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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (69.3% of reviews)
Enterprise (54.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starts at $69 per month billed annually, per 8 GB Host
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Dynatrace
Star Rating
(1,358)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (69.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starts at $69 per month billed annually, per 8 GB Host
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Star Rating
(375)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (54.3% of reviews)
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Dynatrace excels in providing real-time insights into application performance, with users highlighting its ability to automatically map out services and dependencies, making it easier to identify issues quickly. In contrast, while Splunk AppDynamics is praised for its server metrics capture and dashboard creation, it does not match the same level of automation in service mapping.
- Users say that Dynatrace's dashboards are particularly effective at pulling together various metrics, which enhances visibility across complex environments. Meanwhile, Splunk AppDynamics users appreciate its debugging capabilities, especially for analyzing long-running queries, but some find its interface less intuitive for comprehensive monitoring.
- According to verified reviews, Dynatrace has a significantly higher G2 Score, indicating greater overall user satisfaction. This is reflected in its recent reviews, where users commend its deep monitoring capabilities and real-time performance insights, while Splunk AppDynamics has seen less recent user engagement, with no new reviews in the past 90 days.
- Reviewers mention that Dynatrace's ease of setup is a strong point, with many users finding the onboarding process straightforward. In contrast, while Splunk AppDynamics offers a free trial, some users have reported challenges during the initial setup phase, which can impact the overall user experience.
- Users highlight that Dynatrace provides a more comprehensive view of system performance, including detailed metrics on CPU usage and disk storage across servers. Splunk AppDynamics, while strong in database monitoring, may not offer the same breadth of visibility into infrastructure performance as Dynatrace.
- G2 reviewers note that Dynatrace's support quality is rated higher, with users appreciating the responsiveness and helpfulness of the support team. In comparison, while Splunk AppDynamics has received positive feedback for its support, it does not consistently match the level of satisfaction reported by Dynatrace users.
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
Splunk AppDynamics
APM Pro
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End-to-end monitoring of key business transactions within your applications
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- Core APM Functionality with the flexibility to switch between languages; includes basic infrastructure monitoring
Free Trial
Dynatrace
Free Trial is available
Splunk AppDynamics
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
1,064
8.6
258
Ease of Use
8.3
1,074
8.5
257
Ease of Setup
8.4
666
7.9
118
Ease of Admin
8.2
623
8.1
117
Quality of Support
8.7
1,007
8.3
248
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
620
8.5
113
Product Direction (% positive)
9.2
1,038
8.3
233
Features by Category
User Behavior
8.9
115
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
86
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
104
|
Verified
Not enough data
A/B Testing
8.5
100
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
75
Not enough data
8.7
109
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
74
Not enough data
Visitor Information
8.7
116
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
111
|
Verified
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Session Replay
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
8.8
60
Not enough data
9.0
61
Not enough data
8.5
59
Not enough data
8.0
57
Not enough data
8.7
53
Not enough data
8.4
57
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
157
8.9
9
8.5
136
8.1
9
8.5
133
7.6
9
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
8.5
126
8.0
9
8.7
153
9.1
9
7.8
101
7.6
9
Performance
9.1
151
9.3
9
9.4
157
9.2
8
8.5
147
9.2
8
9.0
148
8.7
9
Functionality
8.9
75
Not enough data
8.9
73
Not enough data
8.6
70
Not enough data
9.0
73
Not enough data
8.3
70
Not enough data
8.7
72
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
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
202
8.8
22
8.3
188
9.1
22
8.9
184
8.9
22
9.0
196
8.7
21
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
8.5
171
9.0
21
8.5
153
8.5
20
8.4
157
8.5
22
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analysis
8.3
181
8.9
22
8.6
200
8.9
22
Feature Not Available
8.7
19
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
8.6
38
8.3
22
8.4
38
8.3
22
8.8
42
9.2
27
Issue Resolution
8.8
42
9.1
27
8.7
42
8.8
27
8.4
41
8.8
25
Management
8.6
43
8.9
27
8.7
43
9.2
26
8.2
41
9.4
27
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
58
9.3
16
8.8
57
8.9
17
9.1
56
8.9
17
8.2
52
8.2
15
Management
8.3
55
8.5
17
8.3
58
8.6
17
8.8
55
8.9
17
9.0
56
9.3
17
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
8.6
11
9.3
10
8.8
11
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
59
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
56
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
55
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
56
|
Verified
Not enough data
Analysis
8.4
57
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
56
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
58
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
57
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
61
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
53
|
Verified
Not enough data
Visualization
9.0
61
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
58
|
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
9.2
10
8.7
109
9.7
10
8.9
117
9.7
10
7.6
101
8.7
9
8.5
109
8.8
10
Response
8.7
112
9.7
10
8.6
110
8.8
10
8.1
111
9.3
10
Agentic AI - Application Performance Monitoring (APM)
6.8
10
Not enough data
7.0
10
Not enough data
6.7
9
Not enough data
6.7
9
Not enough data
7.2
10
Not enough data
Performance
8.7
110
8.9
26
8.1
109
8.5
25
Functionality
8.5
105
8.8
26
8.3
108
8.9
23
7.8
103
8.5
27
8.5
111
8.5
25
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
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
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
48
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 Splunk AppDynamics are categorized as Observability Software, Enterprise Monitoring, AIOps Platforms, Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM), Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring, ServiceNow Store Apps, Container Monitoring, and Application Performance Monitoring (APM)
Unique Categories
Dynatrace is categorized as Log Monitoring, Database Monitoring, Website Monitoring, Runtime Application Self-Protection (RASP) Tools, Session Replay, IT Alerting, Log Analysis, Incident Response, Network Monitoring, and Bug Tracking
Splunk AppDynamics is categorized as SAP Store
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Dynatrace
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Splunk AppDynamics
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
25.7%
Computer Software
10.1%
Financial Services
8.1%
Banking
5.4%
Insurance
5.1%
Other
45.7%
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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