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Prometheus-AI Platform vs Splunk AppDynamics comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 28, 2025

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
8.5
Prometheus is a free, efficient monitoring tool that saves time and money compared to AWS services, offering significant returns.
Sentiment score
6.5
Investments in Splunk AppDynamics improve productivity, software quality, troubleshooting, and operational efficiency, enhancing customer satisfaction and reducing costs.
Using open-source Prometheus saves me money compared to AWS native services.
Senior DevOps Engineer at Alibaba Group
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.
Technology lead at Infosys
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.
Back office at Reliance Industries Ltd
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.
Digital Performance Tester at Amdocs
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
4.0
Prometheus-AI Platform support relies on documentation and an active open source community, utilizing forums and internal company resources.
Sentiment score
7.2
Splunk AppDynamics is praised for responsive customer service, though some complex issue resolutions need improvement.
Prometheus does not offer traditional technical support.
Senior DevOps Engineer at Alibaba Group
AppDynamics is much more helpful.
Director of Technical Part at NOS SGPS
We got a contact, an account manager, to work directly with for technical support.
Performance Engineer at a pharma/biotech company with 10,001+ employees
They help us resolve any issues raised by our team relating to operations, application instrumentation, or any other issues.
Back office at Reliance Industries Ltd
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
6.9
Prometheus-AI Platform excels in scalability, widely used across industries with streamlined maintenance and seamless integration enhancing enterprise performance.
Sentiment score
7.3
AppDynamics is scalable and adaptable, though costly for small enterprises, with seamless scalability and effective monitoring capabilities.
Prometheus is scalable, with a rating of ten out of ten.
Senior DevOps Engineer at Alibaba Group
We have reached maximum capacity in our tier, and extending capacity has not been cost-effective from Splunk's perspective.
Senior Principal, Enterprise Architect at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
I would rate the scalability of Splunk AppDynamics as a nine out of ten.
Digital Performance Tester at Amdocs
I assess how Splunk AppDynamics scales with the growing needs of my organization as good, since we are growing and adding more servers.
Development Operations Engineer at a retailer with 10,001+ employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.9
Prometheus-AI Platform is praised for stability and versatility in deployment, despite occasional minor performance issues from external factors.
Sentiment score
7.8
Splunk AppDynamics is praised for reliability and stability, with minimal downtime despite occasional glitches or isolated performance concerns.
Deploying it on multiple instances or using Kubernetes for automatic management has enhanced its stability.
Senior DevOps Engineer at Alibaba Group
It is necessary to conduct appropriate testing before deploying them in production to prevent potential outages.
Senior Principal, Enterprise Architect at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
There are no issues or bugs with the 20.4 version; it is very stable with no functionality or operational issues.
Back office at Reliance Industries Ltd
Splunk AppDynamics is superior to any alternative, including Dynatrace.
Technology lead at Infosys
 

Room For Improvement

Prometheus-AI requires improvements in query language, user interface, scalability, integration, error handling, affordability, and ease of use.
Users want better integration, modern UI, improved network monitoring, cloud support, and user-friendly navigation in Splunk AppDynamics.
Splunk AppDynamics does not support the complete MELT framework, which includes metrics, events, logging, and tracing for the entire stack.
Senior Principal, Enterprise Architect at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
If AppDynamics could develop a means to monitor without an agent, it could significantly improve application performance and reduce potential problems.
Head of Technology and Services at arwentech
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.
Director of Technical Part at NOS SGPS
 

Setup Cost

Prometheus-AI Platform offers an affordable open-source monitoring solution, with options for managed services at extra costs.
Enterprise buyers should consider AppDynamics' complex pricing and value for monitoring, despite it being more expensive than alternatives.
Prometheus is cost-effective for me as it is free.
Senior DevOps Engineer at Alibaba Group
We completed a three-year deal for Splunk and for AppDynamics, which costs millions of dollars.
Development Operations Engineer at a retailer with 10,001+ employees
Customers have to pay a premium price, however, they receive considerable value from the product.
Head of Technology and Services at arwentech
All these solutions at the moment are cheap, but it is like paying for insurance; you pay insurance to avoid major damage.
Senior Principal, Enterprise Architect at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
 

Valuable Features

Prometheus-AI Platform provides scalable, customizable monitoring with extensive integrations, fast storage, and reliable dashboards, supported by a strong community.
AppDynamics provides comprehensive monitoring and diagnostics tools for optimizing application performance and enhancing infrastructure visibility.
It allows me to save money by avoiding costs associated with AWS native services like CloudWatch or Amazon Prometheus.
Senior DevOps Engineer at Alibaba Group
We have multiple tools, but end users prefer to use Splunk AppDynamics because their portal navigation is very simple and clear.
Back office at Reliance Industries Ltd
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.
Regional Director at iSecureMind
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.
Technology lead at Infosys
 

Categories and Ranking

Prometheus-AI Platform
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
34
Ranking in other categories
Data Scrubbing Software (3rd), ERP (10th), Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) (2nd)
Splunk AppDynamics
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
258
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

Prometheus-AI Platform and Splunk AppDynamics aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Prometheus-AI Platform is designed for Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) and holds a mindshare of 1.8%.
Splunk AppDynamics, on the other hand, focuses on Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability, holds 3.6% mindshare, down 5.3% since last year.
Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Prometheus-AI Platform1.8%
IBM Maximo16.0%
Oracle Enterprise Asset Management7.8%
Other74.4%
Enterprise Asset Management (EAM)
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Splunk AppDynamics3.6%
Dynatrace6.6%
Datadog5.5%
Other84.3%
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
 

Featured Reviews

MuhammadAzhar Khan - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior DevOps Engineer at Alibaba Group
Free to use and provides valuable monitoring capabilities
Prometheus is a scalable and flexible tool that I can deploy on any cloud platform. It is free to use and provides valuable monitoring capabilities. It allows me to save money by avoiding costs associated with AWS native services like CloudWatch or Amazon Prometheus. The ability to deploy on any cloud platform or environment, including Kubernetes, is a major advantage.
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.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
21%
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Government
6%
Financial Services Firm
27%
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business13
Midsize Enterprise8
Large Enterprise13
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business55
Midsize Enterprise36
Large Enterprise193
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Prometheus?
The most valuable feature of Prometheus is its ability to collect metrics.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Prometheus?
Prometheus is cost-effective for me as it is free. Using cloud-native alternatives like Amazon Prometheus would incur charges.
What is your primary use case for Prometheus?
I use Prometheus for monitoring purposes in IT infrastructure. It is particularly useful for environments using Kubernetes, as it monitors ports, containers, instances, and applications effectively.
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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Sample Customers

Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Roche Diagnostics Corporation, Harman International Industries Inc., Hilmar Cheese Company, International Rectifier Corporation, Electrolux USA, GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms, Rio Tinto Limited, Pertamina Pusat, Petrofac International Ltd, Cintas Corporation, Diyar United Company, Nortel Networks, Verizon
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