Compare Dynatrace and SolarWinds Database Observability 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (69.4% of reviews)
Mid-Market (42.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starts at $69 per month billed annually, per 8 GB Host
$1,399.00 Per Year
Dynatrace
Star Rating
(1,363)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (69.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starts at $69 per month billed annually, per 8 GB Host
Browse all 3 pricing plansSolarWinds Database Observability
Star Rating
(224)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (42.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$1,399.00 Per Year
Free Trial is available
Browse all 2 pricing plansSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Dynatrace excels in providing deep, real-time insights into application and infrastructure performance. Users appreciate its ability to automatically map out services and dependencies, which significantly reduces the time spent troubleshooting issues.
- Users say that SolarWinds Database Observability offers a user-friendly experience with its easy-to-understand dashboards. Reviewers highlight how it quickly identifies performance issues and provides actionable recommendations, making database management more efficient.
- According to verified reviews, Dynatrace has a higher overall satisfaction score, reflecting its robust capabilities in monitoring complex environments. Users commend its comprehensive monitoring features, including detailed metrics on disk storage and CPU usage for every server.
- Reviewers mention that while both products have similar star ratings, Dynatrace's larger volume of reviews suggests a more reliable consensus on its performance. With over 1,200 reviews, users feel more confident in the feedback regarding its effectiveness.
- Users highlight that SolarWinds Database Observability is particularly beneficial for mid-market organizations, as it allows monitoring of multiple database records from a single interface. This feature is praised for saving manpower and improving accuracy in data management.
- G2 reviewers note that while both products have comparable support quality ratings, Dynatrace's extensive feature set and higher G2 Score indicate a stronger overall partnership in business operations, with users feeling more supported in their monitoring needs.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Dynatrace
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
SolarWinds Database Observability
Flexible Database Performance Analyzer for virtualized environments or SQL Sentry license per instance
$1,399.00
Per Year
1-50 instances
Volume based discounting available
- One year subscription price, also includes maintenance and support.
Free Trial
Dynatrace
Free Trial is available
SolarWinds Database Observability
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
1,070
8.8
196
Ease of Use
8.3
1,080
8.7
206
Ease of Setup
8.4
672
8.7
143
Ease of Admin
8.2
625
8.8
132
Quality of Support
8.7
1,013
8.7
193
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
622
8.9
129
Product Direction (% positive)
9.3
1,044
9.2
194
Features by Category
User Behavior
8.9
116
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
87
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
105
|
Verified
Not enough data
A/B Testing
8.4
101
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
76
Not enough data
8.7
110
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
75
Not enough data
Visitor Information
8.6
117
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
112
|
Verified
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Session Replay
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
8.8
62
Not enough data
9.0
63
Not enough data
8.5
60
Not enough data
8.0
59
Not enough data
8.7
54
Not enough data
8.4
58
Not enough data
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
9.2
159
Not enough data
8.5
137
Not enough data
8.5
134
Not enough data
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
8.4
127
Not enough data
8.6
154
Not enough data
7.7
102
Not enough data
Performance
9.1
152
Not enough data
9.4
158
Not enough data
8.5
148
Not enough data
9.0
149
Not enough data
Functionality
8.9
76
9.4
88
8.9
74
8.9
83
8.6
71
9.0
77
9.0
74
8.9
85
8.3
71
8.6
79
8.7
73
8.6
80
Agentic AI - Database Monitoring
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
9.0
15
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
7.8
6
Functionality
9.0
47
Not enough data
8.9
46
Not enough data
8.5
42
Not enough data
8.2
43
Not enough data
Monitoring - Network Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
8.7
46
Not enough data
8.8
46
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
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
9.0
203
Not enough data
8.2
189
Not enough data
8.9
185
Not enough data
9.0
197
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
8.5
172
Not enough data
8.5
154
Not enough data
8.4
158
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analysis
8.2
182
Not enough data
8.5
201
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Bug Reporting
8.5
39
Not enough data
7.9
36
Not enough data
8.1
36
Not enough data
Bug Monitoring
8.4
37
Not enough data
8.2
37
Not enough data
7.9
37
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Bug Tracking
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
8.5
39
Not enough data
8.3
39
Not enough data
8.8
43
Not enough data
Issue Resolution
8.8
43
Not enough data
8.6
43
Not enough data
8.4
42
Not enough data
Management
8.6
44
Not enough data
8.7
45
Not enough data
8.2
42
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.7
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
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
9.0
69
Not enough data
8.9
69
Not enough data
8.5
69
Not enough data
Monitoring and Management
8.8
62
Not enough data
8.8
68
Not enough data
9.3
69
Not enough data
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
8.8
59
Not enough data
8.8
58
Not enough data
9.1
57
Not enough data
8.2
53
Not enough data
Management
8.3
56
Not enough data
8.4
59
Not enough data
8.7
56
Not enough data
9.0
57
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Enterprise Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.0
5
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
8.5
9
Not enough data
9.3
10
Not enough data
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
8.7
60
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
57
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
56
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
57
|
Verified
Not enough data
Analysis
8.3
58
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
57
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
59
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
58
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
62
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
54
|
Verified
Not enough data
Visualization
9.0
62
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
59
|
Verified
Not enough data
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
8.7
109
Not enough data
8.7
110
Not enough data
9.0
121
Not enough data
7.6
104
Not enough data
8.5
112
Not enough data
Response
8.7
114
Not enough data
8.6
112
Not enough data
8.2
113
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Application Performance Monitoring (APM)
7.1
11
Not enough data
7.5
12
Not enough data
6.7
9
Not enough data
6.7
9
Not enough data
7.2
10
Not enough data
Performance
8.6
111
Not enough data
8.2
110
Not enough data
Functionality
8.5
106
Not enough data
8.3
109
Not enough data
7.8
104
Not enough data
8.5
113
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Processes
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
8.4
20
Not enough data
8.2
20
Not enough data
8.3
22
Not enough data
8.3
22
Not enough data
9.2
24
Maintenance
Not enough data
7.5
22
Not enough data
8.0
22
Not enough data
8.5
23
Security
Not enough data
8.4
20
Not enough data
8.6
23
Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Agentic AI - Data Warehouse Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Alerts management
8.2
42
Not enough data
7.8
42
Not enough data
8.7
42
Not enough data
Monitoring
8.7
43
Not enough data
9.1
43
Not enough data
8.8
43
Not enough data
9.1
43
Not enough data
Automation
8.2
42
Not enough data
8.2
42
Not enough data
Analysis
8.3
44
Not enough data
8.2
42
Not enough data
8.4
43
Not enough data
8.3
42
Not enough data
Issue Resolution
8.1
43
Not enough data
8.0
43
Not enough data
8.6
42
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.1
11
Not enough data
Agentic AI - IT Alerting
6.0
5
Not enough data
5.7
5
Not enough data
6.1
6
Not enough data
5.0
5
Not enough data
5.0
5
Not enough data
4.7
5
Not enough data
4.3
5
Not enough data
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
8.0
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Scalability & Ecosystem Integration - Observability
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
AI Features - Observability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reliability Objectives & Service Operations - AI SRE Tools
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 Detection & Signal Quality - AI SRE Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Investigation & Root Cause Analysis - AI SRE Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Automation & Platform Controls - AI SRE Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Dynatrace and SolarWinds Database Observability are categorized as Database Monitoring
Unique Categories
Dynatrace is categorized as Observability Software, Enterprise Monitoring, Log Monitoring, AIOps Platforms, Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM), Website Monitoring, Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring, Runtime Application Self-Protection (RASP) Tools, ServiceNow Store Apps, Session Replay, IT Alerting, Container Monitoring, Log Analysis, Application Performance Monitoring (APM), Network Monitoring, Bug Tracking, and AI SRE Tools
SolarWinds Database Observability is categorized as Database Management Systems (DBMS), Data Warehouse Automation, and Other Analytics
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Dynatrace
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
SolarWinds Database Observability
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
16.4%
Financial Services
10.3%
Computer Software
9.2%
Insurance
8.9%
Banking
8.4%
Other
46.8%
Information Technology and Services
18.7%
Computer Software
8.7%
Hospital & Health Care
4.6%
Financial Services
4.6%
Retail
3.7%
Other
59.8%
Discussions
What is Dynatrace used for?
3 Comments
CM
Dynatrace is an Application Performance Management (APM) tool used to monitor and optimize software applications and infrastructure. It provides real-time...Read more
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 does Rookout do?
2 Comments
EY
Remote non-blocking debug- breakpoint logs extraction from remote resources.Read more
What is Solarwinds Database Performance Analyzer used for?
2 Comments
RP
SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer (DPA) is software used to monitor, analyze, and optimize the performance of databases. It helps in identifying and...Read more
Is it recommended to have a DPA server located at each site you are monitoring?
2 Comments
Official Response from SolarWinds Database Observability
We recommend getting DPA as close to the databases being monitoring as possible (and by close, we mean with least network latency possible).Read more
How do I access DPA? Do I have to install anything on my PC to view the interface?
2 Comments
Official Response from SolarWinds Database Observability
Download and install your free trial using our Getting Started Guide, which is located in the Success Center.Read more
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