SolarWinds AppOptics Description
SolarWinds®, AppOptics™, is a SaaS-based infrastructure and application monitoring tool for custom-built on-premises, hybrid, and cloud systems.
AppOptics reduces MTTR by allowing quick identification of performance issues across the stack, from the application to the underlying infrastructure down to the line code. AppOptics was designed to be easy to use and set up by IT professionals. It has powerful features that quickly and automatically identify performance issues, eliminating the guesswork and reducing the time spent on troubleshooting.
AppOptics allows you to align infrastructure and performance objectives with business objectives.
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Pricing
Pricing Starts At:
$9.99/host/month*
Pricing Information:
*billed annually, monthly billing available.
Full Stack APM: $24.99/host/month**
**billed annually, monthly billing available.
Full Stack APM: $24.99/host/month**
**billed annually, monthly billing available.
Free Trial:
Yes
Integrations
Company Details
Company:
SolarWinds
Year Founded:
1999
Headquarters:
United States
Website:
www.solarwinds.com/appoptics
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SolarWinds AppOptics Features and Options
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) Software
Baseline Manager
Diagnostic Tools
Full Transaction Diagnostics
Performance Control
Resource Management
Root-Cause Diagnosis
Server Performance
Trace Individual Transactions
IT Infrastructure Monitoring Tool
Alerts / Notifications
Application Monitoring
Bandwidth Monitoring
Capacity Planning
Configuration Change Management
Data Movement Monitoring
Health Monitoring
Multi-Platform Support
Performance Monitoring
Point-in-Time Visibility
Reporting / Analytics
Virtual Machine Monitoring
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