Broadcom DX Application Performance Management vs Quest Foglight for APM [EOL] comparison

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Broadcom and Quest Software are both solutions in the Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability category. Additionally, 90% of Broadcom users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 86% of Quest Software users who would recommend it.

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Categories and Ranking

Broadcom DX Application Per...

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

162

Ranking in other categories

Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (28th), Container Monitoring (7th)

Quest Foglight for APM [EOL]

Average Rating

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Featured Reviews

Eduardo Gallardo

Director of Technical Part at NOS SGPS

Dashboards facilitate prompt alerts but discovery feature needs enhancement

I would recommend Broadcom DX Application Performance Management if a customer doesn't have any existing performance solution. However, ten years ago, the solution was better, and now there are many competitive options. My overall rating would be between six and seven. The product rating I would give is 6.5 out of 10.

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Anton Kasimov

Consultant at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Drill-down monitoring shows us the entire transaction chain, from the front end to back end. It needs HTML5 interface.

I want to see a new interface that contains HTML5 features. The current version of Foglight (on-premise edition) is so fusty in comparison with leaders of Gartner APM Quadrant - i.e. Appdynamics, NewRelic, Dynatrace. If you try to compare SaaS and on-premise Foglight versions you can see differences in UI-design. It's my subjective experiences, but SaaS version looks more modern. Hope this helps

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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

"The initial setup is straightforward."

"With the new feature CA Team Center is much easier to view the information of my user experience, with this unified vision, it was even practical for lay users to use the tool"

"It has improved our transaction monitoring significantly."

"CA Introscope Workstation is the first tool that was quickly embraced by our developers and became one of the tools they use on a daily basis."

"Some of the things that are starting to be interesting is being able to pull in and merge the infrastructure and application data."

"We use Broadcom DX Application Performance Management to monitor applications."

"Service maturity when you can retrieve the normal metrics for every major aspect of each module and delivering this info to the correct eyes."

"APM integration is the most valuable feature because of the possibility of mapped links breaking for web services with internal components."

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"Foglight is the best overall solution we use, but it doesn't do everything we need or doesn't provide the best solution to everything we want to monitor."

"Intuitive, Single-pane-of-glass dashboards for real-time statistics and long-term statistics for capacity management and in-depth analytics"

"This level of viewable monitoring had many benefits such as alerting, scalability, reporting and service dashboard we could promote."

"Real time database monitoring and alerting are valuable."

"Our ROI has been great it has saved us many times to resolve issues before customers started complaining."

"It was easy and saved costs."

"Capacity on database and file servers. I found the algorithms to forecast growth and concerns particularly intuitive."

"Foglight is an awesome tool and it is able to instrument and integrate easily with any monitoring tool."

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Cons

"Customer Service: CA support responds well but solution delivery is not at par."

"Based on my experience with the product, I found two areas which can be improved on in future. Firstly, the APM upgrade procedure is a bit complicated with compatibility issues which can emerge like between agents and EM/Collectors."

"Upgradability to it is a project instead of a patch. If it was actually an automated process to where it just fed updates to our product that would be great. Now, we have to spin up an effort to actually upgrade the solution."

"The one thing that needs improving is the uplift of dashboards capabilities to HTML5 and flash based widgets."

"Sometimes when we raise issues and open tickets with them, they'll say that the issue will be resolved in the next release; we have to wait for the next release before they are able to solve the issues, instead of solving them more quickly."

"The new experience center needs some improvement to works with all the attributes, but it offers great potential."

"On Windows Platform, it’s not great and/or stable (from previous experience)."

"When we made the upgrade to 10.3 we have some problems with the new version."

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"I want to see mobile access application in the next release."

"We are running a Webmethods stack (Software AG) and Foglight is unable to instrument. We are in a POC with Dynatrace and it was able to instrument with little effort."

"My only complaint from Foglight for monitoring is that you only get a plot for five minute average for metrics like CPU and Memory, on the application side I can see metrics more quickly at 15 seconds for metrics like active sessions, heap. I would like to see the same for CPU and memory."

"We had issues with deployment in the beginning until we had an expert guide us through the process."

"Stability was always an issue in large environments."

"We have not realized a good ROI on the product due to the fact that we were not able to monitor our core application which runs on Webmethods."

"The “cartridge” concept for every little thing is a bit of a bother to implement."

"South African skill is scarce"

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Pricing and licensing are not issues."

"Broadcom is a better and cheaper option from the financial perspective. It also depends on the DLP plug."

"On pricing, CA is very competitive. I think that's going to help in the long run."

"All discounts are case by case to accommodate the client's budgets."

"Setup costs are quite competitive relative to other solutions, and simpler."

"The license for Broadcom DX Application Performance Management is annual. The licensing model could improve because there is not any limit to deploying the agent, there should be some limits on it."

"Negotiate a lot, but do not forget to buy the product because it is worth it."

"Dynatrace is the most expensive of these tools followed by AppDynamics which is "medium-expensive." CA APM is a bit lower in price than either Dynatrace or AppDynanics... In my opinion, if you can afford it, go for AppDynamics instead of CA APM."

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"The price is expensive for us."

"Foglight can be expensive I would go with the pricing at a three year deal."

"I recall it being a very expensive solution relative to function and stability."

"Since the product split – the licensing is a bit more complex."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Outsourcing Company

19%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Construction Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

Outsourcing Company

18%

Marketing Services Firm

11%

Construction Company

10%

Comms Service Provider

Company Size

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Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	27
Midsize Enterprise	24
Large Enterprise	122

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	3
Midsize Enterprise	7
Large Enterprise	13

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Broadcom DX Application Performance Management?

The initial pricing is reasonable and competitive compared to other solutions. The challenge arises during annual renewals, as the price increase can be significant, around twenty percent or more, ...

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What needs improvement with Broadcom DX Application Performance Management?

The first area for improvement is the discovery feature, which should be enhanced to collect comprehensive information from applications and services. This includes using agents or scripts to gathe...

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What is your primary use case for Broadcom DX Application Performance Management?

Our primary use case involves having a large dashboard with significant information for alerts, alarms, and metrics to summarize the state of critical businesses and applications. When an issue ari...

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Also Known As

DX APM, CA APM, CA NetQoS Performance Center, Wily Introscope, CA Wily APM, CA App Experience Analytics, CA AXA

Foglight, Dell Foglight

Overview

Broadcom DX Application Performance Management offers proactive alerting, transaction tracing, and root cause analysis. It enhances end-user experience management through efficient dashboards and customizable reporting, extending monitoring over Java and .NET applications.

Broadcom DX Application Performance Management delivers comprehensive monitoring and performance insights across cloud and Java applications. It proactively addresses issues with tools like Introscope for rapid error identification and Customer Experience Manager for end-user management. The software's dashboards consolidate performance data in real-time, helping organizations enhance debugging and incident management. Its low overhead and integration with service tools make it well-suited for production environments. However, it faces potential improvements in areas such as UI updates, agent management, automation, and seamless integration with new technologies.

What are the standout features?

Proactive Alerting: Identifies issues before they impact users.
Deep-Dive Transaction Tracing: Offers comprehensive tracking of transactions for detailed analysis.
Root Cause Analysis: Expedites problem-solving by pinpointing issues quickly.
Introscope: Facilitates rapid error detection and resolution.
Customer Experience Manager: Enhances management of user experiences effectively.
Real-Time Insights: Provides immediate views of performance data through interactive dashboards.
Customizable Reporting: Offers tailored report options for specific business needs.
Java and .NET Monitoring: Supports a range of applications, enhancing troubleshooting efficiency.

What benefits and ROI should users look for?

Issue Resolution Speed: Quick problem identification reduces downtime.
Performance Optimization: Enhances application efficiency, reducing costs.
Cost Reduction: Improves resource use and operational costs.
Dashboard Efficiency: Real-time, consolidated data offers transparency.

Organizations in logistics, banking, and e-commerce implement Broadcom DX Application Performance Management to monitor performance across crucial environments. Their usage involves enhancing performance, debugging, and proactive incident management for cloud and Java apps, with management dashboards supporting greater transparency in crash analytics and server health checks, ultimately improving user experience.

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Sample Customers

Lexmark, Intermountain Healthcare, National Australia Bank, BBVA Compass Bank, Innovapost, Dansk Supermarked Group, U.S. Cellular, Orange, Cetip

Anji Automotive Logistics, Unimat, Priceline.com

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