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IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager vs New Relic comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jul 24, 2024

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

Categories and Ranking

IBM Tivoli Composite Applic...
Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
67th
Average Rating
6.6
Reviews Sentiment
4.3
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
New Relic
Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
4th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
176
Ranking in other categories
Network Monitoring Software (9th), IT Infrastructure Monitoring (9th), IT Operations Analytics (3rd), Mobile APM (2nd), Cloud Monitoring Software (3rd), AIOps (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability category, the mindshare of IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager is 0.6%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of New Relic is 3.8%, down from 6.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
New Relic3.8%
IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager0.6%
Other95.6%
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
 

Featured Reviews

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Sales manager at Prodeo Innovation
Integrates well with IBM technologies, but it's outdated and lacks essential features
Implementing synthetic monitoring for our Internet banking site has been challenging. The installation process is difficult, requiring continuous support and specialist expertise due to our limited knowledge of managing it effectively. I have concerns about the complexity of the tool and the challenges in managing it effectively. The support provided is not satisfactory, and the specialists available lack sufficient training and expertise in using the tool.
BasilJiji - PeerSpot reviewer
System engineer at a retailer with 10,001+ employees
Real-time alerts have reduced server outage impact and support fast incident response
In the dashboard, if they could show a little more metrics regarding the application and related things, that would be how New Relic could be improved. Currently, there are things showing from the server level and application level, but it can be improved. That is what I felt. Regarding user interface, I do not feel much concern, but for some kind of issues when we are trying to get support from the New Relic team, their SLA seems to be long. They are taking seven to ten working days for resolving some kind of scenario or issue. That is a bit difficult for us. If they could improve the customer support by reducing their SLA within three to five days, if they could remediate everything, that will be so much helpful. When it comes to the customer support part, I felt they need to be a little more improved on that part. The support overall is good, but they can improve. That is the reason I have given it eight out of ten.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The solution is very stable, and we never had any issues with stability."
"IBM's main value lies in its integration with its own technologies, which can be seen as a benefit in environments where IBM products are extensively used."
"It was able to really effectively find the problem and solve it – it sped up the pages considerably."
"Without APM, you can guess where the problem is, but with APM, you can actually see where it is, which is nice to know."
"It has helped my organization to dive deeper into the application using the APM module is very helpful."
"It supports our Black Friday week, when our requests increase about 500 percent."
"Using New Relic, we can showcase business KPIs data and compare it with trends from the last month or year, easily check whether our business performance is declining, stable, or improving, as well as the revenue generated from our website, and analyze this data efficiently if we are sending it to their platform."
"With our micro-services, we have basic analytics, and it is super simple to set up."
"Please go ahead and try this and you won't regret having it."
"It’s a solid product; they continue to innovate year after year, and they’re a very solid product and a very solid company."
 

Cons

"The installation process is difficult, requiring continuous support and specialist expertise due to our limited knowledge of managing it effectively."
"The user interface was not good."
"In the first stage, the area of development, infrastructure and communication portal."
"Data Dog captures the entire session and then provides it as a video player path, which gives more insight into what the user was doing. It's pretty impressive. New Relic does that, yet it only captures using a couple of screenshots, which is not very detailed since you are unable to see the entire user flow."
"The browser isn't exactly reliable."
"I have logged a bug in their Ping Monitor within Synthetics and I need more improvement in this area."
"It’s really powerful with a lot of features, but some training and documentation from New Relic would be useful."
"The agents are updated quite frequently, but New Relic doesn't offer tools for doing the upgrade in large environments."
"The deployment process could be improved."
"The licensing cost is a little high and it should be brought down."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I would rate the pricing a nine to ten. It is very expensive."
"The solution is quite expensive. It costs around $5,000 a month. There aren't any additional costs above that."
"I loved this product, but we can no longer afford it, so we dropped it."
"The solution is cheap, but prices can go up when users grow."
"They gave us aggressive discounts when they were brought in for the first time, but they have also kept them for the year-on-year renewals, which has been absolutely fine."
"It would be nice if we could buy it annually instead of monthly."
"New Relic is either free with low retention and minimal functionalities, or expensive with full options and retention."
"We feel it's a little bit pricey."
"The price depends on how many agents you want."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
25%
Construction Company
15%
Government
7%
University
7%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Construction Company
7%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business65
Midsize Enterprise52
Large Enterprise79
 

Questions from the Community

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What needs improvement with New Relic Insights?
I find New Relic to be somewhat expensive. Our team shares logins, contrasting with other applications where individual team accounts are standard. Pricing is a primary concern since New Relic can ...
What is your primary use case for New Relic Insights?
As an Application Monitoring Engineer, my primary responsibilities include ensuring the uptime of services, managing infrastructure, and monitoring transactions. I use New Relic to set up incidents...
 

Also Known As

Tivoli Composite Application Manager
New Relic Browser, New Relic Applied Intelligence, New Relic Insights, New Relic Synthetics, New Relic Servers, New Relic APM
 

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Sample Customers

Michelin Tire Corp
World Fuel Services, Verizon, FootLocker, McDonald's, Trainline, Mondia Media, Confused, Costa Coffee, Ryanair, Marks & Spencer, William Hill, Delivery Hero, Skyscanner, BASF, DAZN, Veygo, Virtuo, movingimage, talabat, Australia Post, Tokopedia, Seven Network, Virgin Australia, Zomato, BigBasket, Mercado Libre, Lending Club
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