Dynatrace vs SolarWinds Incident Response
Compare Dynatrace and SolarWinds Incident Response on features, pricing, and buyer fit using the same researched criteria.
Dynatrace
Enterprise observability — Dynatrace Platform Subscription (DPS) annual commit + rate card. Full-Stack list unit ~$58/mo per 8 GiB host; 15-day trial. No per-seat SKU.
Best for
- • Enterprises that will sign a DPS commit and deploy OneAgent broadly
- • SRE teams that want full-stack APM plus Davis AI in one platform
- • Buyers who already rejected per-host Datadog module math
Starting from $58.00/user/mo
No free plan
VS
Our verdict
No universal winner. Choose based on which criteria matter most for your team.
Dynatrace is better for
- ✓ Security & admin
SolarWinds Incident Response is better for
- ✓ Starting pricing
Tie
- • Integrations
Choose Dynatrace if: Enterprises that will sign a DPS commit and deploy OneAgent broadly
Choose SolarWinds Incident Response if: Teams that want on-call + incident response with a published Pro $15 annual floor
SolarWinds Incident Response
SolarWinds Incident Response (formerly Squadcast) — Pro $15/user/mo annual; Premium $24/user/mo annual; Enterprise contact; 14-day trial. Slug remains squadcast. Does not outrank PagerDuty 8.0.
Best for
- • Teams that want on-call + incident response with a published Pro $15 annual floor
- • Buyers comparing SolarWinds Incident Response (Squadcast) to incident.io, FireHydrant, and Rootly
- • Orgs that will spend the 14-day trial before committing
Starting from $15.00/user/mo
No free plan
Comparison scorecard
Criterion-by-criterion results for Dynatrace and SolarWinds Incident Response. Numeric bars appear only when both products have approved scores.
- SolarWinds Incident Response
Starting pricing
Published floor price and what that floor actually includes.
SolarWinds Incident Response publishes a lower researched starting floor ($15/mo vs $58/mo for Dynatrace). Confirm currency, renewals, and add-ons — not a total TCO winner.
DynatraceWeakerSolarWinds Incident ResponseStronger - Depends
Free plan
Whether a usable free plan is published, and what it gates.
Dynatrace does not research a free plan; SolarWinds Incident Response does not research a free plan.
DynatraceDependsSolarWinds Incident ResponseDepends - Depends
User / licence minimum
Seat floors, per-employee minimums, and small-team pricing traps.
Check seat, agent, or licence minimums for Dynatrace and SolarWinds Incident Response on current vendor packaging.
DynatraceDependsSolarWinds Incident ResponseDepends - Tie
Integrations
Important third-party integrations.
Dynatrace and SolarWinds Incident Response are close on integrations (8/10 vs 8/10) from approved SoftwareGlimpse editorial assessments — not hands-on lab testing.
Dynatrace8/10SolarWinds Incident Response8/10 - Dynatrace
Security & admin
Admin controls, access, compliance posture, and security packaging.
Dynatrace leads on security admin (9/10 vs 7/10) from approved SoftwareGlimpse editorial assessments — not hands-on lab testing.
DynatraceStrongerSolarWinds Incident ResponseWeaker
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