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InfoVista 5View NetFlow vs Splunk AppDynamics comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on May 11, 2025

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Categories and Ranking

InfoVista 5View NetFlow
Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
77th
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
3rd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
247
Ranking in other categories
IT Infrastructure Monitoring (4th), IT Operations Analytics (2nd), Mobile APM (2nd), Container Monitoring (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability category, the mindshare of InfoVista 5View NetFlow is 0.1%, down from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Splunk AppDynamics is 4.7%, down from 6.1% 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.
Muhammad Zeeshan Siddiqui - PeerSpot reviewer
Dynamic mapping enhances workflows that are user-friendly
One aspect that requires improvement is the agent. Without an agent, gathering sufficient information on applications is challenging. Additionally, the agent sometimes creates performance issues in production environments. If AppDynamics could develop a means to monitor without an agent, it could significantly improve application performance and reduce potential problems. Moving to an agentless solution, like what some competitors are doing, would be beneficial.

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."
"I find troubleshooting is quicker because we can drill down into the end points and see which endpoints are getting critical. Visibility-wise, the micro details are easy to find."
"The feature we find most valuable, is that the solution creates a unified platform making it really easy to pinpoint a problem, and then drill down into a transaction to resolve the issue."
"It is a good monitoring tool. Its stability is very good."
"The product provides a nice end-user experience."
"After we implemented this solution, we can easily determine the root cause of issues."
"The transaction snapshots let you find out where the application broke; it pinpoints where in the call stack, and then how long it took to resolve."
"AppDynamics Database Monitoring's dashboarding is its best feature."
"Despite dozens of deployments across hundreds of applications- we have yet to see a case where AD is negatively impacting application execution or functionality."
 

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 could benefit from greater integration with emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and machine learning."
"AppDynamics should improve its ability to track all the transactions."
"The limitations are often due to the vendors not supplying all the profiling features to AppDynamics."
"AppDynamics is agent-based, so some customers are reluctant to install the agents in all their production environments. It would be helpful if they had an agentless version. It covers applications on the server, but the solution is weak on the network side. The agent is not deployed on the network components, so it cannot provide complete information about issues on the network layer."
"The product lost its place as an industry leader."
"The solution is available at an inflated cost"
"If AppDynamics could do a one-agent function with their actual monitoring effectiveness, it will be the greatest tool."
"It could do with more than one data centre/multiple AWS accounts in a pane of glass. Also, improved scalability to large environments would be helpful."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Pricing is based on the size of the deployment."
"This price of this product is expensive."
"The pricing for AppDynamics is expensive, but it is possible to negotiate special pricing through bids."
"I give the price a five out of ten."
"There is an annual cost for the use of this solution."
"We find its pricing reasonable and competitive. After it was acquired by Cisco, we found it acceptable."
"In terms of pricing, I feel that when you compare the benefits that we get to the price that we paid, it is reasonable."
"It could be a bit lower, but looking at the scalability, functionality, and other things, you can understand why AppDynamics is so expensive as compared to some of the cheaper products that don't have that full single pane of glass they've got. Dynatrace has got three different elements that you need to log into just to get a full view, which is not so good, and because of that, it is a bit cheaper."
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Educational Organization
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Financial Services Firm
17%
Computer Software Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
5%
 

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