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BMC TrueSight vs Splunk Observability Cloud comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 3, 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
6.6
BMC TrueSight reduces IT costs by automating monitoring, lowering ticket volume, streamlining tools, and reallocating personnel to strategic tasks.
Sentiment score
7.4
Organizations saw improved visibility, productivity, and efficiency, with reduced downtime and costs using Splunk Observability Cloud, enhancing KPIs.
Anyone working in front-end management should recognize the market price to see the true value of end-user monitoring.
Using Splunk has saved my organization about 30% of our budget compared to using multiple different monitoring products.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.7
BMC TrueSight's customer service is praised for helpfulness but criticized for inconsistent response times and expertise.
Sentiment score
7.1
Splunk Observability Cloud support is generally responsive but can be slow, with improvement needed, especially in the APAC region.
Support from Splunk is not very helpful because Splunk doesn't have a dedicated APM; they only have one APM engineer in Korea.
Problem resolution typically takes between two and five days, which isn't very helpful.
If any issues arise, we can raise a vendor case, and resolutions are provided in a timely and accurate manner.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.1
BMC TrueSight is scalable for varied environments, though complexities and budget constraints may affect performance in larger deployments.
Sentiment score
7.8
Splunk Observability Cloud is scalable and flexible but can be costly, with challenges in data ingestion and implementation.
We've used the solution across more than 250 people, including engineers.
I would rate its scalability a nine out of ten.
The issue is mainly about pricing because if they want to monitor more, it costs money.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.5
BMC TrueSight is stable when properly configured, with occasional issues resolved by vendor support, praised for reliability.
Sentiment score
8.0
Splunk Observability Cloud is highly stable, rated 8-10/10 for reliability, with minor issues usually from user configurations.
I would rate its stability a nine out of ten.
Unlike NetScout or regular agents for APM, RUM has many problems during the POC phase because customer environments vary widely.
We rarely have problems accessing the dashboard or the page.
 

Room For Improvement

BMC TrueSight struggles with deployment complexity, limited dashboards, costly training, and requires improved AI, cloud monitoring, and documentation.
Splunk Observability Cloud requires improved integration, scalability, cost-effectiveness, ease of use, monitoring features, customization, and enhanced customer support.
Customers sometimes need to create specific dashboards, particularly for applicative metrics such as Java and process terms.
Improvements in dashboard configuration, customization, and artificial intelligence functionalities are desired.
There is room for improvement in the alerting system, which is complicated and has less documentation available.
 

Setup Cost

BMC TrueSight pricing varies from $80 to $200 per license, depending on volume, complexity, and additional features.
Splunk Observability Cloud offers advanced features but can become costly as data volume and infrastructure needs grow.
Splunk is a bit expensive since it charges based on the indexing rate of data.
Splunk Observability Cloud is expensive.
It appears to be expensive compared to competitors.
 

Valuable Features

BMC TrueSight offers intuitive integration, robust event management, end-to-end visibility, and flexibility across assets with advanced automation.
Splunk Observability Cloud offers seamless data integration, real-time insights, and efficient monitoring, enhancing performance visibility across diverse environments.
Saving time with automation can save us weeks. It's improving our resilience.
Splunk provides advanced notifications of roadblocks in the application, which helps us to improve and avoid impacts during high-volume days.
It offers unified visibility for logs, metrics, and traces.
 

Categories and Ranking

BMC TrueSight
Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
34th
Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring
40th
Ranking in Cloud Monitoring Software
28th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
50
Ranking in other categories
Event Monitoring (7th), AIOps (5th)
Splunk Observability Cloud
Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
8th
Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring
7th
Ranking in Cloud Monitoring Software
7th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
57
Ranking in other categories
Network Monitoring Software (6th), Container Management (7th), Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM) (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2025, in the Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability category, the mindshare of BMC TrueSight is 0.7%, down from 0.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Splunk Observability Cloud is 1.9%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Splunk Observability Cloud1.9%
BMC TrueSight Operations Management0.7%
Other97.4%
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
 

Featured Reviews

Ayobanji Iluyomade - PeerSpot reviewer
The solution is stable and can be used for monitoring and managing events, but it does not provide application or service monitoring features
We are moving from basic monitoring to AIOps, where we can do things like self-healing. We also want to create dashboards for IT and business users to show the status of their services. We have done a couple of demos. I recommend the solution to others. Overall, I rate the product a seven out of ten.
Lakshmi Padaga - PeerSpot reviewer
Collaborates performance metrics with log data to pinpoint the exact cause of issues and offers error detection
Splunk APM is a robust tool with many capabilities. There are always areas for potential improvement to enhance its functionality and user experience. For Splunk APM, there could be simplified navigation, like streamlining the user interface to make navigation more intuitive for our users, especially those new to APM, which can enhance usability. We can provide more customization options for dashboards and visualizations to help users tailor the platform to their specific needs. There could be more integration capabilities with a wider range of third-party tools and platforms would also be beneficial. By focusing on these areas, Splunk APM can enhance its value proposition, improve user satisfaction, and better meet the evolving needs of organizations monitoring their application performance.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
26%
Computer Software Company
12%
Retailer
6%
Government
5%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Retailer
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business23
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise24
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business17
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise34
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about BMC TrueSight Operations Management?
The solution provides visibility to our infrastructure, how it is, the resources we are monitoring, and quick updates when it has any problems. We have integrated it with ServiceNow to open instances.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for BMC TrueSight Operations Management?
Though I have no clue about the tool's actual price, I know that it is astronomical.
What needs improvement with BMC TrueSight Operations Management?
Cost is an issue with BMC TrueSight Operations Management. Though I am not responsible for the budget, I know that it is an expensive tool set when used only for event management. The tool's issue ...
What do you like most about SignalFx?
The most valuable feature is dashboard creation.
What needs improvement with SignalFx?
Regarding dashboard customization, while Splunk has many dashboard building options, customers sometimes need to create specific dashboards, particularly for applicative metrics such as Java and pr...
What is your primary use case for SignalFx?
The solution involves observability in general, such as Application Performance Monitoring, and generally addresses digital applications, web applications, sites, and mobile applications. I worked ...
 

Also Known As

ProactiveNet, TrueSight Operations Management
Splunk Infrastructure Monitoring, Splunk Real User Monitoring (RUM), Splunk Synthetic Monitoring
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Ensono, Transamerica, Boston Scientific, Park Place Technologies, inContact, TD Ameritrade, PNC Bank
Sunrun, Yelp, Onshape, Tapjoy, Symphony Commerce, Chairish, Clever, Grovo, Bazaar Voice, Zenefits, Avalara
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