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SolarWinds AppOptics

6.8 /10

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What is SolarWinds AppOptics?

Solarwinds AppOptics provides real-time visibility into any application by collecting both high-fidelity metrics and detailed transaction traces.

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SolarWinds AppOptics Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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78 Likeliness to Recommend

94 Plan to Renew

1
Since last award

75 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

+77 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love SolarWinds AppOptics?

5% Negative

11% Neutral

84% Positive

Pros

Effective Service
Caring
Saves Time
Respectful

Feature Ratings

Average 75

Application Logging

Server Monitoring

Application Request Tracing

Transaction Request Performance

Dependency Tracking

Code Performance Monitoring

Application Discovery

Error Reporting

Application Metric Reporting

Real User Monitoring

Scalability

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 74

Ease of IT Administration

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Ease of Data Integration

Vendor Support

Breadth of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Customization

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Implementation

SolarWinds AppOptics Reviews

Nikhil Kumar S.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2021

Potential competitor in APM Space

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates SolarWinds AppOptics from other similar products?

AppOptics is similar to other APM products , differentiation is in terms of integration and their existing legacy products for monitoring boots the confidence in vendor capability and future scope of similar experience and integration available.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

UI, Dashboard and ease of configuration.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing as of now however expectation is alot from Solarwinds which I believe needs to be boosted by having more development releases

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

This product is equally capable as of other APM solution, with less license cost probably. A good record of vendor due to its legacy products.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Rekha Y.

Role: Consultant
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2021

Great APM Solution and Less Costly

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates SolarWinds AppOptics from other similar products?

License cost is much lesser when it comes to other product, however capabilities are almost similar.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Easy Implementation and integration with services like docker, kubernetes, Public Clouds etc.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Topology between the different components of an IT Application needs to be improved little bit. As compared to other products it needs to be more matured.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

You should try this product may be for small number of application in parallel to other products and compare the feature. it would be exact same in less amount. you would love the product about how easy and simpler they have made the entire APM space.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Telecommunications
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2021

Would use again

Likeliness to Recommend

6 /10

Pros

Efficient Service
Effective Service
Respectful
Caring

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SolarWinds AppOptics Ratings

78 Likeliness to Recommend

94 Plan to Renew

1 Since last award

75 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+77 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love SolarWinds AppOptics?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Application Logging Capture and store transaction and application data for use in debugging and tracing.

Server Monitoring Monitor usage and performance of all application dependencies like databases, servers, containers, web services, caching, etc.

Application Request Tracing Detail key attributes of application requests and transactions.

Transaction Request Performance Tracking the performance of all web and other transactions within your system.

Dependency Tracking Tracking the performance of all application dependencies.

Code Performance Monitoring Tracking application performance at the code-base level.

Application Discovery Automated discovery of web servers, application servers, and micro-services, application frameworks, and platforms.

Error Reporting Tracking and automatic notification of alerts or errors within the system.

Application Metric Reporting Tracking of both custom and basic application framework metrics.

Real User Monitoring Enables observation of actual end-user interactions with applications, users’ behaviours, how they navigate, and where they drop off the application.

Scalability Scalability refers to the transaction size per second / time taken to put a transaction in the block and the time taken to reach a consensus.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

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Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

SolarWinds AppOptics Reviews

Nikhil Kumar S.

Potential competitor in APM Space

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Rekha Y.

Great APM Solution and Less Costly

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Would use again

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Since last award

Feature Ratings

Application Logging

Server Monitoring

Application Request Tracing

Transaction Request Performance

Dependency Tracking

Code Performance Monitoring

Application Discovery

Error Reporting

Application Metric Reporting

Real User Monitoring

Scalability

Vendor Capability Ratings

Ease of IT Administration

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Ease of Data Integration

Vendor Support

Breadth of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Customization

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Implementation