Item: IBM Instana
Rating: 8
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

For general monitoring of backend systems majorly. And to get prompt alerts when system is underperforming

Pros and Cons

Simple to use dashboards
Tracing of calls is very much better than other similar tools
Seamless integration for backend systems through agent

Need to have flexibility for users in building custom metrics
Grouping of error messages using patterns matching has to be better
Alerting based on custom metrics and multiple conditions at a time should be present

Instana is better at call tracing than the previous ones and is cost effective as well. But AppD can do a better job at constructing customised metrics, alert profiles and alert conditions as well, but it misses a lot of important details while tracing a call. At the same time, it can give more customizable options while creating a dashboard. It is not as simple to use as Instana, but is much more configuable.

New Relic is quite and expensive option comparatively, but it has its own perks.

Key Insights

Do you think IBM Instana delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with IBM Instana's feature set?

Yes

Did IBM Instana live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of IBM Instana go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy IBM Instana again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Sentry, Amazon CloudWatch, VictoriaMetrics Community

Likelihood to Recommend

For General monitoring and instrumenting, seamless integrations Instana does a pretty good job, but when it comes to creating more advanced dashboards and metric creations, it lags behind a few other competitors. Instana is very much user-friendly as well, so it can be used by new users as well without any issues.

Developer perspective of Instana

Overall Satisfaction with IBM Instana