Alluvio AppResponse vs Azure Monitor comparison

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Riverbed and Microsoft are both solutions in the Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability category. Riverbed is ranked #44 with an average rating of 8.0, while Microsoft is ranked #15 with an average rating of 7.6. Riverbed holds a 0.7% mindshare in APM, compared to Microsoft’s 1.9% mindshare. Additionally, 93% of Riverbed users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 90% of Microsoft users who would recommend it.

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90% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jul 24, 2024

Alluvio AppResponse and Azure Monitor are enterprise-grade monitoring tools competing in the network and systems monitoring category. Azure Monitor has the upper hand due to its comprehensive feature set though Alluvio AppResponse is favored for deployment and customer service.

What features are offered by Alluvio AppResponse in comparison to Azure Monitor?

Alluvio AppResponse offers deep packet inspection, effective network behavior analysis, and powerful troubleshooting tools. Azure Monitor provides extensive integration capabilities, robust analytics, and a detailed and flexible alerting system.

What areas of improvement can be found in Alluvio AppResponse in comparison to Azure Monitor?

Alluvio AppResponse could benefit from a more intuitive setup, enhanced reporting, and greater ease of use. Azure Monitor needs improvements in its log search functionalities, streamlined alert configuration process, and reduced complexity for new users.

How is the ease of deployment and customer service of Alluvio AppResponse in comparison to Azure Monitor?

Alluvio AppResponse is easier to deploy with supportive customer service. Azure Monitor offers extensive documentation but involves a more complex setup process, making Alluvio AppResponse preferred for deployment and customer support.

What setup costs and ROI can be seen with Alluvio AppResponse in comparison to Azure Monitor?

Alluvio AppResponse users report a higher initial setup cost but recognize value through its specific features' ROI. Azure Monitor is generally more expensive on a subscription basis but delivers high ROI via integrated services and scalability.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Alluvio AppResponse

Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability

44th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Network Monitoring Software (48th)

Azure Monitor

Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability

15th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Monitoring Software (9th)

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability category, the mindshare of Alluvio AppResponse is 0.7%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Azure Monitor is 1.9%, down from 5.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Azure Monitor	1.9%
Alluvio AppResponse	0.7%
Other	97.4%

Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability

Featured Reviews

Satyam Kumar

Senior Technical Engineer at a consultancy with 1-10 employees

Identifies and analyzes performance issues quickly using in-built AI and ML

With Alluvio AppResponse, there is an in-built analytical analysis with AI and ML, which identifies and provides data such as the number of TCP retransmits, web access time, total connection time out, total connections established, and server-side errors. The RTCC response time composition chart is crucial because it helps pinpoint the issue's origin, whether from the server, network, or application side. It's a superb product when compared to SolarWinds SAM, which is agent-based, while Alluvio AppResponse captures all traffic from the core switch.

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Andy Rabern

Consultant at a outsourcing company with 201-500 employees

Telemetry insights have improved how I track user behavior and application performance daily

I feel Azure Monitor does a fair job. I do feel it is not a streaming service in my opinion. There are advantages to having stream messaging and logging on that level. But for what it is, I feel it does well. My perspective is more based on an Application Insights agent running on a service or an app service and sending the telemetry via the agent, and also doing the filtering of telemetry at the agent level so you are not having a ton of telemetry. I believe Azure Monitor does pretty much the same thing. I have also used tools such as New Relic, and New Relic is a much more robust tool, but that is a different product and you are going to pay for that. It is a different offering altogether. The subscription that we had at the time allowed for a couple gigabytes of telemetry during the month, and I believe that telemetry only lives for about two months. You have to experiment with it to see how much you want to pay. I was not really involved in the pricing. It was more along the lines of we were running up against our limits in terms of the amount of free telemetry or telemetry that we get with our subscription, and so we either needed to scale back or turn specific telemetry types off or do some more sampling. It is nice that those capabilities are there so that you can reduce the amount of telemetry. I cannot really speak to pricing but I do believe that it is somewhat reasonable for Azure Monitor. New Relic is pretty expensive, I believe.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"The most valuable feature of Alluvio AppResponse is the actual response time for measuring performance."

"We require a staff of a small team to maintain the solution, and they can quickly find and troubleshoot problems in the database, transactions, unified communication, etc., because it is a very good tool that is very fast and very informative and gives you an overview where the problem is on the backend server or on the network side so you can then focus more deeply on that."

"Ability to see end to end user, application, server, and network response time and throughput data."

"I have found the AppResponse, which is a packet capture solution, very good. It gives you the ability to drill down back in time. You've got all the packets there. You can troubleshoot it later, not immediately. It's very interesting."

"It provides us with complete visibility of every packet."

"Each AppResponse implementation made our stability better across our 500+ applications."

"Very easy to use and gather value from the start."

"Simply moving the focus from the IT infrastructure components to the end user with the result that it drastically reduces the time spent on troubleshooting performance issue."

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"This is a good enough product for anyone wanting something that might not be top of the range but it does the work easily, is simple to configure and is a fair price."

"Recently, they have improved their integration with other resources, so we get even more robust data."

"It allows you to set thresholds on the metrics and receive alerts."

"Good load and metrics gathering and very good analysis."

"Azure Monitor is really just a source for Dynatrace; it's just collecting data and monitoring the environment and the infrastructure, and it is fairly good at that."

"Provides an overview and high-level information."

"The product is very good for developers who want to integrate with Visual Studio."

"We like the monitoring, we can look for the downtimes and look at the log to see whenever there is a crash and all the information around it."

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Cons

"Technical support has been a problem for us. We had trouble with incompatibility during the implementation phase and they were a little bit late when it came to answering us."

"The pricing is on the higher side of things. If they could lower it, that would be ideal."

"It's not able to monitor SAP transactions."

"Need to bring back the NetFlow module for AppResponse."

"If Alluvio AppResponse reduces its cost, it will be more beneficial for customers to monitor their application and network performance."

"Marketing is complex and not well understood, so often this product is not considered a good fit just for a surface look."

"Integration between NPM and APM solutions would improve efficiency. There is no agent on the server site related to AppResponse."

"Alluvio AppResponse should improve its ability to expand across multiple operating systems."

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"They did have an alerts feature before and it was quite well automated, but since they've gone to a dynamic model and did a few updates, it broke a few things."

"The query builder could be better. In comparison to other monitoring tools, in order to use Azure Monitor, your engineers need to have KQL experience. If they don't, it's not intuitive as a system."

"I believe Azure Monitor is already a top-notch solution with excellent functionality and there is not much I would suggest for improvement. However, there is one limitation that certain features require payment, even for testing purposes, which can be a challenge."

"The biggest one is probably just the user interface. There could be more advanced logging at the database level. They can also improve their query builder to allow you to search for things better, but I last used it about a year ago. They might have already changed a ton of things in the newer versions."

"The default interface should be improved."

"The solution's monitoring feature has limitations for analyzing multiple metrics."

"This solution could be improved with more out-of-the-box functionalities and artificial intelligence to complete event correlation."

"It might not have all of the capabilities we will need."

More Azure Monitor cons

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The licensing model is expensive compared to its competitors, but the service it gives to your business, and the data quality, means that it's worth it."

"The solution is no more expensive than other products."

"It is costly for small and medium businesses."

"The price is a little bit high, especially because we have to pay an import tax."

"Azure Monitor is one of the more cost effective solutions on the market."

"Regarding pricing, Azure Monitor is free with Azure license, so there are no additional costs for using it."

"The cost of Azure Monitor application performance should be less expensive."

"The product offers a pay-as-you-go model to users. The charges are to be paid according to the usage of the product."

"The solution is a pay-as-you-go consumption service and is the least expensive in the market."

"It is a pay-as-you-go model. I find it very cost-effective."

"The price of the solution is reasonable."

"Azure Monitor is cheaper compared to other third-party monitoring tools."

More Azure Monitor pricing and cost advice

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Construction Company

14%

Performing Arts

10%

Comms Service Provider

10%

Outsourcing Company

Financial Services Firm

11%

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

Comms Service Provider

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	7
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	10

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	23
Midsize Enterprise	7
Large Enterprise	29

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Riverbed SteelCentral AppResponse?

The pricing of Riverbed Alluvio AppResponse is really high. Very few customers buy Riverbed because many do not have the sufficient budget. Its pricing is comparatively higher than SolarWinds. Rive...

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What needs improvement with Riverbed SteelCentral AppResponse?

The reporting models need improvement as most of the time, we have to customize the reports manually. Additionally, a feature similar to SolarWinds AppStack, which provides a holistic view of the i...

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What is your primary use case for Riverbed SteelCentral AppResponse?

We are the partner of Riverbed. Once any customer buys the Riverbed product, we deploy and configure it to meet their use cases. Alluvio AppResponse can identify if a page or an application is slow...

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How does Splunk compare with Azure Monitor?

Splunk handles a high amount of data very well. We use Splunk to capture information and as an aggregator for monitoring information from different sources. Splunk is very good at alerting us if we...

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What needs improvement with Azure Monitor?

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What is your primary use case for Azure Monitor?

I am a developer who uses Azure Monitor for telemetry of the applications that I work on. Application Insights is one of those tools, and I have also used other non-Azure products before. Currently...

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Also Known As

Riverbed AppResponse, OPNET SteelCentral AppResponse, ACE Live, OPNET, AppResponse Xpert

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Overview

Alluvio AppResponse offers comprehensive performance monitoring and visibility for applications, servers, and networks. It captures network traffic and provides analytics, integrated with tools such as Wireshark and Riverbed Transaction Analyzer, aiding in identifying errors and enhancing data analysis.

Alluvio AppResponse is an advanced system designed for detailed monitoring of performance metrics across diverse IT environments. It effectively captures, analyzes, and reports on network traffic, providing valuable insights into application and server response times. With integration capabilities for tools like Wireshark, it allows users to delve deeper into network performance issues. AI and ML functionalities help in identifying TCP retransmits, web access times, and server-side errors, though there is a need for improved integration with other technologies and enhanced security features. Pricing and technical support responsiveness also present challenges. Often deployed near core switches, it's a preferred choice for enterprises looking to analyze application response times and ensure robust application manager visibility, helping to define traffic and applications effectively.

What are the standout features of Alluvio AppResponse?

Performance Monitoring: Tracks performance metrics of applications, servers, and networks in real-time.
Network Traffic Capture: Captures detailed network traffic data for analysis and troubleshooting.
Tool Integration: Works seamlessly with Wireshark and Riverbed Transaction Analyzer for comprehensive analysis.
AI and ML Insights: Utilizes AI and ML to identify TCP retransmits and server-side errors.
Intuitive Interface: Facilitates efficient data gathering and analysis with a user-friendly design.

What benefits should users expect from Alluvio AppResponse?

In-Depth Analytics: Offers robust data analytics for better decision-making.
Scalability: Adapts to growing business needs with scalable modules.
Strategic Metrics: Supports effective troubleshooting through strategic metric analysis.

Alluvio AppResponse finds its applications across various industries including government departments, enterprise data centers, and public sector institutions. It's particularly valuable for monitoring application performance and capacity, analyzing packet captures, and ensuring visibility between servers and end users. Deployed near core switches, it assists organizations in identifying network performance issues and optimizing their IT operations.

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Azure Monitor delivers comprehensive monitoring across applications and cloud resources, integrating seamlessly with Azure services to enhance performance tracking and telemetry analysis.

Azure Monitor extends monitoring capabilities for applications, infrastructure, and security, featuring easy integration with Azure and third-party tools. It supports dynamic alerting and telemetry, offering log analytics and metrics gathering. Users benefit from its alert system and intuitive dashboards, making it a preferred choice for multi-cloud and infrastructure monitoring across diverse IT environments. While users seek improved query building and interface navigation, they appreciate its scalability and cost-effectiveness.

What key features does Azure Monitor offer?

Integration with Visual Studio: Enhances debugging and monitoring for developers.
Dynamic Alerting: Provides real-time notifications for critical conditions.
Telemetry Capabilities: Advanced data collection to analyze and optimize application performance.
Logging and Metrics Gathering: Offers detailed insights for better resource management.
Custom Queries and Log Analytics: Facilitates in-depth data exploration and analysis.

What benefits do users experience with Azure Monitor?

Ease of Integration: Streamlines operations across Azure and third-party services.
Scalability: Adapts to growing monitoring needs efficiently.
Cost-Effectiveness: Balances cost with enhanced performance visibility.
Reporting Features: Provides comprehensive reports to improve operational efficiency.
Multi-Cloud Support: Extends monitoring capabilities across different cloud environments.

Azure Monitor sees widespread use for infrastructure and application monitoring across industries. Companies rely on it for performance tracking and incident management, often integrating it with Application Insights for enriched data analysis. Organizations use it to monitor servers and cloud services, utilizing its capabilities in DevOps practices and during cloud transformation processes for analyzing database metrics and ensuring efficient application functioning.

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Sample Customers

N11.com, OneMain Financial, China Bank, Halkbank, Kaust

Rackspace, First Gas, Allscripts, ABB Group

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