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Honeycomb Enterprise vs ManageEngine Applications Manager comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 8, 2026

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

Categories and Ranking

Honeycomb Enterprise
Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
10th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
5.8
Number of Reviews
19
Ranking in other categories
AI Code Assistants (8th), AI Observability (9th)
ManageEngine Applications M...
Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
49th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
18
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Monitoring Software (33rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability category, the mindshare of Honeycomb Enterprise is 1.0%, down from 1.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ManageEngine Applications Manager is 0.8%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Honeycomb Enterprise1.0%
ManageEngine Applications Manager0.8%
Other98.2%
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
 

Featured Reviews

EN
Tech Consultant at multi ideal
Observability has transformed how I troubleshoot microservices and reduce incident time
Overall, I have had a very good experience with Honeycomb Enterprise, but there are a few areas where it could be improved. I would like to see more out-of-the-box dashboards and templates for common Kubernetes and cloud-native workloads so that new users can get value more quickly. The learning curve can be steep, especially for engineers who are new to distributed tracing and observability concepts. Additionally, while the query capabilities are very powerful, there are times when specifying advanced query workflows could be improved to provide a better overall experience for troubleshooting and observability. Beyond what I mentioned, there are a few other areas that could also be improved. I would like to see even deeper native integration with more DevOps and ITSM tools to make it easier to connect observability data directly into incident management and operational workflows. Regarding pricing, Honeycomb Enterprise delivers strong value, but as organizations scale and generate larger volumes of telemetry, cost can become a consideration. More flexible pricing options or cost optimization features for high-volume environments would be helpful. My support experience has been generally positive, but faster turnaround time for complex technical issues and more advanced implementation guides or best practices documentation would make onboarding and troubleshooting easier. These improvements would make an already strong observability platform even more accessible and scalable for enterprise teams.
SN
Senior System Engineer at Qatar Petroleum
Managing application health has become simpler but new monitoring features still need faster delivery
I use application discovery and dependency mapping. It helps with managing application health What I like about ManageEngine Applications Manager is the ease of use and ease of deployment. I cannot remember anything specific for future updates of the product. The new features take a lot of time…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Using Honeycomb Enterprise as a tracing service made it very quick to identify and fix issues."
"Honeycomb Enterprise has positively impacted our organization by providing live alerts."
"Honeycomb Enterprise has positively impacted my organization by improving the way I understand production problems and significantly reducing the time required to do so."
"Honeycomb Enterprise has helped make troubleshooting more efficient by reducing the time spent manually checking logs across multiple services."
"The solution's most valuable features are the queries for the OpenTelemetry events and all the tracing."
"It's very scalable since we used it for a really big organization and it worked."
"Honeycomb Enterprise has had a very positive impact on our organization by reducing the time it takes to identify and resolve production issues."
"The biggest return on investment with Honeycomb Enterprise is being able to find, if I am doing production support and something goes wrong, the exact scenario or the exact request and response and the details of that really quickly."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is its ease of use."
"What I like most about ManageEngine Applications Manager is its price point, apart from its technicalities. The solution is cheaper than its competitors. ManageEngine Applications Manager has helpful documentation that makes setting it up straightforward."
"The anomaly detection feature helps with maintaining the system's health. It is regarding our IT incident center."
"ManageEngine Applications Manager maintains the historical data and it's easy for us to analyze the trends and patterns and fix them accordingly."
"If cost is your consideration and you have a well-rounded system administrator, this is a good product to explore."
"I am impressed with the tool's reporting feature which is simple."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to be able to monitor Kubernetes."
"What I like about ManageEngine Applications Manager is the ease of use and ease of deployment."
 

Cons

"The way Grit architecture is designed and how it works, it is and may not become an alternative choice of code security solutions."
"I believe Honeycomb Enterprise could be improved by simplifying the initial setup and configuration, especially for teams new to observing it, as the learning curve for advanced queries can be steep, and dashboard customization could be more intuitive."
"The areas for improvement with Honeycomb Enterprise lie in the query UI, which could be improved to a more current standard."
"I rate Honeycomb Enterprise a seven out of ten because I feel a lot of the journeys could be made cleaner."
"On the negative side, dashboarding is not that great."
"Scaling was tricky as the pricing did not accommodate the scale initially as things grew, and throttling is expected based on the pricing models, but the biggest pain point was management or budgeting having to argue on why this was useful to upgrade to the newest pricing."
"Honeycomb Enterprise needs some changes to be improved."
"The learning curve for things such as traces, spans, high-cardinality data, and advanced queries is an area where Honeycomb Enterprise can be improved."
"The information provided by ManageEngine is not deep-dive like IBM and CA provide."
"The dashboards in the interface need a lot of work."
"Even with the top-notch dashboard, it could be made stronger in order to have an additional plug-in for analytics."
"At the moment, we are not finding this solution to be very stable. We've had a lot of calls with the vendor to sort things out."
"It can’t be configured to store APM Insight data for more than one month."
"Technical support can be problematic. They usually support us from India, but because of compliance requirements, that is not an acceptable support solution in Pakistan."
"I would say that the implementation of ManageEngine Applications Manager is too detailed. You need some training to effectually use it."
"Lacks an SIEM solution which can be found in other products."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The cost of this solution is not too bad, although it could be cheaper considering what you're getting for the price."
"Price-wise, it is a cheap tool...The solution's licensing model is subscription-based, in which yearly payments are to be made."
"The solution is noted for its cost-effectiveness, a crucial consideration for potential users."
"The licensing costs for ManageEngine Applications Manager are around $1,200 per year. For additional monitors, you have to pay extra."
"ManageEngine Applications Manager has reasonable pricing. It's more affordable than other solutions in the market. My company has an instance-based license for ManageEngine Applications Manager. You can purchase a yearly subscription or a perpetual license. The standard license covers most features, but you can still have some paid add-ons."
"The solution's licensing costs are yearly."
"The annual licensing depends on the number of monitors you have connected. Once you get to two hundred monitors you can see the price reflect."
"Its price is good."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
Outsourcing Company
13%
Construction Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
10%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business13
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise17
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise10
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Honeycomb.io?
Honeycomb Enterprise can be easier to learn, especially for those who are not familiar with distributed tracing and high-cardinality data.
What is your primary use case for Honeycomb.io?
Honeycomb Enterprise serves as the main observability, distributed tracing, and troubleshooting solution for microservices in my project. A specific example of how I have used Honeycomb Enterprise ...
What advice do you have for others considering Honeycomb.io?
I would rate Honeycomb Enterprise seven out of ten. The reason I gave this rating is because it provides strong distributed tracing and useful query capability, but the learning curve is steep for ...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ManageEngine Applications Manager?
I am satisfied with the licensing cost for ManageEngine Applications Manager.
What needs improvement with ManageEngine Applications Manager?
The new features take a lot of time to be implemented, and that could be improved about ManageEngine Applications Manager. If I were requesting a new feature that is not existing, making it availab...
What is your primary use case for ManageEngine Applications Manager?
I use application discovery and dependency mapping. It helps with managing application health.
 

Also Known As

Grit
Applications Manager
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Clover Health, Eaze, Intercom, Fender
Certis Europe, Financial Domain, SaaS Office Suite, On Demand TV, Parliament's IT Systems, Sastra Technologies, UniServity
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