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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (69.1% of reviews)
Enterprise (47.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starts at $69 per month billed annually, per 8 GB Host
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Dynatrace
Star Rating
(1,345)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (69.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starts at $69 per month billed annually, per 8 GB Host
Browse all 3 pricing plansServiceNow Cloud Observability (formerly LightStep)
Star Rating
(20)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (47.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Get started quickly
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, providing comprehensive insights into application performance, while ServiceNow Cloud Observability, although strong, scores slightly lower at 8.8 in this area.
- Reviewers mention that ServiceNow Cloud Observability shines in "Dashboards and Visualizations," achieving a high score of 9.5, which is notably better than Dynatrace's score of 9.0, indicating a more user-friendly and visually appealing interface for data representation.
- G2 users highlight that Dynatrace's "Alerting" feature is robust, scoring 9.0, which allows for effective multi-channel alerting, whereas ServiceNow Cloud Observability's alerting capabilities are rated lower at 7.9, suggesting less flexibility in notification options.
- Users on G2 report that ServiceNow Cloud Observability offers superior "Reporting" features, with a score of 9.3, which is higher than Dynatrace's 8.6, indicating that users find it easier to generate and customize reports for their needs.
- Reviewers mention that Dynatrace's "AI/ML Integration" is rated at 8.3, which provides valuable insights through machine learning, but ServiceNow Cloud Observability's overall automation capabilities, rated at 9.8, suggest a more advanced approach to leveraging AI for operational efficiency.
- Users say that Dynatrace's "User Behavior" tracking features, such as "Click Tracking" and "Frustration Tracking," score well at 8.9 and 8.4 respectively, but ServiceNow Cloud Observability's focus on "Proactive Identification" with a score of 9.0 indicates a stronger emphasis on anticipating issues before they escalate.
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
ServiceNow Cloud Observability (formerly LightStep)
Community
Free
Get started quickly
- Best for small projects
- Explore every feature
- Community support
Free Trial
Dynatrace
Free Trial is available
ServiceNow Cloud Observability (formerly LightStep)
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
1,057
9.0
14
Ease of Use
8.3
1,066
9.2
14
Ease of Setup
8.4
659
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
8.2
619
Not enough data
Quality of Support
8.7
1,000
9.6
14
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
617
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
9.2
1,031
7.9
11
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
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
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
Feature Not Available
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
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
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
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
9.5
7
8.8
69
7.9
7
8.5
70
9.3
7
Monitoring and Management
8.8
63
9.8
7
8.9
69
9.0
7
9.3
69
8.8
7
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
108
8.3
5
8.7
108
8.7
5
8.9
113
8.0
5
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
8.7
5
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
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
6.1
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
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
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Dynatrace and ServiceNow Cloud Observability (formerly LightStep) are categorized as Observability Software, Enterprise Monitoring, Log Monitoring, Database Monitoring, Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring, Container Monitoring, and Application Performance Monitoring (APM)
Unique Categories
ServiceNow Cloud Observability (formerly LightStep) has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Dynatrace
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
ServiceNow Cloud Observability (formerly LightStep)
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%
Computer Software
47.4%
Information Technology and Services
10.5%
Financial Services
10.5%
Computer Games
10.5%
Telecommunications
5.3%
Other
15.8%
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
ServiceNow Cloud Observability (formerly LightStep) has no discussions with answers
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