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Apica Systems

Apica Ascent

Composite Score

8.2 /10

CX Score

8.7 /10

18 Reviews Write a Review

What is Apica Ascent?

Apica offers a unified perspective on the entire technology stack, encompassing logs, metrics, traces, and APIs. This operational data fabric facilitates quick identification and resolution of performance issues throughout an enterprise's infrastructure. The platform's user-friendly features, including a drag-and-drop interface for dashboards and seamless integrations with tools like Prometheus and Elasticsearch, enhance ease of use and management.

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Awards & Recognition

Apica Ascent won the following awards in the Application Performance Management - Midmarket category

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4 Top Rated Capabilities

9 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2024

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024

Strategy and Innovation
Product Impact

2024

2 Top Rated Capabilities

4 Top Rated Features

2023

Apica Ascent Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

84 Likeliness to Recommend

1
Since last award

100 Plan to Renew

90 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

4
Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+96 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Apica Ascent?

0% Negative

0% Neutral

100% Positive

Pros

Helps Innovate
Unique Features
Caring
Saves Time

Feature Ratings

Average 88

Code Performance Monitoring

Scalability

Domain-Centric AI/ML

Domain-Agnostic AI/ML

Transaction Request Performance

Automated Diagnostics

Application Discovery

Application Request Tracing

Server Monitoring

Cloud/On-Prem/Hybrid Deployment

Synthetic Monitoring (RUM)

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 88

Business Value Created

Ease of Data Integration

Breadth of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Quality of Features

Ease of Implementation

Vendor Support

Ease of Customization

Availability and Quality of Training

Usability and Intuitiveness

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Apica Ascent Reviews

Shubham A.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2023

A Powerful Performance Testing Solution

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Apica Ascent from other similar products?

Apica Ascent stands out from other similar products by its ability to provide comprehensive application management, including performance monitoring, troubleshooting, and optimization.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite aspect of Apica Ascent is its comprehensive application management capabilities, which enable me to effectively monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize my applications.

What do you dislike most about this product?

There are a few things that I dislike about the Apica Ascent product. First, it can be expensive, especially for small businesses. Second, it can be difficult to use

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Apica Ascent is an enterprise-grade product, and it is priced accordingly. Make sure you have the budget for it before you make a purchase.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Jon Michael G.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Insurance
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2023

A solid product with outstanding vendor support.

Likeliness to Recommend

1 /10

What differentiates Apica Ascent from other similar products?

Willingness of the vendor to add new features we require.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Apica Load Test (Zebra Tester) is a great product

What do you dislike most about this product?

The cost was a bit high for being a new player in the market

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Work with the vendor and make sure to document all verbal agreements. This is the same advice I give when working with any vendor.

Pros

Acts with Integrity
Transparent
Includes Product Enhancements
Helps Innovate

Oferi G.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Construction
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2023

Apica Ascent Review

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Apica Ascent from other similar products?

With Apica Ascent, it becomes easy to monitor application performance and get reports of crushing and malfunctioning which makes improvements easy

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

I like that I can get reports of crushing The software makes it easy to monitor performance of applications

What do you dislike most about this product?

Apica Ascent has been great with zero major errors

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I recommend Apica Ascent for application management as it has all it takes.

Pros

Performance Enhancing
Unique Features
Efficient Service
Saves Time

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Awards & Recognition

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

Apica Ascent Ratings

84 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

100 Plan to Renew

90 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

4 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+96 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Apica Ascent?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Code Performance Monitoring Tracking application performance at the code-base level.

Scalability Scalability refers to the transaction size per second / time taken to put a transaction in the block and the time taken to reach a consensus.

Domain-Centric AI/ML Intelligent algorithms, based on machine learning (ML), analyze different data sets to find connections and relationships between services and infrastructure.

Domain-Agnostic AI/ML Domain-agnostic AI/ML capabilities for events via third-party collectors.

Transaction Request Performance Tracking the performance of all web and other transactions within your system.

Automated Diagnostics Automated diagnostics providing prebuilt workflows for problem detection, correlation of application behavior and performance, and determination of cause.

Application Discovery Automated discovery of web servers, application servers, and micro-services, application frameworks, and platforms.

Application Request Tracing Detail key attributes of application requests and transactions.

Server Monitoring Monitor usage and performance of all application dependencies like databases, servers, containers, web services, caching, etc.

Cloud/On-Prem/Hybrid Deployment Supports one or many deployment models - On-prem, cloud or hybrid hosting of the database system.

Synthetic Monitoring (RUM) Synthetic front-end monitoring simulates user interactions with online applications, including fully scripted transactions.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Apica Ascent Reviews

Shubham A.

A Powerful Performance Testing Solution

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Jon Michael G.

A solid product with outstanding vendor support.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Oferi G.

Apica Ascent Review

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Code Performance Monitoring

Scalability

Domain-Centric AI/ML

Domain-Agnostic AI/ML

Transaction Request Performance

Automated Diagnostics

Application Discovery

Application Request Tracing

Server Monitoring

Cloud/On-Prem/Hybrid Deployment

Synthetic Monitoring (RUM)

Vendor Capability Ratings

Business Value Created

Ease of Data Integration

Breadth of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Quality of Features

Ease of Implementation

Vendor Support

Ease of Customization

Availability and Quality of Training

Usability and Intuitiveness

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement