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At a Glance
Dynatrace
Dynatrace
Star Rating
(1,345)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (69.1% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starts at $69 per month billed annually, per 8 GB Host
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Elastic Observability
Elastic Observability
Star Rating
(81)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (46.2% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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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, which reviewers mention provides comprehensive insights into application performance, while Elastic Observability scores slightly lower at 8.9, indicating a less robust real-time monitoring capability.
  • Reviewers mention that Dynatrace's Alerting feature is highly effective, scoring 9.0, allowing for multi-channel alerting that keeps teams informed. In contrast, Elastic Observability's alerting system, with a score of 8.3, is perceived as less flexible and responsive.
  • G2 users highlight Dynatrace's superior Ease of Setup with a score of 8.4, making it more user-friendly for new users, whereas Elastic Observability's score of 6.5 suggests a more complex setup process that may require additional time and resources.
  • Users on G2 report that Dynatrace's Quality of Support is commendable, scoring 8.7, with many reviewers praising the responsiveness and helpfulness of the support team. Elastic Observability, with a score of 7.5, is noted to have room for improvement in this area.
  • Reviewers mention that Dynatrace's Data Visualization capabilities are impressive, scoring 8.8, which allows users to create insightful dashboards easily. In comparison, Elastic Observability's visualization features, scoring 9.7, are recognized for their advanced data discovery capabilities, making it a strong contender in this aspect.
  • Users say that Dynatrace's Performance Monitoring is top-notch, with a score of 9.2, providing detailed insights into application performance metrics. Elastic Observability, while still strong at 8.4, is seen as less comprehensive in its performance monitoring features.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Dynatrace
Full-stack monitoring
Starts at $69
per month billed annually, per 8 GB Host
Browse all 3 pricing plans
Elastic Observability
No pricing available
Free Trial
Dynatrace
Free Trial is available
Elastic Observability
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
1,057
8.7
60
Ease of Use
8.3
1,066
7.2
62
Ease of Setup
8.4
659
6.5
19
Ease of Admin
8.2
619
6.6
19
Quality of Support
8.7
1,000
7.5
52
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
617
7.6
15
Product Direction (% positive)
9.2
1,031
7.7
61
Features by Category
8.4
162
Not enough data
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
8.2
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
8.6
65
Not enough data
Functionality
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
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
Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM)Hide 17 FeaturesShow 17 Features
8.7
181
Not enough data
Experience
9.1
158
Not enough data
8.4
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
8.7
154
Not enough data
7.8
102
Not enough data
Performance
9.1
151
Not enough data
9.4
156
Not enough data
8.5
148
Not enough data
9.0
148
Not enough data
8.7
80
Not enough data
Functionality
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
Not enough data
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
8.7
53
Not enough data
Functionality
9.0
48
Not enough data
8.9
47
Not enough data
8.5
43
Not enough data
8.2
44
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
8.6
47
Not enough data
8.8
47
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
Cloud Infrastructure MonitoringHide 20 FeaturesShow 20 Features
8.4
224
Not enough data
Monitoring
9.0
201
Not enough data
8.2
187
Not enough data
8.9
185
Not enough data
9.0
195
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
Administration
8.5
172
Not enough data
8.5
153
Not enough data
8.4
158
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
Analysis
8.3
182
Not enough data
8.6
198
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
8.0
5
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
7.5
57
Not enough data
Bug Reporting
8.6
40
Not enough data
8.0
37
Not enough data
8.2
37
Not enough data
Bug Monitoring
8.5
38
Not enough data
8.2
38
Not enough data
7.9
38
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
8.5
47
Not enough data
Functionality
8.5
38
Not enough data
8.3
38
Not enough data
8.8
42
Not enough data
Issue Resolution
8.8
42
Not enough data
8.7
41
Not enough data
8.4
42
Not enough data
Management
8.7
42
Not enough data
8.6
43
Not enough data
8.2
41
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
8.9
75
8.5
6
Visibility
9.0
70
9.2
6
8.8
69
8.3
6
8.5
70
7.8
6
Monitoring and Management
8.8
63
9.0
5
8.9
69
7.8
6
9.3
69
8.9
6
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
8.7
64
Not enough data
Functionality
8.8
56
Not enough data
8.8
57
Not enough data
9.1
55
Not enough data
8.2
52
Not enough data
Management
8.3
54
Not enough data
8.4
56
Not enough data
8.8
55
Not enough data
9.0
55
Not enough data
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
IoT Analytics PlatformsHide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Sources
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Metrics
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 Store AppsHide 6 FeaturesShow 6 Features
8.9
13
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
8.7
5
8.0
57
|
Verified
9.0
5
8.1
56
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
56
|
Verified
Not enough data
Analysis
8.4
58
|
Verified
9.0
5
8.3
57
|
Verified
8.7
5
8.5
58
|
Verified
8.7
5
8.2
58
|
Verified
9.3
5
8.5
62
|
Verified
8.7
5
7.9
54
|
Verified
Not enough data
Visualization
9.0
62
|
Verified
9.3
5
8.5
59
|
Verified
9.7
5
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
Application Performance Monitoring (APM)Hide 19 FeaturesShow 19 Features
8.2
128
Not enough data
Monitoring
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
Not enough data
Response
8.7
110
Not enough data
8.7
110
Not enough data
8.1
108
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Application Performance Monitoring (APM)
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
Not enough data
Performance
8.7
109
Not enough data
8.2
109
Not enough data
Functionality
8.5
105
Not enough data
8.3
108
Not enough data
7.8
102
Not enough data
8.5
108
Not enough data
8.4
43
Not enough data
Alerts management
8.2
41
Not enough data
7.7
41
Not enough data
8.7
41
Not enough data
Monitoring
8.8
42
Not enough data
9.2
42
Not enough data
8.9
42
Not enough data
9.2
42
Not enough data
Automation
8.1
41
Not enough data
8.2
41
Not enough data
Analysis
8.3
43
Not enough data
8.3
41
Not enough data
8.5
42
Not enough data
8.3
41
Not enough data
Issue Resolution
8.1
42
Not enough data
8.0
42
Not enough data
8.6
41
Not enough data
5.3
11
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
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
Not enough data
Application SecurityHide 1 FeatureShow 1 Feature
Not enough data
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
Observability SoftwareHide 20 FeaturesShow 20 Features
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
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
7.9
51
Not enough data
Response
7.5
46
Not enough data
8.1
48
Not enough data
6.8
40
Not enough data
7.7
40
Not enough data
Records
8.5
46
Not enough data
8.4
46
Not enough data
8.8
46
Not enough data
Management
8.9
47
Not enough data
8.2
44
Not enough data
8.4
41
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.7
6
Not enough data
6.7
5
Not enough data
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Dynatrace
Dynatrace
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
7.1%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
23.8%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
69.1%
Elastic Observability
Elastic Observability
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
15.4%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
38.5%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
46.2%
Reviewers' Industry
Dynatrace
Dynatrace
Information Technology and Services
16.4%
Financial Services
10.2%
Computer Software
9.2%
Insurance
9.0%
Banking
8.4%
Other
46.7%
Elastic Observability
Elastic Observability
Information Technology and Services
25.6%
Computer Software
21.8%
Internet
7.7%
Retail
3.8%
Marketing and Advertising
3.8%
Other
37.2%
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Discussions
Dynatrace
Dynatrace Discussions
what is the best way to AI integration in Energy and Utlilites services.
3 Comments
Dave A.
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
Karan S.
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
Elastic Observability
Elastic Observability Discussions
what is the best way to sync data with elastic search from SQL server
3 Comments
atara t.
AT
Write a process that convert each line into Json format and load it into ElasticSearchRead more
Do elastic search use indexes to store the information.
1 Comment
Aaron D.
AD
I'll take a stab at answering this question though I'm not 100% sure exactly what you are after. The way I would explain it is that in elasticsearch an...Read more
Can I use Elasticsearch for free?
1 Comment
GO
https://www.elastic.co/pricing/faq Self-Managed: Yes. From the very beginning, the Elastic Stack — Elasticsearch, Kibana, Beats, and Logstash — has been...Read more