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Sumo Logic vs AppDynamics

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Sumo Logic

Software

Cloud Monitoring, Logging, and Security Analytics

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
A

AppDynamics

Software

Enterprise Application Performance Management

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Sumo Logic neither the Essentials nor the Enterprise Suite package lists a price on the pricing page; both link to Contact Sales; AppDynamics appdynamics.com/pricing returns a 301 redirect to Splunk's observability pricing page; the product is now sold as Splunk AppDynamics
  • They diverge on capability: Sumo Logic covers Log aggregation, AppDynamics covers Application performance monitoring.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Sumo Logic and AppDynamics actually diverge.

Attributes where Sumo Logic and AppDynamics differ
AttributeSumo LogicAppDynamics
Founded20102008

Identical on both: starting price (Free), pricing model (usage-based), free tier (Yes), platforms (Web, Api), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Sumo Logic

  • Log aggregation
  • Metrics collection
  • Custom dashboards

Only in AppDynamics

  • Application performance monitoring
  • Distributed tracing
  • Alert management

Both cover

  • Real-time analytics
  • API
  • Webhooks
  • REST
  • Web support
  • Api support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Sumo Logic

  • Cloud-native log analytics across applications and infrastructurenot AppDynamics
  • Running a SIEM with MITRE ATT&CK mapped detections and UEBAnot AppDynamics
  • Compliance and audit readiness reporting from log datanot AppDynamics

AppDynamics

  • Application performance monitoring for Java, .NET and other enterprise application stacksnot Sumo Logic
  • Business transaction tracing across distributed application tiersnot Sumo Logic
  • Infrastructure monitoring priced per vCPUnot Sumo Logic

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Sumo Logic

  • Neither the Essentials nor the Enterprise Suite package lists a price on the pricing page; both link to Contact Sales
  • Quoted per GB figures assume an annual commitment, an average of 1 GB of log ingest per day and a US deployment region
  • Pricing varies by the AWS deployment region chosen, so the same volume costs differently in Dublin, Frankfurt, Sydney or Tokyo
  • Flex pricing bills per TB scanned rather than per GB ingested, so query activity drives the bill
  • Feature activation is subject to minimum volume, minimum user counts and service requirements confirmed at the time of the transaction
  • The API is limited to four calls per section, ten concurrent in-flight requests, and query processing times out after two minutes
  • Self-serve credit card purchase is capped at $25,000; larger purchases must go through sales or a reseller

AppDynamics

  • appdynamics.com/pricing returns a 301 redirect to Splunk's observability pricing page; the product is now sold as Splunk AppDynamics
  • Infrastructure Edition starts at $6 per vCPU per month billed annually, so cost scales with core count rather than host count
  • Premium Edition starts at $33 per host per month and Enterprise Edition at $50 per host per month, both billed annually
  • The published figures are starting prices only, with volume pricing requiring a sales quote

Pricing, plan by plan

Sumo Logic

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Log aggregation
    • Metrics collection
    • Real-time analytics

AppDynamics

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Application performance monitoring
    • Distributed tracing
    • Real-time analytics

Which should you pick?

Choose Sumo Logic if

  • You need log aggregation.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Api.
  • You also want metrics collection.
Sumo Logic review

Choose AppDynamics if

  • You need application performance monitoring.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Api.
  • You also want distributed tracing.
AppDynamics review

Questions people ask

Is Sumo Logic or AppDynamics better?
Neither clearly leads. Sumo Logic starts at Free and AppDynamics at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Sumo Logic or AppDynamics?
Sumo Logic starts at Free and AppDynamics at Free.
Does Sumo Logic or AppDynamics run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, Api, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use Sumo Logic for free?
Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
What is Sumo Logic best used for?
Sumo Logic is most often used for cloud-native log analytics across applications and infrastructure, running a siem with mitre att&ck mapped detections and ueba, compliance and audit readiness reporting from log data. Of those, cloud-native log analytics across applications and infrastructure and running a siem with mitre att&ck mapped detections and ueba are not what AppDynamics is typically brought in for.
What can Sumo Logic do that AppDynamics cannot?
Sumo Logic covers Log aggregation, Metrics collection, Custom dashboards. AppDynamics covers Application performance monitoring, Distributed tracing, Alert management. Both handle Real-time analytics, API, Webhooks, REST.
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