Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Instana
Instana clearly comes out ahead of AppDynamics on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Neither lists a free tier.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | hybrid | hybrid |
| Company | IBM | Cisco Systems, Inc. |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| Industries | DevelopmentSaaS & Cloud | DevelopmentEducation & EdTechAI & Machine LearningSaaS & Cloud |
| Categories | observability-apm | error-monitoring |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
Instana
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| Feature | instana | appdynamics |
|---|---|---|
| Code-Level Visibility | ||
| Ai-Driven Analytics | ||
| Deployment And Upgrade Cadence Control | ||
| Business Iq | ||
| Everything In Essentials | ||
| Full-Stack Performance Monitoring | ||
| Feature Parity With Saas | ||
| Infrastructure And Database Monitoring | ||
| Full Control Over Data | ||
| Real User Monitoring (Rum) | ||
| Full-Stack Observability | ||
| Security And Compliance | ||
| Infrastructure Discovery | ||
| Infrastructure Mapping | ||
| Infrastructure Monitoring | ||
| Log Management | ||
| Real-Time Change Detection | ||
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Dashes mean the feature isn't listed in our data. The tool may still support it.
On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Instana comes out ahead overall, though AppDynamics can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
