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Broadcom DX Application Performance Management vs CA CEM [EOL] comparison

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Broadcom DX Application Performance Management and CA CEM [EOL] are both solutions in the Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability category. Additionally, 90% of Broadcom DX Application Performance Management users are willing to recommend the solution.
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    Categories and Ranking

    Broadcom DX Application Per...
    Average Rating
    8.0
    Reviews Sentiment
    7.3
    Number of Reviews
    162
    Ranking in other categories
    Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (29th), Container Monitoring (7th)
    CA CEM [EOL]
    Average Rating
    6.0
    Number of Reviews
    1
    Ranking in other categories
    No ranking in other categories
     

    Featured Reviews

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    Eduardo Gallardo
    Director of Technical Part at NOS SGPS
    Dashboards facilitate prompt alerts but discovery feature needs enhancement
    I would recommend Broadcom DX Application Performance Management if a customer doesn't have any existing performance solution. However, ten years ago, the solution was better, and now there are many competitive options. My overall rating would be between six and seven. The product rating I would give is 6.5 out of 10.
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    it_user305787 - PeerSpot reviewer
    it_user305787
    Tech Specialist at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
    It provides a powerful network analysis both with individual transactions and general network performance. We've had lots of hardware issues with the MPMs.
    It provides a powerful network analysis both with individual transactions and general network performance We've found that it really helps managers in measuring application SLAs and viewing historical performance data. We've had lots of hardware issues with the MPMs. It's difficult to segregate…
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    Pros

    "Proactive snapshots of transactions and all details of a transaction are saved in case of an error."
    "With this product, we were able to increase our applications' performance, their response times, and to improve the satisfaction of our customers."
    "It takes care of our issues."
    "The APM tool allows us to monitor performance of that application, where are the pain points, where are the slowdowns, to focus on where we can fix those."
    "When it was stable, Trending Reports and Response Time Distribution were valuable features."
    "It is best APM solution in the market, as per my knowledge."
    "We are able to see errors in the code that users would experience and then give that information to our developers to troubleshoot."
    "It has improved our transaction monitoring significantly."
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    "It provides a powerful network analysis both with individual transactions and general network performance."
     

    Cons

    "We are constantly adding new technologies to our stack and monitoring those is sometimes a pain because CA APM does not support some of these out of the box."
    "The pricing and licensing costs are too high."
    "One of the areas that I think needs improvement is the central management of the agents."
    "Upgradability to it is a project instead of a patch. If it was actually an automated process to where it just fed updates to our product that would be great. Now, we have to spin up an effort to actually upgrade the solution."
    "Initial setup is easy, but after that it needs a very complex tuning that is easier in other tools."
    "There are more issues with the app monitoring itself, since the architecture can be a little bit confusing, and in some ways even incomplete on paper."
    "When we were trying to restore historical data, we have reached certain limitations, which have restricted our historical view from being resized."
    "It provides access to problems, but not to the problem analysis. You cannot track the problem to the root cause."
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    "In our experience, technical support has been slow. We’ve been plagued with hardware issues, which have been on-going for a long time and which is going through CA to a separate partner, who then needs to deal with another local partner company for hardware."
     

    Pricing and Cost Advice

    "Dynatrace is the most expensive of these tools followed by AppDynamics which is "medium-expensive." CA APM is a bit lower in price than either Dynatrace or AppDynanics... In my opinion, if you can afford it, go for AppDynamics instead of CA APM."
    "Depends on the size of the product you need."
    "The license for Broadcom DX Application Performance Management is annual. The licensing model could improve because there is not any limit to deploying the agent, there should be some limits on it."
    "Althougth it is a bit expensive, it is really worth it"
    "The pricing structure should be based on memory or CPU usage rather than the number of agents, as it makes the solution more expensive for us."
    "The licensing costs are expensive."
    "Pricing and licensing are not issues."
    "Setup costs are quite competitive relative to other solutions, and simpler."
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    Top Industries

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    Outsourcing Company
    20%
    Financial Services Firm
    11%
    Construction Company
    11%
    Marketing Services Firm
    7%
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    Company Size

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    Company SizeCount
    Small Business27
    Midsize Enterprise24
    Large Enterprise124
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    Questions from the Community

    What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Broadcom DX Application Performance Management?
    The initial pricing is reasonable and competitive compared to other solutions. The challenge arises during annual renewals, as the price increase can be significant, around twenty percent or more, ...
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    What needs improvement with Broadcom DX Application Performance Management?
    The first area for improvement is the discovery feature, which should be enhanced to collect comprehensive information from applications and services. This includes using agents or scripts to gathe...
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    Our primary use case involves having a large dashboard with significant information for alerts, alarms, and metrics to summarize the state of critical businesses and applications. When an issue ari...
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    Also Known As

    DX APM, CA APM, CA NetQoS Performance Center, Wily Introscope, CA Wily APM, CA App Experience Analytics, CA AXA
    CEM
     

    Overview

    Broadcom DX Application Performance Management offers proactive alerting, transaction tracing, and root cause analysis. It enhances end-user experience management through efficient dashboards and customizable reporting, extending monitoring over Java and .NET applications.

    Broadcom DX Application Performance Management delivers comprehensive monitoring and performance insights across cloud and Java applications. It proactively addresses issues with tools like Introscope for rapid error identification and Customer Experience Manager for end-user management. The software's dashboards consolidate performance data in real-time, helping organizations enhance debugging and incident management. Its low overhead and integration with service tools make it well-suited for production environments. However, it faces potential improvements in areas such as UI updates, agent management, automation, and seamless integration with new technologies.

    What are the standout features?
    • Proactive Alerting: Identifies issues before they impact users.
    • Deep-Dive Transaction Tracing: Offers comprehensive tracking of transactions for detailed analysis.
    • Root Cause Analysis: Expedites problem-solving by pinpointing issues quickly.
    • Introscope: Facilitates rapid error detection and resolution.
    • Customer Experience Manager: Enhances management of user experiences effectively.
    • Real-Time Insights: Provides immediate views of performance data through interactive dashboards.
    • Customizable Reporting: Offers tailored report options for specific business needs.
    • Java and .NET Monitoring: Supports a range of applications, enhancing troubleshooting efficiency.
    What benefits and ROI should users look for?
    • Issue Resolution Speed: Quick problem identification reduces downtime.
    • Performance Optimization: Enhances application efficiency, reducing costs.
    • Cost Reduction: Improves resource use and operational costs.
    • Dashboard Efficiency: Real-time, consolidated data offers transparency.

    Organizations in logistics, banking, and e-commerce implement Broadcom DX Application Performance Management to monitor performance across crucial environments. Their usage involves enhancing performance, debugging, and proactive incident management for cloud and Java apps, with management dashboards supporting greater transparency in crash analytics and server health checks, ultimately improving user experience.

    Broadcom
    CA Customer Experience Manager (CA CEM) is a product within the Application Performance Management solution that measures web application performance for each individual customer. CA CEM measures the performance and quality of customer transactions, identifies defects and variance, and quantifies the impact on customers and the business. CA CEM lets you monitor real user activities -- including login, account update, or purchase transactions -- at the business service level. By proactively detecting trends in degraded customer transaction response times and providing various actionable reports, CA CEM lets you act before problems occur or SLAs are out of compliance. These capabilities enable both your business managers and IT staff to understand and resolve performance problems before end users call for support.
    Broadcom
     

    Sample Customers

    Lexmark, Intermountain Healthcare, National Australia Bank, BBVA Compass Bank, Innovapost, Dansk Supermarked Group, U.S. Cellular, Orange, Cetip
    First Horizon National Corporation, Olympus, Petroleum Company of Trinidad and Tobago LimitedŒ _Petrotrinî, Racing and Wagering Western Australia
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