Dynatrace vs SolarWinds AppOptics comparison

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Dynatrace and SolarWinds are both solutions in the Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability category. Dynatrace is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.8, while SolarWinds is ranked #59. Dynatrace holds a 4.9% mindshare in APM, compared to SolarWinds’s 0.8% mindshare. Additionally, 96% of Dynatrace users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 80% of SolarWinds users who would recommend it.

Dynatrace

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96% willing to recommend

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80% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jul 24, 2024

Dynatrace and SolarWinds AppOptics compete in the APM tools category. Based on user reviews, while Dynatrace has certain strengths, SolarWinds AppOptics is seen as more advantageous overall due to its diverse integrations.

What features are offered by Dynatrace in comparison to SolarWinds AppOptics?

Dynatrace offers comprehensive monitoring capabilities, AI-driven insights, and strong support. SolarWinds AppOptics provides flexible integrations, real-time visibility, and user-friendly dashboards.

What areas of improvement can be found in Dynatrace in comparison to SolarWinds AppOptics?

Dynatrace users suggest reducing licensing complexity, enhancing dashboard customization, and simplifying usage. SolarWinds AppOptics users recommend better alerting features, reduced downtime, and stability improvements.

How is the ease of deployment and customer service of Dynatrace in comparison to SolarWinds AppOptics?

Dynatrace's deployment is noted to be smooth with efficient customer support. SolarWinds AppOptics also offers straightforward deployment but has mixed reviews on support responsiveness.

What setup costs and ROI can be seen with Dynatrace in comparison to SolarWinds AppOptics?

Dynatrace users feel the product is costly but justify the ROI due to its robust functionality. SolarWinds AppOptics users find it more reasonably priced, with satisfactory ROI.

To learn more, read our detailed Dynatrace vs. SolarWinds AppOptics Report (Updated: November 2026).

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Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Dynatrace

Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability

2nd

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

363

Ranking in other categories

Log Management (7th), Mobile APM (3rd), Container Monitoring (2nd), AIOps (1st), AI Observability (3rd)

SolarWinds AppOptics

Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability

59th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

IT Infrastructure Monitoring (66th), Cloud Monitoring Software (44th)

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability category, the mindshare of Dynatrace is 4.9%, down from 8.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SolarWinds AppOptics is 0.8%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Dynatrace	4.9%
SolarWinds AppOptics	0.8%
Other	94.3%

Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability

Featured Reviews

Vinothkumar Sugumar

Senior Software Engineer at a retailer with 10,001+ employees

Unified dashboards have provided end-to-end visibility and now streamline API latency troubleshooting

I think Dynatrace can be improved in dashboard creation, as this is the face of a product. Although Dynatrace may have many things, new users typically do not know the whole power of the product. To onboard new people, it would be beneficial to provide template dashboards or suggested dashboards. Organizations working with microservice architecture will follow some templates, so suggesting simple, hand-picked features that are really helpful could make a difference. Quick configurable and customizable templates would be very useful. Whenever they come into the product, they can use this template and feel that their product is applied to it. Immediately, they will think everything is online and can improve easily. This base can be provided in template form. Since Dynatrace has a lot of features now, the AI integration makes it simple, but the product itself is very huge. To understand and utilize it, maybe it would be good to index the essential features.

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John Yuko

Assistant Manager ICT - Projects at I&M Bank Ltd

Unique features allow consolidating and combing metrics into a single dashboard, but don't monitor mobile solutions

I would like to see more granular information provided on Unix applications. Also, the integration with Unix services should be a bit more straightforward in terms having an agent to retrieve your credentials rather than having to enter or save them for SSH on SolarWinds. From the outset, we had to set some commands to log into the search console, and they are saved on the solution, which presents a challenge in terms of exposure. The solution is unable to monitor APK solutions completely because we'd then be forced to break down the APK and provide the APIs or go through the source code. They don't have a module that can analyze an application that is maybe under-used.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Dynatrace is capable of following all user actions across all monitored infrastructure, even to systems not monitored, but interconnected."

"PurePath lets us see the steps of a transaction and the time of each one, then we can know exactly what happened in what time."

"We used to rely on multiple operations tools to monitor and obtain bits and pieces. Now, we have it all in a single pane of glass."

"We use Dynatrace for application monitoring in production and we use it in Huawei testing sites for analyzing the performance."

"Since we moved to OneAgent, we are much quicker to address live incidents and problems that occur in our systems."

"One of the features that sets this product apart from its competitors is that it generates a solution."

"Its stability is awesome and perfect."

"Support from Dynatrace is excellent. They are always on hand for any queries, demos, and/or issues."

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"I have found the most valuable feature is application performance management."

"Customer service is exceptional, as they are very much in tune with our service needs and are always in contact for both enhancement requests and overall satisfaction."

"AppNeta provides a range of products, all based around intelligent network testing algorithms."

"The reporting of the solution is very good."

"The sum solution, NTA, and DPA."

"Some of the most valuable features of SolarWinds are the topology discovery and network performance analysis."

"SolarWinds AppOptics does far more than what an individual may realize; it is not just a SIEM tool."

"With minimal effort on our part, TraceView provides extraordinary visibility into the requests that flow through our SOA applications."

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Cons

"When you're making that transition from AppMon, which is very dashboard-oriented, over to Dynatrace, which is no dashboards, there needs to be something in between so that business buys in a little bit. I would transition my dashboards over so that we don't have to recreate them, because recreating them is very difficult in Dynatrace. It's really hard to say, "Oh, the dashboards that you had on the team that you were using, you're not going to get over here." Or, "You have to re-create them all over again." People are going to ask questions about cost, who is going to do that."

"Some of the analytics that you get in, e.g., a waterfall analysis of a web page could be clearer."

"The one thing people really liked that we can do in AppMon is executive dashboards and, until recently, you couldn't even create the business transactions you need for the data at the back-end of those dashboards. But if I had to ask for one thing it would be: In the new platform, give me the ability to do dashboarding in the way it's done in AppMon, and I think that would bridge a lot of the missing pieces. If I could do the same type of executive dashboards on the walls, they would be happy."

"It needs a better way to figure out how to dig deeper into the details, e.g., sometimes we have to wade through multiple logs, etc."

"If the user interface were made more intuitive then it would really benefit the product."

"The configuration of the alerts, that's been a challenge in AppMon for me, right now. Some of the alerts are too noisy, but that might be my lack of some configuration."

"We would like to see: * More Integration with cloud services * Simplified licensing * Single pane of glass view * Simplified reporting I* ntegration with ServiceNow and PagerDuty"

"We called support mostly about implementation issues. Docker was one which was early on and the support structure for Dynatrace. Typically, they were trying to help us figure out third-party applications and where the monitoring agent should be located."

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"The solution should be more user-friendly."

"The integration with Unix services should be a bit more straightforward."

"The support is not too bad, but also not very good—it's quite standard."

"I'd like to see the ability to use other internal instrumented applications as filters in the overview/aggregation screen."

"Because of its inability to monitor mobile solutions, I would rate this solution as a seven out of ten."

"Does not perform traditional SNMP/CLI/NetFlow/WMI etc monitoring."

"I would like to see more integration with other tools that are available on the market."

"AppOptics would benefit from having a much more centralized view."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price of the solution is expensive."

"Make sure your leadership buy-in is in place. Ensure leadership understands that an APM solution is a fairly expensive, so they know what they are getting into."

"The product is really fast to implement and gives customers instant value. This is important, because it reduces costs on the implementation."

"The pricing is a little high, but still cheaper than competitors because Dynatrace at least has pay-as-you-go. Others do not. However, the pricing is confusing. I wish it was more simplified when trying to price out moving to a yearly contract."

"The setup costs for Dynatrace are low, however licensing costs are high."

"It is quite expensive for startups."

"The cost is somewhat high."

"The solution is not cheap."

More Dynatrace pricing and cost advice

"Mostly, it's a perpetual license. We don't have any customers using the subscription right now—it's mostly a perpetual license that the customers purchase. The licensing is based on the number of elements, whereas other solutions are node-based."

"Since it's a negotiable rate, I would rate the pricing as a five out of five."

"I believe the current licensing cost is reasonable."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

17%

Outsourcing Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

Healthcare Company

Construction Company

13%

Outsourcing Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	81
Midsize Enterprise	50
Large Enterprise	303

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	2
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	7

Questions from the Community

Any advice about APM solutions?

The key is to have a holistic view over the complete infrastructure, the ones you have listed are great for APM if you need to monitor applications end to end. I have tested them all and have not f...

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What cloud monitoring software did you choose and why?

While the environment does matter in the selection of an APM tool, I prefer to use Dynatrace to manage the entire stack. Both production and Dev/Test. I find it to be quite superior to anything els...

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Any advice about APM solutions?

There are many factors and we know little about your requirements (size of org, technology stack, management systems, the scope of implementation). Our goal was to consolidate APM and infra monitor...

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AppOptics, SolarWinds TraceView, Librato

Overview

Dynatrace is advancing observability for today’s digital businesses, helping to transform the complexity of modern digital ecosystems into powerful business assets. By leveraging AI-powered insights, Dynatrace enables organizations to analyze, automate, and innovate faster to drive their business forward. To learn more about how Dynatrace can help your business, visit www.dynatrace.com, visit our blog and follow us on LinkedIn and X @dynatrace.

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SolarWinds AppOptics offers powerful network performance monitoring and application insights, aiding enterprises in optimizing operations.

SolarWinds AppOptics provides comprehensive tools for network and application performance management. This platform enhances real-time monitoring capabilities, offering topology discovery and hop-by-hop performance analysis. With a focus on minimal configuration, users gain extraordinary visibility into service-oriented architecture applications and are equipped to identify performance issues efficiently. The dashboard's integration capabilities streamline application performance data, empowering organizations with robust reporting features. The deployment is popularly on-premises, yet improvements are desired in pricing strategy and integrations with existing tools.

What are the important features of SolarWinds AppOptics?

Topology Discovery: Facilitates understanding of network structure and connections.
Real-Time Monitoring: Delivers current data to monitor system performance live.
Heat Maps: Provides visual insights into network traffic patterns and performance metrics.
Pathview Monitoring: Enables tracking and evaluation of network performance per segment.
Integration Capabilities: Supports metrics integration for comprehensive system monitoring.

What benefits and ROI should users expect?

Efficiency in Issue Resolution: Swift identification of network bottlenecks and performance issues.
Enhanced Reporting: In-depth reports facilitating data-driven decisions.
Increased Visibility: Comprehensive insights into application and network activities.
Minimal Configuration: Quick setup enabling immediate utility and productivity.

SolarWinds AppOptics is widely used in network operations within enterprises, also extending to server and application monitoring. Deployed to track servers and network devices, it aids in analyzation of logs and data across environments, and is essential for service management. Specific industries benefit from detailed deployment inventory and management portfolios enabled by AppOptics.

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Sample Customers

TD Bank, Zurich North America, Accenture, Macquarie, United Airlines, Raymond James, BT, Vodafone, Air France-KLM, TELUS, American Airlines, Air Canada, ADT, Virgin Money

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