Dynatrace
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Observability built for the age of AI
How to Replace DynatraceOverview
Features
60 features across 11 categories
AI(5)
Best-in-class observability for Generative AI applications, LLMs, and agents
Predictive anomaly detection powered by AI
Automatic detection of root causes for application issues
AI-powered root cause analysis and anomaly detection
Fuses deterministic insights with agentic action to deliver reliable outcomes with autonomous prevention, remediation, and optimization at scale
Analytics(7)
Budget predictable log analytics with included queries and flexible retention
Make better business decisions in real-time with customizable analytics
Advanced analytics using Dynatrace Query Language with on-read parsing, aggregation, and reporting
Drive intelligent and intuitive analytics from log data, from troubleshooting to business processes
Correlation of logs in context of hosts, cloud services, databases, and network
Pay only for the data you use with granular pricing for ingest, retention, and query
Real-time analysis of observability data for immediate insights
Application Monitoring(4)
APM, distributed tracing, and profiling for cloud-native and enterprise stacks
Troubleshoot and debug code live in production instantly with live code troubleshooting and non-breaking breakpoints
Profile code performance at granular level
Trace transactions across distributed systems and microservices
Automation(3)
Empower teams to resolve issues faster, reduce security risks, and deliver better code with built-in and 3rd party agents
Drive intelligent cloud ecosystem automations with observability and security insights
Automate manual tasks and operational workflows
Container Monitoring(2)
Observability of cloud-native containerized environments, from infrastructure to application, down to the code level
Visibility into Kubernetes clusters, nodes and workloads with metrics, events, health views and topology
Data Management(6)
Flexible data retention from 1 day to 10 years
Advanced data transformation capabilities for log analytics
Data lakehouse designed for observability, unifying logs, metrics, traces, and events into a real-time, topology-aware model
Conversion of log data to time series for analysis
Automatic enrichment of topology data for better context
10 days of trace data retention, extendable to 10 years
Infrastructure Monitoring(9)
Custom metrics for extensibility of infrastructure monitoring
Monitoring of filesystem including disk usage
Basic infrastructure monitoring and IT inventory with host health indicators and topology detection
Comprehensive observability for apps, microservices, and infrastructure with APM and automated root cause analysis
Host and process topology detection
Infrastructure observability for cloud, hyperscaler, and data center with process, disk, memory, and network analysis
End-to-end infrastructure observability for modern multi-cloud environments
Monitoring of operating system services
Process, disk, memory, and network analysis
Integration(4)
Integration with JetBrains IDEs for code monitoring
Integration and automation capabilities for innovation and growth
Support for OpenTelemetry metrics and traces
Integration with Visual Studio Code for code monitoring
Security(8)
Discover, prioritize, and shield from known and unknown vulnerabilities in real-time
Evidence creation for auditing purposes
Compliance standards including CIS, NIST, DORA, HIPAA and more
Protection against top relevant OWASP security risks
Protect against and block exploitation attempts of applications at runtime
Detect and remediate critical 1st and 3rd party vulnerabilities at runtime
Stay compliant with key security guidelines and industry standards
Advanced threat protection, automated response, and forensics for unmatched protection
Topology Mapping(1)
Real-time, auto-discovered topology that maps all components and their dependencies across applications, services, processes, hosts, and data centers
User Experience(11)
Monitor business-critical workflows by simulating user visits with web-based recorder and scripted transactions
Deliver flawless digital experiences with real-user and synthetic monitoring and session replays
Global public locations for synthetic monitoring
Check availability and performance of internal and external resources—websites or API endpoints
Mobile application monitoring and crash analysis
Private locations for synthetic monitoring
Gain full visibility into how end users experience every digital transaction across web, mobile, and single-page applications
Scripted transactions for synthetic browser monitoring
Capture and visually replay the complete digital experience of end users to easily reproduce production issues and errors
Monitor business-critical workflows by simulating user visits
Web-based recorder for synthetic browser monitoring
Pricing
Foundation & Discovery
- ✓Basic infrastructure monitoring and IT inventory
- ✓Basic host health indicators
- ✓Host and process topology detection
- ✓Filesystem monitoring
- ✓OS services monitoring
Infrastructure Monitoring
- ✓Everything included in Foundation & Discovery
- ✓Process, disk, memory, and network analysis
- ✓Correlation of logs in context of hosts, cloud services, databases, network
- ✓Custom metrics for extensibility
Full-Stack Monitoring
- ✓Everything included in Infrastructure Monitoring
- ✓APM
- ✓Automated root cause analysis for E2E transactions
- ✓Code-level profiling
- ✓Kubernetes Platform Monitoring
- ✓OpenTelemetry metrics and traces
- ✓10 days of trace data retention, extendable to 10 years
Kubernetes Platform Monitoring
- ✓Kubernetes metrics and events: CPU, memory, network, and more
- ✓Health views and explorative analysis with data in context
- ✓Resources and topology
- ✓Included on hosts with Full-Stack Monitoring for no additional charge
Code Monitoring
- ✓Live code troubleshooting and debugging
- ✓Non-breaking breakpoints
- ✓Integration with Visual Studio Code and JetBrains
Log Analytics - Pay-per-Query
- ✓Ingest & Process: $0.20 per GiB
- ✓Retain: $0.0007 per GiB-day
- ✓Query: $0.0035 per GiB-scanned
- ✓Automated data ingestion & processing
- ✓Topology enrichment
- ✓Advanced data transformation
- ✓Conversion to time series
- ✓DQL-powered analytics & querying
- ✓Data retention control from 1 day to 10 years
Log Analytics - Bundled Queries
- ✓Ingest & Process: $0.20 per GiB
- ✓Retain with included queries: $0.02 per GiB-day
- ✓Automated data ingestion & processing
- ✓Topology enrichment
- ✓Advanced data transformation
- ✓Conversion to time series
- ✓DQL-powered analytics & querying
- ✓Minimum 10, up to 35 days retention with queries included, extendable with usage-based option
Real User Monitoring
- ✓Capture and analysis of customer experience in every digital transaction
- ✓Mobile application monitoring and crash analysis
- ✓35 days of data retention
Real User Monitoring with Session Replay
- ✓Everything included in Real User Monitoring
- ✓Movie-like visual replay of end user experience
- ✓35 days of data retention
Synthetic Monitoring - Browser Monitor
- ✓Monitor business-critical workflows by simulating user visits
- ✓Web-based recorder
- ✓Scripted transactions
- ✓Private locations
- ✓35 days of data retention
Synthetic Monitoring - HTTP Monitor
- ✓Check availability and performance of internal and external resources—websites or API endpoints
- ✓Analytics tracking availability, response time, HTTP status codes
- ✓Global public and private synthetic locations
- ✓35 days of data retention
Runtime Vulnerability Analytics
- ✓Detect 1st party code vulnerabilities and 3rd party vulnerabilities
- ✓Automatic prioritization by risk and impact
- ✓Ingest and analyze external security findings
Runtime Application Protection
- ✓Protects against top relevant OWASP security risks
- ✓Blocking of exploitation attempts
- ✓Covers 1st party code vulnerabilities
Security Posture Management
- ✓Continuously identify and resolve misconfigurations
- ✓Detect and address security issues impacting your compliance at runtime
- ✓Evidence creation for auditing purposes
- ✓Covers compliance standards including CIS, NIST, DORA, HIPAA and more
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Integrations
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