Application performance monitoring tied to business context
Connects application performance to business metrics and to the network, ISP, API, and service dependencies that affect delivery.
Splunk AppDynamics
RivendicaSplunk AppDynamics provides application performance, digital experience, security, and SAP monitoring for hybrid, on-prem, and cloud environments.
What Splunk AppDynamics does
Splunk AppDynamics is the AppDynamics product within the Splunk Observability portfolio. The site describes it as full-stack observability linked to business performance for hybrid and three-tier applications, with a focus on helping teams see how issues in applications, networks, and services affect business outcomes.
Cisco says the product continues to be invested in and expanded, with new use cases, features, and integrations across the Splunk Observability portfolio. The company also states that no migration is required, and that customers can use AppDynamics on its own or together with other Splunk products.
Core capabilities
Application security monitoring
Includes application security, with messaging that links security monitoring to business risk.
Monitoring for SAP Solutions
Supports monitoring for SAP Solutions, giving the product a use case beyond general-purpose application monitoring.
Digital experience monitoring
Provides digital experience monitoring for understanding how users experience applications.
Hybrid and full-stack observability
Supports hybrid, on-prem, and cloud environments, including three-tier architectures and cloud-native apps.
Portfolio integrations
Includes integration work across the Splunk Observability portfolio, including Log Observer Connect and ITSI integrations already available on the site.
Where it fits
Track business-critical application performance
Use AppDynamics to monitor the performance of three-tier or hybrid applications and connect technical signals to business impact.
Monitor application risk and dependencies
Use the product to watch application security and other dependencies that influence risk and delivery across the stack.
Analyze the digital experience
Use it for digital experience monitoring when you need to understand how application issues affect end-user experience.
Work across AppDynamics and Splunk
Use portfolio integrations to move between AppDynamics and Splunk for log analysis and shared troubleshooting workflows.
Support SAP monitoring
Use the product in SAP environments when you need monitoring that is explicitly called out for SAP Solutions.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Links application performance data to business performance and business metrics.
- Covers hybrid, on-prem, and three-tier environments as well as cloud-native apps.
- Includes several focused capabilities such as APM, application security, SAP monitoring, and digital experience monitoring.
- Offers portfolio integrations such as Log Observer Connect and ITSI connections.
- The company says existing customers do not need to migrate.
Cons
- The source is light on concrete pricing details beyond general product availability and portfolio positioning.
- Some integration and feature work is described as underway or coming soon, so not every portfolio capability is fully unified yet.
FAQ
What is the future of AppDynamics?
Cisco says AppDynamics is now part of the Splunk Observability portfolio, and it is not being sunset. The company says it is prioritizing a unified, streamlined experience across AppDynamics and Splunk offerings.
What products are in the Splunk Observability portfolio?
The portfolio currently includes the Splunk platform, Splunk AppDynamics, Splunk Observability Cloud, and Splunk IT Service Intelligence. The company describes them as complementary rather than interchangeable.
What capabilities does Splunk AppDynamics include?
AppDynamics currently includes application performance monitoring, application security, Monitoring for SAP Solutions, infrastructure monitoring, business analytics, and digital experience monitoring. The site also mentions ThousandEyes-based network intelligence as part of DEM.
Do existing AppDynamics users need to migrate?
The site says no migration is required. Customers can use AppDynamics by itself or alongside other Splunk products.
How does AppDynamics connect with the Splunk platform?
The page says Log Observer Connect for AppDynamics is available now and provides context-preserving deep linking between AppDynamics and the Splunk platform.
Quick Facts
- Category
- Observability / Application Performance Monitoring
- Brand
- Splunk AppDynamics
- Parent portfolio
- Splunk Observability
- Primary environments
- Hybrid, on-prem, private cloud, public cloud
- Source domain
- appdynamics.com
- Pricing signal
- No migration required; pricing details not shown on the source pages