Dynatrace vs IBM SevOne Network Performance Management (NPM) comparison

Dynatrace and IBM are both solutions in the Log Management category. Dynatrace is ranked #4 with an average rating of 8.3, while IBM is ranked #43 with an average rating of 8.0. Dynatrace holds a 6.0% mindshare in LM, compared to IBM’s 0.3% mindshare. Additionally, 95% of Dynatrace users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 95% of IBM users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 9, 2024

Dynatrace and IBM SevOne Network Performance Management operate in the network and performance management industry. Dynatrace holds an edge in automation and cloud monitoring, while IBM SevOne NPM is preferred for detailed network analytics.

Features: Dynatrace offers AI-driven capabilities, extensive cloud-native applications, and ease of management for dynamic environments. IBM SevOne NPM provides in-depth network visibility, robust analytics, and is noted for its precision and scalability in network monitoring.

Room for Improvement: Dynatrace could improve on-premise monitoring, expand interface customization, and enhance integration capabilities. IBM SevOne NPM could benefit from broader integrations, additional interface customization options, and streamline its initial setup process.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Dynatrace is known for a smooth deployment and excellent customer support, benefitting cloud-heavy operations. Deployment of IBM SevOne NPM might be more complex initially, but it is supported by solid backend services, especially for complex network configurations.

Pricing and ROI: Dynatrace's pricing is justified by its automation and feature set, aligning well with its capabilities. IBM SevOne NPM justifies its cost with substantial network performance improvements, offering significant value for network-centric setups despite higher initial expenses.

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Categories and Ranking

Dynatrace

Ranking in Log Management

4th

Average Rating

8.8

Number of Reviews

344

Ranking in other categories

Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (2nd), Mobile APM (1st), Container Monitoring (2nd), AIOps (2nd)

IBM SevOne Network Performa...

Ranking in Log Management

43rd

Average Rating

8.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Network Monitoring Software (44th), Server Monitoring (21st), IT Infrastructure Monitoring (46th), Cloud Monitoring Software (31st)

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2024, in the Log Management category, the mindshare of Dynatrace is 6.0%, down from 7.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM SevOne Network Performance Management (NPM) is 0.3%, down from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Featured Reviews

Manish Ved

Lead Infrastructure Domain Architect (Systems) at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees

Mar 20, 2023

Solution has a useful AI engine, but the reports could be a bit better

We are typically about a version or two behind. We are on the managed solution. Our model of deployment is on-premises. I would say there are a couple of thousand users of this solution in our company. We are also planning on increasing the usage as our apps migrate to the cloud. I would advise other people looking into solutions, to do their homework beforehand and not assume that by deploying all the tools everything will automatically work, so there's still a lot of configuration involved. I would rate this solution as a whole an eight, on a scale from one to 10, with one being the worst and 10 being the best.

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Grzegorz Nowak

Solution Architect at Wingu

Apr 29, 2024

Improves infrastructure planning by helping us analyze network traffic

We use SevOne to collect and report on network flows SevOne improves infrastructure planning by helping us analyze network traffic. We can look at bandwidth for specific endpoints on the customer's network and analyze traffic to identify issues. For example, maybe some connectors are unavailable.…

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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

"One aspect of development is the concept of continuous improvements. There are key screens in our applications. We get identification, through Dynatrace on its own, that these are our top ten slow preforming screens."

"The features that we find most valuable are automatic root cause detection, topology discovery, and session replay."

"The real-user monitoring is mostly used to gauge the difference in performance for multitenant applications, This is so we can discern if there are any local network or client-facing issues when we do a comparison between each customer. It is quite important for us to be able to identify a client-side issue, as opposed to a feature managed problem, because we're essentially providing managed services of business applications."

"The stability is rock solid. We put a lot of stress on it."

"It is our main SaaS monitoring and alerting solution, and it allows us to identify many problems that we would miss if we did not have a comprehensive monitoring solution."

"Dynatrace is a powerful tool for full stack monitoring with APM capabilities and AI root cause problem analysis. This helps our customers with their digital transformation and gaining insight into their infrastructure."

"The dashboard customization based on the performance metric requirement is one of the most exciting features."

"We are using it on most of our platforms, which are on a big scale and across the globe."

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"The automation feature is good because if your CMDB is OK and it is already in sync, then the automation part is good to go."

"SevOne provides support for all universal connectors. They internally work with other data sources to get features implemented. We have an SD-WAN implementation and use other app data to monitor performance. If you pull that data into one centralized location, that is very useful for management."

"Flexible architecture: You can extend the system and its capacity by attaching another cluster pair."

"The SMP and the xStats, which is for flat file integration, are both useful for integrating the various metrics that the device provides to monitor the performance of those systems."

"SevOne’s data collection functionality is very good. From a collection point of view, we pull SNMP data, which is simple. It is easy to manipulate the pull in the estate. It is really simple compared to some of the other products that we have used. However, for deferred data, i.e., things that we import or don't pull directly, we tend to have a preplanned integration. So, its Universal Collector is really useful."

"The monitoring of the network is very customizable. That is its unique feature."

"I like the tool’s scalability and real-time reports. Earlier, we struggled to give real-time reports to clients. I also like the tool’s deployment model where we can deploy it either on-premises or in-house. We don’t have to carry the data all over the globe. Also, I am impressed with the tool's flow reporting and Wi-Fi."

"We find that the reporting is particularly valuable in terms of not only communicating with our peer teams but also with the executives."

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Cons

"If we can gain more insight into older applications, using not-so-recent technologies, then it would be a plus."

"Custom reporting is still missing."

"The new Managed Edition is too complex. I feel like a fish out of water."

"If you want to see a month's data, it keeps on spinning. Here is an improvement which needs to happen, which is the case with all applications or tools. There is a lot of data, and either we have to change the way we are logging or the application needs to be enhanced."

"Our main problems have been that it has a high learning curve to it. I've used it for about three years now and I'm still learning it. There are some videos and there is some documentation out there, but it still requires you to delve into the tool to learn it. A little bit more comprehensive self-paced training would help."

"The solution could improve by allowing more dashboards customization. This would allow us to monitor the metric better."

"It is not clear what are our long-term strategy should be to upgrade (Appmon vs Dynatrace)."

"Every time I want to see the PurePath, I have to launch the client. It would be helpful if they introduced this in the browser application."

More Dynatrace cons

"In terms of having a complete view of our network performance, I would rate it a nine out of 10. The reason for not giving it a 10 is that there is no packet capture associated with SevOne, but we do have other tools in place to do that."

"The one area with room for improvement is probably administration. They added data insights to make a better user experience, but I'd like to see some improvements in the way the system's administered."

"High-frequency polling is data-intensive because you're pulling more. If SevOne could figure out a way to manage the impact of high-frequency polling on the system, that would be very popular."

"There is no service mode setup in this monitoring tool if you want to snooze alerts for any specific amount of time, to account for any activity change or major incident."

"User-friendly, multi-tenancy."

"One area that requires a little bit of improvement is the topology of visualization and being able to map out connections, end-to-end. It's able to do that, but it's not as impressive as we would like it to be. We would like to understand the different interface types and the connection points better, through the visualization. Heatmaps also need further development."

"The reports are easy to configure but they are a bit outdated in terms of appearance and visualization."

"NMS has several areas for improvement. It should be more user-friendly inside of NMS for some of the functionality in there. It's been getting better the last version or two, but the there have been bugs in there whenever I've gone to new versions."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Its license is a bit expensive. We renew it yearly."

"Purchasing through the AWS Marketplace is excellent."

"The cost is somewhat high."

"Licensing is a bit complicated for Dynatrace, and pricing is dependent on how much your organization invests."

"Its licensing is complicated or not transparent."

"The licensing for Dynatrace is high. If you want to go for monitoring solutions, then why Dynatrace? If you have a particular budget, you can go for many other monitoring tools - apart from Dynatrace - and they can help you more and give more data than Dynatrace can. It's not worth the money that you spend for Dynatrace."

"While it is quite good in respect to its functionality, there are few area in regards to pricing that they can look at how to possibly change. I have heard it's costly."

"There was also some complexity in the adoption rate of it because of how costly the licensing is."

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"Choose a SevOne partner who can provide SevOne as a service and can deliver professional services and maintenance."

"Although I don't have exact details in terms of cost, my experience has been that SevOne is willing to make a deal with the customer."

"For the value that you get from SevOne, it's worth the price. There are a lot of cheaper alternatives on the market, and even free options. But they require more staff, more resources, and engineers with more advanced knowledge of monitoring. That's what makes SevOne worth the price."

"A blocking point is the high upfront cost because it is challenging to get it accepted and the purchase approved."

"The tool is not expensive. We were able to negotiate with SevOne on pricing."

"It is inexpensive compared to other monitoring tools."

"Have a bank of licenses, because it is about the number of objects (RAM, ports, CPU, etc.)."

"There are different options available for licensing, with the per-device option being more expensive but more flexible."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Educational Organization

32%

Financial Services Firm

17%

Computer Software Company

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

17%

Manufacturing Company

16%

Financial Services Firm

14%

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Questions from the Community

Any advice about APM solutions?

The key is to have a holistic view over the complete infrastructure, the ones you have listed are great for APM if you need to monitor applications end to end. I have tested them all and have not f...

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What cloud monitoring software did you choose and why?

While the environment does matter in the selection of an APM tool, I prefer to use Dynatrace to manage the entire stack. Both production and Dev/Test. I find it to be quite superior to anything els...

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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...

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What do you like most about SevOne Network Data Platform?

I like the tool’s scalability and real-time reports. Earlier, we struggled to give real-time reports to clients. I also like the tool’s deployment model where we can deploy it either on-premises or...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SevOne Network Data Platform?

The tool is not expensive. We were able to negotiate with SevOne on pricing.

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What needs improvement with SevOne Network Data Platform?

SevOne could improve its flexibility because it isn't fully customizable and its out-of-the-box configuration doesn't cover all use cases.

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Dynatrace

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Overview

Dynatrace is an AI-powered software intelligence monitoring platform that accelerates digital transformation and simplifies cloud complexities. Dynatrace is an entirely automated full-stack solution that provides data and answers about the performance of your applications and deep insight into every transaction throughout every application, including the end-user experience. By modernizing and automating enterprise cloud operations, users can deliver an optimal digital experience with higher quality software to customers faster.

Dynatrace offers an all-in-one automated artificial intelligence solution that brings together application performance, cloud and infrastructure, and digital experience monitoring. Dynatrace accelerates performance-driven results through operations, development, and business teams with a shared metrics platform. In addition, users are provided a full-stack monitoring experience with three patented technologies:

Smartscape - visualization mechanism that maps the totality of everything working in your environment and detects any casual dependencies between your applications, processes, websites, services, hosts, cloud infrastructure, and networks.
OneAgent - a technology that analyzes, gathers ,and unifies all business performance metrics throughout every layer of your technology stack.
PurePath Technology - code-level context and timings are captured from the mainframe to the cloud for all end-to-end transactions.

What does Dynatrace offer?

Dynatrace redefines how organizations monitor their digital ecosystems. The solution offers:

Cloud Automation: With AI engine Davis®, users can see the exact reason for problems and facilitate quick auto-remediation and intelligent cloud orchestration.
Application Security: With automated application vulnerability management, users can deliver applications faster and more securely.
Infrastructure Monitoring: Convenient broad visibility across your environments is provided with streamlined, automated infrastructure monitoring.
Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM): Optimize your applications, provide better support, and improve user experience with a combination of Real User Monitoring (RUM), Session Replay, and synthetic monitoring throughout your environment.
Applications and Microservices: For complex cloud environments, Dynatrace can automatically provide visibility and root-cause answers. It can also monitor microservices.
Digital Business Analytics: Get AI-powered, real-time answers to analytical business queries with KPIs and metrics that are already flowing through applications.

Reviews from Real Users

Dynatrace is the only solution that provides answers to organizations based on deep insight into each user, transaction, and organization's environment.

Barry P., a managing performance engineer at Medica Health Plans, writes, "With Dynatrace, we have synthetic checks and real-user monitoring of all of our websites, places where members and providers can interact with us over the web. We monitor the response times of those with Dynatrace, and it's all integrated into one place."

A consultant at a tech service company notes, "A feature that's one of the highlights of Dynatrace is the AI. The second most valuable feature is OneAgent. Between infrastructures, applications, operating systems, you can deploy with just a single agent and can practically install and forget about it."

The IBM® SevOne Network Performance Management (IBM SevOne NPM) solution helps you spot, address, and prevent network performance issues early with machine learning-powered analytics from a single source. Boost network performance and improve your user application experience by proactively monitoring your multivendor end-to-end network across enterprise, communication, and managed service provider networks.

Transform raw network performance data into intelligent and actionable insights. The IBM SevOne NPM solution goes beyond detection, combining industry-leading expertise and advanced technology to help your IT team plan and optimize your network and act on what matters: improving network performance to provide an exceptional customer experience.

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Sample Customers

Audi, Best Buy, LinkedIn, CISCO, Intuit, KRONOS, Scottrade, Wells Fargo, ULTA Beauty, Lenovo, Swarovsk, Nike, Whirlpool, American Express

ATOS, Devereux, Spark New Zealand, Access4, Rogers Communication, Lumen (formerly known as CenturyLink)

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