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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (69.3% of reviews)
Mid-Market (42.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starts at $69 per month billed annually, per 8 GB Host
No pricing available
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 plansRiverbed Network Observability
Star Rating
(14)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (42.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Riverbed Network ObservabilitySummary
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 Riverbed NPM, although strong, scores slightly lower at 9.0 in this area.
- Reviewers mention that Dynatrace's "AI/ML Integration" feature, rated at 8.3, offers advanced predictive analytics, whereas Riverbed NPM's similar functionality, rated at 8.5, is noted for its user-friendly interface but lacks some of the depth found in Dynatrace.
- G2 users highlight Dynatrace's superior "Performance Monitoring" capabilities, scoring 9.4, which includes detailed metrics and alerts, while Riverbed NPM, with a score of 9.0, is praised for its effective "Incident Alerts" but is seen as less comprehensive in performance analysis.
- Reviewers mention that Dynatrace's "User Behavior" tracking features, such as "Click Tracking" and "Frustration Tracking," score highly at 8.9 and 8.4 respectively, providing valuable insights into user interactions, while Riverbed NPM does not offer comparable depth in user behavior analytics.
- Users on G2 report that Dynatrace's "Data Visualization" tools, rated at 8.8, are more intuitive and visually appealing compared to Riverbed NPM's tools, which, while functional, score lower at 8.0 and are described as less engaging.
- Reviewers say that Dynatrace's "Quality of Support" is rated at 8.7, with many users praising the responsiveness and expertise of the support team, while Riverbed NPM shines with a higher score of 9.0, indicating a strong reputation for customer service and support responsiveness.
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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
Riverbed Network Observability
No pricing availableFree Trial
Dynatrace
Free Trial is available
Riverbed Network Observability
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.8
1,046
9.0
14
Ease of Use
8.3
1,055
8.1
14
Ease of Setup
8.4
648
8.0
5
Ease of Admin
8.2
616
8.3
5
Quality of Support
8.7
989
9.0
13
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
614
9.7
5
Product Direction (% positive)
9.3
1,020
10.0
14
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
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
Application Performance
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
8.9
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
Not enough data
8.9
69
Not enough data
8.6
66
Not enough data
9.0
70
Not enough data
8.2
67
Not enough data
8.7
69
Not enough data
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
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
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
Agentic AI - Network Management Tools
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
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
Agentic AI - Observability Software
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
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
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
Agentic AI - Enterprise IT 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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Dynatrace and Riverbed Network Observability are categorized as Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring and Network Monitoring
Unique Categories
Dynatrace is categorized as Observability Software, SAP Store, Enterprise Monitoring, Log Monitoring, AIOps Platforms, Database Monitoring, Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM), Website Monitoring, Runtime Application Self-Protection (RASP) Tools, ServiceNow Store Apps, Session Replay, IT Alerting, Container Monitoring, Log Analysis, Incident Response, Application Performance Monitoring (APM), and Bug Tracking
Riverbed Network Observability is categorized as WAN Optimization, Enterprise IT Management, and Network Management Tools
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Dynatrace
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Riverbed Network 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%
Retail
14.3%
Computer Software
14.3%
Telecommunications
7.1%
Medical Devices
7.1%
Media Production
7.1%
Other
50.0%
Most Helpful Reviews
Dynatrace
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Arbi A.
Verified User in Telecommunications
A very handy tool to monitor application along its whole lifecycle from startup to shutdown. Also, the collected information are so detailed (e.g. method level or GC information) that we can spot easily problems like bottleneck or parts of the application...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Todd A.
Verified User
Does not provide native database host monitoring
Riverbed Network Observability
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Mouhamadou Falilou N.
Verified User in Education Management
The interface is very simple to use. It provides a rich and vast amount of sets. In addition, it gives us an incredible amount of analytics. The user experience in every step of the way is carefully monitored and tracked.
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
Riverbed products are pricey overall compared to the competition, and sometimes you don't get the full potential if you don't buy the whole bundle of products.
Arbi A.
Verified User in Telecommunications
A very handy tool to monitor application along its whole lifecycle from startup to shutdown. Also, the collected information are so detailed (e.g. method level or GC information) that we can spot easily problems like bottleneck or parts of the application...
Mouhamadou Falilou N.
Verified User in Education Management
The interface is very simple to use. It provides a rich and vast amount of sets. In addition, it gives us an incredible amount of analytics. The user experience in every step of the way is carefully monitored and tracked.
Todd A.
Verified User
Does not provide native database host monitoring
Verified User in Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
Riverbed products are pricey overall compared to the competition, and sometimes you don't get the full potential if you don't buy the whole bundle of products.
Alternatives
Discussions
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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
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