AppDynamics Browser Synthetic Monitoring

Spec sheet

Purpose

Uses geographically distributed synthetic agents to test application workflows and monitor multi-step flow correctness and performance independently of user-generated load.Read 8 Oct 2026 · help.splunk.com

Integrations

The AppDynamics platform lists integration modules including Jira Actions, ServiceNow CMDB and Event Management, and Splunk.Read 8 Oct 2026 · help.splunk.com

Maker

Splunk's AppDynamics documentation identifies Splunk Inc. as the copyright holder.Read 8 Oct 2026 · help.splunk.com

Agent deployment

Hosted agents are intended for public website testing, while private agents installed on your machines can test internal sites and services; each agent type requires a separate license.Read 8 Oct 2026 · help.splunk.com

Alerts

Synthetic Availability and Synthetic Performance events can trigger policies and actions, including alerting email, with configurable warning and critical thresholds.Read 8 Oct 2026 · help.splunk.com

Extension limitation

Monitoring browser extensions Adobe Flash, Microsoft Silverlight, and Java applets is unsupported.Read 8 Oct 2026 · help.splunk.com

On-demand snapshots

On-demand snapshots collect performance data for ad-hoc analysis and are available with Synthetic Lite and Pro licenses.Read 8 Oct 2026 · help.splunk.com

Performance measures

Supported thresholds include end-user response time, fully loaded time, visually complete time, first byte time, start render time, and bytes per pageview.Read 8 Oct 2026 · help.splunk.com

Private agent requirements

The Web Monitoring Private Synthetic Agent supports SaaS Controllers and on-premises Controller and Synthetic Server versions 21.4.1 or later, Selenium 4.9.1, and amd64 architecture.Read 8 Oct 2026 · help.splunk.com

Scheduled jobs

Recurring scheduled tests can use Python WebDriver scripts to exercise multi-step workflows and require a Synthetic Pro license.Read 8 Oct 2026 · help.splunk.com

Script isolation

Hosted browser tests run on shared Windows machines, while each Python synthetic script runs in isolation in a Docker container mapped to the configured browser location.Read 8 Oct 2026 · help.splunk.com

Script support

Scripts use Python with Selenium WebDriver to mimic end-user actions in remote browsers at supported locations.Read 8 Oct 2026 · help.splunk.com

SPA limitation

Single-page applications are not fully supported; virtual pages are reported together with the base page, so Synthetic Sessions show one page.Read 8 Oct 2026 · help.splunk.com

Plans and prices

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