Dynatrace vs Grafana Cloud

See everything in one place, avoid vendor lock-in, and stop choosing between cost and visibility

AI-powered Grafana Cloud lets teams see all their systems in one place, stay free from lock-in, and manage costs with confidence.

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Why teams choose Grafana Cloud over Dynatrace

You shouldn’t have to pay a proprietary tax to see your own systems. With open-standard instrumentation instead of locked-in agents, teams move from constrained operators to flexible architects, connecting any data source, OpenTelemetry or otherwise.

Pay only for what you use

Control costs in real-time with Grafana’s usage-based pricing and Adaptive Telemetry tools so you can scale spending up or down and carry unused value into the future instead of losing it.

Freedom of choice. No vendor lock-in.

Ingest any data from any source, without proprietary agents or vendor delays,and keep your stack open and future-proof.

AI that acts across all your tools

Act on incidents end‑to‑end with AI and IRM, so detection, response, and coordination happen in one place instead of just generating alerts and handing them off to external tools.

“The thing that attracted me was the Grafana’s IRM…it’s leaps and leaps above what Dynatrace does. It calls the right people, notify the right people, record everything, and can start incidents automatically.”
Head of Site Reliability Engineers
Insurance company

Upgrade your observability on your own terms

Teams can connect their Dynatrace data into Grafana first, test and compare dashboards, and phase out agents later. No sudden cutovers, no lost visibility.

Comparing Grafana Cloud vs. Dynatrace

Capabilities
Grafana Cloud  Dynatrace
Rely on AI that works across your stack
Grafana Cloud
Investigate anything with Grafana Assistant, so your workflows scale with your stack.
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 Dynatrace
Rely on built-in AI that works only inside its own tools and can’t follow architectural changes.
Keep your spend flexible as your usage grows
Grafana Cloud
Tune spend as you grow with usage-based pricing and Adaptive Telemetry so your budget moves with your business and not your contract.
Learn more
 Dynatrace
Commit to a fixed annual fee that is hard to change when your usage or budget shifts.
Scale customizations across teams without slowing down
Grafana Cloud
Build any dashboard you want using data from Prometheus, Loki, Tempo, or Mimir. Everything is editable through the interface or as code, so you can version and reuse your dashboards easily.
Learn more
 Dynatrace
Edit JSON files and dashboards manually without AI or reusable templates to help.
Use open standards without vendor penalties
Grafana Cloud
Instrument once with OpenTelemetry-native support and open collectors, so you get full coverage with zero vendor penalty.
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 Dynatrace
Claim OpenTelemetry support but require proprietary agents for full functionality. Skip the OneAgent and you’ll pay steep penalties for ingesting third-party telemetry.
Control how your data is connected and interpreted
Grafana Cloud
Correlate data yourself with shared labels and trace IDs so you can trust and tune every insight.
Learn more
 Dynatrace
Accept auto-generated service maps you can’t view, verify, or refine.
Catch waste before it drives up your bill
Grafana Cloud
Optimize continuously with Adaptive Metrics and real-time cost controls so you cut waste before it hits your bill.
Learn more ->
 Dynatrace
Wait for renewals or manual quota changes and get penalized for overages you didn’t plan for.
Grow from small teams to scale without switching tools
Grafana Cloud
Start free and scale when you need with one unified platform so you never outgrow your observability tool.
Learn more ->
 Dynatrace
Rebuild pricing and architecture when your team size changes or overpay to stay.
Give every team the access they need without bottlenecks
Grafana Cloud
Assign ownership dynamically so every team gets what they want without delays.
Learn more ->
 Dynatrace
Manage permissions inside a closed system with limited delegation options.
Work with your alerting existing stack instead of rebuilding around someone else’s
Grafana Cloud
Integrate instantly with cloud-native and open-source tools so your teams stay productive with what they already use.
Learn more ->
 Dynatrace
Rebuild workflows when your tools change and struggle to connect beyond Dynatrace’s ecosystem.
Pay only for what you use
Grafana Cloud
Pay only for what you store, query, and use with no agent fees or license minimums.
Learn more ->
 Dynatrace
Pay upfront for licenses, agents, and retention, regardless of what you actually use.

Grafana Labs: オブザーバビリティプラットフォームのための2025年Gartner® Magic Quadrant™でのリーダー

ガートナーは、実行能力とビジョンの完全性に基づいて20社のベンダーを評価し、Grafana Labsはビジョンの完全性で最も遠くに位置付けられました。

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Graph showing Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Observability Platforms.

Gartner®、オブザーバビリティプラットフォーム向けのマジック・クアドラント™、著:Gregg Siegfried、Matt Crossley、Padraig Byrne、Andre Bridges、Martin Caren、2025年7月7日

ガートナーおよびマジック・クアドラントは、Gartner, Inc.および/またはその関連会社の商標です。

ガートナーは、その出版物に描かれている企業、ベンダー、製品、サービスを支持せず、また、最高評価またはその他の指定を受けたベンダーのみを選択するよう技術ユーザーに助言することはありません。ガートナーの出版物は、ガートナーのビジネスとテクノロジーのインサイト組織の意見で構成されており、事実の陳述として解釈すべきではありません。ガートナーは、この出版物に関していかなる保証も否認します。商品性または特定の目的への適合性に関するいかなる保証も含め、明示または暗示のいかなる保証も否認します。

このグラフィックは、ガートナー社によってより大きな調査文書の一部として発表されたものであり、文書全体の文脈で評価されるべきです。ガートナーの文書は、Grafana Labsにリクエストすると入手できます。

The 4-phase migration plan

Whether you’re trying to cut costs, simplify your stack, or just get more out of your telemetry, Grafana Cloud can help.

Scope & identify

  • Align on a migration timeline

  • Set and agree on key outcomes

  • Identify potential blockers early 

  • Build open communication channels

Define & design

  • Define observability requirements

  • Catalogue existing observability assets 

  • Develop a migration blueprint

  • Design Grafana best practices for your organization

Connect & migrate

  • Migrate telemetry sources, dashboards, alerts, and workflows

  • Leverage Grafana built-in features

  • Document observability workflows

  • Host Grafana training and workshops

Launch

  • Cutover production workloads

  • Iterate on production rollout

  • Align organization with Grafana Center of Excellence

  • Continue to train and run workshops for your teams

Ready to try Grafana?

Whether you’re trying to cut costs, simplify your stack, or just get more out of your telemetry, Grafana Cloud can help.