We are thoroughly impressed by the value we received from Applications Manager. The overall offering exceeded our expectations and proved to be an excellent bang for the buck. Highly recommended.
| Category | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full-stack APM + Infra monitoring |
Included |
Requires add-ons for full APM features |
| Real User & Synthetic Monitoring |
Native |
Partial (requires Pingdom) |
| Database monitoring |
Included |
Requires DPA |
| Multi-cloud visibility |
AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI, O365 |
Limited support |
| VM & container monitoring |
Built-in |
Requires VMAN |
| Licensing model |
Instance-based, transparent |
Node/component-based, opaque |
| Customer support |
Free 24x7 + premium options |
Paid tiers only |
| Setup & deployment |
Quick, lightweight |
Complex, time-intensive |
Applications Manager is designed to give you complete visibility, faster troubleshooting, and optimized performance through a single, unified platform. Built with real-world IT challenges in mind, it removes the need for multiple monitoring tools and helps you take control of your application and infrastructure stack. Whether you're monitoring applications, servers, databases, or cloud services, Applications Manager delivers the insights and flexibility you need to stay ahead.
Monitor over 150 technologies across applications, servers, databases, cloud platforms, and containers — all from a single console. Get deep visibility into applications running on Java, .NET, PHP, Python, Node.js, and more. With real user and synthetic monitoring, plus unified dashboards, Applications Manager simplifies full-stack observability.

Diagnose issues faster with distributed transaction tracing, intelligent alert correlation, and SQL query insights across major databases. Built-in tools help detect memory leaks, slow queries, and thread issues before they affect end users.

Automate responses with dynamic threshold-based alerts, anomaly detection, and built-in workflows. Trigger auto-remediation actions and connect seamlessly with ServiceNow, , and Slack.
Applications Manager handles thousands of metrics without burdening your infrastructure. Use forecasting, capacity planning, and 500+ pre-built reports to guide resource scaling and performance tuning.

Connect with your broader IT ecosystem using REST APIs, native integrations, Microsoft teams and support for ERP systems like SAP and Oracle EBS. Consolidate data and events from across your stack in one place.

Trusted by users 4.6/5 on Gartner Peer Insights
Featured in 2024 Customers' Choice for Observability Platforms
Best Value 2024 for Application Performance Management
While SolarWinds SAM relies heavily on a large library of templates, ManageEngine Applications Manager provides over 150 out-of-the-box integrations for popular applications and servers. Our focus is on providing robust, actionable insights for key technologies right out of the box. For everything else, our powerful custom monitoring options allow you to easily create monitors for any home-grown application or unique service, without the need to rely on a community forum.
It allows us to track crucial metrics such as response times, resource utilization, error rates, and transaction performance. The real-time monitoring alerts promptly notify us of any issues or anomalies, enabling us to take immediate action.
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