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InfoVista 5View NetFlow vs Splunk AppDynamics comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Aug 17, 2025

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Categories and Ranking

InfoVista 5View NetFlow
Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
82nd
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Splunk AppDynamics
Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
4th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
250
Ranking in other categories
IT Infrastructure Monitoring (5th), IT Operations Analytics (2nd), Mobile APM (1st), Container Monitoring (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability category, the mindshare of InfoVista 5View NetFlow is 0.1%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Splunk AppDynamics is 4.6%, down from 5.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
 

Featured Reviews

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Great for service discovery and load balancing and enables us to monitor the traffic flow
We use InfoVista 5View NetFlow on a private cloud. This product has improved the way our organization functions through the better discovery of services. We check the IP address for Office 365 and other cloud applications used in business operations. We use InfoVista 5View NetFlow to understand the cost of the problems on our network links. We monitor the traffic flow and check which application is causing a lot of traffic. Instead of buying more bandwidth, we target the pocket with very high traffic. We move these applications so that the traffic is served through another partner. From Milan to Rome, we use various utilities for network load balancing for applications requiring excessive traffic. We monitor the traffic with InfoVista 5View NetFlow before going to the business and checking the on-site location for problems or issues.
Gyanesh Rahatekar - PeerSpot reviewer
Application performance management and error resolution improved with data-driven insights
Dynatrace has multiple functions compared to Splunk AppDynamics, so Splunk AppDynamics should add those functions, which are not available as of now. Dynatrace has a universal agent that collects all information related to their CI, and if one CI has multiple languages, then there is no need to instrument multiple agents. However, Splunk AppDynamics requires multiple agents; if I have one server with multiple applications in different languages, then I need to instrument different agents for each application. Splunk AppDynamics should work with Dynatrace with one single universal agent that works with all application languages, eliminating the need for multiple implementations.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"InfoVista 5View NetFlow allows us to control the application layer and manage API connections, i.e. Facebook logins or whatever other third-party API services we require."
"Data monitoring is the most valuable feature."
"The metrics browser is very useful, and the deep dive feature is very useful for us."
"The most valuable feature is the live reporting on the current health\performance of our application"
"What I like the most about Splunk AppDynamics is the end-to-end observability for the application, along with traces."
"The product is easy to install, it took about half an hour. The use and the configurations are simple as well."
"The most valuable feature is the flow map."
"It's pretty stable."
"Has helped us to increase customer acquisitions and reduce revenue leakage."
 

Cons

"A little bit better documentation on the details is needed because this subject is not easy sometimes to understand, which limits the capability of the software."
"AppDynamics Database Monitoring could improve the price of the solution, it is costly."
"There could be some improvement in the constructions of the diagrams, it is too difficult currently."
"There are certain limitations with the agents in the solution"
"It is stable, but the only downside is the licensing part."
"The product requires high maintenance."
"The user experience is quite confusing. There are too many different development stages. The UI is not very intuitive."
"I would like to see more of a unified platform. They're very, very new on the server side, machine agents. I want them to be more mature in this area."
"Additional support for NextGen mobile platforms also needs to be high in the roadmap prioritizations"
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"We have a license-based solution. That means you need a license for each server you monitor."
"There is an annual cost to use this solution. The licensing model could be improved by making it more cost-effective."
"I give the price a five out of ten."
"AppDynamics Database Monitoring is expensive. I rate it a seven to eight out of ten."
"We do not have any issues with the price."
"Because it is priced per JVM, the price can increase pretty fast, into the millions. We have had challenges because we had to justify the price to our clients, as well, when we are putting in certain tools."
"I rate AppDynamics Mobile Real-User Monitoring's pricing as seven out of ten. Mobile monitoring is paid based on the number of instances utilizing the mobile monitoring service, which increases as the scale grows. Consequently, your mobile user count can proportionally surpass all other applications."
"I was not involved with the procurement of AppDynamic, but I believe it's expensive."
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Computer Software Company
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Manufacturing Company
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Government
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