Dynatrace Application Monitoring
6.8#15 in application performance monitoringFrom $58 a monthAndroidiOSWebAPI
VisitDynatrace Application Monitoring vs Grafana Cloud Application Observability
Grafana Cloud Application Observability
8.9#2 in log management softwareFrom $0.03 a monthFree planAndroidiOSWebAPI
VisitWhat both publish
| Fact | Dynatrace Application Monitoring | Grafana Cloud Application Observability |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2005 | 2014 |
| Integrations | Dynatrace lists AWS, Android, Apache HTTP Server, Microsoft Azure, Docker, and Go among supported technologies; its Hub contains apps, extensions, and technologies. | Grafana Cloud connection tiles support Java, .NET, Beyla, Grafana Alloy, OTLP, and the upstream OpenTelemetry Collector. |
| Pricing model | Dynatrace Platform Subscription uses a minimum annual platform spend commitment and charges based on actual usage against a rate card. | New customers from February 13, 2026 pay $0.025 per host hour plus $0.50 per 1,000 active metric series and $0.50 per GB for traces, logs, and profiles. |
| Purpose | Dynatrace application monitoring measures application performance, availability, and user experience to help identify and resolve issues before they affect customers. | Grafana Cloud Application Observability provides out-of-the-box application monitoring and uses OpenTelemetry and Prometheus data to support root-cause analysis. |
| Root cause analysis | Dynatrace says its AI analyzes events to identify application breakdowns and can pinpoint problems down to individual lines of code. | The RCA workbench and Entity Graph help investigate correlated issues across a stack. |
Dynatrace Application Monitoring plans
- Full-Stack Monitoring$58 a month
Grafana Cloud Application Observability plans
- FreeFree
- Pro$0.03 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
Pick Dynatrace Application Monitoring if…
Dynatrace may suit teams responsible for monitoring application performance across infrastructure, cloud environments and user journeys. Its listed tracing, dependency discovery and code-level analysis may be relevant to teams investigating issues across application tiers.
Pick Grafana Cloud Application Observability if…
It suits software engineers who need to detect anomalies, investigate causes, and address application problems. Teams using OpenTelemetry or Prometheus can use its listed compatibility and Alloy pipelines.