Cavisson NetDiagnostics vs Instana Dynamic APM comparison

Cavisson and Instana are both solutions in the Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability category. Cavisson is ranked #85, while Instana is ranked #31 with an average rating of 8.0. Cavisson holds a 0.4% mindshare in APM, compared to Instana’s 1.1% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Cavisson users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 84% of Instana users who would recommend it.

Cavisson NetDiagnostics

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100% willing to recommend

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84% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

Cavisson NetDiagnostics

Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability

85th

Average Rating

10.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Instana Dynamic APM

Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability

31st

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability category, the mindshare of Cavisson NetDiagnostics is 0.4%, up from 0.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Instana Dynamic APM is 1.1%, up from 1.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Instana Dynamic APM	1.1%
Cavisson NetDiagnostics	0.4%
Other	98.5%

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reviewer1322382

Performance Engineer at Kohl's

Improves our application at the code level because of its different performance metrics

They should provide all the information of the NetDiagnostics tool details on the Internet. Or, it will be good if they could upload the configuration and monitoring feature detail videos on YouTube . REST API should be supported from the UI. As of now, it is supported from the CLI . They can improve on providing "help and navigation" for each feature available in the UI. In next release, I would like to see the application level monitor supported in some way.

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Muhammad Jawwad Hassan

IT Consultant at Arcana Info

A really good GUI that is easy for non-technical users to understand

Our company uses the solution for one of our bank clients. We use App Connect middleware to monitor services and applications such as Docker, Kubernetes, MongoDB, and MS SQL Server. We also monitor the bottleneck for all servers. We currently have 20 users at one of our branches. We plan to expand…

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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

"Its end-to-end dashboard provides information on all the integration callouts happening on the server side."

"It is a stable solution."

"The platform’s most valuable feature is the ability to monitor the performance of containers for request and response analysis."

"With Instana, the interface and the UI are very simple to use."

"The primary selling point of this product is its unparalleled transparency into the infrastructure."

"If a key monitored value has crossed a threshold, it sends out an alert. And the solution is able to intelligently find out if something is beyond the range that it normally resides in."

"It's great for monitoring services and applications."

"The overall capabilities are the most valuable."

"Sometimes it's able to provide a proper RCA on its own. It's able to correlate different events that occurred and that becomes like an RCA in itself."

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Cons

"They can improve on providing "help and navigation" for each feature available in the UI."

"We should be able to go back to scenarios during or before the issue. There should be something like a history playback. Such a feature or functionality would be good."

"We'd always like to see additional functionalities."

"While it is already quite good, there is room for improvement in terms of providing better functionality"

"The configuration of Instana Dynamic APM needs improvement because it requires quite a bit of work."

"The App Connect middleware does not integrate with or show corresponding sub nodes."

"The auto-remediation features must be improved."

"New Relic has a better UI in terms of how it presents the data."

"The solution's monitoring is pretty weak and should be improved."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Pricing is quite competitive. Dynatrace, AppDynamics, and New Relic were all several times more expensive than Instana, both the on-prem and the SaaS versions. Price-wise they are a lot more competitive than anyone else out there."

"It's reasonably priced and manageable, especially for individuals who grasp the significance of application monitoring."

"The pricing is $1,200 per year which is a bit high compared to other vendors."

"The solution is less expensive than one of its competitors."

"The solution's pricing is comparable to other products."

"Its pricing isn't a big pain point. Its pricing seems to be better than some of the other competing products in the market, but they also have some of the features and functionalities that are better than Instana."

"Instana Dynamic APM is more affordable for small and medium-sized companies compared to other vendors."

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

25%

Manufacturing Company

12%

Computer Software Company

Retailer

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	5

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	3
Midsize Enterprise	6
Large Enterprise	5

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What do you like most about Instana Dynamic APM?

The platform’s most valuable feature is the ability to monitor the performance of containers for request and response analysis.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Instana Dynamic APM?

I rate the pricing a seven out of ten. There are no additional costs associated with the product.

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What needs improvement with Instana Dynamic APM?

Sometimes, the issue arises from user changes, such as adjusting firewall settings without proper consideration, leading to compatibility issues within the network monitoring.

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Overview

Cavisson NetDiagnostics Enterprise (NDE) is a comprehensive Application Performance Management (APM) solution for real-time monitoring, diagnostics and management of distributed processing in your application environment using state of art technologies with minimal overhead. Leading Fortune 500 brands rely on NDE to avert risks, reduce revenue loss, and improve customer loyalty by enabling proactive monitoring and real-time diagnosis of application performance issues.

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Instana’s Enterprise Observability Platform, powered by automated Application Performance Monitoring, discovers and maps all services, infrastructure, and their inter-dependencies automatically. Instana ingests all observability metrics, traces each request, profiles every process, and updates application dependency maps in real-time to deliver the context and actionable feedback needed by Dev+Ops to optimize application performance, enable innovation, and mitigate risk to help them add value and efficiency to the pipeline. Learn more at https://instana.com.

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