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Dynatrace vs Sumo Logic

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Dynatrace

Software

Application Performance Management and Observability

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Sumo Logic

Software

Cloud Monitoring, Logging, and Security Analytics

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Dynatrace pricing is commitment based: rates require an annual platform level commitment rather than month to month purchase; Sumo Logic neither the Essentials nor the Enterprise Suite package lists a price on the pricing page; both link to Contact Sales
  • They diverge on capability: Dynatrace covers AI-powered analytics, Sumo Logic covers Log aggregation.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Dynatrace and Sumo Logic actually diverge.

Attributes where Dynatrace and Sumo Logic differ
AttributeDynatraceSumo Logic
Pricing modelsubscriptionusage-based
Founded20052010

Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), platforms (Web, Api), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Dynatrace

  • AI-powered analytics
  • APM
  • Infrastructure monitoring
  • Log analysis

Only in Sumo Logic

  • Log aggregation
  • Metrics collection
  • Real-time analytics
  • Custom dashboards

Both cover

  • API
  • Webhooks
  • REST
  • Web support
  • Api support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Dynatrace

  • Full stack application performance monitoring with automatic dependency discoverynot Sumo Logic
  • Kubernetes and container platform observability priced per podnot Sumo Logic
  • Log ingest, processing and query analyticsnot Sumo Logic
  • Real user monitoring and session replay for web applicationsnot Sumo Logic

Sumo Logic

  • Cloud-native log analytics across applications and infrastructurenot Dynatrace
  • Running a SIEM with MITRE ATT&CK mapped detections and UEBAnot Dynatrace
  • Compliance and audit readiness reporting from log datanot Dynatrace

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Dynatrace

  • Pricing is commitment based: rates require an annual platform level commitment rather than month to month purchase
  • Full-Stack Monitoring is priced at $58 per month per 8 GiB of host memory, so a 64 GiB host counts as eight units
  • Infrastructure Monitoring at $29 per host per month excludes code level tracing, which requires Full-Stack
  • Session Replay doubles Real User Monitoring cost from $2.25 to $4.50 per 1,000 sessions
  • Runtime Vulnerability Analytics and Runtime Application Protection are each charged separately at $13 per month per 8 GiB host on top of monitoring

Sumo Logic

  • Neither the Essentials nor the Enterprise Suite package lists a price on the pricing page; both link to Contact Sales
  • Quoted per GB figures assume an annual commitment, an average of 1 GB of log ingest per day and a US deployment region
  • Pricing varies by the AWS deployment region chosen, so the same volume costs differently in Dublin, Frankfurt, Sydney or Tokyo
  • Flex pricing bills per TB scanned rather than per GB ingested, so query activity drives the bill
  • Feature activation is subject to minimum volume, minimum user counts and service requirements confirmed at the time of the transaction
  • The API is limited to four calls per section, ten concurrent in-flight requests, and query processing times out after two minutes
  • Self-serve credit card purchase is capped at $25,000; larger purchases must go through sales or a reseller

Pricing, plan by plan

Dynatrace

Free
  • FreeFree
    • AI-powered analytics
    • APM
    • Infrastructure monitoring

Sumo Logic

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Log aggregation
    • Metrics collection
    • Real-time analytics

Which should you pick?

Choose Dynatrace if

  • You need ai-powered analytics.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Api.
  • You also want apm.
Dynatrace review

Choose Sumo Logic if

  • You need log aggregation.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Api.
  • You also want metrics collection.
Sumo Logic review

Questions people ask

Is Dynatrace or Sumo Logic better?
Neither clearly leads. Dynatrace starts at Free and Sumo Logic at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Dynatrace or Sumo Logic?
Dynatrace starts at Free and Sumo Logic at Free.
Does Dynatrace or Sumo Logic run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, Api, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use Dynatrace for free?
Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
What is Dynatrace best used for?
Dynatrace is most often used for full stack application performance monitoring with automatic dependency discovery, kubernetes and container platform observability priced per pod, log ingest, processing and query analytics, real user monitoring and session replay for web applications. Of those, full stack application performance monitoring with automatic dependency discovery and kubernetes and container platform observability priced per pod are not what Sumo Logic is typically brought in for.
What can Dynatrace do that Sumo Logic cannot?
Dynatrace covers AI-powered analytics, APM, Infrastructure monitoring, Log analysis. Sumo Logic covers Log aggregation, Metrics collection, Real-time analytics, Custom dashboards. Both handle API, Webhooks, REST, Web support.
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