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

"Our main use is to monitor our applications for any issues that might arise and use the data to assure that our performance trending is headed in the right direction."

"As a result of the automated discovery and analysis, 60% to 70% of our manual work has been automated."

"It has improved our critical incident response, exposing critical issues impacting the environment and our ability to respond to those events prior to client impact as well as resolving those events more quickly. We have use cases where we have studied a 70 percent improvement for response times in an occurring event as well as future reoccurrences being improved."

"We have substantially lowered incidents in our organization."

"This tool helps us gather information from all hosts and services, then cross reference the information."

"It gives us all the data on all the calls, which is something that is very different from any other APM solution that I have seen or used in the past."

"Dynatrace has improved our organization because we can see big problems in the most important systems before these issues will be seen by clients."

"The benefits we receive using this tool increase productivity, which increase revenue for the state."

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

"The sum solution, NTA, and DPA."

"Technical support is always live and they're supportive."

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

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

"The reporting of the solution is very good."

"The product has a great dashboard."

"It's a solid application."

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Cons

"The scalability is there, but it is a headache when you do a lot of stuff and when you need to compare a lot of servers and do a lot of things. The scalability is very difficult to maintain."

"If you have many distributed servers, you will need to install or migrate every agent. This can be a problem if you have too many, and it takes time."

"It's not really user friendly. You need to go through a certain type of training."

"Ease of use could be improved because it can be hard to determine how you made it to the screen you are on and how to get back to it later."

"Experience with relationship/account manager has been really poor, it does not seem to be the firm's priority to support their customers."

"There continues to be some opportunity to expose the infrastructure from a broader reporting standpoint. Overall, the opportunity is in the reporting capability and the ability to more flexibly expose or pivot the data for deeper analysis. Oftentimes, the solution is good at looking narrowly at information, but when you want to broaden that perspective, that's where the challenges come in. At this point, it requires the export of data to external systems to do this."

"The web version of the client interface needs more features that are in the Java-based thick client."

"We'd like it to be more user-friendly, which, in our case, might be a big ask as we have a fairly complex environment."

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"The implementation needs improvement. It needs to get modernized with the newer cloud scenario in both public and private deployment models."

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

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

"The solution should be more user-friendly."

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

"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."

"We had a stability issue with a portion of the installation (Sequencer) when it was first introduced and have chosen not to install that specific function."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Price (of the product) is a major concern for all the clients I work with."

"Getting the first agents installed, getting information, and coverage in a initial set of systems can be done in hours and with a low cost entry point."

"There is a license issue where if we increase the memory we have to up the licenses. I was unaware of that going in. I thought it was scalable without all the paperwork behind the scenes. "

"We license it for two environments, typically all of production and all of one lower environment, usually our staging environment. If there is a downside to Dynatrace, the only thing I can think of would be the cost. If it were cheaper, I'd have it in all my environments. I don't think they're charging more than it's worth, by any means. It's just that good software costs money."

"Surprisingly, it is quite expensive. That is something that we could always see: Improved pricing and the overall construct on how do we use each license in regards to usage of the tool."

"Always gives good ROI and total cost of ownership."

"Dynatrace's pricing for their consumption units is rather arcane compared to some of the other tools, thus making forward-looking calculations based on capacity planning quite hard."

"I think that the price is reasonable."

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."

"I believe the current licensing cost is reasonable."

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

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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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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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