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Splunk Application Performance Monitoring (APM)

Splunk Application Performance Monitoring (APM)

Overview

What is Splunk Application Performance Monitoring (APM)?

Splunk APM is an application performance monitor that uses AI to drive troubleshooting of issues that arise within applications.

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Recent Reviews

TrustRadius Insights

Users rely on Splunk to monitor their day-to-day activities and identify and resolve bottlenecks in their environment. The AI-driven …
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Splunk APM.

10 out of 10
July 21, 2023
Incentivized
Identify issues and deep dive when there is an issue. Also good to correlate the data between Splunk Core and Splunk 0lly. For the e2e …
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APM review

8 out of 10
July 20, 2023
Incentivized
Using it for applications overall performance review which in conjunction with logs coming from infra level gives us a much needed …
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Popular Features

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  • Application monitoring (9)
    8.2
    82%
  • Application performance management console (9)
    7.8
    78%
  • Database monitoring (9)
    7.7
    77%
  • Virtualization monitoring (9)
    7.5
    75%

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Pricing

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Standard

$55 ($660 billed annually)

Cloud
Per Host, Per Month

Enterprise

$85 ($1,020 billed annually)

Cloud
Per Host, Per Month

Enterprise (Usage-based Price)

Per TAPM

Cloud
Trace Analyzed Per Minute

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee
For the latest information on pricing, visithttps://www.splunk.com/en_us/products/p…

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Starting price (does not include set up fee)

  • $55 per month
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Features

Application Performance Management

Application performance management software monitors software to ensure performance and availability

7.8
Avg 7.6
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Product Details

What is Splunk Application Performance Monitoring (APM)?

APM is critical to help provide visibility and context into apps and services as an environment scales. Splunk APM provides an advanced solution for engineers who build and troubleshoot modern applications; with full fidelity trace analysis to provide context across complex cloud and microservice environments, AI directed troubleshooting and high cardinality to identify and resolve problems faster, AlwaysOn Profiling to provide code level visibility of service bottlenecks, and OpenTelemetry standardization to provide greater flexibility and control as you embrace new technologies and processes.

Splunk Application Performance Monitoring (APM) Features

Application Performance Management Features

  • Supported: Application monitoring
  • Supported: Database monitoring
  • Supported: Application performance management console
  • Supported: Virtualization monitoring

Splunk Application Performance Monitoring (APM) Video

Splunk Application Performance Monitoring (APM) Integrations

Splunk Application Performance Monitoring (APM) Competitors

Splunk Application Performance Monitoring (APM) Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationNo

Frequently Asked Questions

Splunk APM is an application performance monitor that uses AI to drive troubleshooting of issues that arise within applications.

Splunk Application Performance Monitoring (APM) starts at $55.

New Relic, AppDynamics, and Dynatrace are common alternatives for Splunk Application Performance Monitoring (APM).

Reviewers rate Application monitoring highest, with a score of 8.2.

The most common users of Splunk Application Performance Monitoring (APM) are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).
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Reviews and Ratings

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Community Insights

TrustRadius Insights are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, 3rd-party data sources. Have feedback on this content? Let us know!

Users rely on Splunk to monitor their day-to-day activities and identify and resolve bottlenecks in their environment. The AI-driven analytics provided by Splunk help reduce false alerts and enable users to discover root cause issues that can slow down business processes. The dashboard of Splunk provides valuable insights into application health and organizational efficiency, allowing users to gain visibility across the entire environment. With the ability to collect and correlate data from different sources, Splunk is particularly helpful for monitoring alerts related to Microsoft, Oracle, and other operating systems. It is also used for auditing and monitoring internal systems for testing purposes. Additionally, administrators play a crucial role in supporting Splunk users with application onboarding and consultancy for their specific use cases. Users find the tool easy to use and navigate, providing a useful and seamless experience that aids in triage and understanding the root cause of issues in applications.

Helpful Troubleshooting: Users have found the Detect and Troubleshoot feature to be beneficial in eliminating errors, with some reviewers specifically mentioning how it has helped them address layer 7 of network traffic.

Centralized Monitoring: The Dashboard feature has been appreciated by users as it provides a centralized location for monitoring environment health. Several reviewers have mentioned how this feature allows them to easily track the status of their applications.

Real-time Visibility and Access: Users have liked the real-time visibility and access to logs and user data offered by the platform. This has been noted by multiple reviewers who find it valuable in quickly identifying and resolving issues.

Confusing User Interface: Many users have expressed frustration with the user interface of Splunk, finding it confusing and challenging to navigate. This lack of clarity makes it difficult for them to understand and effectively use the software.

Resource-Intensive Restart Process: Users have reported that restarting the Splunk process on local hosts consumes a significant amount of CPU and memory resources. This resource-intensive process can impact system performance and slow down other operations.

Limited Dashboard Customization: One common complaint among users is the limited flexibility and customization options available for dashboards in Splunk. They feel restricted in their ability to create custom metrics or perform detailed root cause analysis due to these limitations.

Users commonly recommend the following regarding Splunk:

  1. Try the free trial: Many users suggest taking advantage of Splunk's free trial to test its features without committing to a subscription, allowing for evaluation of its suitability for specific monitoring and analytics needs.

  2. Utilize the online community: Users highlight the value of Splunk's online community as a valuable resource, providing additional support, best practices, and knowledge sharing opportunities. Engaging with this community helps troubleshoot issues and expand knowledge about Splunk.

  3. Start with Splunk Cloud: Several users advise starting with Splunk Cloud before considering migration to a private cloud on-premises if necessary. This approach allows organizations to benefit from Splunk's cloud-based capabilities, including scalability and reduced maintenance requirements, while maintaining flexibility for future infrastructure needs.

Overall, these recommendations emphasize exploring the free trial, leveraging the online community, and considering Splunk Cloud as a starting point for effective monitoring and analysis of applications and logs.

Attribute Ratings

Reviews

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Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Splunk is best to monitor the application. It helps nontechnical people to look into the data by creating a dashboard that they can go to and view the health. We can create alerts also if there are too many errors on the application, and we can even connect third-party apps.
July 21, 2023

Splunk APM.

Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
When there is an issue, it’s a win if one can easily identify the root cause. To do the same, it should allow the user to dig deep with multiple data points and compare the data and identify the anomaly. In this use case, it’s good to drive from Splunk 011y.
July 20, 2023

APM review

Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
It is good but still has some way to go in terms of overall discovery of IT components , for now it is building service views based on the application calls initiated
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Splunk is a great tool for log mining. It is less time-consuming and easy to use. It provides high security, it has customisable dashboards. Furthermore, it acts as a search head, and it gives real-time status. It has the ability to collect data from any source and multiple sources, and it can correlate them.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
There is a little learning curve to get up to speed on understanding how to use this tool to provide results if you are new to this. However, I highly suggest getting some training and getting the juice out of it. Once you learn, you cannot live without it!
John Abraham | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Overall a great tool to have in your toolbox, It is very intuitive and our entire staff uses the tool. It is easy to use and cost is very reasonable. Splunk also has excellent support team and very easy to work with. Every time we had a challenge, support team was able to help us with the end result.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Now we have more visibility with our Alerts. We are also now able to share some of that information with the Business stakeholders where they can take some actions to remediate the issues at their end
Kilhyun Ryu | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Splunk Application Performance Monitoring (APM) was good in terms of usability that even beginners can use easily, and it was convenient because it could be easily applied to the operating environment. However, it is a pity that the cost part is burdensome and is only used as a demo. The licensing policy is so fragmented that there are good and bad points.
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