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Dynatrace
(1,323)
4.5 out of 5
Dynatrace
By Dynatrace
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SolarWinds Observability
SolarWinds Observability
(775)
4.3 out of 5
SolarWinds Observability
By SolarWinds Worldwide LLC
Optimized for quick response
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Dynatrace
Dynatrace
Star Rating
(1,323)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (69.4% of reviews)
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SolarWinds Observability
SolarWinds Observability
Star Rating
(775)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (46.2% of reviews)
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No pricing available
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  • Users report that Dynatrace excels in "Real-Time Monitoring" with a score of 9.2, while SolarWinds Observability has a comparable score of 9.2 but lacks the same depth in "Session Replay" features, which users say enhances troubleshooting capabilities.
  • Reviewers mention that Dynatrace's "Alerting" functionality is robust, scoring 9.0, whereas SolarWinds Observability's alerting features, while still strong at 8.8, do not provide the same level of customization and multi-channel alerting options that users appreciate in Dynatrace.
  • G2 users highlight that Dynatrace's "User Behavior" tracking, particularly in "Click Tracking" and "Frustration Tracking," scores 8.9 and 8.4 respectively, which reviewers say helps in understanding user interactions better than SolarWinds Observability's offerings in this area.
  • Users on G2 report that SolarWinds Observability shines in "Reporting" with a score of 9.1, surpassing Dynatrace's score of 8.4, indicating that users find SolarWinds' reporting capabilities more comprehensive and user-friendly.
  • Reviewers mention that Dynatrace's "AI/ML Integration" scores 8.3, which users say provides valuable insights, but SolarWinds Observability's overall AI/ML features, while slightly lower at 7.6, are noted for their ease of use and integration with existing workflows.
  • Users say that Dynatrace's "Performance Monitoring" is highly rated at 9.2, which reviewers mention is crucial for maintaining application health, while SolarWinds Observability's score of 9.0 is still strong but lacks some of the advanced features that Dynatrace offers for proactive performance management.
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Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
1,038
8.8
622
Ease of Use
8.3
1,047
8.3
622
Ease of Setup
8.4
640
8.0
457
Ease of Admin
8.2
611
8.3
456
Quality of Support
8.7
982
8.2
567
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
609
8.3
424
Product Direction (% positive)
9.3
1,012
8.1
590
Features by Category
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
Network Automation ToolsHide 14 FeaturesShow 14 Features
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
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
Website MonitoringHide 6 FeaturesShow 6 Features
8.6
314
9.2
92
Functionality
8.8
55
9.2
17
9.0
55
9.3
17
8.5
52
9.3
14
8.1
52
9.1
15
8.6
48
9.2
15
8.4
52
8.9
14
Remote Monitoring & Management (RMM)Hide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
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
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
Database MonitoringHide 6 FeaturesShow 6 Features
8.7
388
8.4
42
Functionality
8.9
67
8.8
7
8.8
65
8.8
7
8.6
62
8.8
7
9.0
66
7.6
7
8.3
63
8.1
7
8.7
65
8.1
7
Unified Endpoint Management (UEM)Hide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
Network MonitoringHide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features
8.7
246
8.6
419
Functionality
9.1
43
9.0
63
8.9
42
8.9
63
8.5
38
8.0
56
8.2
39
8.8
59
Management
8.7
42
8.6
59
8.9
42
8.8
61
Feature Not Available
8.2
58
Cloud Infrastructure MonitoringHide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
8.6
1,559
8.2
109
Monitoring
9.0
193
9.1
11
8.2
179
7.9
12
8.9
177
7.3
10
9.0
187
8.0
11
Administration
8.6
164
8.3
11
8.6
145
7.7
10
8.4
150
8.2
10
Analysis
8.2
174
8.9
12
8.6
190
8.9
12
Feature Not Available
7.8
10
Network Traffic Analysis (NTA)Hide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
Not enough data
8.2
112
Automation
Not enough data
7.8
10
Not enough data
7.1
7
Not enough data
7.5
8
Not enough data
8.0
10
Functionality
Not enough data
8.1
9
Not enough data
8.5
9
Not enough data
9.6
12
Not enough data
8.2
13
Incident Management
Not enough data
8.3
11
Not enough data
8.6
11
Not enough data
8.9
12
Bug TrackingHide 6 FeaturesShow 6 Features
8.1
204
Not enough data
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
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
Hardware MonitoringHide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features
Not enough data
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
Log MonitoringHide 6 FeaturesShow 6 Features
8.9
362
8.8
43
Visibility
9.0
62
8.6
7
8.9
61
9.0
7
8.6
62
8.8
7
Monitoring and Management
8.8
55
8.1
7
8.8
61
8.8
7
9.2
61
9.2
8
Server MonitoringHide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
Not enough data
8.6
233
Visibility
Not enough data
9.0
24
Not enough data
8.9
24
Not enough data
8.8
24
Monitoring and Management
Not enough data
8.6
23
Not enough data
8.1
23
Not enough data
8.5
24
Not enough data
8.8
24
Not enough data
9.2
17
Not enough data
9.0
16
Cloud environment support
Not enough data
8.0
17
Not enough data
7.8
17
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
8.6
86
Data Preparation
8.7
55
|
Verified
8.8
7
8.0
52
|
Verified
8.9
6
8.1
51
|
Verified
8.3
7
8.1
51
|
Verified
8.3
7
Analysis
8.3
53
|
Verified
7.8
6
8.4
52
|
Verified
7.8
6
8.6
53
|
Verified
8.8
7
8.3
53
|
Verified
8.7
9
8.5
57
|
Verified
9.1
9
7.9
49
|
Verified
8.6
6
Visualization
9.0
57
|
Verified
9.2
8
8.5
54
|
Verified
8.8
8
Application Performance Monitoring (APM)Hide 14 FeaturesShow 14 Features
8.4
1,291
8.2
265
Monitoring
8.7
92
8.9
20
8.8
92
8.8
19
8.9
97
8.8
20
7.7
84
7.6
18
8.5
90
8.8
20
Response
8.6
95
8.8
20
8.6
95
8.8
20
8.1
93
7.6
18
Performance
8.6
94
7.8
20
8.0
94
8.5
16
Functionality
8.5
90
7.1
19
8.3
94
7.4
18
7.8
87
7.7
18
8.5
94
7.9
19
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
DDI Management PlatformHide 13 FeaturesShow 13 Features
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
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
Network Management ToolsHide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
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
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
Observability PipelineHide 13 FeaturesShow 13 Features
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
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
Mobile Device Management (MDM)Hide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
Not enough data
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
Enterprise IT ManagementHide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
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 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
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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%
SolarWinds Observability
SolarWinds Observability
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
17.7%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
36.2%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
46.2%
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%
SolarWinds Observability
SolarWinds Observability
Information Technology and Services
22.7%
Hospital & Health Care
5.5%
Computer Software
5.4%
Telecommunications
5.0%
Financial Services
3.9%
Other
57.5%
Most Helpful Reviews
Dynatrace
Dynatrace
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Karan S.
KS
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 Information Technology and Services
GI
Verified User in Telecommunications

Hate the monitoring setup complexity when it comes to orchestration in kubernetes

SolarWinds Observability
SolarWinds Observability
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Accounting

What I like best is their their customer service interface. They are very alert and it seems as if they are always in standby when needed! They are also very helpful and courteous! Love that about them.

Most Helpful Critical Review
JS
Jonathan S.
Verified User in Hospitality

There was more configuration and monitoring of the tool than expected and we were not staffed to handle the load that created

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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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Remote non-blocking debug- breakpoint logs extraction from remote resources.Read more
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What is the next version and when it is getting released?
2 comments
Syed I.
SI
2020.2.6 seems to have fixed a few major bugs and is pretty stable. Released in July 2021Read more
Can I monitor cloud applications?
2 comments
Ayushi S.
AS
It seems like there might be a misunderstanding. Could you please provide the text in the Unknown Language that you would like translated into English?Read more
Where can I find custom monitoring templates to import into Server & Application Monitor?
2 comments
Syed I.
SI
Thwack sites are helpful.Read more
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