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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (69.2% of reviews)
Mid-Market (44.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starts at $69 per month billed annually, per 8 GB Host
Contact Us 200 Agents / 50 Users Per Year
Dynatrace
Star Rating
(1,344)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (69.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starts at $69 per month billed annually, per 8 GB Host
Browse all 3 pricing plansLightrun
Star Rating
(65)4.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (44.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Contact Us 200 Agents / 50 Users Per Year
Browse all 2 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, providing comprehensive insights into application performance, while Lightrun, although strong, scores slightly lower at 9.3, indicating a more robust real-time monitoring capability in Dynatrace.
- Reviewers mention that Lightrun shines in "User Reports & Feedback" with a score of 9.4, highlighting its effective mechanisms for gathering user insights, whereas Dynatrace scores 8.6, suggesting that Lightrun offers a more user-friendly approach to feedback collection.
- G2 users note that Dynatrace's "Alerting" functionality is rated at 9.0, which is highly regarded for its reliability and effectiveness, while Lightrun's alerting features score slightly lower at 8.0, indicating that Dynatrace may provide a more robust alerting system.
- Users on G2 report that Lightrun's "Session Replay" feature, scoring 8.5, is particularly useful for understanding user interactions, while Dynatrace's session replay capabilities are not as emphasized, suggesting Lightrun may offer a more detailed user experience analysis.
- Reviewers mention that Dynatrace's "Performance Monitoring" is rated at 9.4, showcasing its advanced capabilities in tracking application performance metrics, while Lightrun's performance monitoring features score 8.8, indicating that Dynatrace may provide a more comprehensive performance analysis.
- Users say that Lightrun's "Data Retention" feature, scoring 9.2, is praised for its effectiveness in managing historical data, while Dynatrace's score of 7.9 suggests that Lightrun may offer a superior solution for data retention 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
Lightrun
Pro
Contact Us
200 Agents / 50 Users Per Year
https://lightrun.com/get-a-lightrun-demo/
- On-Demand Snapshots from IDE
- Dynamic Logs from IDE
- Performance Metrics Support
Free Trial
Dynatrace
Free Trial is available
Lightrun
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.8
1,056
9.3
58
Ease of Use
8.3
1,065
9.1
60
Ease of Setup
8.4
658
9.0
25
Ease of Admin
8.2
619
9.1
13
Quality of Support
8.7
999
9.7
51
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
617
9.5
14
Product Direction (% positive)
9.2
1,030
10.0
59
Features by Category
Operations
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cost Optimization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
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
Python Integrated Development Environments (IDE)Hide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features
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
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
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
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
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Compliance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
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
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
Bug Reporting
8.5
39
9.4
34
7.9
36
9.3
34
8.1
36
9.1
34
Bug Monitoring
8.4
37
9.0
34
8.2
37
9.1
34
7.9
37
9.1
32
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
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
Visibility
9.0
70
8.5
12
8.8
69
8.5
10
8.5
70
8.3
9
Monitoring and Management
8.8
63
8.7
9
8.9
69
8.9
11
9.3
69
9.1
11
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
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
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
8.1
56
|
Verified
Not enough data
Analysis
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
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
8.8
107
8.5
16
8.8
107
8.8
16
8.9
112
8.8
16
7.6
99
6.3
15
8.4
105
8.9
15
Response
8.7
109
8.6
16
8.6
109
8.1
16
8.1
107
8.6
16
Agentic AI - Application Performance Monitoring (APM)
6.7
9
Not enough data
7.0
9
Not enough data
6.5
8
Not enough data
6.7
8
Not enough data
7.0
9
Not enough data
Performance
8.7
108
9.0
14
8.2
108
9.0
14
Functionality
8.5
104
9.4
14
8.3
107
8.8
14
7.8
101
8.7
14
8.5
107
9.3
16
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
Generative AI
6.2
10
Not enough data
Agentic AI - IT Alerting
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
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
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
Cloud Visibility
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Identity
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Dynatrace and Lightrun are categorized as Observability Software, Log Monitoring, Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring, Application Performance Monitoring (APM), and Bug Tracking
Unique Categories
Dynatrace is categorized as SAP Store, Enterprise 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, and Network Monitoring
Lightrun is categorized as Python Integrated Development Environments (IDE), Java Integrated Development Environments (IDE), Cloud Cost Management, and Cloud Compliance
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Dynatrace
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Lightrun
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
10.2%
Computer Software
9.3%
Insurance
9.0%
Banking
8.4%
Other
46.7%
Computer Software
27.7%
Information Technology and Services
13.8%
Marketing and Advertising
10.8%
Insurance
7.7%
Internet
6.2%
Other
33.8%
Discussions
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
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