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Instabug vs Splunk AppDynamics comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 23, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Instabug
Ranking in Mobile APM
7th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Splunk AppDynamics
Ranking in Mobile APM
1st
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
260
Ranking in other categories
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (3rd), IT Infrastructure Monitoring (6th), IT Operations Analytics (2nd), Container Monitoring (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the Mobile APM category, the mindshare of Instabug is 1.5%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Splunk AppDynamics is 26.7%, down from 27.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Mobile APM Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Splunk AppDynamics26.7%
Instabug1.5%
Other71.8%
Mobile APM
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2785143 - PeerSpot reviewer
Founder . Interior Architect & Interior Designer at a university with 5,001-10,000 employees
Fast in-app surveys have improved how we collect and focus on user feedback for our job platform
The best features Instabug offers are that it is very easy to obtain immediate feedback. The immediate feedback feature for my app is very simple to use, which helps my team and users focus on the target and focus on a different objective. Instabug has impacted my organization positively because it is very simple to use, and I can find in a short time the feedback I need to work on a specific target.
DK
Technology lead at Infosys
Has enabled us to detect issues instantly through alerts and monitor every service from a single dashboard
Splunk requires significantly more improvements compared to Splunk AppDynamics, specifically regarding the licensing aspect. Splunk renews licenses every six months, which is inconvenient. It would be better to have a one-year license to avoid needing to update keys constantly, which can only occur on weekends, making it a burdensome task. Although Splunk is better for certain use cases, Splunk AppDynamics is broader in functionality. Specifically, I want enhancements related to creating dashboards not only for logs or minor services but also for configuration levels, allowing us to check configurations immediately without manually opening the entire code when exceptions arise—a feature I wish to see improved in Splunk, although it may not be necessary for Splunk AppDynamics.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The best features Instabug offers are that it is very easy to obtain immediate feedback."
"I would rate the stability a nine out of ten."
"The product makes it very easy to reproduce issues."
"We are able to correlate performance between tiers."
"The most valuable feature in this solution, for our business, is the clear way of projecting the connections between the database and the traffic inflow. This is very helpful when troubleshooting issues."
"Technical support is helpful."
"AppDynamics has been stable."
"What I like the most about Splunk AppDynamics is the end-to-end observability for the application, along with traces."
"The most valuable feature is the end-user monitoring."
"The solution is very, very stable. We haven't faced any bugs or glitches on the system."
"One noteworthy feature is user journey analysis, which enables tracking user interactions and conversion paths on a website."
 

Cons

"The end users were not able to report bugs."
"It would be beneficial if the tool could be more precise in capturing steps, focusing only on the relevant ones. For example, there were some times when it caught some extra screenshots which were not included in the steps. Sometimes, it also happened that it got some extra steps that were not in there to reproduce the bug. We also called that screenshot and the steps there as well."
"It could be more user-friendly for beginners."
"I could not find a user-friendly interface for querying, and analytics sometimes gives the wrong results...I feel that analytics could have been better in searching and running the analytical queries."
"The main concern is the extensions and their documentation, particularly for the installation of Azure app services. It is lacking some documentation, which is why we are always with the AppDynamics team for support to get the details."
"Regarding Search Guard functionality, there is room for improvement."
"The tool is expensive."
"The solution could improve by covering more technologies. For example, it does support .NET Core applications. However, it could be a bit better."
"I install it frequently and sometimes when they fix something they break something else, so better QA is needed to ensure the quality of their fixes."
"There needs to be an option to capture all the sessions for all the users, not just samplings."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The license for AppDynamics is procured by our customers."
"The pricing needs to come down."
"It would be better if there were more solutions incorporated into the base price. ​"
"Purchasing the product through the AWS Marketplace was good."
"We have two different licensing models for this solution. One of them is the agent based model, which requires payment per agent. The other is an infrastructure based model, where the price is based on the CPU core. For the infrastructure model wholesale level pricing applies. All of the up to date licensing prices for this product are available on the manufacturers website."
"We buy the platform's yearly subscription."
"We have purchased a few licenses for AppDynamics Database Monitoring and the price is high."
"It's a very expensive product. Each of the licenses after this month for one server is around $9,000 or $10,000."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
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Financial Services Firm
25%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business55
Midsize Enterprise36
Large Enterprise195
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Instabug?
Maybe it can be more simple to separate customers by age.
What is your primary use case for Instabug?
My main use case for Instabug is to conduct a survey. I use Instabug for a survey and to receive feedback about our app, as we have a new app. My team uses Instabug because we have an app in which ...
What advice do you have for others considering Instabug?
Instabug has helped me get a faster response, but I don't have any experience with different sites, so I cannot make a comparison. My advice to others looking into using Instabug is to use it simpl...
Any advice about APM solutions?
There are many factors and we know little about your requirements (size of org, technology stack, management systems, the scope of implementation). Our goal was to consolidate APM and infra monitor...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AppDynamics?
I would rate the pricing an eight out of ten. The solution is highly expensive. Our company pays for the solution on a yearly basis, if we don't add new modules or features to the license, we need ...
 

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Sample Customers

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Cisco, Sony, Nasdaq, Reserve Bank of New Zealand, Edmunds.com, Puma, Fox News, DirecTV, Pizza Hut, T-Systems, Cornell University, OpenTable, BITMARCK, Green Mountain Power, Care.com, Overstock, Paddy Power, eHarmony, Kraft, The Motley Fool, The Container Store, and more See more customers
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