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Compare Dynatrace and SolarWinds Database Observability 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (69.3% of reviews)
Mid-Market (42.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starts at $69 per month billed annually, per 8 GB Host
$1,399.00 Per Year
Dynatrace
Star Rating
(1,333)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (69.3% 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 Database Observability
Star Rating
(207)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (42.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$1,399.00 Per Year
Free Trial is available
Browse all 2 pricing plansSummary
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, providing comprehensive insights into application performance, while Database Observability also performs well with a score of 9.0, but lacks some of the advanced features that Dynatrace offers.
- Reviewers mention that Dynatrace's "Alerting" feature is highly rated at 9.0, allowing for effective multi-channel alerting, whereas Database Observability's alerting capabilities, rated at 9.0, are noted for their simplicity but may not offer the same level of customization.
- G2 users highlight that Dynatrace's "User Behavior" tracking, particularly "Click Tracking" and "Frustration Tracking," scores 8.9 and 8.4 respectively, providing valuable insights into user interactions, while Database Observability's tracking features are less robust, focusing more on backend performance.
- Reviewers say that Dynatrace's "Performance Monitoring" is rated at 9.2, which includes advanced features like "Real User Monitoring (RUM)" and "Second by Second Metrics," giving users a detailed view of application performance, while Database Observability's performance monitoring is rated at 9.4 but lacks the same depth of user interaction analysis.
- Users on G2 report that Dynatrace's "Data Visualization" capabilities, rated at 8.8, provide intuitive dashboards that help in understanding complex data, whereas Database Observability's visualization tools, also rated at 8.8, are effective but may not be as user-friendly or visually appealing.
- Reviewers mention that Dynatrace's "Quality of Support" is rated at 8.7, with many users praising the responsiveness and helpfulness of the support team, while Database Observability's support, rated at 8.6, is considered good but not as consistently praised as Dynatrace's.
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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 Database Observability
Flexible Database Performance Analyzer for virtualized environments or SQL Sentry license per instance
$1,399.00
Per Year
1-50 instances
Volume based discounting available
- One year subscription price, also includes maintenance and support.
Free Trial
Dynatrace
Free Trial is available
SolarWinds Database Observability
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
1,046
8.8
186
Ease of Use
8.3
1,055
8.7
188
Ease of Setup
8.4
648
8.7
131
Ease of Admin
8.2
616
8.9
128
Quality of Support
8.7
989
8.7
175
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
614
8.8
126
Product Direction (% positive)
9.3
1,020
9.2
183
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
Agentic AI - Session Replay
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
8.9
57
Not enough data
8.9
57
Not enough data
8.5
54
Not enough data
8.0
54
Not enough data
8.6
50
Not enough data
8.4
54
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Website Monitoring
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
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
Agentic AI - Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM)
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
Functionality
8.9
71
9.3
72
8.9
69
9.0
72
8.6
66
9.0
71
9.0
70
8.9
72
8.2
67
8.6
72
8.7
69
8.7
71
Agentic AI - Database Monitoring
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
9.0
45
Not enough data
8.9
44
Not enough data
8.6
40
Not enough data
8.1
41
Not enough data
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
Not enough data
8.8
44
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
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
Agentic AI - Network Monitoring
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Monitoring
9.0
196
Not enough data
8.2
182
Not enough data
8.9
180
Not enough data
9.0
190
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
8.5
167
Not enough data
8.5
148
Not enough data
8.4
153
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analysis
8.2
177
Not enough data
8.6
193
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Automation - Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
Agentic AI - Bug Tracking
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AIOps Platforms
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Visibility
9.0
66
Not enough data
8.9
65
Not enough data
8.5
66
Not enough data
Monitoring and Management
8.8
59
Not enough data
8.9
65
Not enough data
9.2
65
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Log Monitoring
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
8.8
52
Not enough data
8.8
53
Not enough data
9.1
51
Not enough data
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
Agentic AI - Enterprise Monitoring
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
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
Agentic AI - ServiceNow Store Apps
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Preparation
8.7
57
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
54
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
53
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
53
|
Verified
Not enough data
Analysis
8.4
55
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
54
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
55
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
55
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
59
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
51
|
Verified
Not enough data
Visualization
9.0
59
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
56
|
Verified
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Log Analysis
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Monitoring
8.8
98
Not enough data
8.8
98
Not enough data
8.9
103
Not enough data
7.6
90
Not enough data
8.5
96
Not enough data
Response
8.7
100
Not enough data
8.7
100
Not enough data
8.1
98
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Application Performance Monitoring (APM)
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
8.6
99
Not enough data
8.1
99
Not enough data
Functionality
8.5
95
Not enough data
8.3
98
Not enough data
7.8
92
Not enough data
8.5
98
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
8.3
16
Not enough data
8.1
15
Not enough data
8.4
15
Not enough data
8.3
15
Not enough data
9.3
16
Maintenance
Not enough data
7.2
16
Not enough data
7.9
16
Not enough data
8.4
17
Security
Not enough data
8.2
14
Not enough data
8.8
16
Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Agentic AI - Data Warehouse Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
Generative AI
6.4
6
Not enough data
Agentic AI - IT Alerting
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
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
Telemetry Collection & Ingestion - Observability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Visualization & Dashboards - Observability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Correlation & Root Cause Analysis - Observability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Scalability & Ecosystem Integration - Observability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Features - Observability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - SAP Store
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
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Dynatrace and SolarWinds Database Observability are categorized as Database Monitoring
Unique Categories
Dynatrace is categorized as Observability Software, SAP Store, Enterprise Monitoring, Log Monitoring, AIOps Platforms, Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM), Website Monitoring, Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring, Runtime Application Self-Protection (RASP) Tools, ServiceNow Store Apps, Session Replay, IT Alerting, Container Monitoring, Log Analysis, Incident Response, Application Performance Monitoring (APM), Network Monitoring, and Bug Tracking
SolarWinds Database Observability is categorized as Database Management Systems (DBMS), Data Warehouse Automation, and Other Analytics
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Dynatrace
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
SolarWinds Database 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
9.3%
Insurance
9.1%
Banking
8.5%
Other
46.8%
Information Technology and Services
19.4%
Computer Software
6.0%
Hospital & Health Care
5.0%
Retail
4.0%
Financial Services
4.0%
Other
61.7%
Most Helpful Reviews
Dynatrace
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Alain C.
Verified User in Banking
The oneagent coupled with the AI gives us insight more rapidly on the impact and root causes of problems.
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Banking
We dislike the cost. We switched to a new platform which would have been drastically more money in order to get the test cases we needed, according to our vendor.
SolarWinds Database Observability
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Aadil Ali S.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
I am very good at monitoring SQL Server. I can improve the efficiency of my database by keeping track of my progress in real time. For me it was how simple it was to replace the panels and use overall. Finding and fixing speed issues is made much easier...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Retail
the best tool used so far. This was my first time using a DPA so hard to say if it was missing something.
Alain C.
Verified User in Banking
The oneagent coupled with the AI gives us insight more rapidly on the impact and root causes of problems.
Aadil Ali S.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
I am very good at monitoring SQL Server. I can improve the efficiency of my database by keeping track of my progress in real time. For me it was how simple it was to replace the panels and use overall. Finding and fixing speed issues is made much easier...
Verified User in Banking
We dislike the cost. We switched to a new platform which would have been drastically more money in order to get the test cases we needed, according to our vendor.
Verified User in Retail
the best tool used so far. This was my first time using a DPA so hard to say if it was missing something.
Discussions
what is the best way to AI integration in Energy and Utlilites services.
3 comments
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
What is Dynatrace used for?
3 comments
KS
Dynatrace is a powerful tool we rely on for monitoring APIs and performing data and business analysis. It helps us keep a close eye on our APIs, spotting any...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
What is the impact of running DPA on my production instances?
2 comments
Official Response from SolarWinds Database Observability
Less than 1%. We are agentless and only monitor active sessions allowing us to keep our overhead on monitored database instances extremely low.Read more
How do I access DPA? Do I have to install anything on my PC to view the interface?
2 comments
Official Response from SolarWinds Database Observability
Download and install your free trial using our Getting Started Guide, which is located in the Success Center.Read more
Is it recommended to have a DPA server located at each site you are monitoring?
2 comments
RK
Yes, very much recommended to have your DPA server close to the DB instances being monitored.Read more
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