Grafana Enterprise Stack vs Splunk AppDynamics comparison

Grafana Labs and Splunk are both solutions in the IT Infrastructure Monitoring category. Grafana Labs is ranked #13 with an average rating of 8.6, while Splunk is ranked #6 with an average rating of 8.2. Grafana Labs holds a 1.1% mindshare in IM, compared to Splunk’s 2.6% mindshare. Additionally, 92% of Grafana Labs users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 91% of Splunk users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 23, 2025

Splunk AppDynamics and Grafana Enterprise Stack compete in the application performance monitoring and data visualization category. Splunk AppDynamics seems to have the upper hand due to its comprehensive features in application monitoring.

Features: Splunk AppDynamics provides end-to-end transaction visibility, application diagnostics, and detailed performance analytics. Meanwhile, Grafana Enterprise Stack shines with its custom dashboards and visualizations, support for diverse data sources, and capability in complex data presentations.

Room for Improvement: Splunk AppDynamics could strengthen its network performance monitoring and licensing model simplification. It also needs to improve support for emerging cloud technologies. Grafana Enterprise Stack would benefit from more intuitive configuration and better AI integration for automated insights.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Splunk AppDynamics is mainly an on-premises deployment, supporting hybrid environments, and is known for responsive customer service, though delays can occur. Grafana Enterprise Stack is favored for hybrid deployments with rapid resolutions and high customer service marks.

Pricing and ROI: Splunk AppDynamics is viewed as a premium solution with complex pricing reflecting its vast features and delivering good ROI by reducing incident resolution times. Grafana Enterprise Stack offers a budget-friendly approach with open-source roots and lower costs of entry, appealing for its visualization strengths.

To learn more, read our detailed Grafana Enterprise Stack vs. Splunk AppDynamics Report (Updated: January 2026).

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Categories and Ranking

Grafana Enterprise Stack

Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring

13th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Splunk AppDynamics

Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring

6th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

259

Ranking in other categories

Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (3rd), IT Operations Analytics (2nd), Mobile APM (1st), Container Monitoring (3rd)

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the IT Infrastructure Monitoring category, the mindshare of Grafana Enterprise Stack is 1.1%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Splunk AppDynamics is 2.6%, down from 3.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

IT Infrastructure Monitoring Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Splunk AppDynamics	2.6%
Grafana Enterprise Stack	1.1%
Other	96.3%

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Rajan M

Test Lead at Calpine Group

Efficient monitoring and alerting enhance operational insights

With Grafana Enterprise Stack, we can identify issues that New Relic cannot help with. While New Relic requires purchase and supports frontend and backend components, Grafana Enterprise Stack helps identify where issues are occurring. When we need to deep dive into issues, we use New Relic to trace transactions and determine where maximum impact occurs, whether in core size, DB side, or frontend components that slow performance. We first evaluate with Grafana Enterprise Stack, then move to New Relic if we identify performance degradation, such as DB queries taking too much time. Grafana Enterprise Stack responds to queries within 6 to 12 hours. They contact users through email immediately when available. Similarly, New Relic follows the same pattern, responding immediately when requests are raised and resolving issues promptly.

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DevendraKumar1

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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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Grafana's full observability stack, known as LGTM, is highly valuable."

"The most valuable features for us are dashboards; we can dashboard anything that we can think of, we can dashboard and measure."

"Grafana has enough features around dashboard management. It's got enough plugins to create your dashboards."

"The most valuable features of Grafana for data visualization are its ability to create intuitive dashboards and its wide range of visualization options like graphs, charts, and tables."

"Grafana Enterprise Stack is a powerful open-source platform with robust capabilities in data visualizations, dashboard creations, and alerting."

"Compared to other packages, Grafana Enterprise Stack is user-friendly and easy to configure quickly."

"Grafana's full observability stack, known as LGTM, is highly valuable."

"Our productivity has improved with its use."

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"It is a good monitoring tool. Its stability is very good."

"The SAP monitoring element is very helpful."

"We have seen application availability increase, and there is a twenty-five percent reduction of the application downtime."

"Provides good overall application performance and transaction errors."

"It has improved our organization with its ability to catch issues quickly and fix them."

"Transition tracing is the most valuable is pretty easy and useful, but the user experience piece is also good."

"The solution is very, very stable. We haven't faced any bugs or glitches on the system."

"The most valuable feature in AppDynamics is the identifying of the slow responses. Additionally, it is easy to use."

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Cons

"The connection between metrics, logs, and traces could be improved. Currently, one needs to ingest labels and timestamps for them to be connected, however, drilling down sometimes takes time."

"I have encountered occasional issues with false inputs or incorrect data in Grafana."

"The connection between metrics, logs, and traces could be improved."

"In terms of what Grafana provides, it just provides the charting tools. Everything else is third-party."

"Integrating AI capabilities for automated self-healing and reduced manual interventions would be valuable."

"The solution should include integration with Power BI."

"I find Grafana really hard to configure. It's difficult to build the dashboard, and it's non-intuitive. In my opinion, it's very difficult to work with Grafana."

"If Grafana Enterprise Stack could display transaction queries in dashboard format similar to New Relic, it would provide more options and capabilities for users."

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"The solution could improve the server size for AppDynamics to include middleware products, which is doesn't yet cover. If they add middleware for sophisticated sites, AppDynamics would be the global choice."

"I would like to see more of a unified platform. They're very, very new on the server side, machine agents. I want them to be more mature in this area."

"The day-to-day activities should be less complicated so that anyone can manage it."

"AppDynamics should improve its ability to track all the transactions."

"The integration ability of AppDynamics with other performance testing tools is an area with shortcomings where improvements are required."

"I would like to be able to monitor both cloud an on-prem infrastructures, displayed in one dashboard."

"The solution should add some monitoring similar to Oracle monitoring tools for databases. It has a lot of features to monitor SQL queries, and make some recommendation to resolve it. AppDynamics is just monitoring for delays and doesn't provide any recommendations for that. It's a deficiency."

"This solution is expensive."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"I use the tool's free license."

"If one is expensive and ten is low price, I rate the product price as seven out of ten."

"Purchasing the product through the AWS Marketplace was good."

"The license fee for Application Analytics is in the range of 2.5 million over three years, with extra fees for service contingencies."

"I give the price a five out of ten."

"It is not a cheap tool, but you also save in manpower to setup because it is easy and fast. At the end of the day, I think the revenue is much better. BUT, they have an awful co-term mode of licensing."

"It could be cheaper. It's a little cost prohibitive. There are so many features that also show a lot of value, but it’s not always easy to justify the cost."

"We find its pricing reasonable and competitive. After it was acquired by Cisco, we found it acceptable."

"AppDynamics Browser Real-User Monitoring does have licensing cost associated with it."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Energy/Utilities Company

18%

Financial Services Firm

15%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Computer Software Company

10%

Financial Services Firm

26%

Computer Software Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	6
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	7

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	55
Midsize Enterprise	36
Large Enterprise	194

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Grafana Enterprise Stack?

The tool's most valuable feature is real-time monitoring. It helps in securing the application or the node by allowing us to monitor and manage resource consumption during peak times. For instance,...

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What needs improvement with Grafana Enterprise Stack?

I am trying to think about its advanced alerting features; we do not use it too much for that. We do get it to report through to our help desk system and if a threshold gets broken, then a ticket i...

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What is your primary use case for Grafana Enterprise Stack?

I have switched to a different suite, focusing on customer edge solutions that are mostly Fortinet. To manage it, I use Grafana Enterprise Stack and a whole bunch of tools that we wrote ourselves. ...

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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 AppDynamics?

The solution saves time and cost.

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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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Overview

Grafana Enterprise Stack is a powerful tool for real-time data monitoring and visualization. With its flexible and scalable features, it is widely used for creating dashboards, analyzing metrics, and gaining insights into infrastructure, databases, and applications.

Its valuable features include powerful visualization capabilities, extensive data source integrations, customizable dashboards, a user-friendly interface, and a robust alerting system. Users appreciate its flexibility, scalability, and ability to integrate with different data sources, making it suitable for a wide range of industries and use cases.

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Splunk AppDynamics enhances application performance monitoring with advanced diagnostics and real-time insights, offering seamless end-to-end transaction tracking and infrastructure visibility.

AppDynamics provides critical tools for businesses to analyze application behavior and performance. Through innovative features like transaction snapshot analysis and adaptable dashboards, users can quickly identify and address issues, ensuring high levels of system uptime and efficiency. It is designed to support complex environments including Kubernetes and AWS, enhancing user experience by detecting performance issues early. Despite needing improvements in network monitoring and integration, it remains a robust option for tracking application health.

What are the key features of AppDynamics?

Real-time Performance Monitoring: Offers immediate insights into application behavior.
Business Transaction Tracking: Tracks transactions from start to finish for bottleneck identification.
JVM Memory Monitoring: Provides detailed JVM metrics and memory use information.
Deep-dive Diagnostics: Enables in-depth analysis of code and stack traces.
Adaptable Dashboards: Customizable views for better data interpretation.

How does AppDynamics benefit users?

Improved Incident Resolution: Faster problem detection and solution implementation.
Enhanced Application Performance: Real-time monitoring optimizes system operations.
Comprehensive Visibility: Provides a full view of application infrastructure.
Informed Decision Making: Detailed analytics guide performance improvements.
Customer Satisfaction: Enhances user experience through faster issue resolutions.

In industries like financial services and e-commerce, AppDynamics facilitates performance tracking across distributed systems, optimizing infrastructure to meet consumer demands. It excels in environments needing precise transaction monitoring and is pivotal in delivering high value and satisfaction.

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Sample Customers

1. Uber 2. PayPal 3. eBay 4. Sony 5. Red Hat 6. IBM 7. Cisco 8. Adobe 9. Expedia 10. Booking.com 11. Airbnb 12. LinkedIn 13. Twitter 14. Netflix 15. Spotify 16. Pinterest 17. Slack 18. GitLab 19. Docker 20. Atlassian 21. Salesforce 22. Microsoft 23. Google 24. Amazon 25. Facebook 26. Apple 27. Intel 28. Oracle 29. SAP 30. VMware 31. HP 32. Dell

Cisco, Sony, Nasdaq, Reserve Bank of New Zealand, Edmunds.com, Puma, Fox News, DirecTV, Pizza Hut, T-Systems, Cornell University, OpenTable, BITMARCK, Green Mountain Power, Care.com, Overstock, Paddy Power, eHarmony, Kraft, The Motley Fool, The Container Store, and more See more customers

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