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We performed a comparison between IBM Application Performance Management and SolarWinds AppOptics based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
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Pros
"The initial setup was straightforward and took minimal effort.""It's easy to use.""The most valuable feature is the breakdown that it provides, such as a description of the fields for a particular transaction.""The transaction tracking feature from IBM is the most important feature for us. It is something that provides a terrific value for us and our clients. It has a lot of data sources and agents that are collectors. It is also stable.""Because we have partnerships with other partners, I can share a bit about what I've noticed with IBM APM compared to other vendor solutions. Specifically, with IBM, the visibility into detailed process information is more tangible. On the OS level, APM displays all processes (or the top 10 processes) that are consuming CPU or resident memory. This is the most important thing that is not always available with other vendors.""IBM Application Performance Management helped us increased our response time by 80% and cost 60% less.""I would rate the scalability an eight out of ten."

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"Technical support is always live and they're supportive.""I have found the most valuable feature is application performance management.""Some of the most valuable features of SolarWinds are the topology discovery and network performance analysis.""The sum solution, NTA, and DPA.""The product has a great dashboard.""The reporting of the solution is very good."

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Cons
"It's still missing some platforms. For example, if you look to applications itself, it is missing the interface.""With APM, we noticed that the agent can cause a lot of issues for the application, making the agent very unreliable. Many issues are happening, and we've had to discuss it with support to try and get a fix. It affects application availability, and sometimes actions fail because of the agent, degrading the performance of the application.""They should focus on potentially enhancing the dashboard to make it more contemporary and adding some customization options. Furthermore, there might be room for improvement in the pricing policy.""Its web user interface is a little bit old in comparison to other solutions, such as New Relic, and it should be improved. Its scalability and technical support should also be improved. Currently, it is scalable, but only in a vertical way. They provide good technical support, but the initial steps for a new case can be improved to fasten the resolution process.""Technical support can be slow and needs improvement.""The demo that was provided to us is not working very well. At times, there are errors.""The stability is not great and should be better."

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"In terms of the technology, I think they need to put some more advanced troubleshooting into SolarWinds, in terms of AI capabilities. That's the next generation, especially in the cases of APIs which have already adopted AI capabilities into their products.""I would like to see more integration with other tools that are available on the market.""AppOptics would benefit from having a much more centralized view.""The implementation needs improvement. It needs to get modernized with the newer cloud scenario in both public and private deployment models.""The solution should be more user-friendly.""The integration with Unix services should be a bit more straightforward."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "IBM APM is one of the cheaper products on the market, while everything necessary to get started is included in the license."
  • "The licensing fees can be paid every six months or on a yearly basis."
  • "As I previously indicated, I initiated the IBM and uncovered all its elements. Consequently, I'm not inclined towards a licensing approach."
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  • "Mostly, it's a perpetual license. We don't have any customers using the subscription right now—it's mostly a perpetual license that the customers purchase. The licensing is based on the number of elements, whereas other solutions are node-based."
  • "I believe the current licensing cost is reasonable."
  • "Since it's a negotiable rate, I would rate the pricing as a five out of five."
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    IBM APM
    AppOptics, SolarWinds TraceView, Librato
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    Overview
    The IBM Application Performance Management portfolio provides visibility, control and automation of your mission-critical applications. It helps pinpoint the root cause of application's issue more quickly and resolve the problem. The integrated capabilities cover the five key areas: discovery, end-use experience, transaction tracking, enterprise diagnostics and analytics. It also easily monitors applications to ensure optimal performance to extend your hybrid management environment capabilities, to measure the customer experience from multiple locations and to further eliminate blind spots in your application environment.

    AppOptics is a SaaS-based simple, powerful and affordable Infrastructure & Application monitoring for custom on-premises, cloud, and hybrid systems. 

    Your business runs on applications, and when they go down or run slowly, it can impact the business in lost productivity, customers, or revenue. To add to the complexity, your IT environment is changing, and workloads can be spread across data centers, and cloud resources. You need to monitor the availability and performance of applications and infrastructure, regardless of where they are, so you can identify potential issues early and address them before they impact users

    Sample Customers
    Mibtree, EatDrinkDeals.com, IT Performance Advisor
    TraxoCovea Insurance BTE TechnologyDatarista
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company19%
    Financial Services Firm18%
    Government12%
    Media Company6%
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    Educational Organization60%
    Computer Software Company6%
    Financial Services Firm6%
    Government5%
    Company Size
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    Small Business67%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise22%
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    Small Business19%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise69%
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    Small Business20%
    Midsize Enterprise10%
    Large Enterprise70%
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    Small Business9%
    Midsize Enterprise64%
    Large Enterprise27%
    Buyer's Guide
    IBM Application Performance Management vs. SolarWinds AppOptics
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about IBM Application Performance Management vs. SolarWinds AppOptics and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
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    IBM Application Performance Management is ranked 52nd in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability with 7 reviews while SolarWinds AppOptics is ranked 43rd in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability with 9 reviews. IBM Application Performance Management is rated 6.4, while SolarWinds AppOptics is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of IBM Application Performance Management writes "A multi-functional solution but has poor stability and performance-related issues". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SolarWinds AppOptics writes "Unique features allow consolidating and combing metrics into a single dashboard, but don't monitor mobile solutions". IBM Application Performance Management is most compared with Instana Dynamic APM, Dynatrace, BMC Compuware Strobe, IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager and AppDynamics, whereas SolarWinds AppOptics is most compared with Dynatrace, Zabbix, SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor, ServiceNow IT Operations Management and New Relic. See our IBM Application Performance Management vs. SolarWinds AppOptics report.

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