Choose AppDynamics when Cisco vCPU-priced APM (Premium $33, not $6 infra) is the job — not Datadog host modules by default.
Starting price
$33.00/user/month
Free plan
No
Free trial
No
Best for
Cisco-aligned estates that will model vCPU Premium $33 (not $6 infra-only) as APM TCO
SoftwareGlimpse review
7.9/10
Good
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$6.00
per host / month
~$6/vCPU/mo infrastructure — not the APM-relevant research floor. Unit is vCPU, modeled as host-priced usage.
$33.00
per host / month
$33/vCPU/mo billed annually — APM-relevant Premium floor (infra+apps). Often sold inside Cisco EA.
$50.00
per host / month
$50/vCPU Enterprise pack on published Observability Cloud-style list.
Custom
Contact sales
Many estates buy AppDynamics inside a Cisco EA quote — not the $33 vCPU tile alone.
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Entity field audit 94/100
AppDynamics is Cisco’s application-performance and observability platform (APM, infra, business iQ). Observability Cloud-style public list: Infrastructure from about $6/vCPU/month; Premium (infrastructure plus applications) from $33/vCPU/month billed annually; Enterprise $50/vCPU. startingPriceMonthly $33 is the APM-relevant Premium floor — not the $6 infra-only tile. Buying is often a Cisco Enterprise Agreement quote. Same observability-monitoring cluster as Datadog — Datadog remains the award (8.6); this entity does not outrank it. Distinct from Honeycomb’s high-cardinality event/trace specialist SKU.
Pricing: 4 documented plans · entry paid: Infrastructure (per vCPU)
Evidence: Research/data-based (no completed hands-on test) · Latest verification/research signal: 2026-08-18T22:00:00.000Z · Editorial assessment: approved
Incomplete entity fields (not invented): trial
Next step: Compare against peers: AppDynamics vs Datadog
Choose AppDynamics when Cisco vCPU-priced APM (Premium $33, not $6 infra) is the job — not Datadog host modules by default. Compare Datadog for the observability award path; Dynatrace for DPS full-stack; Honeycomb for high-cardinality traces. Scores reflect first-party documentation as of 2026-08-18 — not hands-on product testing. Confirm current packaging, host/GB rates and minimums on the vendor site before purchase.
Bottom line
No free plan. Infrastructure from ~$6/vCPU/mo. Premium (infra+apps) from $33/vCPU/mo annual. Enterprise $50/vCPU. Often Cisco EA. Confirm live on appdynamics.com/pricing.
| AppDynamics(this review) | Datadog | Dynatrace | New Relic | Splunk Observability Cloud | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $33.00/user/month | $15.00/user/month | $58.00/user/month | $10.00/user/month | $15.00/user/month |
| Free plan | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
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