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Dynatrace pricing (2026)
Dynatrace starts at $1.4/mo (Kubernetes Platform Monitoring), across 4 plans. Best for Large enterprises needing zero-config auto-instrumentation at scale. Every figure links to Dynatrace's own page and the date we captured it.
At a glance
- Entry price: $1.4/mo (Kubernetes Platform Monitoring)
- Free tier: No · 15-day trial
- Compliance: HIPAA Yes · SOC 2 Yes · GDPR Yes
- Best for: Large enterprises needing zero-config auto-instrumentation at scale; Organizations requiring HIPAA, FedRAMP Moderate, or SOC 2 Type II compliance; Teams that want AI-driven automated root cause analysis rather than manual querying
Dynatrace plans & pricing
| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Billing | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foundation & Discovery | $7 | — | custom | $7/month per host ($0.01/hour). Basic infrastructure monitoring and IT inventory. Not a full APM tier. | dynatrace.com |
| Infrastructure Monitoring | $29 | — | custom | $29/month per host ($0.04/hour). Cloud and data center infrastructure observability. | dynatrace.com |
| Full-Stack Monitoring | $58 | — | custom | $58/month per 8-GiB host ($0.01/memory-GiB-hour). Comprehensive APM + infrastructure observability including automatic distributed tracing (PurePath), AI-powered root cause analysis (Davis AI), and service topology mapping. | dynatrace.com |
| Kubernetes Platform Monitoring | $1.4 | — | custom | $1.40/month per pod ($0.002/hour per pod). Kubernetes cluster visibility add-on. | dynatrace.com |
Last verified 2026-06-14. Official pricing page https://www.dynatrace.com/pricing/ fetched 2026-06-14. HIPAA/BAA status could not be confirmed from public pages (trust center returned 404); set to null. Dynatrace uses a consumption-based Davis Platform Subscription (DPS) model billed per hour; monthly figures shown are approximations at the stated hourly rates for a 720-hour month.
Capabilities
Integrations: AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Kubernetes, OpenTelemetry, Java, Node.js, .NET, Kafka, Prometheus.
Key features: Davis AI for automated root cause analysis with causal dependency mapping; PurePath distributed tracing: automatic code-level transaction tracing with no sampling; OneAgent auto-instrumentation: zero-code deployment across 850+ technologies; Smartscape topology: real-time dependency mapping of all monitored entities; Continuous production profiling with thread, CPU, and memory allocation analysis.
Plan limits: No free tier; 15-day free trial available; Full-Stack Monitoring billed per 8-GiB memory host-hour ($0.01/GiB-hour); Kubernetes monitoring billed per pod-hour ($0.002/pod-hour); 850+ supported technologies via OneAgent auto-instrumentation.
Frequently asked questions
How much does Dynatrace cost?
Dynatrace starts at $1.4/mo (Kubernetes Platform Monitoring); it has 4 published plans. Verified 2026-06-14.
Does Dynatrace support HIPAA?
Dynatrace HIPAA support: Yes. SOC 2: Yes. GDPR: Yes.
Does Dynatrace have a free plan?
Dynatrace free tier: No; 15-day free trial.
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