Splunk

Splunk APM

Composite Score

8.3 /10

CX Score

8.5 /10

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What is Splunk APM?

Splunk ITSI provides a view of the high-level health and performance of applications and services. It also lets you dive deeper in investigations to helps predict outages and find the root cause of a problem faster. With machine learning capabilities, you can detect patterns to help baseline and automatically adapt behaviors for better monitoring and incident prediction.

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Awards & Recognition

Splunk APM won the following awards in the Application Performance Management - Enterprise category

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0 Top Rated Capabilities

1 Top Rated Features

2024

0 Top Rated Capabilities

1 Top Rated Features

2023

2 Top Rated Capabilities

0 Top Rated Features

2022

Splunk APM Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

85 Likeliness to Recommend

97 Plan to Renew

79 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+87 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Splunk APM?

5% Negative

7% Neutral

88% Positive

Pros

Respectful
Reliable
Efficient Service
Performance Enhancing

Feature Ratings

Average 81

Application Metric Reporting

Synthetic Monitoring (RUM)

Cloud/On-Prem/Hybrid Deployment

Server Monitoring

Enterprise Cloud Platform Support

Application Logging

Application Discovery

Scalability

Automated Diagnostics

Error Reporting

Real User Monitoring

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 78

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Customization

Breadth of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Implementation

Availability and Quality of Training

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Vendor Support

Ease of Data Integration

Splunk APM Reviews

Shashwat J.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2025

Powerful Observability Tool

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Splunk APM from other similar products?

OpenTelemetry Native, Tag Spotlight and Trace Analytics

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite aspect of Splunk APM is its NoSample™ full-fidelity tracing, which ensures that every single trace is captured without sampling. This gives teams complete visibility into their distributed systems—especially during outages or performance issues when sampled data could miss critical events. It empowers precise, tag-based filtering and fast root cause analysis without the guesswork.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Cost at Scale, Limited Built-In Dashboards

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Start with a Clear Use Case, Plan for Data Volume Management

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

Divya N.

Role: Consultant
Industry: Healthcare
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2025

A valuable application with great visualisation

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Splunk APM from other similar products?

Splunk APM distinguishes itself through its comprehensive approach to application performance monitoring, particularly its focus on full-fidelity tracing and its ability to analyze data from various sources. Key differentiating factors include ingesting 100% of trace data, which provides complete visibility without relying on sampling, and its integration with Splunk's broader observability ecosystem. ExFull-Fidelity Tracing: OpenTelemetry Support

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

OpenTelemetry Support Unified Observability: Splunk APM seamlessly integrates with Predictive Analytics: Splunk APM utilizes predictive analytics to forecast potential performance issues, allowing for proactive troubleshooting. Real-time Monitoring and Alerting: Splunk APM provides real-time dashboards and alerts, enabling quick identification of performance problems. Intelligent Tagging and Analysis:

What do you dislike most about this product?

hardly anything but appreciae a better responsive customer support and training

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Go for it but ensure full tech support before purchasin

Pros

Reliable
Enables Productivity
Efficient Service
Effective Service

Cons

Vendor's Interest First
Less Generous
Less Transparent

Jatin P.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Other
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2025

Splunk APM: Key Points & Review

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Splunk APM from other similar products?

It's different from others because it is built on OpenTelemetry, allowing for vendor-agnostic instrumentation.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

It Offers immediate visibility into application performance, aiding in swift issue detection and resolution.

What do you dislike most about this product?

New users might find it challenging to navigate and utilize all features effectively without adequate training.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Splunk APM is highly suitable for organizations that require deep, real-time insights into complex, microservices-based applications. Its robust features, such as full-fidelity tracing and AI-driven analytics, make it a powerful tool for proactive performance monitoring and rapid issue resolution.

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy
Saves Time

Cons

Commodity Features

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Awards & Recognition

Splunk APM Ratings

85 Likeliness to Recommend

97 Plan to Renew

79 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

3 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+87 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Splunk APM?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Application Metric Reporting Tracking of both custom and basic application framework metrics.

Synthetic Monitoring (RUM) Synthetic front-end monitoring simulates user interactions with online applications, including fully scripted transactions.

Cloud/On-Prem/Hybrid Deployment Supports one or many deployment models - On-prem, cloud or hybrid hosting of the database system.

Server Monitoring Monitor usage and performance of all application dependencies like databases, servers, containers, web services, caching, etc.

Enterprise Cloud Platform Support Monitoring capabilities for cloud platforms such as Cloud Foundry, OpenShift, Kubernetes, Azure ServiceFabric.

Application Logging Capture and store transaction and application data for use in debugging and tracing.

Application Discovery Automated discovery of web servers, application servers, and micro-services, application frameworks, and platforms.

Scalability Scalability refers to the transaction size per second / time taken to put a transaction in the block and the time taken to reach a consensus.

Automated Diagnostics Automated diagnostics providing prebuilt workflows for problem detection, correlation of application behavior and performance, and determination of cause.

Error Reporting Tracking and automatic notification of alerts or errors within the system.

Real User Monitoring Enables observation of actual end-user interactions with applications, users’ behaviours, how they navigate, and where they drop off the application.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Splunk APM Reviews

Shashwat J.

Powerful Observability Tool

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Divya N.

A valuable application with great visualisation

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

Jatin P.

Splunk APM: Key Points & Review

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

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Feature Ratings

Application Metric Reporting

Synthetic Monitoring (RUM)

Cloud/On-Prem/Hybrid Deployment

Server Monitoring

Enterprise Cloud Platform Support

Application Logging

Application Discovery

Scalability

Automated Diagnostics

Error Reporting

Real User Monitoring

Vendor Capability Ratings

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Customization

Breadth of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Implementation

Availability and Quality of Training

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Vendor Support

Ease of Data Integration