Broadcom DX Application Performance Management vs Quest Foglight for APM [EOL] comparison

Broadcom and Quest Software are both solutions in the Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability category. Additionally, 90% of Broadcom users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 86% of Quest Software users who would recommend it.

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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)

Quest Foglight for APM [EOL]

Average Rating

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

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Featured Reviews

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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Anton Kasimov

Consultant at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Drill-down monitoring shows us the entire transaction chain, from the front end to back end. It needs HTML5 interface.

I want to see a new interface that contains HTML5 features. The current version of Foglight (on-premise edition) is so fusty in comparison with leaders of Gartner APM Quadrant - i.e. Appdynamics, NewRelic, Dynatrace. If you try to compare SaaS and on-premise Foglight versions you can see differences in UI-design. It's my subjective experiences, but SaaS version looks more modern. Hope this helps

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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 Webview because I can obtain more detail and CEM because I can quantify the business."

"We had for several applications performance issues and with Introscope we were in many cases able to pin-point the bottlenecks and debrief them to the development organization to improve their applications."

"If there's something that you really need to get at that doesn't come out of the box, you can pretty easily put together some custom metrics and get those in place."

"The solution is stable, and I don't recall having any significant performance issues with it."

"It helps save resources for a company."

"The CA APM product is great to show you how your business is doing and where improvements can be made."

"It works well for us, gives a lot of visibility."

"MTTR has greatly improved, and teams are now better focused on the cause of application performance issues much earlier into any event."

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"Real time database monitoring and alerting are valuable."

"At a glance I can easily see what is going on with all of my VMware environments, including top consumers of resources."

"The most valuable feature is drill-down monitoring, which shows us from one interface the transaction chain from the front end to back end."

"The ability to track performance of an application or application suite over time is extremely valuable to our business partners and for our application development team with near real time results."

"The product has improved the way we respond to database issues as it has made us more proactive."

"A lot of features for the price: Java/.Net instrumentation, End User replay (similar to TeaLeaf), and a huge library of monitoring cartridges."

"At a glance I can easily see what is going on with all of my VMware environments, including top consumers of resources."

"The extensive monitoring tools embedded in Foglight are a real asset."

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Cons

"They tried to streamline the organization, that was the initial point of using APM. It led to so many internal changes, but it didn’t affect the organization much at all in the end."

"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."

"Issues with the workstation interface which could be more productive."

"There are a couple of improvements that could be done on the agent side of APM. The agent stops collecting data if the machine is under stress."

"The technical support is very poor."

"I have a hard time upgrading CA APM. When I upgrade from one version to another, everything must be done manually."

"The documentation on customizing instrumentation of methods and classes (derivative files) could be improved, as well as some of the documentation interfacing into other APM products (ADA, CEM, ABA)."

"Had some performance problems with a few applications and had to disable some probes."

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"We are running a Webmethods stack (Software AG) and Foglight is unable to instrument. We are in a POC with Dynatrace and it was able to instrument with little effort."

"Stability was always an issue in large environments."

"South African skill is scarce"

"I want to see mobile access application in the next release."

"They need to improve the stability of FxM and FxV."

"I recall that the lay-out was rather dull when I used this particular version of Foglight."

"Migrating to newer versions is always a challenge with Foglight."

"I want to see a new interface that contains HTML5 features."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

"On pricing, CA is very competitive. I think that's going to help in the long run."

"Althougth it is a bit expensive, it is really worth it"

"Broadcom is a better and cheaper option from the financial perspective. It also depends on the DLP plug."

"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."

"Depends on the size of the product you need."

"There is some research needed to determine licensing costs, based on the number of DataPower instances for the Nastel agent, for example."

"Setup costs are quite competitive relative to other solutions, and simpler."

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"Foglight can be expensive I would go with the pricing at a three year deal."

"I recall it being a very expensive solution relative to function and stability."

"Since the product split – the licensing is a bit more complex."

"The price is expensive for us."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

14%

Marketing Services Firm

11%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Performing Arts

Marketing Services Firm

20%

Comms Service Provider

10%

Construction Company

Financial Services Firm

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	26
Midsize Enterprise	24
Large Enterprise	124

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	3
Midsize Enterprise	7
Large Enterprise	13

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

Foglight, Dell Foglight

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.

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Sample Customers

Lexmark, Intermountain Healthcare, National Australia Bank, BBVA Compass Bank, Innovapost, Dansk Supermarked Group, U.S. Cellular, Orange, Cetip

Anji Automotive Logistics, Unimat, Priceline.com

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