The overall positive impact and benefits I have seen from using Splunk AppDynamics so far is that the overall function is acceptable. Unfortunately, the setup is quite expensive, which is the bad part of it because I want to spread my agent across the IT landscape, but that's very expensive. Overall, I consider Splunk AppDynamics an expensive product; it's very expensive.
Development Operations Engineer at a retailer with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Top 20
Sep 10, 2025
My experience with pricing, setup costs, and licensing for Splunk AppDynamics is that it's extremely expensive, and we completed a three-year deal for Splunk and for AppDynamics, which costs millions of dollars.
Senior Principal, Enterprise Architect at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
Real User
Top 10
Mar 12, 2025
The pricing is quite comparable to similar solutions in the market. All these solutions at the moment are cheap, but it is like paying for insurance; you pay insurance to avoid major damage.
Director of Performance Testing at QualiTest Group
Real User
Top 20
Sep 16, 2024
Based on the features it provides, AppDynamics is comparatively cheaper than alternatives like Datadog or Dynatrace. The licensing model, from a cost standpoint, is reasonable.
It is expensive. If you opted for the MSP model, you will get premium support because you're already a premium customer to them. If you're not opted for the MSP model and are on a standard model, then it is a little costly. It depends upon the number of licenses you're procuring. Based on that, you might get a discount.
The licensing cost is fairly high. I would rate the pricing an eight out of ten. There are no additional costs to the standard licensing fees for AppDynamics Server Monitoring.
The pricing is very competitive because the prices depend on the customer and customer priority. Based on my knowledge, if I can correlate the business effect and business opportunity to their price, I would rate it a nine out of ten, with one being not cost-effective and ten being very cost-effective.
AppDynamics was initially a startup. Later, it was sold to Cisco, which has been quite aggressive in its pricing. I would say the solution is affordable because it is widely used across financial service sectors.
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 to pay $1000000 every year. AppDynamics is subscription-based and can cost between $800 to $1000000.
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.
Regional Director (CEER) at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Reseller
Aug 5, 2021
Pricing is always subjective. If somebody has a critical application without visibility, then for them, surely it's worth the money, as it provides a proactive approach. If your business depends on the revenue, which is generated online and with the application and service delivery, then you surely want to see it and, in that case, the cost may not be the main factor. I really can't say anything about the pricing. It's not cheap. However, it depends on the client. Many clients are using it and they have no issues with the price.
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The overall positive impact and benefits I have seen from using Splunk AppDynamics so far is that the overall function is acceptable. Unfortunately, the setup is quite expensive, which is the bad part of it because I want to spread my agent across the IT landscape, but that's very expensive. Overall, I consider Splunk AppDynamics an expensive product; it's very expensive.
I find the pricing of Splunk AppDynamics reasonable for its features.
I think DataDog has a better pricing structure than Splunk AppDynamics.I think the maintenance cost and licensing model are a little high.
I consider Splunk AppDynamics to be cost-efficient.
My experience with pricing, setup costs, and licensing for Splunk AppDynamics is that it's extremely expensive, and we completed a three-year deal for Splunk and for AppDynamics, which costs millions of dollars.
We find its pricing reasonable and competitive. After it was acquired by Cisco, we found it acceptable.
The pricing is quite comparable to similar solutions in the market. All these solutions at the moment are cheap, but it is like paying for insurance; you pay insurance to avoid major damage.
The price is not cheap, however, considering the benefits and the price ratio, I would rate it nine out of ten.
Based on the features it provides, AppDynamics is comparatively cheaper than alternatives like Datadog or Dynatrace. The licensing model, from a cost standpoint, is reasonable.
It is expensive. If you opted for the MSP model, you will get premium support because you're already a premium customer to them. If you're not opted for the MSP model and are on a standard model, then it is a little costly. It depends upon the number of licenses you're procuring. Based on that, you might get a discount.
AppDynamics Server Monitoring is an expensive solution. The solution costs 5,000 per user.
AppDynamics Server Monitoring is an expensive solution.
The tool is expensive. If one is expensive and ten is low price, I rate the product price as seven out of ten.
The licensing cost is fairly high. I would rate the pricing an eight out of ten. There are no additional costs to the standard licensing fees for AppDynamics Server Monitoring.
The pricing for AppDynamics is expensive, but it is possible to negotiate special pricing through bids.
The pricing is very competitive because the prices depend on the customer and customer priority. Based on my knowledge, if I can correlate the business effect and business opportunity to their price, I would rate it a nine out of ten, with one being not cost-effective and ten being very cost-effective.
The product is a bit expensive compared to other tools.
AppDynamics was initially a startup. Later, it was sold to Cisco, which has been quite aggressive in its pricing. I would say the solution is affordable because it is widely used across financial service sectors.
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 to pay $1000000 every year. AppDynamics is subscription-based and can cost between $800 to $1000000.
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 believe there was probably an extra charge whenever I wanted to contact the support team.
The solution is not free. It does require licensing to be paid.
Pricing is always subjective. If somebody has a critical application without visibility, then for them, surely it's worth the money, as it provides a proactive approach. If your business depends on the revenue, which is generated online and with the application and service delivery, then you surely want to see it and, in that case, the cost may not be the main factor. I really can't say anything about the pricing. It's not cheap. However, it depends on the client. Many clients are using it and they have no issues with the price.