AppNeta by Broadcom vs Eggplant Test comparison

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Broadcom and Keysight Technologies are both solutions in the Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM) category. Broadcom is ranked #16, while Keysight Technologies is ranked #12 with an average rating of 7.3. Broadcom holds a 4.2% mindshare in DEM, compared to Keysight Technologies’s 1.8% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Broadcom users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 80% of Keysight Technologies users who would recommend it.

AppNeta by Broadcom

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100% willing to recommend

Eggplant Test

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80% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between AppNeta by Broadcom and Eggplant Test based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

To learn more, read our detailed AppNeta by Broadcom vs. Eggplant Test Report (Updated: September 2026).

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Categories and Ranking

AppNeta by Broadcom

Ranking in Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM)

16th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Network Monitoring Software (63rd), Cloud Monitoring Software (45th), DX NetOps (3rd)

Eggplant Test

Ranking in Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM)

12th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Test Management Tools (10th), Test Automation Tools (8th)

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM) category, the mindshare of AppNeta by Broadcom is 4.2%, up from 3.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Eggplant Test is 1.8%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Eggplant Test	1.8%
AppNeta by Broadcom	4.2%
Other	94.0%

Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM)

Featured Reviews

Cliff Chapman

Architect at Linkstatus Ltd

Excellent support, easy configuration, and a reliable tool to know what the problem is and where the problem is

They should try and make diagnostics run a bit quicker. When the problem occurs on a network, AppNeta runs automatic diagnostics on the end-to-end path. The path it was testing only to the destination, it now runs the same test to all of the devices and all the intermediate devices. Depending on the number of intermediate devices, it can take several minutes to run. If we're trying to find or diagnose a problem that only lasts two or three minutes, it may be that the diagnostics is still running by the time the problem is cleared. The only thing, which I have also mentioned to AppNeta in the past, is that there should be much faster and much more lightweight diagnostics, which can be completed within 30 seconds or one minute, rather than in 5 to 10 minutes. Currently, when we have short-duration problems, we use a different tool, but we only use that different tool for short-duration problems. With AppNeta, as long as the problem exists for more than a few minutes, such as within 10 to 15 minutes, we can normally tell where the problem is. However, most of the problems that we deal with are intermittent. They're very rarely a permanent condition that needs to be addressed. That makes it more difficult to troubleshoot. We would look to see at least two or three events and hope they show the same results to raise our confidence that we've actually found the problem, rather than just a problem.

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Mirza Hussain

Engineer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

Has required frequent manual adjustments due to screen resolution but supports simple automation with minimal effort

I would prefer more UFT because it has VB scripting capabilities. While Eggplant Test also has this feature, it's not very user-friendly. I prefer the features of UFT compared to Eggplant Test. When needing to do quick automation, I would prefer Eggplant Test, but otherwise, I would always choose UFT. It depends on the complexity of the tasks. For big problems and complex automation tasks, I would prefer UFT because it has more flexibility and is more effective. With Eggplant Test, if you have very low complexity automation, such as simple click sequences and validation, then it would be preferable; with more complexity, I would not recommend Eggplant Test.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Every experience that I have had with them has been outstanding."

"No other company has been able to match AppNeta's capability at the same price point."

"The main feature that we use is what they call Delivery, which is the testing of network paths end-to-end."

"We get complete, hop-by-hop visibility into the internet and we can know how much latency is taking place from one hop to another. That way, we know whether a particular hop belongs to the ISP, or that it is something owned by our own client's office, or is something to do with the SaaS network."

"The solution's technical support is very good."

"With one of our federal customers, we deployed these throughout their network and found multiple cases of misconfigured routers and NICs, which allowed the customer to move to a VOIP solution."

"Since we implemented it, we've seen multiple performance improvements, which in turn results in increases in revenue and efficiency."

"A lot of times one of the AppNeta transactions showed that there is an issue, whereas everything seemed to be working properly. Once we dug into it, we realized that it really was highlighting a problem that otherwise we would not have seen."

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"Eggplant allowed us to replace that human work with an automated solution that reduced the time that it took a person to perform the test from upwards of three hours down to a few minutes, while increasing the accuracy to the levels where we are entirely accurate with our timing and tests."

"We are able to now automate tests, which so far have been manual."

"Its scalability is good. It is useful for desktop applications, and it also uses OCR and does image recognition."

"DAI's newest release allows us to test via scripts rather than models, because we have done 95 percent of our development in functional, not through modeling. I am really happy that then we can use the controller to run scripts rather than having to translate things to models. There are lots of options."

"It has enabled true end-to-end testing."

"The features that we like the most are the developer interface and the ability to quickly develop and deploy tests."

"Eggplant Test is valuable due to its OCR technology, which is independent of underlying technologies and can identify applications based on labels such as 'username' and 'password'."

"GUI testing is the strength of the tool, we have been satisfied with the tool, and not only the tool, but the service behind it, as the tool works as expected and the response from eggPlant, as a company, has been quick and substantial."

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Cons

"AppNeta by Broadcom needs to add more features to its dashboards. It also needs to work on providing out-of-the-box reports."

"Having to deal with configuring the end devices using a USB stick is a bit cumbersome. It would be nice if there was a better way of handling that."

"Instead of integrating with other people, they should expand their interior capabilities."

"It needs more improvements in monitoring of video streaming performance as well as more layers of breakdown in the front end performance."

"The VMware version doesn’t support video, so we have to ship hardware to remote locations."

"I would like to see some advanced dashboard features. It could also be integrated with third-party tools. For example, an integration with a reporting solution would be helpful. Out-of-the-box, there are few dashboards or reports. What it does have is useful, but there should be additional dashboards."

"They should try and make diagnostics run a bit quicker. When the problem occurs on a network, AppNeta runs automatic diagnostics on the end-to-end path. The path it was testing only to the destination, it now runs the same test to all of the devices and all the intermediate devices. Depending on the number of intermediate devices, it can take several minutes to run. If we're trying to find or diagnose a problem that only lasts two or three minutes, it may be that the diagnostics is still running by the time the problem is cleared. The only thing, which I have also mentioned to AppNeta in the past, is that there should be much faster and much more lightweight diagnostics, which can be completed within 30 seconds or one minute, rather than in 5 to 10 minutes."

"Cloud monitoring could be better. That's one of the biggest pain points for me. I have shared this feedback with them multiple times, but they're limited to some extent. That's one area where I've seen a problem."

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"The reporting function is a bit shallow. The solution does not offer very comprehensive reporting in terms of your test results. The reporting time and the logs are very high level as well. These areas need improvement."

"The execution times are a little slower, and the two-system architecture that we currently follow could be better replaced with a one-system architecture."

"In terms of additional features, it would be helpful to have one package for all testing. You have the manager, the AI, then you have functional, and about 10 different packages for installing."

"I would like to see standardized actions already built into Eggplant. For example, "wait eight seconds". That way, I wouldn't need to create it as an action. Right now, I have to program that wait and describe it as an action so that everybody knows it is an action that waits eight seconds... That way, somebody who is not familiar with programming processes like "if-else", or "for", or "while", would be able, from the first moment, and without programming, to put some easy-to-use, standardized, actions in place."

"The biggest issue I had was the crashing. You could be in the middle of setting up and writing up a nice little script and then it would crash."

"The solution would crash from time to time."

"The solution is very heavy, so sometimes my laptop, when I use it, stops and I have to link with it again."

"The language is too specific; it is just for Eggplant."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"We typically don't get involved in the commercial side, but the list price is probably something like $3,000 for a small probe. However, that gives all of the features that the probe can do, whether or not you use them. In the old days, up until two or three years ago, each of the separate features was a separately licensable module so that you could add things that you wanted, and you didn't have to add things that you didn't want. They've changed all that now, and everything the probe can do is a part of the base license."

"I inherited this from a different version, and I haven't yet gone through a renewal because we had purchased three years upfront. So, to me, that still remains to be seen. Once it comes up for renewal, we'll see what happens. Especially because now it is Broadcom, it is going to change anyway."

"I find the solution's price to be fairly good."

"Broadcom software is always a little expensive because they provide quality."

"AppNeta by Broadcom is not expensive."

"The small probe is probably around $3,000 and the very large probe that they make for massive data centers might be $50,000 or $60,000. It's a subscription model, so the payment is per year."

"It's worth the money."

"It is scalable, but it is a matter of money in the pocket. You can scale it, but then you have to have additional licenses. The licensing approach of eggPlant is not the best."

"End-to-end testing isn't possible for us because of the licensing problems. It's very expensive, so we only have two development/execution licenses."

"It probably has a yearly license."

"This solution is expensive when compared to the market. However, the reason it is more expensive is because of its stability, high performance, and for its support of any technology."

"Eggplant Test is a very expensive solution."

"Make a smart decision about the number of developer- and execution-only licenses you purchase to maximize your budget. We found that going heavier on execution-only licenses has been a way to reduce our costs and maximize our ability to benefit from the software."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Outsourcing Company

15%

Construction Company

14%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

16%

Outsourcing Company

Financial Services Firm

Construction Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	5
Midsize Enterprise	5
Large Enterprise	8

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	4
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	14

Questions from the Community

What open source tool can one use to measure bandwidth from one's upstream service provider?

One I am looking closely at is AppNeta. They have an appliance that can digest the flow and do a better job than Netflow. The other one we are using is ExtraHop. This has both a Datacenter Hig...

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How do I choose between Selenium HQ and Eggplant Digital Automation Intelligence?

Selenium HQ’s biggest advantage is that it is customizable. Its other most valuable feature is that the driver interface is really helpful and user-friendly; Selenium HQ makes it easy to navigate t...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Eggplant Manager?

The price of Eggplant Test is on the higher side, but the benefits it provides make it worth using.

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What needs improvement with Eggplant Manager?

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Also Known As

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Eggplant Digital Automation Intelligence, Eggplant DAI, Eggplant Automation Cloud, Eggplant Manager, Eggplant Mobile, Eggplant Customer Experience Insights

Overview

AppNeta by Broadcom specializes in providing comprehensive network visibility with features like end-to-end testing and proactive monitoring. It delivers insights into network performance across multiple environments, aiding in efficient troubleshooting and issue resolution.

AppNeta by Broadcom empowers businesses to manage network performance across cloud and on-prem environments. It facilitates seamless transitions such as SD-WAN and SaaS, offering insights into user experience and application performance. With capabilities like synthetic transactions and load testing, users can quickly isolate performance issues, ensuring robust connectivity in voice and video applications. Though the service is robust, there is room for optimizing diagnostic speed, improving navigation documentation, and reducing non-critical alerts. Enhancements such as advanced dashboard features and efficient deployment options for asymmetrical links would greatly benefit users.

What features define AppNeta?

End-to-end Network Path Testing: Analyzes complete network pathways to ensure seamless data flow.
Synthetic Web Transactions: Simulates user interactions to test application performance.
Packet Captures: Provides detailed insights into data packets for precise troubleshooting.
Proactive Monitoring: Continuously oversees network health to preemptively manage issues.
Cloud-based Management: Facilitates network oversight from remote locations with ease.

What benefits should users evaluate?

Comprehensive Network Visibility: Ensures detailed insights into network performance and bottlenecks.
Efficient Troubleshooting: Quickly identifies and resolves network issues, minimizing downtime.
Robust Alerting: Provides timely notifications to manage potential disruptions swiftly.
User-friendly Interfaces: Simplifies navigation and management of network oversight tasks.

AppNeta by Broadcom is broadly implemented across industries to monitor and optimize network performance, particularly in domains relying heavily on voice and video communication. Organizations leverage its capabilities to ensure seamless operation during digital transitions and to support robust IT infrastructure, adapting rapidly to varied network demands.

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Eggplant Test stands out with its AI-driven and image recognition features, facilitating quick bug detection across multiple systems. Its ease of use, coupled with robust integration capabilities, makes it a top choice for efficient and comprehensive testing solutions.

Offering OCR, image recognition, and extensive AI capabilities, Eggplant Test enhances automation and reduces testing time. Known for its versatility, it operates independently from system constraints and supports scriptless testing. With a user-centric design, the tool integrates with platforms like GitHub and operates on diverse operating systems. Despite advancements, considerations include its affordability, installation complexities, and need for better text recognition and stability. Its success is bolstered by seamless scripting, robust reporting features, and the option for digital twin utilization, making it ideal for real-world user action simulations.

What are the most important features of Eggplant Test?

OCR and Image Recognition: Facilitates efficient bug detection and automated testing.
AI Capabilities: Enhances testing efficiency with intelligent automation.
Cross-Platform Operation: Compatible with various operating systems.
Integration Options: Connects easily with GitHub and other platforms.
Scriptless Testing: Simplifies testing for users with limited coding skills.

What benefits or ROI should users look for in reviews?

Reduced Testing Time: Achieves faster testing cycles through automation.
Improved Quality Assurance: Enhances reliability with refined testing methods.
User-Friendly Interface: Simplifies navigation and operation for users.
Robust Reporting: Offers comprehensive insights into test outcomes.

Industries utilize Eggplant Test primarily for regression and GUI automation testing, especially in desktop applications. Its capacity for post-development validation and vulnerability scanning supports businesses with testers having minimal coding experience. Deployed on virtual machines, it effectively tests web pages, Windows apps, and streaming devices, simulating real-world user actions efficiently. Eggplant Test's role in simplifying robotic process automation and functional testing is significant, offering a spectrum of operational support across varied sectors.

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Sample Customers

Ebay, Citrix, National Instruments, Marriott, AT&T, Bon-Ton, McDonald's, Netflix, PayPal, Uber, QAD

FUJIFILM Group, NEC Personal Computers

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