Item: IBM Instana
Rating: 9
Author: Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with IBM Instana

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We have been using IBM Instana's monitoring tools for a few years now and it has helped us overcome many obstacles in our project over the years. And with its user friendly interface, intelligent warning system and full stack monitoring, we had no problem in finding and managing performance related problems, no matter how complicated it was.

Pros and Cons

Pros

has autonomous instrumentation
has powerful integrated AI
has great anomaly detection

Cons

though IBM Instana is very powerful and effective, it's high cost can be a problem for some organization
has limited options for customization
needs a way to accurately calculate the annual cost projections

Return on Investment

full stack monitoring in real time
has an extensive range of integration choices
help us manage cloud infrastructure, websites and databases more effectively

Usability

IBM Instana totally alters our monitoring approach since it increases the stability of the system and simplifies the process of problem solving. And since it helps to lower the degree of alert exhaustion that we experience, it is a total game changer for us.

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?

Yes

Did implementation of IBM Instana go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy IBM Instana again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Jotform, JupiterOne

Likelihood to Recommend

The IBM Instana's simple design and user interface makes it very easy to utilize it daily and run continuously without any trouble. Also we had a great overall experience using it since the customer support team of the company answered our questions quickly and quite effectively.

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Application and infrastructure performance management in real time is made much easier with IBM Instana