Dynatrace vs ExtraHop Reveal(x) for IT Operations comparison

The compared Dynatrace and ExtraHop Networks solutions aren't in the same category. Dynatrace is ranked #2 in APM , with an average rating of 8.7, and holds a 5.5% mindshare in the category. ExtraHop Networks is ranked #14 in IOA , and holds a 4.1% mindshare. Additionally, 95% of Dynatrace users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of ExtraHop Networks users who would recommend it.

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100% willing to recommend

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We performed a comparison between Dynatrace and ExtraHop Reveal(x) for IT Operations based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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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

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

360

Ranking in other categories

Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (2nd), Log Management (5th), Mobile APM (2nd), Container Monitoring (2nd), AIOps (2nd), AI Observability (2nd)

ExtraHop Reveal(x) for IT O...

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Network Monitoring Software (71st), Network Diagnostics (11th), IT Operations Analytics (14th), Network Packet Capture (6th)

Mindshare comparison

While both are Application Lifecycle Management solutions, they serve different purposes. Dynatrace is designed for Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability and holds a mindshare of 5.5%, down 10.9% compared to last year.
ExtraHop Reveal(x) for IT Operations, on the other hand, focuses on IT Operations Analytics, holds 4.1% mindshare, up 2.1% since last year.

Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Dynatrace	5.5%
Datadog	4.7%
Splunk AppDynamics	4.2%
Other	85.6%

Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability

IT Operations Analytics Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
ExtraHop Reveal(x) for IT Operations	4.1%
Splunk Enterprise Security	13.4%
Splunk AppDynamics	11.0%
Other	71.5%

IT Operations Analytics

Featured Reviews

Manish Indupuri

senior DevOps engineer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

AI-driven insights have reduced downtime and improved cross-team collaboration

We encountered some challenges while using Dynatrace. Although the initial setup was smooth, fine-tuning alert thresholds and custom metrics took some time. Another challenge was that Dynatrace charges based on host units, so we had to carefully plan our agent deployments. The licensing model is expensive. Additionally, the complexity of setup is an issue. While OneAgent and auto-discover services are powerful, the setup is more complex compared to other tools such as Prometheus and Grafana. These integrations are simple and basic, but Dynatrace setup requires more complexity based on the environment. For new users wanting to use Dynatrace, it is difficult. However, the AI-related solutions and metrics took us to the next level for identifying and fixing things. Dynatrace requires an agent for operation. OneAgent is powerful, but it is also resource-heavy. On lightweight nodes or older systems, the agent can slightly impact performance. If Dynatrace could implement a lightweight agent behavior, we could make things faster. Additionally, if Dynatrace could add a long-term retention policy so that we could store more data and find fine-grained details, that would help us. While Dynatrace managed edition supports on-premises deployment, the SaaS version depends on cloud connectivity. For highly regulated or air-gapped environments, setup and updates can be challenging. Although the initial setup is smooth, if someone wants to fine-tune it and fully understand the tool end-to-end, it could be tricky.

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Out West

Project Manager and IT Management Consultant at a integrator with 1,001-5,000 employees

Great for identifying application interdependencies with helpful support but needs better visualizations

We're just trying to identify the application interdependencies, which normally reside on different servers, including web servers, database servers, enterprise service bus, et cetera, up to your presentation layer before we start moving stuff around. Normally, the reason why we use these tools is to understand what assets we have, where they're deployed, and how they enter and operate before we decide to go move something from point A to point B. The solution is going to allow me to establish a wave or migration plan where you have different waves of migration and then you actually have move groups to try and get your application moved from A to B seamlessly. A to B could be on-premise to on-premise. It could be on-premise to cloud. Et cetera. The solution can tell me what components can I deploy, for example, into a cloud space, without having to refactor my applications since that can be quite time-consuming and costly.

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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

"It gives you a great level of detail into whatever the issue is: Using troubleshooting and getting to the root cause."

"It is our main SaaS monitoring and alerting solution, and it allows us to identify many problems that we would miss if we did not have a comprehensive monitoring solution."

"As compared to New Relic and other providers, it is more expensive, which is its biggest disadvantage, but its biggest advantage is its capability because it is more feature-rich."

"We can go back to when a specific user had an issue and trace the entire transaction from the client to the database."

"UEM (RUM): User Experience Management (real user monitoring) puts you in "user's seat" and gives you insight into how they experience the application. Often, this gives a totally different view than just watching the backend calls."

"It helps DevOps find all its problems easily and analyzes performance problems."

"We are able to drill down and detect what the problems are; providing high-quality performance monitoring."

"The autodiscovery of service intercommunication has saved countless man hours and is dynamically updated when new services are added."

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"It's a must-have solution for large IT Operations, providing the ability to analyze infrastructure and application-related performance and data from the wire perspective."

"We have been able to improve the mean time to resolution by several hours in some cases."

"ExtraHop came out with the best price, and I think that it gives us a broader view of our network."

"ExtraHop is far ahead of anything comparable in the industry."

"This is a must-try product."

"Not only can you look at the protocol import level. It also has a live PCAP analysis."

"This solution is more applications reference architecture focused. Its benefit is that it specializes in that space."

"It gives you full 360-degree visibility into your entire infrastructure."

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Cons

"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"

"The dashboard could improve."

"We did have some scaling issues with the DC RUM or Data Center Real User Monitoring, just with the overall volume that we monitor in a company that I used to work at."

"I was hands on in the setup of the solution. Initially, it seemed a little daunting."

"Whenever there is a new version of the UI changes, it makes it hard to use, because we are accustomed to the old one."

"It needs education and training to ensure you get the full value of your purchase. Maybe add in a certification for Dynatrace."

"Getting the EM data, we have to open a browser."

"In regards to Diffie-Hellman encryption stuff, it is a hurdle with what we are doing with DC RUM, where everyone is embracing stronger security suites, but the whole point of DC RUM is to get that data between the tiers."

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"Network visibility is something that needs to be improved."

"The improvement that would make the most impact would be expanding on the new EXA big data back end."

"They have a new solution, ExtraHop Reveal(x), and I think it needs improvement."

"There is room for improvement in the security part. They have a new solution, ExtraHop Reveal(x), and I think it needs improvement."

"This solution would be improved if it had the ability to retain data longer."

"Additional out-of-the-box solutions and use cases would be nice."

"I would improve the Rule-Based Access Control (RBAC) by providing granular access control to the data."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"I feel the price is good for what the product does."

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

"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."

"Dynatrace is still kind of an expensive solution compared to others. But I recognize that they are ahead of the competition when we do a feature by feature comparison."

"This is an expensive solution, but it is also worth the money."

"A Dynatrace partner will always be willing to give you a trial. Go through the trial to see if there is a benefit for your company."

"It's understandable to do a smaller scale initial evaluation. However, as you identify the product value, don't hesitant in your scope and scale to maximize the initial investment and your opportunity to do a bulk investment of the product."

"The cost is somewhat high."

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"The pricing is higher than other solutions, but with such good features, I think it's worth it."

"The pricing is fair considering the value provided."

"The price of this solution for our environment is about £650,000 ($855,000 USD) for three years."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

20%

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

Government

Financial Services Firm

18%

Construction Company

Computer Software Company

Educational Organization

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	80
Midsize Enterprise	50
Large Enterprise	300

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	3
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	3

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 offers AI-driven root cause analysis, full-stack observability, and more. Its seamless integration and automated alerts enhance operational efficiency for application performance monitoring across diverse environments.

Dynatrace provides users with comprehensive tools for proactive monitoring, leveraging AI-powered insights to detect bottlenecks and monitor user behavior. It enhances system dependency visualization via Smartscape and offers deep transaction insights through PurePath. Session Replay captures real user experiences, while custom dashboards emphasize essential metrics. Integration capabilities and seamless deployment are key, though users face challenges with navigation, integration, and licensing. Enhancing third-party training tools and optimizing real-time AI diagnostics is desired, with demands for better database monitoring reports and simpler UI.

What are Dynatrace's key features?

AI-Driven Root Cause Analysis: Identifies issues with precision.
Full-Stack Observability: Monitors across all platforms.
Smartscape: Visualizes system dependencies.
PurePath: Provides transaction flow insights.
Session Replay: Captures user interactions.
Custom Dashboards: Focuses on essential metrics.
Automated Alerts: Minimizes downtime.

What benefits should users consider?

Operational Efficiency: Enhances performance management.
Seamless Deployment: Reduces manual intervention.
Integration Capabilities: Ensures smooth system coexistence.
User Experience Insights: Tracks behavior and reliability.

Dynatrace is implemented in industries like finance for monitoring infrastructure and user experience. In manufacturing, it helps ensure system reliability. Its AI-driven approach is crucial for cloud deployments, supporting performance optimization and proactive monitoring.

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ExtraHop Reveal(x) for IT Operations leverages wire data analytics to provide valuable insights across all network layers. Offering auto-discovery, live PCAP analysis, and customizable dashboards, it empowers IT teams with enhanced application analysis and security detections.

Focusing on wire data analytics from Layer 2 to Layer 7, ExtraHop Reveal(x) delivers application analysis, security anomaly monitoring, and real-time traffic analysis. With plug-and-play deployment and minimal administration, it facilitates seamless integration. Users benefit from its comprehensive network performance evaluation, insightful network topology mapping, and capabilities like auto-discovery. Despite room for enhancement in industry-specific solutions, visualizations, and security features, its extensive programmability supports diverse IT operations needs. It is perfect for monitoring enterprise applications and ensuring efficient network security and operations.

What are the key features of ExtraHop Reveal(x) for IT Operations?

Wire Data Analytics: Analyzes data from Layer 2 to 7 for comprehensive insights into network performance.
Application Analysis: Offers deep analysis of applications to optimize performance and resolve issues quickly.
Security Detections: Provides robust anomaly detection for enhanced network security.
Customizable Dashboards: Users can tailor dashboards for specific monitoring needs.
Plug-and-Play Deployment: Ensures easy setup and integration with existing infrastructure.

What benefits and ROI should users look for in reviews?

Network Performance Insights: Provides detailed insights to improve network efficiency and performance.
Real-Time Traffic Analysis: Enables quick response to network anomalies with real-time data.
Enhanced Security Monitoring: Strengthens security through comprehensive anomaly detection.
Efficient Problem Resolution: Facilitates identification of root causes for rapid issue resolution.
Reduced Administrative Overhead: Requires minimal administration with an easy-to-deploy configuration.

ExtraHop Reveal(x) is implemented in industries requiring detailed IT infrastructure monitoring, enterprise application tracking, and network security evaluation. It aids in identifying device misconfigurations, vulnerabilities, and analyzing IT component interactions to ensure secure and efficient operations.

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Sample Customers

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

Alaska Airlines, bet365, Concur, McKesson, Microsoft, Morgan Stanley, Practice Fusion, Seattle Children's Hospital, Steward Health Care System

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