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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (69.1% of reviews)
Mid-Market (38.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starts at $69 per month billed annually, per 8 GB Host
Free Trial
Dynatrace
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 plansMicrosoft Defender for Cloud
Star Rating
(303)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (38.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial
Learn more about Microsoft Defender for CloudSummary
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 Microsoft Defender for Cloud, with a score of 8.1 in "Real-Time Monitoring," is noted for its focus on security rather than performance metrics.
- Reviewers mention that Dynatrace's "Performance Monitoring" feature scores 9.4, highlighting its ability to track application performance effectively, whereas Microsoft Defender for Cloud's "Performance Monitoring" is rated lower at 8.4, indicating it may not be as robust in this area.
- G2 users highlight Dynatrace's superior "Dashboards and Visualizations" with a score of 9.0, which allows for customizable and insightful data representation, while Microsoft Defender for Cloud's score of 8.5 suggests it may lack some of the advanced visualization capabilities that users desire.
- Reviewers mention that Dynatrace's "Incident Alerts" feature is rated at 9.2, providing timely notifications for performance issues, while Microsoft Defender for Cloud's "Incident Alerting" is rated lower at 8.5, indicating a potential gap in responsiveness.
- Users on G2 report that Dynatrace's "User Behavior" tracking, particularly "Click Tracking" and "Frustration Tracking," scores 8.9 and 8.4 respectively, showcasing its focus on user experience, while Microsoft Defender for Cloud does not emphasize user behavior tracking to the same extent.
- Reviewers say that Dynatrace's "AI/ML Integration" scores 8.3, which enhances its predictive capabilities, while Microsoft Defender for Cloud's lower score of 8.0 in "Security Integration" suggests it may not leverage AI/ML as effectively for security insights.
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
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Free Trial
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/defender-for-cloud/
- Unified visibility of your security posture across Azure, AWS, Google Cloud, and hybrid clouds
- Real-time security access and prioritization of the most critical risks with context-aware cloud security
- Integrated extended detection and response (XDR) solution across multicloud workloads to prevent, detect, and respond to attacks
Free Trial
Dynatrace
Free Trial is available
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.8
1,057
8.8
229
Ease of Use
8.3
1,066
8.7
230
Ease of Setup
8.4
659
8.6
134
Ease of Admin
8.2
619
8.8
119
Quality of Support
8.7
1,000
8.6
223
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
617
8.5
116
Product Direction (% positive)
9.2
1,031
9.6
218
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
8.2
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
Management
Not enough data
9.0
45
Not enough data
8.4
45
Not enough data
8.7
44
Operations
Not enough data
8.9
44
Not enough data
8.7
44
Not enough data
8.4
45
Security Controls
Not enough data
8.6
45
Not enough data
8.6
44
Not enough data
8.9
44
Not enough data
8.5
44
Administration
Not enough data
9.3
22
Not enough data
9.0
21
Not enough data
9.1
22
Not enough data
9.1
22
Monitoring
Not enough data
9.0
20
Not enough data
9.0
20
Not enough data
9.5
20
Protection
Not enough data
8.9
19
Not enough data
8.9
21
Not enough data
9.2
22
Not enough data
9.5
21
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
8.8
97
Not enough data
8.6
97
Not enough data
8.6
95
Not enough data
8.5
95
Compliance
Not enough data
8.6
97
Not enough data
8.5
93
Not enough data
8.8
94
Administration
Not enough data
8.7
92
Not enough data
8.7
94
Not enough data
8.6
93
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
8.6
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
Functionality - Software Composition Analysis
Not enough data
9.4
12
Not enough data
9.9
12
Not enough data
9.7
12
Effectiveness - Software Composition Analysis
Not enough data
9.6
12
Not enough data
10.0
12
Not enough data
9.6
12
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
Not enough data
8.8
69
Not enough data
8.5
70
Not enough data
Monitoring and Management
8.8
63
Not enough data
8.9
69
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
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
Activity Monitoring
Not enough data
8.5
63
Not enough data
8.4
62
Not enough data
8.4
63
Not enough data
8.6
61
Security
Not enough data
8.5
62
Not enough data
7.9
60
Not enough data
8.4
62
Administration
Not enough data
8.4
60
Not enough data
8.1
61
Not enough data
8.1
60
Agentic AI - Cloud Security Monitoring and Analytics
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
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
Documentation
Not enough data
9.2
16
Not enough data
8.6
16
Not enough data
9.2
15
Security
Not enough data
8.3
15
Not enough data
9.0
17
Not enough data
9.3
15
Configuration
Not enough data
8.4
62
Not enough data
8.7
63
Not enough data
8.6
59
Not enough data
8.6
60
Not enough data
8.4
64
Visibility
Not enough data
8.4
63
Not enough data
8.8
59
Vulnerability Management
Not enough data
8.6
62
Not enough data
8.9
61
Not enough data
8.6
62
Not enough data
8.6
62
Alerts management
8.2
41
8.1
8
7.7
41
8.3
8
8.7
41
7.7
8
Monitoring
8.8
42
8.1
8
9.2
42
8.1
8
8.9
42
7.7
8
9.2
42
8.3
8
Automation
8.1
41
8.3
8
8.2
41
8.3
8
Analysis
8.3
43
8.6
7
8.3
41
8.7
9
8.5
42
8.8
8
8.3
41
8.1
8
Issue Resolution
8.1
42
7.4
9
8.0
42
8.3
8
8.6
41
8.3
8
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
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
Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)Hide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security - Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Artificial Intelligence - Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cloud Configuration Management - Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)
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
Model Protection - AI Security Solutions
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Runtime Monitoring - AI Security Solutions
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Policy Enforcement and Compliance - AI Security Solutions
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 Security Posture Management (AI-SPM) ToolsHide 9 FeaturesShow 9 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality - AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM) 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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Risk Assessment - AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM) Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Governance & Compliance - AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM) Tools
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
Agentic AI - Cloud Detection and Response (CDR)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Services - Cloud Detection and Response (CDR)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Dynatrace and Microsoft Defender for Cloud are categorized as Container Monitoring
Unique Categories
Dynatrace is categorized as Observability Software, SAP Store, Enterprise Monitoring, Log Monitoring, AIOps Platforms, Database Monitoring, Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM), Website Monitoring, Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring, Runtime Application Self-Protection (RASP) Tools, ServiceNow Store Apps, Session Replay, IT Alerting, Log Analysis, Incident Response, Application Performance Monitoring (APM), Network Monitoring, and Bug Tracking
Microsoft Defender for Cloud is categorized as Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP), AI Security Solutions, Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM), Secure Code Review, Cloud Security Monitoring and Analytics, Cloud Detection and Response (CDR), Cloud Compliance, Container Security, Cloud Workload Protection Platforms, Software Composition Analysis, and AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM) Tools
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Dynatrace
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
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
9.2%
Insurance
9.0%
Banking
8.4%
Other
46.7%
Information Technology and Services
22.6%
Computer Software
12.0%
Computer & Network Security
10.9%
Education Management
6.9%
Oil & Energy
3.6%
Other
43.8%
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
What are the three security services provided by Windows Azure?
2 Comments
KS
It provides azure firewall, Microsoft sentinel, prevents DDOS Attack, defender for cloud Read more
Is Azure security Center a SIEM?
1 Comment
AM
Azure Security Center (ASC) is a cloud-native security management platform that provides unified security management and threat protection across hybrid...Read more
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