostics.
One of the most useful features is the disaster recovery setup, which includes two clusters, one for our production server and another for our recovery site.
We have multiple tools, but end users prefer to use Splunk AppDynamics because their portal navigation is very simple and clear.
The real user monitoring and digital experience monitoring effectively track actual user experience with the applications, including page loading, interaction time for both desktop and mobile applications.
This is the best feature because, although you can't monitor a whole application at once, Splunk AppDynamics gives you the option that if there is any failure—simple failure regarding anything set up as per our use cases—you will get an alert.
 

Categories and Ranking

Nutanix Prism
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
62
Ranking in other categories
Virtualization Management Tools (5th), Data Center Infrastructure Management (5th)
Splunk AppDynamics
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
254
Ranking in other categories
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (3rd), IT Infrastructure Monitoring (6th), IT Operations Analytics (2nd), Mobile APM (1st), Container Monitoring (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

Nutanix Prism and Splunk AppDynamics aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Nutanix Prism is designed for Virtualization Management Tools and holds a mindshare of 13.0%, down 14.1% compared to last year.
Splunk AppDynamics, on the other hand, focuses on Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability, holds 4.1% mindshare, down 5.8% since last year.
Virtualization Management Tools Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Nutanix Prism13.0%
VMware Aria Operations30.7%
IBM Turbonomic13.0%
Other43.3%
Virtualization Management Tools
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Splunk AppDynamics4.1%
Dynatrace8.9%
Datadog7.4%
Other79.6%
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
 

Featured Reviews

Khurram Hussain - PeerSpot reviewer
Efficiently manage virtual machines with robust disaster recovery
Nutanix Prism is mainly used for our daily operations, similar to VMware. Despite the lack of extraordinary features, it efficiently manages our daily operations now that we are managing our VMs. One of the most useful features is the disaster recovery setup, which includes two clusters, one for our production server and another for our recovery site.
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.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
26%
Government
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Financial Services Firm
28%
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Government
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business24
Midsize Enterprise14
Large Enterprise28
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business55
Midsize Enterprise36
Large Enterprise189
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Nutanix Prism?
Nutanix Prism offers web scaling, which facilitates easy scaling.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Nutanix Prism?
At first, the cost seemed heavy, but over time, its cost-effectiveness became evident.
What needs improvement with Nutanix Prism?
I have not noticed any downsides or drawbacks in Nutanix Prism. However, if you want to manage multiple clusters, you need Prism Center. The Prism Element and Prism Center versions are available. P...
Any advice about APM solutions?
There are many factors and we know little about your requirements (size of org, technology stack, management systems, the scope of implementation). Our goal was to consolidate APM and infra monitor...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AppDynamics?
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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