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Christian Campos
Integrates well with IBM technologies, but it's outdated and lacks essential features
Jay Vekaria
High performance, quick setup, but lacking ease of use
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Pros
"The solution is very stable. 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."

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"There are alerting mechanisms in place to let us know, for example, if a device is not responding to a ping test and is probably not going to work.""One notable feature of this software is its page speed setup, which is highly commendable. Additionally, the metrics it provides are also impressive.""Once you set the threshold on your environment, it feels very real-time""The most valuable features are monitoring and reporting."

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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."

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"Pingdom is always improving everything in its product. So, they should work on the GUI.""Technical support could use some improvement.""Some of the functions could improve by making them easier.""I would like to see better integration with other products."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "I would rate the pricing a nine to ten. It is very expensive."

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  • "This price of this solution is reasonable."
  • "The license was paid yearly and included technical support."
  • "While I wouldn't describe it as excessively expensive, if you require specific and reliable monitoring, SolarWinds can be a suitable option. The advantage is that SolarWinds offers a free version as well. If you don't heavily rely on its monitoring capabilities and are content with its basic features, the free version could suffice for your needs."

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    Questions from the Community
    What do you like most about IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager?
    Top Answer: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.
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    What needs improvement with IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager?
    Top Answer: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… more »
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    What advice do you have for others considering IBM Tivoli Composite Appli...
    Top Answer:I would rate IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager a six out of ten. The monitoring tool we currently use is outdated and lacks essential features for monitoring customer experience. We face… more »
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    What do you like most about SolarWinds Pingdom?
    Top Answer:One notable feature of this software is its page speed setup, which is highly commendable. Additionally, the metrics it provides are also impressive.
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    What needs improvement with SolarWinds Pingdom?
    Top Answer:Some of the functions could improve by making them easier. There is room for improvement when it comes to the graphs provided by the software. Additionally, there seems to be an issue with the ping… more »
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    What is your primary use case for SolarWinds Pingdom?
    Top Answer:SolarWinds Pingdom and Cloudflare are third-party applications that we utilize through a browser without any additional setup. We simply rely on their services, which is why I lack familiarity with… more »
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    Ranking
    53rd
    out of 111 in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
    Views
    859
    Comparisons
    545
    Reviews
    1
    Average Words per Review
    445
    Rating
    6.0
    47th
    out of 111 in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
    Views
    908
    Comparisons
    587
    Reviews
    2
    Average Words per Review
    553
    Rating
    7.5
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    Also Known As
    Tivoli Composite Application Manager
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    Overview
    IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for Application Diagnostics on z/OS manages real-time problem detection, analysis, and repair to help maintain the availability, performance and general health of on-demand composite applications. it can gain in-depth diagnostic information for specific application requests to identify the root cause of problems. This software provides a consistent way to manage composite applications throughout Java EE application environments. Set alerts to help detect and fix potentially troublesome situations before they affect users. It can resolve performance issues faster and reduce downtime costs.

    SolarWinds® Pingdom® is a powerful and affordable SaaS-based web app performance monitoring solution. It’s one product providing comprehensive web app performance and user experience monitoring consisting of four major capabilities:

    1. Uptime monitoring for webpages and other critical components like APIs, CDNs, DNS, networks, email, and more.

    2. Page speed performance monitoring and page rankings.

    3. Synthetic transaction monitoring from the simplest to the most complex transactions. 

    4. Real user monitoring (RUM), enabling a deeper and wider understanding of the user’s digital experience, and web application availability and performance. 

    Sample Customers
    Michelin Tire Corp
    Spotify, MailChimp, Slack, Twitter
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm38%
    Computer Software Company10%
    Government8%
    Non Profit4%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Educational Organization54%
    Computer Software Company9%
    Financial Services Firm7%
    Manufacturing Company3%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business9%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise77%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business11%
    Midsize Enterprise61%
    Large Enterprise28%
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    IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager is ranked 53rd in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability with 2 reviews while SolarWinds Pingdom is ranked 47th in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability with 4 reviews. IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager is rated 6.6, while SolarWinds Pingdom is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager writes "Integrates well with IBM technologies, but it's outdated and lacks essential features". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SolarWinds Pingdom writes "High performance, quick setup, but lacking ease of use". IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager is most compared with Dynatrace, IBM Application Performance Management and Azure Monitor, whereas SolarWinds Pingdom is most compared with Azure Monitor, Grafana, Solarwinds Web Performance Monitor and New Relic.

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