AppDynamics vs Dynatrace
APM & Monitoring pricing comparison · 2026
AppDynamics pricing ranges from $6–$95/user/month, while Dynatrace ranges from $1.4–$58/user/month. Dynatrace is typically 83% more affordable, though your actual cost depends on tier and team size.
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AppDynamics and Dynatrace both operate in the apm & monitoring category. This page compares their list pricing.
Plan-by-Plan Pricing
| Plan | AppDynamics | Dynatrace |
|---|---|---|
| Infrastructure Edition | $6 /per vCPU/month | $7 /per host/month |
| Premium Edition | $33 /per vCPU/month | $29 /per host/month |
| Enterprise Edition | $50 /per vCPU/month | $58 /per 8 GiB host/month |
| SAP Edition | $95 /per vCPU/month | $1.40 /per pod/month |
| Real User Monitoring | Custom | $3.60 /per container/month |
| Log Analytics — Pay-per-Query | — | Custom |
| Log Analytics — Bundled Queries | — | Custom |
| Metrics | — | Custom |
| Traces | — | Custom |
| Events | — | Custom |
| Real User Monitoring | — | Custom |
Cost at Scale
Total cost of ownership — licenses, implementation, and hidden costs included.
AppDynamics
4 scenarios$3,600/year (50 users × $6/month × 12 months)
Small Team - 50 Users (Infrastructure Edition)
$39,600/year (100 users × $33/month × 12 months)
Mid-Size Team - 100 Users (Premium Edition)
$76,436/year (Vendr median for 5 buyers)
Enterprise Deployment (Based on Vendr Median)
Dynatrace
3 scenarios$50,000
Small Team (50 Hosts, Full-Stack Monitoring)
$75,000 Year 1
$182,883 Year 1 (Vendr median)
Mid-Size Enterprise (200 Hosts, Multi-Product)
$1,626,104
Large Enterprise (1,000+ Hosts, Platform Subscription)
+ Year 1
Market Intelligence
AppDynamics
- Median annual cost
- $76,436
- Based on
- 5 deals
Dynatrace
- Median annual cost
- $182,883
- Average negotiated discount
- 28%
- Based on
- 24 deals