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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (40.0% of reviews)
Mid-Market (41.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$195 per month
Starting at $18.00
DX Application Performance Management
Star Rating
(10)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (40.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
$195 per month
Learn more about DX Application Performance ManagementIBM Instana
Star Rating
(435)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (41.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $18.00
Free Trial is available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that DX Application Performance Management excels in its Multi-Site Monitoring capabilities, achieving a score of 9.2, which allows for comprehensive oversight across various locations, while IBM Instana, although strong, scores slightly lower at 8.8 in this area.
- Reviewers mention that IBM Instana's Quality of Support is notably higher, with a score of 8.6 compared to DX Application Performance Management's 7.0, indicating a more responsive and helpful support team for users facing issues.
- G2 users highlight the superior Alerting features of DX Application Performance Management, scoring 9.2, which includes multi-channel alerting that users find particularly effective for real-time notifications, whereas IBM Instana scores 8.8 in this category.
- Users on G2 appreciate the AI/ML Integration in IBM Instana, which scores 8.5, providing advanced analytics and insights, while DX Application Performance Management's AI/ML features are rated lower at 8.3, suggesting less sophistication in this area.
- Reviewers say that the Performance Baselines feature in IBM Instana, scoring 8.9, is more robust and user-friendly compared to DX Application Performance Management's score of 8.5, making it easier for users to track and analyze performance trends.
- Users report that DX Application Performance Management's Real-Time Monitoring capabilities are highly effective, scoring 9.3, which is crucial for immediate performance insights, while IBM Instana's score of 8.7 indicates a slightly less responsive monitoring experience.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
DX Application Performance Management
CA Application Performance Management Essentials
$195
per month
SaaS-based app performance monitoring for smaller organizations or departments.
- 50,000 compute units
- 7 day data retention
IBM Instana
Essentials
Starting at $18.00
Automatic discovery, mapping and monitoring of Infrastructure
- Includes All Infrastructure Monitoring Features
- Includes End User Monitoring
- Includes Unbounded Analytics
Free Trial
DX Application Performance Management
Free Trial is available
IBM Instana
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
7.7
10
8.6
345
Ease of Use
8.3
10
8.6
358
Ease of Setup
8.7
5
8.9
196
Ease of Admin
7.0
5
8.4
128
Quality of Support
7.0
9
8.6
310
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
8.5
128
Product Direction (% positive)
7.1
8
8.4
331
Features by Category
Functionality
Not enough data
9.2
20
Not enough data
9.4
20
Not enough data
9.3
20
Not enough data
9.2
19
Not enough data
9.3
19
Not enough data
8.8
18
Agentic AI - Website Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Experience
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
9.4
13
Not enough data
8.8
13
Not enough data
8.7
13
Not enough data
8.6
13
Not enough data
8.8
12
Not enough data
8.5
13
Agentic AI - Database Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Monitoring
Not enough data
8.9
131
Not enough data
8.4
121
Not enough data
8.9
129
Not enough data
8.7
133
Not enough data
9.7
6
Administration
Not enough data
8.6
126
Not enough data
8.7
104
Not enough data
8.5
100
Not enough data
9.4
6
Analysis
Not enough data
8.5
114
Not enough data
8.5
131
Not enough data
8.3
99
Agentic AI - Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Automation - Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
8.7
27
Not enough data
8.4
25
Not enough data
9.0
34
Issue Resolution
Not enough data
9.1
34
Not enough data
8.9
32
Not enough data
8.7
33
Management
Not enough data
9.0
33
Not enough data
8.9
33
Not enough data
8.7
30
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AIOps Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Visibility
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
7.7
5
Monitoring and Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Hardware Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Visibility
Not enough data
9.7
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Monitoring and Management
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
7.2
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
Agentic AI - Log Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Visibility
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Monitoring and Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cloud environment support
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Server Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
10.0
6
Not enough data
10.0
6
Not enough data
10.0
6
Not enough data
9.7
6
Management
Not enough data
10.0
6
Not enough data
10.0
6
Not enough data
10.0
6
Not enough data
10.0
6
Agentic AI - Enterprise Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Monitoring
Not enough data
8.5
165
Not enough data
8.6
176
Not enough data
8.9
175
Not enough data
7.6
124
Not enough data
8.5
158
Response
Not enough data
8.5
170
Not enough data
8.4
166
Not enough data
8.1
155
Agentic AI - Application Performance Monitoring (APM)
Not enough data
7.0
10
Not enough data
8.0
10
Not enough data
7.3
10
Not enough data
7.3
10
Not enough data
7.4
11
Performance
Not enough data
8.3
139
Not enough data
8.4
154
Functionality
Not enough data
8.1
133
Not enough data
8.4
128
Not enough data
8.2
130
Not enough data
8.5
149
Alerts management
Not enough data
8.1
40
Not enough data
8.1
44
Not enough data
8.4
56
Monitoring
Not enough data
8.3
56
Not enough data
8.8
61
Not enough data
8.2
56
Not enough data
8.9
55
Automation
Not enough data
7.9
35
Not enough data
7.9
37
Analysis
Not enough data
8.2
54
Not enough data
8.1
45
Not enough data
8.6
60
Not enough data
8.5
41
Issue Resolution
Not enough data
8.5
52
Not enough data
7.6
44
Not enough data
8.2
46
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.7
10
Agentic AI - IT Alerting
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Telemetry Collection & Ingestion - Observability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Observability Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Visualization & Dashboards - Observability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Correlation & Root Cause Analysis - Observability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Scalability & Ecosystem Integration - Observability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Features - Observability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Response
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
7.9
7
Not enough data
8.3
6
Records
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
8.3
6
Management
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
DX Application Performance Management and IBM Instana are categorized as Application Performance Monitoring (APM)
Unique Categories
DX Application Performance Management has no unique categories
IBM Instana is categorized as Observability Software, Enterprise Monitoring, Hardware Monitoring, AIOps Platforms, Database Monitoring, Website Monitoring, Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring, IT Alerting, Container Monitoring, Incident Response, Log Monitoring, Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM), and Server Monitoring
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
DX Application Performance Management
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
IBM Instana
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
20.0%
Computer Software
20.0%
Retail
10.0%
Renewables & Environment
10.0%
Photography
10.0%
Other
30.0%
Information Technology and Services
19.8%
Computer Software
10.6%
Telecommunications
6.3%
Financial Services
6.3%
Retail
5.5%
Other
51.6%
Discussions
DX Application Performance Management has no discussions with answers
why use instana over another platform?
2 Comments
OG
If you compare those 2 only the price matters. Instana does not have the feature set of DataDog in any category.Read more
Is there a chatbot available?
2 Comments
OG
Best join a webinar or customer demo to learn more about it. It took me also a while to understand all the bits and pieces. Since IBM was acquired by IBM,...Read more
What is Instana?
1 Comment
SB
Hi,
Instana is a leading Enterprise Observability Platform, powered by automated Application Performance Monitoring. It discovers and maps all services,...Read more
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