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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
7.4
Dynatrace boosts troubleshooting efficiency and ROI, supporting DevOps, but requires commitment despite potential high costs.
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
7.2
Dynatrace receives praise for friendly, responsive service, though complex cases sometimes face delays needing more expertise.
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
7.4
Dynatrace effectively scales, especially cloud-based, with some challenges in complex environments, offering efficient handling of new demands.
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
7.7
Dynatrace is praised for reliable performance and stability, with quick issue resolution and consistent updates enhancing user satisfaction.
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

Dynatrace users desire better pricing, UI simplicity, monitoring, integrations, analytics, legacy support, automation, data export, and platform compatibility.
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 with complex, high-cost pricing, varying by infrastructure size, but provides trials for suitability assessment.
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 provides comprehensive performance monitoring and optimization with AI-driven insights and seamless integration across cloud and hybrid environments.
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
7.4
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 (11th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2025, in the AIOps category, the mindshare of Dynatrace is 24.5%, down from 27.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ServiceNow IT Operations Management is 7.6%, up from 5.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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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.
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
15%
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.
 

Also Known As

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Sample Customers

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