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Performs stress-testing and evaluations to help identify bottlenecks
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable function is the ability to replay a customer session."
  • "We would like to see an AI tool that detects issues with our site in real time."

What is our primary use case?

We used this solution in a production environment to perform stress testing and evaluations to help find bottlenecks. 

We monitored user behavior and identified the funnel most used by our customers. In other services, we wanted to detect third-party tools with the wrong service.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable function is the ability to replay a customer session. It is very useful to know all of the customer details (device category, Operating System used, browser version, location of the customer, and connectivity).

We also need to know which areas of our site have the worst performance.

What needs improvement?

It would be an improvement to know where we lost our conversion funnel. It’s very important to share the same information with other departments of the company and converse using the same dashboards.

We would like to see an AI tool that detects issues with our site in real time.

What other advice do I have?

Nowadays, we are not Dynatrace customers. However, we want to keep up to date with product functionality in order to evaluate the necessity of changing our current solution.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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The workflow helps you to easily have an overview of the infrastructure that you are analyzing
Pros and Cons
  • "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."
  • "The AI is not that intelligent and there are different places where it could be even more automated."

What is our primary use case?

We use this solution to assist with resolving incidents in a banking environment.

How has it helped my organization?

This solution helps the bank to detect problems faster.

What is most valuable?

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.

What needs improvement?

The AI is not that intelligent and there are different places where it could be even more automated. For example, when you are looking at the code tree and you must manually click to expand the tree until you find the process.

For how long have I used the solution?

Less than one year.
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Product Manager at a financial services firm with 201-500 employees
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Auto-baseline detection for the API performance issues has helped to improve my organization
Pros and Cons
  • "Dynatrace has an auto-baseline and uses AI to monitor the performance of each API. The response time is related to the baseline."
  • "I would like to see the same features as in the New Relic Insights in the dashboard. That is the only thing I want to see improved in Dynatrace."

What is our primary use case?

We use Dynatrace to monitor the API performance of the server.

How has it helped my organization?

Dynatrace has an auto-baseline and uses AI to monitor the performance of each API. The response time is related to the baseline.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature is the auto-baseline because I don't have to set it with Dynatrace. With New Relic, we had some problems with the configuration.

What needs improvement?

I would like to see the same features as in the New Relic Insights in the dashboard. That is the only thing I want to see improved in Dynatrace.

For how long have I used the solution?

One to three years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Dynatrace is quite stable. I don't have any issues with it. With Dynatrace we need to upgrade and restart often. New Relic is more stable than Dynatrace.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I have not had any issues with the scalability of either New Relic or Dynatrace. They are both quite scalable.

How are customer service and technical support?

Currently, we get the vendor support directly. Their support is adequate.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

Last time we were using another APM and the company discontinued the APM product, so we had to switch.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup of Dynatrace is quite easy.

What about the implementation team?

We implemented the installation ourselves without any issues or problems at all.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Our most important criteria when selecting a vendor are the features and local support of the agency. Those two along with pricing are very important. 

The reason we eventually chose Dynatrace was for the automatic (auto-baseline) of detection for the API performance issues.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We use New Relic as well in the same facilities.

What other advice do I have?

I will rate the software a nine out of 10 because they are able to help solve our issues for us even though we don't understand the system fully. 

To make it a perfect 10, Dynatrace needs to implement the features from New Relic in the dashboard so that I can monitor my own performance. Even though New Relic is not as good as Dynatrace, I have to understand my own system. I set each parameter manually before every launch by five minutes.

I would suggest to prospective buyers to evaluate both Dynatrace and New Relic to see which features are best for your company. 

If you are not sure about the system requirements, choose Dynatrace. If you understand your own system and know by seeing a network outline exactly what you need for support, then choose New Relic.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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DevOps Manager at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees
Real User
Gives me the ability to proactively understand the user experience on our site
Pros and Cons
  • "Gives me the ability to identify user browsers, user geographical location."
  • "Email alert and mobile app alert are very useful for informing the team that something is going wrong."
  • "Enables me to proactively understand the user experience on our site."
  • "I would like the ability to export a user session into csv format. (I am aware that I can export a user session via a webhook)."

What is our primary use case?

User performance monitoring; to be able to proactively understand the user experience on our site.

How has it helped my organization?

  • Ability to identify which pages are slow and cause frustration for our users.
  • Ability to identify user browsers, user geographical location.
  • Email alert and mobile app alert are very useful for informing the team that something is going wrong.

What is most valuable?

User Sessions. I am able to tell what the user experience is like on the web pages.

Also, I'm able to drill down to identify problem issues.

What needs improvement?

I would like the ability to export a user session into csv format. (I am aware that I can export a user session via a webhook).

For how long have I used the solution?

One to three years.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Computer Engineer at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Vendor
It is flexible enough to add desired measures and method level sensors into application code. We can see method-level details.
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature is that we can see every database call executed from Java applications."
  • "If you have many distributed servers, you will need to install or migrate every agent. This can be a problem if you have too many, and it takes time."

How has it helped my organization?

Dynatrace has significantly increased a lot of our troubleshooting capability. As IT support team spends less time, they can focus more on other things.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature is that we can see every database call executed from Java applications. Since most of the workload of applications are database-based, it is important to see and analyze SQL statements. Dynatrace provides the ability to drill down to different dashlets and see what is going clearly, which is extremely useful.

The second valuable feature is that we can catch every transaction in our applications. It is important to see all requests end-to-end and have the visibility into performance that we needed.

What needs improvement?

If you have many distributed servers, you will need to install or migrate every agent. This can be a problem if you have too many, and it takes time.

Customer service is good but I got answers late for some tickets opened recently.

PurePaths that start from method sensors (method entry points) cannot be grouped in any application and displayed under DefaultApplication.

What other advice do I have?

The product runs perfectly with our application servers and collects data that we needed.

It is flexible enough to add desired measures and method level sensors into application code. We can see method-level details.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Cloud Practice Specialist at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Real User
It helps with monitoring KPIs
Pros and Cons
  • "The stability is rock solid. We put a lot of stress on it."
  • "I would like them to add serverless capabilities, because everyone is going there."

What is our primary use case?

Our primary use case is application performance monitoring.

How has it helped my organization?

It helps with monitoring KPIs.

What is most valuable?

  • Security
  • Automation monitoring

What needs improvement?

I would like them to add serverless capabilities, because everyone is going there.

For how long have I used the solution?

More than five years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability is rock solid. We put a lot of stress on it.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability is amazing. It is the best. One of our customers is a massive healthcare customer.

How is customer service and technical support?

I am a partner, so I know people in technical support who I can contact.

How was the initial setup?

The integration and configuration was easy.

What was our ROI?

We have seen ROI with this product.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The price could be improved.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We also evaluated New Relic and AppDynamics. We chose Dynatrace for the hybrid version and price.

What other advice do I have?

I want to tell people about its hybrid security capabilities. A lot of people have legacy experience with the tool, so it is valuable. They would not have to reinvent the wheel.

We use a hybrid environment, so we have to use the both AWS and on-premise versions.

The product is integrated with Splunk and ServiceNow. It integrates easily with them.

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner.
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Founder at a government
Real User
It collects and analyses information with AI
Pros and Cons
  • "It collects and analyses information with AI, which is useful."
  • "Regarding features, it would be good if there would be some features regarding app security."

What is our primary use case?

We use it to see a clear view of the system overall and monitor applications effectively and proactively. We also use it on our core software.

How has it helped my organization?

It collects and analyses information with AI, which is useful.

What is most valuable?

Session recording is one of the innovative features, which could be very useful for developers and the marketing team.

What needs improvement?

Regarding features, it would be good if there would be some features regarding app security.

For how long have I used the solution?

One to three years.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

It is quite expensive for startups. 

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Software Factory General Manager at Cegedim
Consultant
Global overview of all app layers, including web servers
Pros and Cons
  • "Global overview of all app layers, including web servers."
  • "It reduces time and provides detailed info, showing problem correlation, and a single point of diagnosis."
  • "They should provide a guide to arrive at the solution for non-super experts."

What is our primary use case?

  • Monitoring and problem diagnostics.
  • Control of the whole application layer.
  • Used for Java apps and full stacks.

How has it helped my organization?

It reduces time and provides detailed info, showing problem correlation, and a single point of diagnosis.

What is most valuable?

  • IA correlation
  • Global overview of all app layers, including web servers
  • Database
  • Intermediate elements
  • Load balancer

What needs improvement?

  • They should provide a guide to arrive at the solution for non-super experts.
  • Improve upon the possible benefit, especially if the problem is solved.

For how long have I used the solution?

One to three years.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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