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Dynatrace vs ServiceNow IT Operations Management comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 16, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
4.7
Dynatrace enhances efficiency, saves costs, improves performance, and boosts customer satisfaction, with significant operational and financial benefits.
Sentiment score
7.4
ServiceNow IT Operations Management enhances efficiency, accelerating workflows and visibility, with ROI realized between three to 24 months.
ROI is hard to specify; however, incidents like impending ransomware attacks highlight its value, though those are exceptional events.
It reduced staffing needs from four full-time staff to fewer due to automation.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.8
Dynatrace offers generally responsive and knowledgeable support with occasional inconsistencies, praised for quick escalation and effective solutions.
Sentiment score
6.3
ServiceNow IT Operations Management's support has swift response times but inconsistent quality, needing improved processes and communication.
They have a good reputation, and the support is commendable.
The response time of technical support could be improved.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
8.1
Dynatrace is scalable for large environments with strong cloud support, though cost and memory usage present challenges.
Sentiment score
7.6
ServiceNow IT Operations Management offers scalable and integrative solutions ideal for enterprises, despite potential complexity and high licensing costs.
If it's an enterprise, increasing the number of instances doesn’t pose problems.
ServiceNow ITOM scales very well to small and medium businesses.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.5
Dynatrace is praised for its strong, reliable performance and minimal downtime, with most issues quickly resolved.
Sentiment score
7.8
ServiceNow IT Operations Management offers high reliability and stability, despite potential network issues and challenges in larger deployments.
Generally, all are stable at ninety-nine point nine nine percent, but if the underlying infrastructure is not deployed correctly, stability may be problematic.
 

Room For Improvement

Users find Dynatrace's pricing complex, seek better UI, integration, analytics, and support for legacy apps and training resources.
ServiceNow ITOM users find it costly, with concerns on integration, features, scalability, customization, setup complexity, and licensing.
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.
We are facing difficulties with service mapping of CIs from the end users, and are seeking help from third-party vendors.
There is room for improvement in service mapping within ServiceNow ITOM.
 

Setup Cost

Dynatrace offers advanced features and ROI, but its costly pricing and licensing complexities require careful management for budget-conscious organizations.
ServiceNow IT Operations Management is perceived as costly but valued for its comprehensive features, often requiring negotiation for discounts.
The pricing model offers scaling where not everything consumes a license equally, providing more value across different business areas.
 

Valuable Features

Dynatrace offers code insights, AI alerts, and real-user monitoring, optimizing performance with ease of use and minimal configuration.
ServiceNow IT Operations Management excels in integration, automation, and cost reduction, offering intuitive navigation and robust IT support.
Graduation features offered by Dynatrace provide a single view and can connect with many other monitoring systems.
The performance analytics of ServiceNow was especially beneficial for setting thresholds, aggregating, and correlating infrastructure data.
ServiceNow IT Operations Management is beneficial for the discovery of all CIs in our environment.
 

Categories and Ranking

Dynatrace
Ranking in AIOps
2nd
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
345
Ranking in other categories
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (2nd), Log Management (4th), Mobile APM (1st), Container Monitoring (1st)
ServiceNow IT Operations Ma...
Ranking in AIOps
4th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
40
Ranking in other categories
Event Monitoring (1st), Cloud Management (9th), IT Infrastructure Monitoring (8th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2025, in the AIOps category, the mindshare of Dynatrace is 24.7%, down from 27.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ServiceNow IT Operations Management is 7.4%, up from 5.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Manish Ved - PeerSpot reviewer
Solution has a useful AI engine, but the reports could be a bit better
We are typically about a version or two behind. We are on the managed solution. Our model of deployment is on-premises. I would say there are a couple of thousand users of this solution in our company. We are also planning on increasing the usage as our apps migrate to the cloud. I would advise other people looking into solutions, to do their homework beforehand and not assume that by deploying all the tools everything will automatically work, so there's still a lot of configuration involved. I would rate this solution as a whole an eight, on a scale from one to 10, with one being the worst and 10 being the best.
RichardG - PeerSpot reviewer
Effortlessly blends management systems for comprehensive infrastructure insight
ServiceNow IT Operations Management brought together Intune and SCCM or MECM really well. It provided out-of-the-box integrations, requiring only minimal effort, typically a couple of days, to massage those systems into a seamless operation. Additionally, the performance analytics of ServiceNow was especially beneficial for setting thresholds, aggregating, and correlating infrastructure data.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
35%
Financial Services Firm
17%
Computer Software Company
7%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Energy/Utilities Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

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 do you like most about ServiceNow IT Operations Management?
From my perspective as an asset manager, the most valuable feature of the solution is the configuration management portion, where I can actively add something to the database.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ServiceNow IT Operations Management?
We obtained discovery licenses at about seven dollars Australian per unit, which we found to be reasonable and competitive. The pricing model offers scaling where not everything consumes a license ...
What needs improvement with ServiceNow IT Operations Management?
There is room for improvement in service mapping within ServiceNow ITOM. When we have more time, we'll look to extend that and apply it to business-critical services like email.
 

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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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