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Dynatrace
Dynatrace
(1,323)
4.5 out of 5
Dynatrace
By Dynatrace
Optimized for quick response
Lightrun
Lightrun
(62)
4.8 out of 5
Lightrun
By Lightrun
At a Glance
Dynatrace
Dynatrace
Star Rating
(1,323)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (69.4% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
Starts at $69 per month billed annually, per 8 GB Host
Free Trial is available
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Lightrun
Lightrun
Star Rating
(62)4.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (45.2% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
Contact Us 200 Agents / 50 Users Per Year
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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, while Lightrun offers a slightly lower score of 9.3, indicating that Lightrun may provide a more robust real-time monitoring experience.
  • Reviewers mention that Dynatrace's "Quality of Support" is rated at 8.7, which is significantly lower than Lightrun's impressive score of 9.7, suggesting that users may find Lightrun's support more responsive and helpful.
  • G2 users highlight that Lightrun shines in "User Behavior" tracking features, particularly with "Click Tracking" scoring 8.9, while Dynatrace's similar features are not as highly rated, indicating a potential gap in user behavior analytics.
  • Users on G2 report that Dynatrace's "Alerting" functionality is rated at 9.0, which is comparable to Lightrun's score of 8.9, but reviewers mention that Lightrun's multi-channel alerting capabilities are more versatile and user-friendly.
  • Reviewers say that Lightrun's "Synthetic Monitoring" feature stands out with a score of 9.4, while Dynatrace's score of 8.4 suggests that Lightrun may offer more effective synthetic monitoring tools for performance testing.
  • Users report that Dynatrace's "Data Visualization" capabilities are rated at 8.8, which is slightly lower than Lightrun's score of 9.0, indicating that Lightrun may provide a more intuitive and visually appealing data presentation experience.
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Entry-Level Pricing
Dynatrace
Full-stack monitoring
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per month billed annually, per 8 GB Host
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Free Trial
Dynatrace
Free Trial is available
Lightrun
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
1,038
9.4
55
Ease of Use
8.3
1,047
9.1
57
Ease of Setup
8.4
640
9.0
24
Ease of Admin
8.2
611
9.1
13
Quality of Support
8.7
982
9.7
48
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
609
9.5
14
Product Direction (% positive)
9.3
1,012
10.0
56
Features by Category
Cloud Cost ManagementHide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
Session ReplayHide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
8.4
932
Not enough data
User Behavior
8.9
112
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
69
Not enough data
8.1
83
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
101
|
Verified
Not enough data
A/B Testing
8.5
97
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
72
Not enough data
8.7
106
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
71
Not enough data
Visitor Information
8.6
113
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
108
|
Verified
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
Website MonitoringHide 6 FeaturesShow 6 Features
8.6
314
Not enough data
Functionality
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
Not enough data
Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM)Hide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
8.7
1,366
Not enough data
Experience
9.1
154
Not enough data
8.4
132
Not enough data
8.5
129
Not enough data
Management
8.4
122
Not enough data
8.7
149
Not enough data
7.8
97
Not enough data
Performance
9.1
146
Not enough data
9.4
151
Not enough data
8.5
143
Not enough data
9.1
143
Not enough data
Cloud ComplianceHide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
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
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
Database MonitoringHide 6 FeaturesShow 6 Features
8.7
388
Not enough data
Functionality
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
Not enough data
Network MonitoringHide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features
8.7
246
Not enough data
Functionality
9.1
43
Not enough data
8.9
42
Not enough data
8.5
38
Not enough data
8.2
39
Not enough data
Management
8.7
42
Not enough data
8.9
42
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Cloud Infrastructure MonitoringHide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
8.6
1,559
Not enough data
Monitoring
9.0
193
Not enough data
8.2
179
Not enough data
8.9
177
Not enough data
9.0
187
Not enough data
Administration
8.6
164
Not enough data
8.6
145
Not enough data
8.4
150
Not enough data
Analysis
8.2
174
Not enough data
8.6
190
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Bug TrackingHide 6 FeaturesShow 6 Features
8.1
204
9.1
192
Bug Reporting
8.5
36
9.3
32
7.8
33
9.3
32
8.1
33
9.0
32
Bug Monitoring
8.4
34
9.0
32
8.1
34
9.1
33
7.8
34
9.1
31
AIOps PlatformsHide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
8.5
360
Not enough data
Functionality
8.5
37
Not enough data
8.3
37
Not enough data
8.7
41
Not enough data
Issue Resolution
8.7
41
Not enough data
8.6
40
Not enough data
8.4
41
Not enough data
Management
8.6
41
Not enough data
8.6
42
Not enough data
8.2
40
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Log MonitoringHide 6 FeaturesShow 6 Features
8.9
362
8.7
56
Visibility
9.0
62
8.5
11
8.9
61
8.5
9
8.6
62
8.3
8
Monitoring and Management
8.8
55
8.8
8
8.8
61
9.0
10
9.2
61
9.2
10
Enterprise MonitoringHide 8 FeaturesShow 8 Features
8.7
376
Not enough data
Functionality
8.8
48
Not enough data
8.8
49
Not enough data
9.1
47
Not enough data
8.3
44
Not enough data
Management
8.4
46
Not enough data
8.3
48
Not enough data
8.9
47
Not enough data
9.0
47
Not enough data
Log AnalysisHide 12 FeaturesShow 12 Features
8.4
637
Not enough data
Data Preparation
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
Not enough data
Analysis
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
Not enough data
Visualization
9.0
57
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
54
|
Verified
Not enough data
Application Performance Monitoring (APM)Hide 14 FeaturesShow 14 Features
8.4
1,291
8.6
212
Monitoring
8.7
92
8.5
16
8.8
92
8.8
16
8.9
97
8.8
16
7.7
84
6.3
15
8.5
90
8.9
15
Response
8.6
95
8.6
16
8.6
95
8.1
16
8.1
93
8.6
16
Performance
8.6
94
9.0
14
8.0
94
9.0
14
Functionality
8.5
90
9.4
14
8.3
94
8.8
14
7.8
87
8.7
14
8.5
94
9.3
16
Container MonitoringHide 16 FeaturesShow 16 Features
8.5
585
Not enough data
Alerts management
8.1
36
Not enough data
7.7
36
Not enough data
8.7
36
Not enough data
Monitoring
8.8
37
Not enough data
9.1
37
Not enough data
8.9
37
Not enough data
9.2
37
Not enough data
Automation
8.2
36
Not enough data
8.2
36
Not enough data
Analysis
8.3
38
Not enough data
8.1
36
Not enough data
8.6
37
Not enough data
8.3
36
Not enough data
Issue Resolution
8.4
37
Not enough data
8.2
37
Not enough data
8.8
36
Not enough data
IT AlertingHide 1 FeatureShow 1 Feature
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Application SecurityHide 1 FeatureShow 1 Feature
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
Incident ResponseHide 12 FeaturesShow 12 Features
8.2
394
Not enough data
Response
7.7
41
Not enough data
8.1
43
Not enough data
7.0
35
Not enough data
7.8
35
Not enough data
Records
8.6
41
Not enough data
8.5
41
Not enough data
8.8
41
Not enough data
Management
8.8
42
Not enough data
8.2
39
Not enough data
8.3
36
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Cloud SecurityHide 9 FeaturesShow 9 Features
Not enough data
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
ServiceNow Store AppsHide 2 FeaturesShow 2 Features
8.9
19
Not enough data
ServiceNow Apps
8.5
9
Not enough data
9.3
10
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
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Lightrun
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Unique Categories
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Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Dynatrace
Dynatrace
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
7.1%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
23.5%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
69.4%
Lightrun
Lightrun
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
27.4%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
45.2%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
27.4%
Reviewers' Industry
Dynatrace
Dynatrace
Information Technology and Services
16.4%
Financial Services
10.1%
Insurance
9.1%
Computer Software
9.1%
Banking
8.6%
Other
46.7%
Lightrun
Lightrun
Computer Software
29.0%
Information Technology and Services
12.9%
Marketing and Advertising
11.3%
Insurance
8.1%
Internet
6.5%
Other
32.3%
Most Helpful Reviews
Dynatrace
Dynatrace
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Bruno L.
BL
Bruno L.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

1) Ease of use, with a streamlined and automated installation process. 2) Functional coverage, from an end-user business sensible view to a very detailed drill down of technical transactions. All of them, not sampling. 3) PurePath - the automatic...

Most Helpful Critical Review
CS
Caleb S.
Verified User in Transportation/Trucking/Railroad

Difficult to implement a hosted solution. Dynatrace oneagent updates sometimes fail requiring manual intervention. Recent updates have caused major service disconnects. Missing service data or transactions. Metrics are skewed due to the missing data. Very...

Lightrun
Lightrun
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Dror H.
DH
Dror H.
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising

Great customer support and relations, The people in lightrun helped us with implementation and use cases, and followed up with us along the way. Great tools and options for on the fly debugging and problem investigation.

Most Helpful Critical Review
Lior K.
LK
Lior K.
Verified User in Computer Hardware

Cannot state at this phase, seems like for now tool is serving the needs just fine

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Discussions
Dynatrace
Dynatrace Discussions
what is the best way to AI integration in Energy and Utlilites services.
3 comments
Dave A.
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
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