Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Dynatrace
Dynatrace clearly comes out ahead of Kentik on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Kentik has a free tier; Dynatrace does not. Paid plans start at $2000/mo for Kentik and $1.40/mo for Dynatrace.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | ai tool | hybrid |
| Company | Kentik Technologies, Inc. | Dynatrace |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | - | - |
| Integration | - | - |
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| GitHub Stars | - | - |
| Industries | DevelopmentAI & Machine LearningSaaS & Cloud | DevelopmentCybersecurity & InfoSecSaaS & Cloud |
| Categories | observability-apm | error-monitoringdevops |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
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| Feature | kentik | dynatrace |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Day Trial | ||
| 10 Days Of Trace Data Retention, Extendable To 10 Years | ||
| Kentik Cloud | ||
| Apm | ||
| Kentik Core | ||
| Automated Root Cause Analysis For E2E Transactions | ||
| Kentik Edge | ||
| Basic Host Health Indicators | ||
| Kentik Nms | ||
| Code-Level Profiling | ||
| Kentik Protect | ||
| Correlation Of Logs In Context Of Hosts, Cloud Services, Databases, Network | ||
| Kentik Synthetics | ||
| Custom Metrics For Extensibility | ||
| Everything Included In Foundation & Discovery | ||
| Everything Included In Infrastructure Monitoring | ||
| Filesystem Monitoring (Ex: Disk Usage) | ||
| Health Views And Explorative Analysis With Data In Context | ||
| 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 | ||
| Os Services Monitoring | ||
| Process, Disk, Memory, And Network Analysis | ||
| Resources And Topology |
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On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Dynatrace comes out ahead overall, though Kentik can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Kentik's paid plans start at $2000/mo and Dynatrace's start at $1.40/mo, so Dynatrace is the lower entry price. Check the pricing comparison for higher tiers and per-seat costs.
Kentik offers a free tier; Dynatrace does not currently list one.
Dynatrace scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
