Splunk AppDynamics vs Sysdig Monitor comparison

Splunk and Sysdig are both solutions in the Container Monitoring category. Splunk is ranked #3 with an average rating of 8.2, while Sysdig is ranked #9 with an average rating of 8.0. Splunk holds a 16.4% mindshare in DCM, compared to Sysdig’s 0.9% mindshare. Additionally, 91% of Splunk users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 75% of Sysdig users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Aug 17, 2025

Splunk AppDynamics and Sysdig Monitor compete in enhancing IT operations. Sysdig Monitor often has the upper hand due to its comprehensive features, making it worth the investment.

Features: Splunk AppDynamics provides application performance monitoring with real-time analytics, and a straightforward deployment model. Sysdig Monitor offers comprehensive container and microservices monitoring, providing deep infrastructure-level insights, along with strong customer support targeting modern infrastructure challenges.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Splunk AppDynamics supports straightforward deployment with extensive customer service, while Sysdig Monitor, with a slightly complex deployment, is preferred for cloud-native environments due to its modern infrastructure support.

Pricing and ROI: Splunk AppDynamics has a higher setup cost but promises substantial ROI through application performance improvements. Sysdig Monitor is more cost-effective, providing competitive ROI through resource optimization and downtime reduction, justified by features tailored for container environments.

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Categories and Ranking

Splunk AppDynamics

Ranking in Container Monitoring

3rd

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

250

Ranking in other categories

Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (4th), IT Infrastructure Monitoring (5th), IT Operations Analytics (2nd), Mobile APM (1st)

Sysdig Monitor

Ranking in Container Monitoring

9th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Monitoring Software (34th), Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP) (20th)

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Container Monitoring category, the mindshare of Splunk AppDynamics is 16.4%, down from 18.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Sysdig Monitor is 0.9%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Gyanesh Rahatekar

Back office at Reliance Industries Ltd

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.

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Md. Olid Hasan Bhuiyan

Site Reliability Engineer at ReliSource

Provides a good view of the sequence and offers in-depth visibility into my infrastructure

I needed to identify the sequence and frequency of system calls for a specific system. Sysdig provided this information readily. However, analyzing frequency proved more challenging. As far as I know, Sysdig Monitor lacks functionality to directly obtain system call frequency for certain files. Therefore, I had to capture a screenshot of the relevant data from Sysdig Monitor and then manually extract the text. A built-in Sysdig feature to retrieve system call frequency for specific website actions would greatly enhance its usefulness. I had difficulty installing Sysdig Monitor on Windows.

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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

"One noteworthy feature is user journey analysis, which enables tracking user interactions and conversion paths on a website."

"What I like most about AppDynamics Server Monitoring is that it's easy to manipulate and easy to implement. All solutions have the same features, but what sets AppDynamics Server Monitoring apart is that it's really quick to implement. AppDynamics Server Monitoring has a great interface. As a developer, it doesn't matter whether it's SolarWinds, Dynatrace, or any APM you're using, but it would matter to the customer. A product must be easy to manipulate or use, for example, AppDynamics Server Monitoring, for the customer, but for developers like my team, there's no pressure, even if a solution requires coding."

"For anybody who is looking into enhancing or improving their application code quality, I would definitely recommend this solution."

"I rate Splunk AppDynamics 10 out of 10."

"It's pretty stable."

"The best feature of AppDynamics Browser Real-User Monitoring is that it lets you find errors in synthetic jobs ahead of the users. The solution shows you all front-end metrics. You can also see JavaScript errors and jQuery errors through AppDynamics Browser Real-User Monitoring. You can also do a correlation between the front end and the backend, or from the user to the navigator, to the backend through the solution."

"The real user monitoring helps us evaluate our customers' real experiences, which is valuable as an eCommerce company."

"The most valuable features of AppDynamics Database Monitoring are you can configure the performance and see in real-time what is exactly happening with the applications. Additionally, the dashboards are good."

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"The ability to stop/pause and capture logs when something happens is the most valuable feature."

"Docker containers are completely supported, kind of like "first class citizens"."

"Sysdig Monitor impressed me with its in-depth visibility into my infrastructure."

Cons

"AppDynamics Database Monitoring would be improved with more support for microservices architecture."

"What could be improved in AppDynamics Browser Real-User Monitoring is for the synthetic jobs or synthetic agents, in particular, you can't do a lot of tests with just one agent. You have to install a lot of agents if you want to do more tests, so this is an area for improvement in the solution. Another area for improvement in AppDynamics Browser Real-User Monitoring is that you're only able to see basic metrics in the absence of server or database visibility. For the SaaS version of AppDynamics Browser Real-User Monitoring, my team just downloaded then installed the extension in an application in Azure to see the application on the controller, so if this can be done in the on-premise version of the solution as well, without needing to install the agent on the machine, then it would make AppDynamics Browser Real-User Monitoring better. Currently, the .NET agent consumes the CPU or memory and clients usually raise this issue with my team, so it would be good if the on-premises version doesn't require agent installation on the machine. Another functionality I'd like to see in the next release of AppDynamics Browser Real-User Monitoring is for it to receive updates from the file config without needing to reset IIS because right now when you do a modification in IIS, you have to restart IIS. When you add a service to the agent config, you have to restart IIS. For the product server, it's not possible to reset IIS after you make changes to the config file, so if this could be improved, then it would make AppDynamics Browser Real-User Monitoring a better solution."

"The limitations are often due to the vendors not supplying all the profiling features to AppDynamics."

"One area for improvement is the MST model. It would be more helpful if it could be offered as a managed service provider model with more multi-tenancy and features."

"AppDynamics scaled well up to around 3,000 agents. The performance deteriorated after that, while Dynatrace could support more than 10,000 agents. We were surprised that AppDynamics' scalability is not so good."

"There could be some improvement in the constructions of the diagrams, it is too difficult currently."

"The Log Analytics feature is a bit complicated."

"Their support should be improved. Clusters and monitoring can also be improved."

More Splunk AppDynamics cons

""Events" reporting (errors, crashes, etc.) is not clear at all in a Mesos environment (i.e., it's not clear what specific container is the one that went down). In a Docker Compose environment, it may be way better."

"I had difficulty installing Sysdig Monitor on Windows."

"It is needs to automate the actions to take when an alert is triggered."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We have purchased a few licenses for AppDynamics Database Monitoring and the price is high."

"The tool is expensive."

"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."

"AppDynamics Server Monitoring is an expensive solution."

"Pricing is based on the size of the deployment."

"One of the main downsides to the solution is its cost."

"I was not involved with the procurement of AppDynamic, but I believe it's expensive."

"We are looking forward to purchasing the solution on the AWS Marketplace."

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"Sysdig Monitor is not expensive."

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

29%

Computer Software Company

14%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Financial Services Firm

16%

Computer Software Company

13%

Manufacturing Company

Outsourcing Company

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Questions from the Community

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...

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APM tools for a Managed Service Provider - Dynatrace vs. AppDynamics vs. Aternity vs. Ruxit

Hi Avi! It's great to see your thorough approach to selecting an APM package for your MSP company. Considering your focus on SMBs and enterprises in Israel, Dynatrace seems like a solid choice with...

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What do you like most about AppDynamics?

The solution saves time and cost.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Sysdig Monitor?

Sysdig Monitor is not expensive.

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What needs improvement with Sysdig Monitor?

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What is your primary use case for Sysdig Monitor?

During my undergraduate studies, I investigated how the frequency or order of actions within a specific system triggered events on our website. To achieve this, I effectively used Sysdig Monitor to...

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Compared 7% of the time

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Overview

Splunk AppDynamics enhances application performance monitoring with advanced diagnostics and real-time insights, offering seamless end-to-end transaction tracking and infrastructure visibility.

AppDynamics provides critical tools for businesses to analyze application behavior and performance. Through innovative features like transaction snapshot analysis and adaptable dashboards, users can quickly identify and address issues, ensuring high levels of system uptime and efficiency. It is designed to support complex environments including Kubernetes and AWS, enhancing user experience by detecting performance issues early. Despite needing improvements in network monitoring and integration, it remains a robust option for tracking application health.

What are the key features of AppDynamics?

Real-time Performance Monitoring: Offers immediate insights into application behavior.
Business Transaction Tracking: Tracks transactions from start to finish for bottleneck identification.
JVM Memory Monitoring: Provides detailed JVM metrics and memory use information.
Deep-dive Diagnostics: Enables in-depth analysis of code and stack traces.
Adaptable Dashboards: Customizable views for better data interpretation.

How does AppDynamics benefit users?

Improved Incident Resolution: Faster problem detection and solution implementation.
Enhanced Application Performance: Real-time monitoring optimizes system operations.
Comprehensive Visibility: Provides a full view of application infrastructure.
Informed Decision Making: Detailed analytics guide performance improvements.
Customer Satisfaction: Enhances user experience through faster issue resolutions.

In industries like financial services and e-commerce, AppDynamics facilitates performance tracking across distributed systems, optimizing infrastructure to meet consumer demands. It excels in environments needing precise transaction monitoring and is pivotal in delivering high value and satisfaction.

Splunk

Sysdig Monitor allows you to maximize the performance and availability of your cloud infrastructure, services, and applications. Built on open source, it provides immediate, deep visibility into rapidly changing container environments. You can resolve issues faster by using granular data derived from actual system calls enriched with cloud and Kubernetes context along with Prometheus metrics. Remove silos by unifying data across teams for hybrid and multi-cloud monitoring.

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Sample Customers

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

SAP Concur, Goldman Sachs, Worldpay by FIS, Cisco, Experian, Home Office, Societe Generale, Sunrun. More here: https://sysdig.com/customers/

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