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Dynatrace vs Splunk Synthetic Monitoring comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Dynatrace
Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
2nd
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
347
Ranking in other categories
Log Management (7th), Mobile APM (2nd), Container Monitoring (1st), AIOps (3rd)
Splunk Synthetic Monitoring
Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
36th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Network Monitoring Software (49th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability category, the mindshare of Dynatrace is 10.3%, down from 13.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Splunk Synthetic Monitoring is 0.2%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
 

Featured Reviews

Anand_Kumar - PeerSpot reviewer
Provides a comprehensive view by integrating with other monitoring systems
There may be an issue since there are many tools like Splunk involved in network monitoring. From an IP perspective, Dynatrace is performing well. If they want to develop in network monitoring, they can, as it's part of their product line. It's not rocketry, so they can accomplish it. If I, as an SI, look at it from an enterprise perspective, considering the cost from the client, I prefer not to go with multiple systems, as they don't provide a complete 360-degree view. They need to improve on claims about being an enterprise system. The definition of enterprise is loosely used, however, from a holistic security perspective, including infrastructure, network, ports, software, applications, transactions, and databases, there are areas lacking, especially in network monitoring tools.
Sathis-Kumar - PeerSpot reviewer
Customized dashboards streamline log monitoring needs
Splunk is primarily used for log monitoring, where I collect all my security logs, system logs, and application logs into a centralized place. This helps me customize my monitoring models Splunk has provided me with a centralized platform to manage multiple features. Instead of using various…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Dynatrace's new AI stuff really out shines its competitors. ​"
"Logs files for JVM transactions help to debug most of the failures."
"The most valuable feature is the workflow, which helps you to easily have an overview of the infrastructure that you are analyzing, without having worked with it previously."
"I can get everything on a single page."
"The features that we find most valuable are automatic root cause detection, topology discovery, and session replay."
"Email alert and mobile app alert are very useful for informing the team that something is going wrong."
"It has an integration with ServiceNow, which is great. Dynatrace creates tickets for things and its AI finds root cause. We have integrated that with our ServiceNow to generate events and incidents, so that all of our event management will be done in the ServiceNow Developer."
"It is a 100 percent stable solution...Dynatrace is a highly scalable product since it is a SaaS-based application."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to customize dashboards based on my queries or any other customization I may need."
"Overall, I would recommend Splunk to anyone seeking a monitoring solution, thanks to its extensive capabilities and features."
 

Cons

"In the new Dynatrace solution, support for legacy applications is still not there. ​"
"The dashboarding process and creating measures and metrics, it needs to be made a little bit easier and more simplified. ​"
"SSO options are missing."
"I would like better plugin support, because they are constantly asking us to do plugins, saying "Yeah, we can do that. Use this plugin." Then, the moment something goes wrong with that plugin, I have no way of getting help."
"Addition of more statistical features, plus different time series modeling techniques, would really help for future versions."
"Right now, there is a log analysis feature. This is maybe a little more deeper than the log analytics in comparison to other tools, like Splunk or Sumo Logic. If Dynatrace can come up with this replay feature, that would be great."
"The usability is worse than it used to be."
"Sometimes it is hard to find the right setting for what you want to change."
"In future updates, I would like to see more predefined monitoring query solutions, which could be more effective."
"Technical support is good but could be improved, particularly concerning the time taken for ticket resolution."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Consider volume because that is where you will get the most benefit. Doing a point solution is not cost-effective."
"This is an expensive solution, but it is also worth the money."
"Our annual costs were about the same for both AppDynamics and Dynatrace."
"Pricing can be high, especially for Portuguese standards. But as one says, you get what you pay for."
"The product is superior to others, but it comes with a price tag that is often difficult to position back to clients."
"​Do a PoC and see if you like it."
"There is time savings. People's times have been cut in half using this solution because we were previously doing a lot of that manual work. Now, it's a lot more automated, and the data is just there."
"The solution has saved us money through the consolidation of tools. With a hybrid landscape, we had multiple tools. When we consolidated, we removed four or five other monitoring tools with one. For the last ROI calculation that I did, Dynatrace was saving us up to $500,000 per year."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
31%
Financial Services Firm
18%
Computer Software Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
17%
Government
12%
Computer Software Company
9%
Insurance Company
9%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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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...
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...
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...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Splunk Synthetic Monitoring?
Splunk is a bit expensive since it charges based on the indexing rate of data. However, considering the features it provides, the pricing is quite affordable compared to other monitoring solutions.
What needs improvement with Splunk Synthetic Monitoring?
I'm still experiencing some features of the product. However, in future updates, I would like to see more predefined monitoring query solutions, which could be more effective.
What is your primary use case for Splunk Synthetic Monitoring?
Splunk is primarily used for log monitoring, where I collect all my security logs, system logs, and application logs into a centralized place. This helps me customize my monitoring models.
 

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Sample Customers

Audi, Best Buy, LinkedIn, CISCO, Intuit, KRONOS, Scottrade, Wells Fargo, ULTA Beauty, Lenovo, Swarovsk, Nike, Whirlpool, American Express
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