Alluvio AppResponse vs Splunk Observability Cloud comparison

Riverbed and Splunk are both solutions in the Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability category. Riverbed is ranked #46 with an average rating of 8.0, while Splunk is ranked #8 with an average rating of 8.4. Riverbed holds a 0.5% mindshare in APM, compared to Splunk’s 2.2% mindshare. Additionally, 93% of Riverbed users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 96% of Splunk users who would recommend it.

Alluvio AppResponse

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 28, 2025

Alluvio AppResponse and Splunk Observability Cloud are both key players in the network and application monitoring domain. Splunk Observability Cloud appears to have an edge due to its comprehensive feature set that aligns well with its pricing.

Features: Alluvio AppResponse is known for its efficient packet capture, real-time web transaction analysis, and detailed network insight capabilities. Splunk Observability Cloud provides a unified monitoring approach, highlighted by its analytics, visualization tools, and end-to-end visibility across multiple environments.

Room for Improvement: Alluvio AppResponse could improve in offering more advanced AI-driven analytics, more extensive integrations with third-party tools, and enhanced scalability options. Splunk Observability Cloud could enhance its setup simplicity, expand its documentation for easier accessibility, and optimize its pricing structure to cater to smaller businesses.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Alluvio AppResponse features a simple deployment and is supported by strong customer service. Splunk Observability Cloud, while requiring a more involved setup, offers thorough technical support and extensive documentation, making it effective for larger organizations handling dynamic environments.

Pricing and ROI: Alluvio AppResponse provides lower initial setup costs, making it favorable for budget-conscious companies seeking rapid ROI. Conversely, Splunk Observability Cloud demands a higher upfront investment, but its extensive features and scalability potential can justify the expense for enterprises focusing on long-term benefits.

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Categories and Ranking

Alluvio AppResponse

Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability

46th

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

54th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Splunk Observability Cloud

Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability

8th

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

6th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

IT Infrastructure Monitoring (7th), Cloud Monitoring Software (6th), Container Management (6th), Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM) (2nd)

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability category, the mindshare of Alluvio AppResponse is 0.5%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Splunk Observability Cloud is 2.2%, up from 1.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Splunk Observability Cloud	2.2%
Alluvio AppResponse	0.5%
Other	97.3%

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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Dhananjay Dileep

Senior Software Engineer at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees

Unified monitoring has improved end-to-end visibility and reduced detection time across apps

When we have too many detectors in place for one particular app, such as when I have created 50+ detectors through my account, the entire page becomes a bit loaded when creating the 51st detector, feeling heavy and taking time to load. Additionally, it throws random errors; for example, when we try to save one detector, it might throw some random error which is not even related, with something else being wrong, not that particular error, but the underlying root cause might be different. Sometimes the error is just "some problem occurred," and we are not able to point out what the real cause is. This mainly happens when we have too many detectors or too many alerts in place rather than a standard number. One more thing is in the alert rules; if we have a main general alert, and instead of creating a new detector, we are adding a new rule under one detector, when the number of rules also increases, such as when we have 10 or 15 rules under one generic detector, that again creates the same kind of problem, taking some time to save that particular newly added rule, and it might not save at times, just keeps on spinning. Those are the two drawbacks which I spotted recently; other than that, everything looks perfect.

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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

"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."

"AppResponse is a total solution that gives you end-to-end visibility into applications at all levels, from Layer 1 to Layer 7. We can trace all those sections: physical, IP, transport, presentation, application, etc. It gives us the full picture."

"It's a stable product. Riverbed has invested a significant amount of research and development into it, so it's a solid tool overall."

"Riverbed's product is a superb product."

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

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

"We really like the scalability capabilities."

"The most valuable feature is performance monitoring."

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"Splunk Observability Cloud has helped me reduce my mean time to detect, and we have worked on around 80 applications last year for one particular client, and since the MTTR has improved drastically, they have given us 245 applications, which is around 150 applications added to the previous number of applications, which is definitely a performance improvement."

"Splunk Infrastructure Monitoring provided our customers with visibility into their overall infrastructure."

"The feature I appreciate the most about Splunk Observability Cloud is Synthetic Monitoring."

"The most valuable features include user time tracking and the ability to analyze application load times."

"We utilize the APM and auto-detectors, as the core metrics and core alerts are available for us, which are the features of Splunk Observability Cloud that I appreciate the most."

"The solution's basic visibility is one of its most valuable features. So, it is a solution that is easy to use...The solution's initial setup process was straightforward."

"The tool's stability is great."

"Splunk Observability Cloud has enhanced our operational performance and our company's resilience, ultimately contributing to improved customer satisfaction."

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Cons

"They need to better integrate with products and solutions from different vendors."

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

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

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

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

"The reporting models need improvement as most of the time, we have to customize the reports manually."

"The recent changes in corporate structure may have caused some decrease in support quality."

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

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"When we have too many detectors in place for one particular app, such as when I have created 50+ detectors through my account, the entire page becomes a bit loaded when creating the 51st detector, feeling heavy and taking time to load."

"In Splunk Observability Cloud, I notice room for improvement in synthetic monitoring. It does not provide output based on server names."

"The integrations need to be improved for Splunk Observability Cloud."

"One thing I recently ran into was that the logs on the server most often get Gzipped after they have been rotated. We found that we were not monitoring some of the things, so we had to go back and pull them in. Right now, it pulls one at a time, untars it, or unzips it, so I cannot look at the entire history. There can be an improvement in that area."

"There are some predefined metrics.......we may want to create customized metrics."

"This solution is difficult to configure and the instructions are complex."

"The UI enhancements could be a way to improve the solution in the future."

"Regarding dashboard customization, while Splunk has many dashboard building options, customers sometimes need to create specific dashboards, particularly for applicative metrics such as Java and process terms. These categories of dashboards would be very helpful for customers."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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

"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."

"It is costly for small and medium businesses."

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

"Splunk APM is expensive."

"Splunk Infrastructure Monitoring is an expensive solution."

"The pricing is reasonable."

"The solution's pricing is competitive. I rate the solution's pricing a seven out of ten. The price of the solution could be cheaper."

"It appears to be expensive compared to competitors."

"The solution's pricing is costly."

"I am not in that circle, but we are currently licensing based on our queries. That is working out for us. Previously, it was by volume of data, and now, we can store as much data as we want."

"Splunk Observability Cloud is expensive."

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

15%

Performing Arts

15%

Manufacturing Company

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Company Size

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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	20
Midsize Enterprise	10
Large Enterprise	47

Questions from the Community

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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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What do you like most about SignalFx?

The most valuable feature is dashboard creation.

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What needs improvement with SignalFx?

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Also Known As

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

Splunk Infrastructure Monitoring, Splunk Real User Monitoring (RUM), Splunk Synthetic Monitoring

Overview

Alluvio AppResponse provides fast packet capture and storage that feeds intelligent network and application analysis with fast troubleshooting workflows to speed problem diagnosis and resolution. AppResponse delivers full stack application analysis—from packets to web pages - enabling you observe all network and application interactions as they cross the wire, whether they are encrypted or not. Using powerful, flexible network and application analytics and workflows, AppResponse speeds problem diagnosis and resolution, helping you get to answers fast

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Splunk Observability Cloud offers sophisticated log searching, data integration, and customizable dashboards. With rapid deployment and ease of use, this cloud service enhances monitoring capabilities across IT infrastructures for comprehensive end-to-end visibility.

Focused on enhancing performance management and security, Splunk Observability Cloud supports environments through its data visualization and analysis tools. Users appreciate its robust application performance monitoring and troubleshooting insights. However, improvements in integrations, interface customization, scalability, and automation are needed. Users find value in its capabilities for infrastructure and network monitoring, as well as log analytics, albeit cost considerations and better documentation are desired. Enhancements in real-time monitoring and network protection are also noted as areas for development.

What are the key features?

Log Searching: Efficiently search and analyze logs from various sources.
Data Integration: Seamlessly integrate with multiple environments.
Dashboard Customization: Tailor dashboards to specific monitoring needs.
Monitoring Capabilities: Provides comprehensive insights into application performance.
Security Features: Analyze and address security threats across systems.
Visualization Tools: Enhance data analysis and system performance optimization.

Why consider this for ROI?

Comprehensive Visibility: Gain complete insights into IT infrastructure.
Performance Optimization: Improve overall system performance and efficiency.
Rapid Deployment: Quick setup to meet organization demands swiftly.
Enhanced Security: Strengthen security measures through detailed analytics.

In industries, Splunk Observability Cloud is implemented for security management by analyzing logs from detection systems, offering real-time alerts and troubleshooting for cloud-native applications. It is leveraged for machine data analysis, improving infrastructure visibility and supporting network and application performance management efforts.

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Sample Customers

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

Sunrun, Yelp, Onshape, Tapjoy, Symphony Commerce, Chairish, Clever, Grovo, Bazaar Voice, Zenefits, Avalara

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