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Splunk AppDynamics vs Veritas NetBackup IT Analytics comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 1, 2026

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

Splunk AppDynamics
Ranking in IT Operations Analytics
2nd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
276
Ranking in other categories
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (3rd), IT Infrastructure Monitoring (4th), Mobile APM (1st), Container Monitoring (1st)
Veritas NetBackup IT Analytics
Ranking in IT Operations Analytics
10th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
4.2
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the IT Operations Analytics category, the mindshare of Splunk AppDynamics is 9.8%, down from 18.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Veritas NetBackup IT Analytics is 2.4%, down from 2.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
IT Operations Analytics Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Splunk AppDynamics9.8%
Veritas NetBackup IT Analytics2.4%
Other87.8%
IT Operations Analytics
 

Featured Reviews

Shamim Alsharif - PeerSpot reviewer
Performance Test Engineer at TANIM CONSULTING, LLC
Real-time monitoring has improved our banking API performance and supports detailed business transaction analysis
The real-time monitoring is what we can see for anything that is needed in terms of CPU, memory, or the connections or the sessions related. It's real-time monitoring of performance of each of the components, which is what we need and use all the time. It's highly effective, I would say. Infrastructure visibility, transaction monitoring, to check the actual user experience in terms of the response time, MRT and all those things. We do the component monitoring like the API performance and the connections and all those things, but we also do the business process monitoring and business transaction monitoring.
NM
Senior Software Engineer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Integrating third-party tools for effective data management and reporting
There are challenges with the data collector options in Veritas NetBackup IT Analytics. When I upgrade, the data collector tends to stop working, requiring me to open a case with Veritas. It takes them a long time, usually over a month, to resolve the issue, which is a pain point. I believe improving this aspect would enhance the user experience.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It is easy to gain visibility into complex environments with AppDynamics, combining operational information and business information with strong business IQ support, making it simple, useful, intuitive, and feature-rich overall."
"The feature that I appreciate in AppDynamics Browser Real-User Monitoring is the intuitive and user-friendly dynamic mapping it creates for workflows."
"I have seen a return on investment with Splunk AppDynamics, as we are investing more and more for Splunk AppDynamics because we have many tools and many applications in our organization."
"The flow map is very valuable to us. Before we installed APM, we had no idea how our application looked."
"The real-time feature provides me with insights into what's happening."
"AppDynamics provides us with detailed information about the performance of the underlying infrastructure, including servers, databases, and external services."
"The most valuable feature is that we can see how our end-users are interacting with our application across regions."
"The most valuable feature is the end-to-end transaction tracing, which provides genuine insights by allowing users to follow a single transaction across multiple microservices to pinpoint delays or errors, thereby saving hours during major incidents."
"Veritas NetBackup IT Analytics is technically much simpler than many backups, which provides a competitive advantage."
"The scalability is great. It is one of the best advantages that I find important."
"The most valuable feature of the product is the insight it provides on the console."
"The most valuable aspects of Veritas NetBackup IT Analytics are its reporting capabilities and the ability to integrate with third-party tools, such as an ITSM system, for automated checks on live backup statuses."
"The deduplication engine compared to Azure backups is a cost-efficient feature regarding storage."
"My experience with the technical support by Veritas is pretty good."
"It's helpful because I can have full visibility of my IT environment."
"The valuable features include getting an overview of the backup status and gaining an understanding of my backup environment."
 

Cons

"The UI is clumsy and slow."
"It's difficult to install. AppDynamics uses multiple agents."
"It could understand more invocation protocols."
"Adobe Flash Player is a forbidden program in many companies' IT security policies."
"It could be integrated with more performance-testing tools for more intensive use."
"AppDynamics is dealing with a lot of products and technologies, so we need to have clear documentation."
"Nothing’s perfect."
"Customer service is 3/10."
"NetBackup is not great in disaster recovery (DR) and data center to DR setup, especially in the Cloud environment. Veritas Resiliency Platform is not very handy for cloud-to-cloud, cross-platform replication."
"The process should be made easier."
"The process should be made easier. It is very complicated, and there is more with NetBackup; it is very difficult for me to oversee."
"The quality of technical support has decreased over time with slower response times compared to before."
"The technical support from Veritas is disappointing as they take a long time, often over a month or two, to resolve issues."
"The documentation could be better; this should be improved."
"The solution should allow users to export data to Tableau."
"During the last issue that occurred due to the counter-strike, we needed recovery instantly for a large number of machines, more than a thousand machines, and Cohesity was the best solution for us."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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 are looking forward to purchasing the solution on the AWS Marketplace."
"We have purchased a few licenses for AppDynamics Database Monitoring and the price is high."
"The cost is prohibitive."
"Purchasing the product through the AWS Marketplace was good."
"I would say the solution is affordable because it is widely used across financial service sectors."
"I was not involved with the procurement of AppDynamic, but I believe it's expensive."
"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 product has a fair price."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
21%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Construction Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
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Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business64
Midsize Enterprise38
Large Enterprise206
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business1
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise3
 

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...
What needs improvement with AppDynamics Server Monitoring?
One area for improvement regarding OpenTelemetry and open-source aspects is that Splunk AppDynamics lacks credibility in open-source collectors, where we do not have full line of sight. OpenTelemet...
What is your primary use case for AppDynamics Server Monitoring?
Splunk AppDynamics serves as our main solution for end-to-end application performance management, and we conduct a certain level of digital experience monitoring as well. We ensure that customer vi...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Veritas NetBackup IT Analytics?
They have changed their licensing model and increased the pricing, which has caused some concern. Additionally, I have to pay for maintenance and support separately.
What needs improvement with Veritas NetBackup IT Analytics?
I would recommend that they implement instant mass recovery because in Veritas NetBackup IT Analytics, it takes a very long time. During the last issue that occurred due to the counter-strike, we n...
What is your primary use case for Veritas NetBackup IT Analytics?
We are using Veritas NetBackup IT Analytics on physical infrastructure. We are not using it for any virtual or cloud infrastructure because we have our internal cloud, so we are not going on any pu...
 

Overview

 

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
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