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AppDynamics Database Monitoring vs Dynatrace comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jul 24, 2024
 

Categories and Ranking

AppDynamics Database Monito...
Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
15th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
33
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Dynatrace
Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
2nd
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
344
Ranking in other categories
Log Management (4th), Mobile APM (1st), Container Monitoring (2nd), AIOps (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability category, the mindshare of AppDynamics Database Monitoring is 0.3%, down from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Dynatrace is 12.4%, down from 14.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
 

Featured Reviews

Siva Jp - PeerSpot reviewer
Helps the application team improve the user experience and reduce the impact of any problems
We used Dynatrace, which comes with full-stack observability. Full-stack observability has evolved to the point where, competitively, you can ask how AppDynamics and Dynatrace compare. Dynatrace takes a slight lead here. It can do dynamic baselining and anomaly detection. It gives a little more transactional insights and is more comprehensive. There's a slight difference, but not a major impact, in terms of database monitoring on both tools. They are both competitive products. One way they try to compete is in terms of APIs, but the only difference I see is that AppDynamics has a slight advantage in one area. We don't have multiple agents, we go with the concept of one agent. Second, Dynatrace leads in observability, integrating with other on-premises and cloud systems. They are both competitive enough in the same pricing range. They are not so different, they are both in the same range. If you go and negotiate, they are the same.
Sathis-Kumar - PeerSpot reviewer
The single-agent format is easy to use and accurately captures issues
We are currently migrating from AppDynamics to the solution. AppDynamics is moving toward a fast model and has a few issues with vendor support. It also requires multiple agents for each function. For example, a Java-related APM requires the installation of another agent. The solution is a bit higher priced than AppDynamics but is more user friendly and only requires one agent, so our application teams prefer it.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"What I found valuable in AppDynamics Database Monitoring is good technical support. I also like that it's scalable and stable."
"The most valuable feature in this solution, for our business, is the clear way of projecting the connections between the database and the traffic inflow. This is very helpful when troubleshooting issues."
"The product is stable and the technical support is good."
"The most valuable feature of AppDynamics is that we can see all query times. If a particular query is taking too much time, we can alert it."
"We were able to correct problems, which led to an increase in availability, time savings, and performance for our solutions."
"I have found some of the valuable features of AppDynamics Database Monitoring to be once the installation is complete, you are able to quickly start receiving metrics, which is great. The user interface is also very user-friendly."
"Data monitoring is the most valuable feature."
"The proactive monitoring from AppDynamics definitely helps."
"Dynatrace helps us to improve overall performance and allows us to detect the root cause of an outbreak on our systems."
"It eases the investigation process (faster feedback loop with clients), better pro-activity on possible outages (in order to avoid outages), and eases the process of fine tuning allocation of resources to processes."
"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."
"The most useful features are cloud monitoring, application monitoring, and alert notifications."
"The initial setup was straightforward."
"The most valuable features of Dynatrace are the ease of installation and management, as well as its extensibility."
"I like the PurePaths dashlet the most. This is mostly because as soon I open the PurePaths dashlet and sort by response time, there is the problem. Every time."
"It is cleaner and more compact with good UX/UI."
 

Cons

"Stability-wise, we experienced some performance issues when upgrading from 4.4 to 4.5."
"The day-to-day activities should be less complicated so that anyone can manage it."
"The major concern lies with reports, specifically their configurability. It's like, if I want to combine multiple reports and generate them all at once, that's not possible. Even though there's a setup for generating 25 reports, I wanted to group them all and generate them in one go, which isn't currently feasible. I have to manually run each report and set the time for it."
"I would like the solution to be more customizable to meet our client's requirements."
"The setup, implementation and use are clumsy and need to be refined."
"The solution must improve security and setup."
"I have found it sometimes a bit difficult to trace the transaction all the way through to the application. I'm not sure if that problem is on the database side or on the application side, but that would be something that I would like to be improved. The traceability from the application to the database, sometimes, is a bit of a challenge. If you're using AppDynamics, with the Java agent, for instance, you need to be able to trace it through."
"The product lost its place as an industry leader."
"It often produces "false alarms" and cannot identify failure patterns over days/weeks that do not indicate concern."
"I would like to see Dynatrace be more user-friendly. Sometimes there are too many options to use from, which is good, but it can become confusing on how to proceed."
"Because we are financial, there are certain things that we cannot put on the cloud. However, that is a given fact, not only for us. It is a given fact for any financial company because of PCI compliance. Because of PCI compliance, companies don't take the risk of putting data in the cloud."
"Dynatrace needs to improve its configuration."
"I think they're working on even more integration from external third party input, but that is ongoing. So the faster it's there the better. Clock monitoring is one of these areas where improvements can be made."
"I'd like to see self-healing and I'd also like to see more automation. It looks like is that's the direction Dynatrace is heading in, in their Dynatrace product."
"On the one hand we have Dynatrace, on the other hand, we have AppMon. We know Dynatrace is more powerful, with a lot of functions, but there are some core functions AppMon has that Dynatrace needs. Our main use is AppMon and we have not gone to Dynatrace because we don't have those specific functions that we need."
"The functionality needs improvement."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"There is an annual cost for the use of this solution."
"I give the price a five out of ten."
"AppDynamics offers a yearly basis license."
"The licensing scheme is very complex. They need to make it easier."
"If one is expensive and ten is low price, I rate the product price as seven out of ten."
"It could be a bit lower, but looking at the scalability, functionality, and other things, you can understand why AppDynamics is so expensive as compared to some of the cheaper products that don't have that full single pane of glass they've got. Dynatrace has got three different elements that you need to log into just to get a full view, which is not so good, and because of that, it is a bit cheaper."
"We have purchased a few licenses for AppDynamics Database Monitoring and the price is high."
"In terms of pricing, I feel that when you compare the benefits that we get to the price that we paid, it is reasonable."
"We have not fully been able to get the full value out of the product. It is expensive compared to other things that we have had in the past. Paying that much and not being able to get the full return on the product is a downgrade. ​"
"Time to value was surprisingly fast."
"​Do a PoC and see if you like it."
"The licensing for Dynatrace is high. If you want to go for monitoring solutions, then why Dynatrace? If you have a particular budget, you can go for many other monitoring tools - apart from Dynatrace - and they can help you more and give more data than Dynatrace can. It's not worth the money that you spend for Dynatrace."
"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. ​​"
"Price (of the product) is a major concern for all the clients I work with."
"We found a tool that can be utilized by testing, DevOps, marketing, software engineering, and monitoring. Before, we always had everybody doing their own thing. Now, everybody's utilizing one tool, which is huge. That is a huge savings."
"The pricing and licensing are very expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
38%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Computer Software Company
10%
Government
9%
Educational Organization
34%
Financial Services Firm
17%
Computer Software Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about AppDynamics Database Monitoring?
Database scaling or migration projects play a supportive role throughout the development, monitoring, and troubleshooting phases.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AppDynamics Database Monitoring?
The price is not cheap, however, considering the benefits and the price ratio, I would rate it nine out of ten.
What needs improvement with AppDynamics Database Monitoring?
Based on my experience, some databases like Couchbase, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB require a little bit of enhancement as they are newer and not as widely used as other databases. The limitations are o...
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...
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Sony, DirecTV, UBS, The Container Store, The Neta Porter Group, Nasdaq, Cisco, eHarmony, Hallmark, Overstock, Expedia
Audi, Best Buy, LinkedIn, CISCO, Intuit, KRONOS, Scottrade, Wells Fargo, ULTA Beauty, Lenovo, Swarovsk, Nike, Whirlpool, American Express
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