Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Instana and Dynatrace score closely across Staquest's six weighted dimensions, with no decisive overall winner. Neither lists a free tier. Dynatrace's paid plans start at $1.40/mo.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | hybrid | hybrid |
| Company | IBM | Dynatrace |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| Industries | DevelopmentSaaS & Cloud | DevelopmentCybersecurity & InfoSecSaaS & Cloud |
| Categories | observability-apm | error-monitoringdevops |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
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| Feature | instana | dynatrace |
|---|---|---|
| Code-Level Visibility | ||
| 10 Days Of Trace Data Retention, Extendable To 10 Years | ||
| Deployment And Upgrade Cadence Control | ||
| Apm | ||
| Everything In Essentials | ||
| Automated Root Cause Analysis For E2E Transactions | ||
| Feature Parity With Saas | ||
| Basic Host Health Indicators | ||
| Full Control Over Data | ||
| Code-Level Profiling | ||
| Full-Stack Observability | ||
| Correlation Of Logs In Context Of Hosts, Cloud Services, Databases, Network | ||
| Infrastructure Discovery | ||
| Custom Metrics For Extensibility | ||
| Infrastructure Mapping | ||
| Everything Included In Foundation & Discovery | ||
| Infrastructure Monitoring | ||
| Everything Included In Infrastructure Monitoring | ||
| Log Management | ||
| Filesystem Monitoring (Ex: Disk Usage) | ||
| Real-Time Change Detection | ||
| Health Views And Explorative Analysis With Data In Context | ||
| Tracing | ||
| Host And Process Topology Detection | ||
| Integration With Visual Studio Code And Jetbrains | ||
| Kubernetes Metrics And Events: Cpu, Memory, Network, And More | ||
| Kubernetes Platform Monitoring | ||
| Live Code Troubleshooting And Debugging | ||
| Non-Breaking Breakpoints | ||
| Opentelemetry Metrics And Traces |
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Dashes mean the feature isn't listed in our data. The tool may still support it.
Dynatrace scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
