Introducing G2.ai, the future of software buying.Try now
Compare Amazon CloudWatch and Dynatrace 
Featured Products
Sponsored
You’re seeing this ad based on the product’s relevance to this page. Sponsored content does not receive preferential treatment in any of G2’s ratings.
Komodor
Visit Website
Sponsored
You’re seeing this ad based on the product’s relevance to this page. Sponsored content does not receive preferential treatment in any of G2’s ratings.
ManageEngine ADAudit Plus
Visit Website
Sponsored
You’re seeing this ad based on the product’s relevance to this page. Sponsored content does not receive preferential treatment in any of G2’s ratings.
ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer
Visit Website
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (39.0% of reviews)
Enterprise (69.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Starts at $69 per month billed annually, per 8 GB Host
Amazon CloudWatch
Star Rating
(387)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (39.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Amazon CloudWatchDynatrace
Star Rating
(1,345)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (69.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starts at $69 per month billed annually, per 8 GB Host
Browse all 3 pricing plansSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Dynatrace excels in Real-Time Monitoring with a score of 9.2, highlighting its ability to provide immediate insights into application performance, while Amazon CloudWatch, with a score of 8.6, is noted for being slightly less responsive in real-time scenarios.
- Reviewers mention that Dynatrace's Alerting feature stands out with a score of 9.0, offering multi-channel alerting capabilities that users find particularly useful for immediate incident response, whereas Amazon CloudWatch's alerting, rated at 8.9, is effective but lacks some of the advanced customization options.
- G2 users highlight Dynatrace's Performance Monitoring capabilities, scoring 9.2, as superior for its comprehensive metrics and user-friendly dashboards, while Amazon CloudWatch, with a score of 9.4, is praised for its integration with AWS services but may not provide the same depth of analysis.
- Reviewers say that Dynatrace's AI/ML Integration is a strong point, scoring 8.7, as it offers proactive insights and suggestions for performance improvements, while Amazon CloudWatch, with a score of 8.5, is seen as more basic in its AI capabilities.
- Users on G2 report that Dynatrace's Multi-Cloud Management feature, rated at 7.4, is less robust compared to Amazon CloudWatch's capabilities, which score 8.6, making CloudWatch a better choice for organizations utilizing multiple cloud environments.
- Users mention that Dynatrace's Data Visualization tools, scoring 8.8, are highly regarded for their clarity and ease of use, while Amazon CloudWatch, with a score of 8.0, is noted for being functional but less intuitive in presenting complex data.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Amazon CloudWatch
No pricing availableDynatrace
Full-stack monitoring
Starts at $69
per month billed annually, per 8 GB Host
Advanced observability for apps and infrastructure across hybrid and multi-clouds at scale
- Application performance
- Infrastructure monitoring
- AIOps
Free Trial
Amazon CloudWatch
No trial information availableDynatrace
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.5
296
8.8
1,057
Ease of Use
8.1
296
8.3
1,066
Ease of Setup
8.4
154
8.4
659
Ease of Admin
8.5
147
8.2
619
Quality of Support
8.3
271
8.7
1,000
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
139
8.7
617
Product Direction (% positive)
8.2
286
9.2
1,031
Features by Category
Operations
8.7
45
Not enough data
8.6
49
Not enough data
7.5
39
Not enough data
8.7
52
Not enough data
Cost Optimization
8.5
41
Not enough data
7.9
41
Not enough data
8.1
44
Not enough data
Administration
8.4
55
Not enough data
8.0
56
Not enough data
8.3
46
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Cloud Cost Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
User Behavior
Not enough data
8.9
116
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
87
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
105
|
Verified
A/B Testing
Not enough data
8.4
101
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
76
Not enough data
8.7
110
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
75
Visitor Information
Not enough data
8.6
117
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
112
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Session Replay
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
8.8
61
Not enough data
9.0
61
Not enough data
8.5
58
Not enough data
8.0
58
Not enough data
8.7
54
Not enough data
8.4
58
Agentic AI - Website Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Experience
Not enough data
9.1
158
Not enough data
8.4
137
Not enough data
8.5
134
Agentic AI - Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
8.4
127
Not enough data
8.7
154
Not enough data
7.8
102
Performance
Not enough data
9.1
151
Not enough data
9.4
156
Not enough data
8.5
148
Not enough data
9.0
148
Functionality
Not enough data
8.9
75
Not enough data
8.9
73
Not enough data
8.6
70
Not enough data
9.0
74
Not enough data
8.3
71
Not enough data
8.7
73
Agentic AI - Database Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
9.0
48
Not enough data
8.9
47
Not enough data
8.5
43
Not enough data
8.2
44
Monitoring - Network Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
8.6
47
Not enough data
8.8
47
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Analytics - Network Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security - Network Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Network Performance - Network Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Automation - Network Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Network Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Monitoring
8.9
41
9.0
201
8.5
39
8.2
187
8.2
38
8.9
185
8.6
40
9.0
195
Not enough data
8.3
5
Administration
8.8
37
8.5
172
7.3
29
8.5
153
8.0
33
8.4
158
Not enough data
7.7
5
Analysis
8.1
35
8.3
182
8.1
38
8.6
198
8.2
31
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Automation - Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
7.7
5
Bug Reporting
Not enough data
8.6
40
Not enough data
8.0
37
Not enough data
8.2
37
Bug Monitoring
Not enough data
8.5
38
Not enough data
8.2
38
Not enough data
7.9
38
Agentic AI - Bug Tracking
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
8.5
38
Not enough data
8.3
38
Not enough data
8.8
42
Issue Resolution
Not enough data
8.8
42
Not enough data
8.7
41
Not enough data
8.4
42
Management
Not enough data
8.7
42
Not enough data
8.6
43
Not enough data
8.2
41
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Agentic AI - AIOps Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Visibility
Not enough data
9.0
70
Not enough data
8.8
69
Not enough data
8.5
70
Monitoring and Management
Not enough data
8.8
63
Not enough data
8.9
69
Not enough data
9.3
69
Agentic AI - Log Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
8.8
56
Not enough data
8.8
57
Not enough data
9.1
55
Not enough data
8.2
52
Management
Not enough data
8.3
54
Not enough data
8.4
56
Not enough data
8.8
55
Not enough data
9.0
55
Agentic AI - Enterprise Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
ServiceNow Apps
Not enough data
8.5
9
Not enough data
9.3
10
Agentic AI - ServiceNow Store Apps
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Preparation
Not enough data
8.7
60
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
57
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
56
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
56
|
Verified
Analysis
Not enough data
8.4
58
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
57
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
58
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
58
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
62
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
54
|
Verified
Visualization
Not enough data
9.0
62
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
59
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Log Analysis
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Monitoring
Not enough data
8.8
108
Not enough data
8.7
108
Not enough data
8.9
113
Not enough data
7.7
100
Not enough data
8.4
106
Response
Not enough data
8.7
110
Not enough data
8.7
110
Not enough data
8.1
108
Agentic AI - Application Performance Monitoring (APM)
Not enough data
7.0
10
Not enough data
7.3
10
Not enough data
6.9
9
Not enough data
7.0
9
Not enough data
7.3
10
Performance
Not enough data
8.7
109
Not enough data
8.2
109
Functionality
Not enough data
8.5
105
Not enough data
8.3
108
Not enough data
7.8
102
Not enough data
8.5
108
Alerts management
Not enough data
8.2
41
Not enough data
7.7
41
Not enough data
8.7
41
Monitoring
Not enough data
8.8
42
Not enough data
9.2
42
Not enough data
8.9
42
Not enough data
9.2
42
Automation
Not enough data
8.1
41
Not enough data
8.2
41
Analysis
Not enough data
8.3
43
Not enough data
8.3
41
Not enough data
8.5
42
Not enough data
8.3
41
Issue Resolution
Not enough data
8.1
42
Not enough data
8.0
42
Not enough data
8.6
41
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.1
11
Agentic AI - IT Alerting
Not enough data
6.0
5
Not enough data
5.7
5
Not enough data
5.3
5
Not enough data
5.0
5
Not enough data
5.0
5
Not enough data
4.7
5
Not enough data
4.3
5
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Runtime Application Self-Protection (RASP) ToolsHide 4 FeaturesShow 4 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Threat Detection & Response - Runtime Application Self-Protection (RASP)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Telemetry Collection & Ingestion - Observability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Observability Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Visualization & Dashboards - Observability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Correlation & Root Cause Analysis - Observability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Scalability & Ecosystem Integration - Observability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Features - Observability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - SAP Store
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Response
Not enough data
7.5
46
Not enough data
8.1
48
Not enough data
6.8
40
Not enough data
7.7
40
Records
Not enough data
8.5
46
Not enough data
8.4
46
Not enough data
8.8
46
Management
Not enough data
8.9
47
Not enough data
8.2
44
Not enough data
8.4
41
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.7
6
Not enough data
6.7
5
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Amazon CloudWatch and Dynatrace are categorized as Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring
Unique Categories
Amazon CloudWatch is categorized as Cloud Cost Management
Dynatrace is categorized as Observability Software, SAP Store, Enterprise Monitoring, Log Monitoring, AIOps Platforms, Database Monitoring, Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM), Website Monitoring, Runtime Application Self-Protection (RASP) Tools, ServiceNow Store Apps, Session Replay, IT Alerting, Container Monitoring, Log Analysis, Incident Response, Application Performance Monitoring (APM), Network Monitoring, and Bug Tracking
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Amazon CloudWatch
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Dynatrace
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
26.0%
Computer Software
18.5%
Internet
6.6%
Financial Services
4.0%
Marketing and Advertising
3.2%
Other
41.6%
Information Technology and Services
16.4%
Financial Services
10.2%
Computer Software
9.2%
Insurance
9.0%
Banking
8.4%
Other
46.7%
Discussions
What is AWS CloudWatch metrics?
1 Comment
IO
The metrics of AWS CloudWatch are numerical data that represent the performance and state of Amazon Web Services (AWS) resources. They are collected from...Read more
What can CloudWatch monitor?
1 Comment
GM
Every resource in AWS environment and on-premises tooRead more
Amazon CloudWatch has no more discussions with answers
what is the best way to AI integration in Energy and Utlilites services.
3 Comments
DA
Hi. The AI is built into the Dynatrace platform and is purpose built for this use case. It's getting context from the installation of Dynatrace OneAgents...Read more
What is Dynatrace used for?
3 Comments
KS
Dynatrace is a powerful tool we rely on for monitoring APIs and performing data and business analysis. It helps us keep a close eye on our APIs, spotting any...Read more
Is there any capability that Dynatrace can't provide which is offered by Splunk?
2 Comments
RD
Hello -
Dynatrace can pull the same log files. We use both and Splunk is used to pull all logs and store them for a year. We have been using Dynatrace...Read more
Hunting for software insights?
With over 3 million reviews, we can provide the specific details that help you make an informed software buying decision for your business. Finding the right product is important, let us help.
