Compare Dynatrace and SolarWinds Observability 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (69.2% of reviews)
Enterprise (45.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starts at $69 per month billed annually, per 8 GB Host
No pricing available
Dynatrace
Star Rating
(1,332)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (69.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starts at $69 per month billed annually, per 8 GB Host
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansSolarWinds Observability
Star Rating
(780)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (45.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Trial is available
Learn more about SolarWinds ObservabilitySummary
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 SolarWinds Observability scores 9.2 as well, but reviewers mention that Dynatrace provides more comprehensive insights into application performance, making it a preferred choice for enterprises focused on detailed analytics.
- Reviewers mention that Dynatrace's "Alerting" feature, rated at 9.0, is highly customizable, allowing users to set specific thresholds and conditions, whereas SolarWinds Observability's alerting, rated at 8.8, is effective but lacks some of the advanced customization options that users desire.
- G2 users highlight that Dynatrace's "User Behavior" tracking capabilities, particularly "Click Tracking" and "Frustration Tracking," are superior, scoring 8.9 and 8.4 respectively, while SolarWinds Observability does not offer comparable features, leading to a more limited understanding of user interactions.
- Users on G2 report that SolarWinds Observability shines in "Reporting," with a score of 9.1, as it provides more intuitive and visually appealing reports compared to Dynatrace's 8.4, which some users find less user-friendly and harder to interpret.
- Reviewers mention that Dynatrace's "AI/ML Integration" is rated at 8.3, which enhances its predictive capabilities, while SolarWinds Observability's AI features are perceived as less robust, leading to a preference for Dynatrace among users looking for advanced analytics.
- Users say that Dynatrace's "Multi-Cloud Management" feature, rated at 8.6, is more effective in managing diverse cloud environments compared to SolarWinds Observability's score of 7.6, which some users find limiting when dealing with complex multi-cloud architectures.
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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
SolarWinds Observability
No pricing availableFree Trial
Dynatrace
Free Trial is available
SolarWinds Observability
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
1,045
8.8
627
Ease of Use
8.3
1,054
8.3
627
Ease of Setup
8.4
647
8.0
462
Ease of Admin
8.2
615
8.3
461
Quality of Support
8.7
988
8.2
571
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
613
8.3
429
Product Direction (% positive)
9.3
1,019
8.1
595
Features by Category
User Behavior
8.9
113
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
84
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
102
|
Verified
Not enough data
A/B Testing
8.5
98
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
73
Not enough data
8.7
107
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
72
Not enough data
Visitor Information
8.6
114
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
109
|
Verified
Not enough data
Configuration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Network
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Logistics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security - Network Automation
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
8.9
57
9.1
19
8.9
57
9.4
19
8.5
54
9.3
16
8.0
54
9.0
17
8.6
50
9.1
17
8.4
54
8.4
16
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Monitoring and Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Organization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Service Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Experience
9.1
156
Not enough data
8.4
135
Not enough data
8.5
132
Not enough data
Management
8.4
125
Not enough data
8.7
152
Not enough data
7.8
100
Not enough data
Performance
9.1
149
Not enough data
9.4
154
Not enough data
8.5
146
Not enough data
9.1
146
Not enough data
Network Security Policy Management (NSPM)Hide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Network Maintenance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Network Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Network Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
8.9
71
8.5
9
8.9
69
8.7
9
8.6
66
8.7
9
9.0
70
7.8
9
8.2
67
7.8
9
8.7
69
8.3
9
Scope
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
Management
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
45
9.1
66
8.9
44
9.0
66
8.6
40
7.9
59
8.1
41
8.8
62
Monitoring - Network Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
8.7
44
8.6
62
8.8
44
8.8
64
Feature Not Available
8.3
61
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
Monitoring
9.0
196
9.1
11
8.2
182
7.9
12
8.9
180
7.3
10
9.0
190
8.0
11
Administration
8.5
167
8.3
11
8.5
148
7.7
10
8.4
153
8.2
10
Analysis
8.2
177
8.9
12
8.6
193
8.9
12
Feature Not Available
7.8
10
Automation
Not enough data
7.7
11
Not enough data
6.9
8
Not enough data
7.0
9
Not enough data
7.7
11
Functionality
Not enough data
7.8
10
Not enough data
8.0
10
Not enough data
9.2
13
Not enough data
8.2
14
Incident Management
Not enough data
8.1
12
Not enough data
8.6
12
Not enough data
8.8
13
Bug Reporting
8.5
36
Not enough data
7.8
33
Not enough data
8.1
33
Not enough data
Bug Monitoring
8.4
34
Not enough data
8.1
34
Not enough data
7.8
34
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
Visibility
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Monitoring and Management
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
66
8.5
9
8.9
65
9.1
9
8.5
66
8.3
9
Monitoring and Management
8.8
59
7.0
9
8.9
65
7.8
9
9.2
65
8.8
10
Visibility
Not enough data
8.8
26
Not enough data
8.8
26
Not enough data
8.6
26
Monitoring and Management
Not enough data
8.6
25
Not enough data
8.1
25
Not enough data
8.5
26
Not enough data
8.8
26
Not enough data
9.2
19
Not enough data
8.7
18
Cloud environment support
Not enough data
7.7
19
Not enough data
7.5
19
Functionality
8.8
52
8.3
5
8.8
53
8.7
5
9.1
51
7.7
5
8.3
48
Not enough data
Management
8.4
50
Not enough data
8.4
52
Not enough data
8.9
51
Not enough data
9.0
51
Not enough data
Data Preparation
8.7
57
|
Verified
8.8
8
8.0
54
|
Verified
8.6
7
8.1
53
|
Verified
7.4
9
8.1
53
|
Verified
7.9
8
Analysis
8.4
55
|
Verified
7.3
8
8.4
54
|
Verified
7.7
8
8.6
55
|
Verified
8.0
9
8.2
55
|
Verified
8.6
11
8.4
59
|
Verified
8.8
11
7.9
51
|
Verified
8.8
8
Visualization
9.0
59
|
Verified
9.1
9
8.5
56
|
Verified
8.7
9
Monitoring
8.7
97
8.9
22
8.8
97
8.7
21
8.9
102
8.8
22
7.7
89
7.3
20
8.5
95
8.7
22
Response
8.7
100
8.7
22
8.7
100
8.8
22
8.1
98
7.6
20
Performance
8.6
99
7.7
22
8.1
99
8.2
18
Functionality
8.5
95
7.0
21
8.3
98
7.3
20
7.8
92
7.3
20
8.5
98
7.5
21
Alerts management
8.2
38
Not enough data
7.8
38
Not enough data
8.7
38
Not enough data
Monitoring
8.8
39
Not enough data
9.1
39
Not enough data
8.9
39
Not enough data
9.2
39
Not enough data
Automation
8.2
38
Not enough data
8.2
38
Not enough data
Analysis
8.3
40
Not enough data
8.1
38
Not enough data
8.5
39
Not enough data
8.3
38
Not enough data
Issue Resolution
8.3
39
Not enough data
8.1
39
Not enough data
8.8
38
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Configuration
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
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Support
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Management - Observability Pipeline
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
Performance - Observability Pipeline
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI - Observability Pipeline
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Compliance - Observability Pipeline
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
7.6
44
Not enough data
8.1
46
Not enough data
7.0
38
Not enough data
7.8
38
Not enough data
Records
8.6
44
Not enough data
8.4
44
Not enough data
8.8
44
Not enough data
Management
8.9
45
Not enough data
8.2
42
Not enough data
8.4
39
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Platform - Mobile Device Management (MDM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Operating System
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
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
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analysis
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
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
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
ServiceNow Apps
8.5
9
Not enough data
9.3
10
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Dynatrace and SolarWinds Observability are categorized as Observability Solution Suites, Enterprise Monitoring, Log Monitoring, AIOps Platforms, Database Monitoring, Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM), Website Monitoring, Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring, IT Alerting, Container Monitoring, Log Analysis, Application Performance Monitoring (APM), and Network Monitoring
Unique Categories
Dynatrace is categorized as SAP Store, Runtime Application Self-Protection (RASP) Tools, ServiceNow Store Apps, Session Replay, Incident Response, and Bug Tracking
SolarWinds Observability is categorized as DDI Management Platform, Server Monitoring, Hardware Monitoring, Network Traffic Analysis (NTA), Unified Endpoint Management (UEM), Network Security Policy Management (NSPM), Remote Monitoring & Management (RMM), Network Automation Tools, Network Management Tools, Mobile Application Management, Enterprise IT Management, Configuration Management, Mobile Device Management (MDM), and Observability Pipeline
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Dynatrace
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
SolarWinds Observability
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
16.3%
Financial Services
10.2%
Computer Software
9.2%
Insurance
9.1%
Banking
8.5%
Other
46.8%
Information Technology and Services
22.5%
Computer Software
5.6%
Hospital & Health Care
5.5%
Telecommunications
5.0%
Financial Services
3.9%
Other
57.5%
Most Helpful Reviews
Dynatrace
Most Helpful Favorable Review
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
Verified User in Banking
The Kubernetes implementation has been buggy for a long time. The Support fuction is slow and often doesn't resolve the issues. Very cumbersome Dynatrace query language. Gaps we have observed are lack of AWS VPC monitoring (VPC endpoint metrics) MSK...
SolarWinds Observability
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Joe C.
Verified User in Telecommunications
It is able to monitor every device in your company and check for high cpu utilization, low memory, failures and errors. As well as make backups of all your devices
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Banking
While SolarWinds NTA offers an array of powerful features, a few areas could be improved. One limitation is the complexity of the initial setup and configuration. Setting up the software to collect and analyze network traffic data from different devices may...
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...
Joe C.
Verified User in Telecommunications
It is able to monitor every device in your company and check for high cpu utilization, low memory, failures and errors. As well as make backups of all your devices
Verified User in Banking
The Kubernetes implementation has been buggy for a long time. The Support fuction is slow and often doesn't resolve the issues. Very cumbersome Dynatrace query language. Gaps we have observed are lack of AWS VPC monitoring (VPC endpoint metrics) MSK...
Verified User in Banking
While SolarWinds NTA offers an array of powerful features, a few areas could be improved. One limitation is the complexity of the initial setup and configuration. Setting up the software to collect and analyze network traffic data from different devices may...
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