AppDynamics: Application Performance Monitoring
AppDynamics helps IT operations, engineering, and security teams monitor hybrid and on-prem applications. It is designed for organizations that need to connect system performance to business KPIs.
At a glance
- Category
- Software Development
- Best for
- Enterprise companies, IT Operations teams, Engineering teams, Network and Security teams
- Pricing
- Pricing was not clearly available from the provided evidence. Buyers should confirm current pricing on the vendor website.
- Key use cases
- Hybrid Application Monitoring, Root Cause Analysis, Business Performance Linking, Proactive Problem Detection
- Integrations
- Splunk Platform, Splunk Observability Cloud, Splunk IT Service Intelligence, ThousandEyes
- Official website
- appdynamics.com
AppDynamics is an observability tool designed to monitor the health and performance of hybrid and three-tier applications. It provides visibility across different environments, including on-premises, private cloud, and public cloud deployments.
The software supports IT operations, engineering, network, and security teams overseeing both traditional and cloud-native application architectures. It supports monitoring of owned and unowned networks, including external dependencies like CDNs.
By linking application performance to business metrics, the platform helps teams identify how technical issues may impact business outcomes. It also includes specific monitoring for SAP solutions and application security linked to business risk.
Buyers should note that AppDynamics is part of the Splunk Observability portfolio. While it can be used as a standalone tool, some capabilities are linked to other Splunk products for log analytics and alert noise reduction.
Key Features
Monitors the performance of three-tier and hybrid applications and links data to business metrics.
Provides visibility across on-prem, private cloud, and public cloud environments, including network dependencies.
Monitors application security risks linked to business risk.
Tracks the health and performance of the underlying infrastructure supporting applications.
Supports monitoring of the end-user experience and network intelligence.
Provides monitoring designed for SAP environments.
Uses AI to help identify root causes and support incident resolution.
Use Cases
Observing performance across a mix of on-premises and cloud-based three-tier architectures.
Identifying the technical source of performance issues to help resolve incidents.
Connecting application health and system availability to business KPIs.
Identifying potential system issues to help prevent impacts on the end-user experience.
Best For
Integrations
Pricing
Pricing was not clearly available from the provided evidence. Buyers should confirm current pricing on the vendor website.
FAQ
AppDynamics is part of the Splunk Observability portfolio following Cisco's acquisition of Splunk in March 2024.
Yes, it is designed to optimize performance for hybrid and on-premises applications, including three-tier architectures.
It is designed for ITOps, Engineering, Network, and Security teams.
Source category: Software Development
Source subcategory: Application Performance Monitoring
