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AppDynamics
Star Rating
(375)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (54.3% of reviews)
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Star Rating
(1,323)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (69.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starts at $69 per month billed annually, per 8 GB Host
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- Users report that AppDynamics excels in Real-Time Monitoring with a score of 8.9, while Dynatrace shines in Performance Monitoring with a higher score of 9.4. Reviewers mention that Dynatrace's ability to provide second-by-second metrics enhances their monitoring capabilities significantly.
- Reviewers mention that AppDynamics offers robust Alerting features with a score of 9.3, which users find particularly useful for incident management. In contrast, Dynatrace's alerting system, while effective, scores slightly lower at 9.0, leading some users to feel that it could be more intuitive.
- G2 users highlight AppDynamics' Database Monitoring capabilities, scoring 9.1, as a strong point, especially for enterprises managing complex database environments. Conversely, Dynatrace's score of 8.4 in this area suggests that users find it less comprehensive for database insights.
- Users on G2 report that AppDynamics provides excellent Reporting features with a score of 9.4, which many find essential for data-driven decision-making. Dynatrace, with a score of 7.9, is noted by reviewers as needing improvement in its reporting functionalities.
- Reviewers mention that AppDynamics' Incident Alerts score of 9.2 is a standout feature, allowing for timely responses to issues. In comparison, Dynatrace's score of 8.5 indicates that while it is effective, users feel it lacks some of the customization options available in AppDynamics.
- Users say that AppDynamics' Multi-Cloud Management capabilities, scoring 8.4, are beneficial for organizations operating in diverse environments. Dynatrace, with a score of 8.6, is praised for its seamless integration across multiple cloud platforms, making it a preferred choice for users focused on cloud observability.
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Entry-Level Pricing
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
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
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Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.6
258
8.8
1,038
Ease of Use
8.5
257
8.3
1,047
Ease of Setup
7.9
118
8.4
640
Ease of Admin
8.1
117
8.2
611
Quality of Support
8.3
248
8.7
982
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.5
113
8.7
609
Product Direction (% positive)
8.3
233
9.3
1,012
Features by Category
User Behavior
Not enough data
8.9
112
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
69
Not enough data
8.1
83
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
101
|
Verified
A/B Testing
Not enough data
8.5
97
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
72
Not enough data
8.7
106
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
71
Visitor Information
Not enough data
8.6
113
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
108
|
Verified
Functionality
Not enough data
8.8
55
Not enough data
9.0
55
Not enough data
8.5
52
Not enough data
8.1
52
Not enough data
8.6
48
Not enough data
8.4
52
Experience
8.9
9
9.1
154
8.1
9
8.4
132
7.6
9
8.5
129
Management
8.0
9
8.4
122
9.1
9
8.7
149
7.6
9
7.8
97
Performance
9.3
9
9.1
146
9.2
8
9.4
151
9.2
8
8.5
143
8.7
9
9.1
143
Functionality
Not enough data
8.9
67
Not enough data
8.8
65
Not enough data
8.6
62
Not enough data
9.0
66
Not enough data
8.3
63
Not enough data
8.7
65
Functionality
Not enough data
9.1
43
Not enough data
8.9
42
Not enough data
8.5
38
Not enough data
8.2
39
Management
Not enough data
8.7
42
Not enough data
8.9
42
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Monitoring
8.8
22
9.0
193
9.1
22
8.2
179
8.9
22
8.9
177
8.7
21
9.0
187
Administration
9.0
21
8.6
164
8.5
20
8.6
145
8.5
22
8.4
150
Analysis
8.9
22
8.2
174
8.9
22
8.6
190
8.7
19
Feature Not Available
Bug Reporting
Not enough data
8.5
36
Not enough data
7.8
33
Not enough data
8.1
33
Bug Monitoring
Not enough data
8.4
34
Not enough data
8.1
34
Not enough data
7.8
34
Functionality
8.3
22
8.5
37
8.3
22
8.3
37
9.2
27
8.7
41
Issue Resolution
9.1
27
8.7
41
8.8
27
8.6
40
8.8
25
8.4
41
Management
8.9
27
8.6
41
9.2
26
8.6
42
9.4
27
8.2
40
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Visibility
Not enough data
9.0
62
Not enough data
8.9
61
Not enough data
8.6
62
Monitoring and Management
Not enough data
8.8
55
Not enough data
8.8
61
Not enough data
9.2
61
Functionality
9.3
16
8.8
48
8.9
17
8.8
49
8.9
17
9.1
47
8.2
15
8.3
44
Management
8.5
17
8.4
46
8.6
17
8.3
48
8.9
17
8.9
47
9.3
17
9.0
47
Data Preparation
Not enough data
8.7
55
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
52
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
51
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
51
|
Verified
Analysis
Not enough data
8.3
53
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
52
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
53
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
53
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
57
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
49
|
Verified
Visualization
Not enough data
9.0
57
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
54
|
Verified
Monitoring
9.2
10
8.7
92
9.7
10
8.8
92
9.7
10
8.9
97
8.7
9
7.7
84
8.8
10
8.5
90
Response
9.7
10
8.6
95
8.8
10
8.6
95
9.3
10
8.1
93
Performance
8.9
26
8.6
94
8.5
25
8.0
94
Functionality
8.8
26
8.5
90
8.9
23
8.3
94
8.5
27
7.8
87
8.5
25
8.5
94
Alerts management
Not enough data
8.1
36
Not enough data
7.7
36
Not enough data
8.7
36
Monitoring
Not enough data
8.8
37
Not enough data
9.1
37
Not enough data
8.9
37
Not enough data
9.2
37
Automation
Not enough data
8.2
36
Not enough data
8.2
36
Analysis
Not enough data
8.3
38
Not enough data
8.1
36
Not enough data
8.6
37
Not enough data
8.3
36
Issue Resolution
Not enough data
8.4
37
Not enough data
8.2
37
Not enough data
8.8
36
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
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
Response
Not enough data
7.7
41
Not enough data
8.1
43
Not enough data
7.0
35
Not enough data
7.8
35
Records
Not enough data
8.6
41
Not enough data
8.5
41
Not enough data
8.8
41
Management
Not enough data
8.8
42
Not enough data
8.2
39
Not enough data
8.3
36
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
ServiceNow Apps
8.6
11
8.5
9
8.8
11
9.3
10
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
AppDynamics and Dynatrace are categorized as AIOps Platforms, Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM), Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring, ServiceNow Store Apps, Container Monitoring, Application Performance Monitoring (APM), Enterprise Monitoring, Observability Solution Suites, and SAP Store
Unique Categories
AppDynamics has no 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
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
AppDynamics
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Dynatrace
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
25.7%
Computer Software
10.1%
Financial Services
8.1%
Banking
5.4%
Insurance
5.1%
Other
45.7%
Information Technology and Services
16.4%
Financial Services
10.1%
Insurance
9.1%
Computer Software
9.1%
Banking
8.6%
Other
46.7%
Most Helpful Reviews
AppDynamics
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Zoltan L.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
-The responsiveness of the user interface and clean, readily understandable design -The excellent diagnostics and trouble-shooting utilities -The ability to see services on the lowest possible level as well as the highest level, interacting with the rest...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Jasper D.
Verified User in Airlines/Aviation
Lack of depth. I have the feeling that AppD provides me the insight but not the depth inevitable for DevOps.
Dynatrace
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Karan S.
Verified User in Telecommunications
Dynatrace excels in API monitoring, data analysis, and business analysis, making it incredibly useful for our day-to-day operations. What stands out most is its ease of use and the number of features it offers. Despite being a powerful tool, the interface...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Telecommunications
Hate the monitoring setup complexity when it comes to orchestration in kubernetes
Zoltan L.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
-The responsiveness of the user interface and clean, readily understandable design -The excellent diagnostics and trouble-shooting utilities -The ability to see services on the lowest possible level as well as the highest level, interacting with the rest...
Karan S.
Verified User in Telecommunications
Dynatrace excels in API monitoring, data analysis, and business analysis, making it incredibly useful for our day-to-day operations. What stands out most is its ease of use and the number of features it offers. Despite being a powerful tool, the interface...
Jasper D.
Verified User in Airlines/Aviation
Lack of depth. I have the feeling that AppD provides me the insight but not the depth inevitable for DevOps.
Verified User in Telecommunications
Hate the monitoring setup complexity when it comes to orchestration in kubernetes
Discussions
Can AppDynamics be deployed in a private cloud?
1 comment
AY
Certainly! Please provide the text in the Unknown Language that you would like me to translate into English.Read more
Can AppDynamics be deployed on Azure?
1 comment
AY
Certainly! Please provide the text in the Unknown Language that you would like me to translate into English.Read more
Can AppDynamics be deployed on AWS?
1 comment
AY
Certainly! Please provide the text in the Unknown Language that you would like me to translate into English.Read more
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
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 does Rookout do?
2 comments
EY
Remote non-blocking debug- breakpoint logs extraction from remote resources.Read more
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