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Broadcom DX Application Performance Management vs Cavisson NetDiagnostics comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Broadcom DX Application Per...
Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
29th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
162
Ranking in other categories
Container Monitoring (7th)
Cavisson NetDiagnostics
Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
90th
Average Rating
10.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability category, the mindshare of Broadcom DX Application Performance Management is 1.4%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Cavisson NetDiagnostics is 0.4%, up from 0.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Broadcom DX Application Performance Management1.4%
Cavisson NetDiagnostics0.4%
Other98.2%
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
 

Featured Reviews

EG
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.
reviewer1322382 - PeerSpot reviewer
Performance Engineer at Kohl's
Improves our application at the code level because of its different performance metrics
They should provide all the information of the NetDiagnostics tool details on the Internet. Or, it will be good if they could upload the configuration and monitoring feature detail videos on YouTube . REST API should be supported from the UI. As of now, it is supported from the CLI . They can improve on providing "help and navigation" for each feature available in the UI. In next release, I would like to see the application level monitor supported in some way.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I like that it gives you a wide range of data where you can see the application outage response from concurrent locations and the number of stalled jobs."
"The configuration and the manager tool are good features."
"In terms of end user experience, it is very useful."
"In terms of stability, it has been stable so far."
"Users no longer need to depend upon the console for a compatible Java version. Now, users can directly learn the version, perform all their actions, and see all of those performance-related issues."
"Scalable, stable, and easy to deploy APM tool which effectively monitors code-level visibility."
"It is a very good product, but it has to fit their needs because it is mainly focused on JAVA/.NET applications, although it has agents for PHP and Node.js."
"Proactive snapshots of transactions and all details of a transaction are saved in case of an error."
"Application end-to-end monitoring: This is one of the good features available in the tool, as it includes error detection, capturing exception, method calling tree, transaction flow map, etc."
"Its end-to-end dashboard provides information on all the integration callouts happening on the server side."
 

Cons

"The interface is getting a little old, but the functionality is a major deal to me."
"User interface - CA is moving towards HTML5, but still a lot is Java, old fashioned, non-customizable and not user friendly. It’s look and feel is still too technical."
"On Windows Platform, it’s not great and/or stable (from previous experience)."
"CEM needs to be simplified, because it causes too many interruptions in our daily work."
"It’s scalable, but not right out of the box, even though we were told it was designed to be out-of-the-box scalable."
"The upcoming changes for the deployment process of the agent will help a lot, in that others have gotten to that point first.​"
"It needs to work on the mobility and the digital aspects, as they are currently getting merged in today’s scenario."
"Client user interface and user interface dashboard."
"They can improve on providing "help and navigation" for each feature available in the UI."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Althougth it is a bit expensive, it is really worth it"
"The licensing costs are expensive."
"Depends on the size of the product you need."
"I'm unable to give information on Broadcom DX Application Performance Management licensing costs, but all Application Performance Management products have expensive pricing. This means that it's not only Broadcom that's expensive, and it would be an advantage if the cost would be a little bit cheaper."
"There is some research needed to determine licensing costs, based on the number of DataPower instances for the Nastel agent, for example."
"It is definitely expensive for what we get, but there isn't an alternate option at the moment."
"On pricing, CA is very competitive. I think that's going to help in the long run."
"Pricing and licensing are not issues."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
13%
Construction Company
13%
Outsourcing Company
12%
Marketing Services Firm
8%
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Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Company SizeCount
Small Business27
Midsize Enterprise24
Large Enterprise124
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise5
 

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, ...
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...
What is your primary use case for Broadcom DX Application Performance Management?
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
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Sample Customers

Lexmark, Intermountain Healthcare, National Australia Bank, BBVA Compass Bank, Innovapost, Dansk Supermarked Group, U.S. Cellular, Orange, Cetip
Oracle, Macy's, Redbox, art.com, Pronto Networks, A10 Networks, Renesas, San Jose Medical Group
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