Lightstep vs Dynatrace
APM & Monitoring pricing comparison · 2026
Lightstep uses custom pricing, while Dynatrace ranges from $1.4–$58/user/month. Lightstep is typically 100% more affordable, though your actual cost depends on tier and team size.
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Lightstep and Dynatrace both operate in the apm & monitoring category. This page compares their list pricing.
Plan-by-Plan Pricing
| Plan | Lightstep | Dynatrace |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription Unit Plan | Custom | $7 /per host/month |
| Active Service Bundle Plan | Custom | $29 /per host/month |
| Full-Stack Monitoring | — | $58 /per 8 GiB host/month |
| Kubernetes Platform Monitoring | — | $1.40 /per pod/month |
| Code Monitoring | — | $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 |