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Dynatrace Application Monitoring vs Elastic APM
Both stand on application performance monitoring. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
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Dynatrace Application Monitoring combines full-stack visibility, tracing, user-experience metrics, and AI-based issue analysis across a hybrid deployment model. A 15-day trial is available, with paid monitoring listed from $7/mo.
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| Dynatrace Application Monitoring | Elastic APM | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | A free trial | Yes |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | Android, API, iPhone, Linux, Mac, Self-hosted, Web, Windows | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| Lowest paid plan | Full-Stack Monitoring: $58 a month | See the plans |
| Plans published | 1 | 4 |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | dynatrace.com | elastic.co |
| On application performance monitoring | #23 of 37 | #19 of 37 |
Dynatrace Application Monitoring: what it does well
- Monitors real users, applications, infrastructure, and cloud
- Automatically discovers dependencies and tracks transactions
- AI can identify issues to code lines
- Supports distributed tracing and log correlation
- Lists ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type II, FedRAMP Moderate, and HIPAA
What to know first
- No free plan
- Full-Stack Monitoring is paid
- Standard Support is limited to business hours
- Trace retention starts at 10 days
Elastic APM: what it does well
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