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ClearScale Windows Server 2025 vs Dynatrace (Private Offer Only) comparison

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ClearScale Windows Server 2025
Ranking in AWS Marketplace
428th
Average Rating
10.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Dynatrace (Private Offer Only)
Ranking in AWS Marketplace
335th
Average Rating
7.6
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2858658 - PeerSpot reviewer
Works at a tech vendor with 11-50 employees
Automated hardening has standardized our servers and reduces effort for secure Windows workloads
The first-boot time is longer than a stock Windows AMI. Sysprep and the initial hardening pass add a noticeable delay before the instance is reachable, which is something to account for if you autoscale and need nodes ready quickly. The hardened defaults also occasionally trip up common installers and agents. A few of our deployment and monitoring tools assumed services or policies that the image had locked down, so we had to add exceptions. A short compatibility checklist of what the hardening changes from a default Windows install would have saved us that debugging. I would also like the option of a CIS Level 2 build for our more sensitive workloads since the image currently only ships a Level 1 baseline. Thanks.
Anish-Anand - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Project Manager at Happiest Minds
Full-stack insights have transformed performance testing and keep critical user journeys fast
One area for improvement I see for Dynatrace (Private Offer Only) is that New Relic is a little more end-user friendly. Dynatrace (Private Offer Only) requires some amount of training. I think Dynatrace (Private Offer Only) can work in that direction, and now that it has already integrated AIOps, I believe they are taking a step in the right direction. There is nothing disadvantageous; there is always room for improvement, especially for first-time customers and users of Dynatrace (Private Offer Only). I have not purchased Dynatrace (Private Offer Only) myself because I used it as an employee of certain organizations. However, I know for sure that Dynatrace (Private Offer Only) is a little costlier compared to New Relic and AppDynamics. It might want to consider reducing its cost, pricing model, or come up with different pricing models to capture untapped markets globally. A smaller organization might not be able to afford a license. The area that is still lacking involves expanding Dynatrace (Private Offer Only) network and working to replace AppDynamics and New Relic, even if it takes a toll on pricing. Once Dynatrace (Private Offer Only) covers the entire market globally and is in every organization with no other tools competing, they can raise their price later alongside all new features being added. I think a pricing strategy is essential for improvement.

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Because the image arrives CIS Level 1 hardened with the AWS tooling already in place, our servers come up patched, locked down, and ready to join the domain without a separate build out pass."
"Windows Server 2025 is a strong fit for enterprise environments heavily reliant on Microsoft technologies."
"Scalability is genuinely exceptional, as a customer who initially used only 20 or 30 hosts eventually expanded to more than 500 hosts, and the expansion was easier than with other local solutions or with DataDog and New Relic."
"Dynatrace (Private Offer Only) has aided in optimizing application performance across our environments, significantly improving the fact that we have given access to the DevOps team to optimize code, review where errors are, and understand the experience that users are having when accessing our mobile application, which has helped the team optimize how the application loads, rectify errors, and subsequently deliver a seamless experience for our customers."
"The graphical dashboard is amazing, and we can see how the connections are built with traces displayed."
"Dynatrace (Private Offer Only) has aided in optimizing application performance across my environments by giving root cause analysis through Davis AI."
"Dynatrace (Private Offer Only) is the greatest of all time APM tool; everything you can get is very easy to understand, and it has its own customer care support where I can reach out and get tutorials."
"Dynatrace saves both time and money."
 

Cons

"The hardened defaults also occasionally trip up common installers and agents: a few of our deployment and monitoring tools assumed services or policies that the image had locked down, so we had to add exceptions."
"Initial configuration complexity can still be high for teams without prior Windows Server expertise."
"One thing I would improve in Dynatrace (Private Offer Only) is definitely the licensing model, as it is expensive."
"I could identify a disadvantage of Dynatrace regarding costing, as it is very expensive."
"I do not find Dynatrace (Private Offer Only) cost-effective overall."
"Additionally, Dynatrace (Private Offer Only) continues to force customers to pay more at renewal."
"Dynatrace (Private Offer Only) is a little costlier compared to New Relic and AppDynamics. It might want to consider reducing its cost, pricing model, or come up with different pricing models to capture untapped markets globally."
"I see room for improvement for Dynatrace (Private Offer Only) because it is purely focused on an APM tool."
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ClearScale Windows Server 2025?
The software charge sits on top of the underlying Windows EC2 cost, which is already higher than Linux, so model both together before you commit to a large fleet. The hourly model suited our autosc...
What needs improvement with ClearScale Windows Server 2025?
The first-boot time is longer than a stock Windows AMI. Sysprep and the initial hardening pass add a noticeable delay before the instance is reachable, which is something to account for if you auto...
What is your primary use case for ClearScale Windows Server 2025?
We use ClearScale Windows Server 2025 as the base image for our .NET and IIS application servers on EC2. These instances host internal line of business web applications and Windows services, and se...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Dynatrace (Private Offer Only)?
One thing I would improve in Dynatrace (Private Offer Only) is definitely the licensing model, as it is expensive.
What needs improvement with Dynatrace (Private Offer Only)?
One area for improvement I see for Dynatrace (Private Offer Only) is that New Relic is a little more end-user friendly. Dynatrace (Private Offer Only) requires some amount of training. I think Dyna...
What is your primary use case for Dynatrace (Private Offer Only)?
My major use cases for Dynatrace (Private Offer Only) involve taking care of performance testing and engineering. Whenever I run those tests, I monitor my app server, database server, web server, a...
 

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