Dynatrace alternatives: 5 apps ranked by verified data

Facts checked Oct 25, 2026AppBreakup editorialHow we rank

Common reasons people leave Dynatrace: expensive for small teams, and large platform with a steep learning curve. We ranked 5 alternatives by how directly each one replaces Dynatrace, then by reviews, real visits and how recently each app's facts were checked against its own website. Datadog currently ranks first.

Quick comparison

#	App	Pricing	Open source	Platforms	Verified facts	Score
1	Datadog	Free plan + paid	No	Web, iOS, Android	4 of 4	66.5
2	New Relic	Free plan + paid	No	Web, iOS, Android	4 of 4	62.6

1. DatadogTop pick
Best for: Cloud-heavy teams that want metrics, traces, logs and alerts in one hosted product and can budget for it
Free plan + paidWeb, iOS, Android
66.5
score / 100
Why switch from Dynatrace
Easier to start small and add products one at a time, with a huge integration list.
Pros
Very wide integration catalogue that works with little setup
Metrics, traces and logs are linked in one interface
Mature dashboards, monitors and on-call features
Cons
Per-product, per-host pricing makes bills hard to forecast
Custom metrics and log volume get expensive quickly
No self-hosted option
Visit Datadog Details and reviews
How this score is calculated
Editorial fit ×0.3100
Reviews ×0.363
Clicks (90 days) ×0.150
Freshness ×0.1585
Votes ×0.150
0 counted reviews, 0 up and 0 down votes. Full formula
Is Datadog a good Dynatrace alternative?
Verified facts
4 of 4 verified
Starting price
$15 per host/month (Infrastructure Pro, annual)
Checked Oct 25, 2026datadoghq.com(opens source in a new tab)
Free tier
Up to 5 hosts, 1-day metric retention
Checked Oct 25, 2026datadoghq.com(opens source in a new tab)
Free trial
14 days
Checked Oct 25, 2026datadoghq.com(opens source in a new tab)
Integrations
1,000+
Checked Oct 25, 2026datadoghq.com(opens source in a new tab)
2. New Relic
Best for: Teams that want full-stack APM with predictable data-based pricing and a usable free tier
Free plan + paidWeb, iOS, Android
62.6
score / 100
Why switch from Dynatrace
Usage-based pricing with a free tier, friendlier for smaller teams.
Pros
Perpetual free tier with a meaningful monthly data allowance
One query language across all telemetry types
Wide language agent support plus OpenTelemetry ingest
Cons
Full-platform user seats are expensive on paid tiers
Interface has many overlapping views to learn
Hosted only
Visit New Relic Details and reviews
How this score is calculated
Editorial fit ×0.387
Reviews ×0.363
Clicks (90 days) ×0.150
Freshness ×0.1585
Votes ×0.150
0 counted reviews, 0 up and 0 down votes. Full formula
Is New Relic a good Dynatrace alternative?
Verified facts
4 of 4 verified
Free tier
100 GB data ingest/month
Checked Oct 25, 2026newrelic.com(opens source in a new tab)
Data price
$0.40/GB beyond free allowance
Checked Oct 25, 2026newrelic.com(opens source in a new tab)
Free full user
1
Checked Oct 25, 2026newrelic.com(opens source in a new tab)
Basic users
Unlimited, free
Checked Oct 25, 2026newrelic.com(opens source in a new tab)

The best Dynatrace alternative for…

The highest-ranked app in this list for each need.

Best Dynatrace alternative for most people

Datadog

Easier to start small and add products one at a time, with a huge integration list.

Best Dynatrace alternative for a free option

Grafana

Open-source building blocks for teams that prefer to own their monitoring stack.

Best Dynatrace alternative for a free plan you can upgrade

New Relic

Usage-based pricing with a free tier, friendlier for smaller teams.

Best Dynatrace alternative for open source

Grafana

Open-source building blocks for teams that prefer to own their monitoring stack.

Best Dynatrace alternative for self-hosting

IBM Instana

Also focuses on automatic discovery for microservices, with a self-hosted edition.

Best Dynatrace alternative for iPhone and Android

Datadog

Easier to start small and add products one at a time, with a huge integration list.

Best Dynatrace alternative for working in the browser

Splunk Observability Cloud

Another enterprise suite, attractive if you already run Splunk for logs.

Dynatrace alternatives: common questions

What is the best alternative to Dynatrace?

Datadog ranks first right now. Easier to start small and add products one at a time, with a huge integration list. New Relic and Splunk Observability Cloud follow it in our ranking.

Is there a free alternative to Dynatrace?

Yes. Datadog (free plan + paid), New Relic (free plan + paid) and Grafana (open source) have a free option. Check each app's verified facts for current plan limits.

Is there an open-source alternative to Dynatrace?

Yes: Grafana. Grafana can also be self-hosted.

Why do people switch from Dynatrace?

The complaints we hear most: expensive for small teams; large platform with a steep learning curve; no meaningful free tier, only a trial.

How is this list ranked?

Every app is scored with the same published formula: how directly it replaces Dynatrace, reviews (weighted by verification), visits from AppBreakup, how recently its facts were checked against its own website, and reader votes.