G2 Vendor Directory

IBM Instana

by IBM

485

Reviews

4.4

Star rating

#1

Rank in Container Monitoring

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Ease of Use
  • Monitoring
  • Real-time Monitoring
  • Monitoring Capabilities
  • Easy Setup
  • Insights

Cons

  • Expensive
  • User Interface Issues
  • Learning Curve
  • Pricing Issues
  • Difficult Learning
  • Complex Configuration

Traffic & LLM citations

Monthly G2.com page views and citations by AI answer engines for IBM Instana.

Page views and citations · IBM Instana

Source: G2 review data

Key stats

-25.0%

60

Mid-Market

13

Adoption by company size

SegmentShare of reviews
Small Business21.9%
Mid-Market41.6%
Enterprise36.5%

Quarterly history

QuarterReviewsStar rating
2024 Q4254.7
2025 Q174.9
2025 Q223.3
2025 Q3164.4
2025 Q4294.3
2026 Q1334.4
2026 Q283.8
2026 Q364.0

Satisfaction ratings

Ease of Use8.8
Ease of Setup9.0
Quality of Support8.8
Meets Requirements8.8

What reviewers say

Best-in-Class Real-Time Monitoring for Applications and Systems

5.0

“is the best for the monitoring thier applications and systems in real time”

User

見逃しがちなエラーを発見、使いやすいサーバー監視

5.0

“私は、IBM Instanaが自分では気づかないエラーを見つけてくれるところが役立つと感じています。ユーザーインターフェースが使いやすく、画面も操作しやすいです。”

Verified reviewer

Effortless Monitoring, Though Pricey

4.0

“I am using IBM Instana for infrastructure monitoring to ensure uptime and performance. I like that IBM Instana automates zero configuration monitoring and maps the entire infrastructure and application stack, which makes it an intelligent and effortless observability platform. Th”

Data Scientist