Is Dynatrace IT / development software?

Yes. Dynatrace is evaluated as an observability and infrastructure monitoring suite.

Does Dynatrace have a free plan or free trial?

No free plan is published. A free trial is documented (about 15 days). Confirm current terms with the vendor.

Did SoftwareGlimpse personally test Dynatrace?

No. This review is based on first-party product and pricing research evidence, not hands-on product usage. Affiliate relationships never influence scores.

Dynatrace Review

Name: What is Dynatrace in 15 minutes
Description: How Dynatrace presents the product in an official vendor video.

IT & DEVELOPMENT SOFTWARE

Choose Dynatrace when enterprise full-stack observability with a DPS commit is the job — not Datadog host modules by default, and not PagerDuty.

Last updated 2026-08-18Independent editorial review

Starting price
$58.00/user/month
Free plan
No
Free trial
15 days
Best for
Enterprises that will sign a DPS commit and deploy OneAgent broadly

Visit Dynatrace

View pricing Watch Dynatrace product tour

SoftwareGlimpse review

8.2/10

Good

ease of use6
it job fit10
workflow depth9
integrations8
admin security9
scalability9

How we score →

See Dynatrace in action

Official vendor demonstration of product surfaces. It supplements screenshots and editorial analysis — it is not independent SoftwareGlimpse testing.

This video is hosted on YouTube

This content is hosted by YouTube. The player loads only after you allow marketing cookies.

Official vendor video

What is Dynatrace in 15 minutes

How Dynatrace presents the product in an official vendor video.

What this shows

Dynatrace product surfaces as shown in the official vendor video
UI/workflow layout marketed by the vendor

Pricing

Verified 2026-08-18 from dynatrace.com/pricing (medium confidence). DPS is an annual commit, not a self-serve SKU. startingPriceMonthly $58 is the published Full-Stack Monitoring rate-card unit per 8 GiB host — not an all-in floor. Always model hosts, GiB, sessions, and commit discount. Affiliate economics excluded.Full pricing details →

Dynatrace Platform Subscription
Most popular
Custom
Contact sales
Annual platform commit; all GA capabilities draw down a rate card. Unlimited seats.
Contact sales
On-demand over commit
Custom
Contact sales
Usage beyond the annual commit continues at the same rate-card prices — no penalty overage.
Contact sales

Product screenshots

Verified captures from Dynatrace's product interface.

Official Open Graph / marketing visual from https://www.dynatrace.com/.

Decision snapshot

Entity field audit 100/100

Dynatrace is an enterprise observability platform (full-stack APM, infra, logs, traces, Davis AI) licensed as Dynatrace Platform Subscription: one annual spend commitment, then consumption against a public rate card with no penalty overage. Example list units on dynatrace.com/pricing (2026-08-18): Full-Stack Monitoring about $58/mo per 8 GiB host ($0.01 per memory-GiB-hour); Kubernetes pods and logs ingest are separate line items. Seats are unlimited. 15-day trial. Distinct from Datadog’s published per-host Infrastructure Pro SKU and from PagerDuty on-call.

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
mid-market / it-ops: Dynatrace fit for mid-market it-ops teams in the observability-monitoring job cluster, from first-party positioning and IT Priority-3 research.

Not ideal for

SMB teams that need a published $15/host tile (Datadog)
On-call-only paging (PagerDuty)
ITSM desks (ServiceNow / Freshservice)
Buying motion is an annual DPS commit — not a $15/host self-serve tile

Key tradeoffs

Buying motion is an annual DPS commit — not a $15/host self-serve tile
Rate-card units (hosts, GiB, sessions) still dominate TCO; $58/8 GiB is not all-in
Implementation and OneAgent coverage matter more than the trial sandbox
Not an ITSM service desk or git host

Pricing: 2 documented plans · entry paid: Dynatrace Platform Subscription · trial documented on at least one plan

Evidence: Research/data-based (no completed hands-on test) · Latest verification/research signal: 2026-08-18T14:00:00.000Z · Editorial assessment: approved

Next step: Compare against peers: Dynatrace vs Datadog

Important comparison →Relevant guide →Alternatives →Evidence →

Our verdict

Choose Dynatrace when enterprise full-stack observability with a DPS commit is the job — not Datadog host modules by default, and not PagerDuty. Compare Datadog or New Relic for published self-serve observability; PagerDuty for paging. Scores reflect first-party documentation as of 2026-08-18 — not hands-on product testing. Confirm current packaging, host/GB rates and minimums on the vendor site before purchase.

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

Not ideal for

SMB teams that need a published $15/host tile (Datadog)
On-call-only paging (PagerDuty)
ITSM desks (ServiceNow / Freshservice)

Bottom line

Contact sales / DPS annual commit. Full-Stack list unit ~$58/mo per 8 GiB host on the public rate card. 15-day trial. Confirm live on dynatrace.com/pricing.

Dynatrace pros and cons

Pros

Full-stack APM + infra + logs
Public rate card under DPS
Unlimited seats
Davis AI assistance
15-day trial

Cons

Annual commit buying motion
$58/8 GiB is not all-in TCO
Heavier onboarding than New Relic Free
Not ITSM/git/on-call
Implementation effort is real

Pricing comparison

Full comparison →

	Dynatrace(this review)	Datadog	New Relic	AppDynamics	Grafana Cloud
Starting price	$58.00/user/month	$15.00/user/month	$10.00/user/month	$33.00/user/month	$19.00/user/month
Free plan	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Free trial	Yes	Yes	No	No	No

Compare side by side

Open full comparisons →

Use cases for Dynatrace

Observability & monitoring
Infrastructure metrics, APM, logs, and alerting for SRE and platform teams.
Explore use case →

Dynatrace may not be the best fit if…

· SMB teams that need a published $15/host tile (Datadog)
· On-call-only paging (PagerDuty)
· ITSM desks (ServiceNow / Freshservice)

Explore all use cases →

Dynatrace guides

Setup, implementation, migration, plans, and worth-it walkthroughs for this product.

Browse all Dynatrace guides →

Quick facts

Starting price: $58.00/user/month
Free plan: No
Free trial: 15 days
Best for: Enterprises that will sign a DPS commit and deploy OneAgent broadly
Company size: Mid-market → Enterprise
Company: Dynatrace, Inc.

View full Dynatrace profile →

Not sure if Dynatrace fits?

Answer a few questions and we will compare Dynatrace against other options.

Takes about 2 minutes
100% free
Based on requirements

Find IT & Development

Estimate team cost

Rough monthly and annual cost for Dynatrace based on list pricing. Confirm rates on the vendor site before buying.

SeatsPlan

Custom pricing — contact sales for a quote.

Open Dynatrace cost calculator →

Part of IT & Development · Software reviews

Try a decision tool

Interactive helpers use recommendation criteria — affiliate status never changes outcomes.

See Dynatrace in action

What is Dynatrace in 15 minutes

What this shows

Pricing

Dynatrace Platform Subscription

On-demand over commit

Product screenshots

Decision snapshot

Best for

Not ideal for

Key tradeoffs

Our verdict

Best for

Not ideal for

Dynatrace pros and cons

Pros

Cons

Pricing comparison

Use cases for Dynatrace

Dynatrace guides

Try a decision tool