Dynatrace
Enterprise observability platform known for automatic discovery and AI-assisted root cause analysis.
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About Dynatrace
Dynatrace targets large organisations running complex, hybrid estates. A single agent, OneAgent, installs on hosts and automatically discovers processes, services and their dependencies, building a live topology map that its AI engine uses to group related problems and point at a likely root cause instead of firing dozens of separate alerts. On top of that sit APM, infrastructure and Kubernetes monitoring, log analytics, real user monitoring, synthetics, application security and business analytics. The automation saves a lot of manual dashboard and alert work, but the platform is large and its terminology takes time to learn, and it is priced for enterprises. Pricing is consumption-based, billed per host-hour, per GiB of data and per container, with no per-seat fees, and there is a free trial. It is offered as SaaS, with a managed option for customers who need to run it in their own environment.
Best for: Large enterprises with sprawling hybrid infrastructure that want automated problem detection.
Pros and cons
What works
- Automatic discovery and dependency mapping with little manual setup
- Groups related alerts into single problems with a suggested root cause
- No per-user fees
Why people leave
- Expensive for small teams
- Large platform with a steep learning curve
- No meaningful free tier, only a trial
Top Dynatrace alternatives
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Datadog66.5Easier to start small and add products one at a time, with a huge integration list.
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New Relic62.6Usage-based pricing with a free tier, friendlier for smaller teams.
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Splunk Observability Cloud59.6Another enterprise suite, attractive if you already run Splunk for logs.
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IBM Instana57.2Also focuses on automatic discovery for microservices, with a self-hosted edition.
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Grafana55.3Open-source building blocks for teams that prefer to own their monitoring stack.
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Dynatrace: common questions
Is Dynatrace free?
No, Dynatrace is a paid product.
Is Dynatrace open source?
No, Dynatrace is not open source. Open-source alternatives include Grafana.
What platforms does Dynatrace run on?
Dynatrace is available for Web, iOS and Android.
What are the best alternatives to Dynatrace?
The highest-ranked Dynatrace alternatives right now are Datadog, New Relic and Splunk Observability Cloud. See the full ranked list for pricing, platforms and verified facts.