Intuitive Dynatrace Alternative

Observability, Simplified

Qorrelate

Qorrelate

OpenTelemetry-native observability

vs
Dynatrace

Dynatrace

Enterprise complexity

OpenTelemetry-native

OpenTelemetry-native platform for seamless, standardized data collection and interoperability across cloud and distributed systems.

service.nameservice.name
service.versionservice.version
cloud.providercloud.provider
db.systemdb.system
net.peer.namenet.peer.name

Your advantage: Standard OTel attributes mean zero lock-in. Switch backends without rewriting dashboards or alerts.

OneAgent Required

Dynatrace relies heavily on its proprietary OneAgent. OTel is supported but full functionality requires their agent ecosystem.

service.namedt.entity
service.versionversion
cloud.providercloud_type
db.systemdatabaseVendor
net.peer.namedt.peer.host

Why it matters: Every renamed attribute means rewriting dashboards, alerts, and queries if you ever switch. OTel standards keep your data portable across any backend.

Simple & Intuitive

Get started in minutes with a clean, modern interface. No training required -- if you know observability, you know Qorrelate.

1
Sign up & get API key 1 min
2
Add OpenTelemetry SDK 2 min
3
Point to Qorrelate endpoint 1 min
Logs, metrics & traces flowing Done
Under 5 minutes to production observability

Your advantage: Developers can ship observability in minutes. No certifications or specialists required.

Enterprise Complexity

Dynatrace requires extensive training and certification. The AI-driven approach hides details and requires dedicated specialists.

Dynatrace University training courses weeks
Professional certification exams $$
Hire certified Dynatrace specialist $$$
Ongoing config by specialists only ongoing
Weeks to months before first value

Why it matters: Davis AI is powerful but opaque. When it fails, you need certified experts to debug—adding cost and delay.

Transparent Pricing

Simple, predictable pricing based on data ingested. One rate for all telemetry -- logs, metrics, and traces.

Your monthly invoice
Logs $X / GB ingested
Metrics $X / GB ingested
Traces $X / GB ingested
Total Predictable
One simple rate, no surprises

Your advantage: Forecast costs accurately. No surprise host-unit or DEM-unit bills.

Complex Licensing

Dynatrace pricing involves host units, DEM units, and various add-ons. You need a sales call to even get a price quote.

Your monthly invoice
Host units (full-stack) ??? / host
DEM units (sessions) ??? / 10K
Davis AI units ??? / unit
Log ingestion & storage ??? / GB
Total Contact sales
Multiple SKUs, hidden costs, sales call required

Why it matters: Host units, DEM units, and DDU pricing make budgets unpredictable and hard to forecast month-to-month.

OpenTelemetry Native

Built on OpenTelemetry from the ground up. Use standard instrumentation and keep your data fully portable across platforms.

Your data stays portable
Switch backends anytime 0 code changes
Standard OTel SDKs & Collector open source
CNCF-backed ecosystem 700+ integrations
Open standards, zero lock-in

Your advantage: Use any OTel-compatible SDK. No proprietary agent means no license fees and full portability.

Proprietary Agent

Dynatrace OneAgent is proprietary and deeply embedded. Migrating away requires re-instrumentation across services.

Locked-in layers
Proprietary OneAgent required agent
Proprietary entity model (dt.entity) data
Proprietary query language (DQL) queries
Migrating away = re-instrument everything

Why it matters: OneAgent is required for full functionality, creating deep vendor dependency and high migration costs.

Self-Hosted Option

Run Qorrelate on your own infrastructure for complete data sovereignty and full compliance with regulatory requirements.

Deployment options
Cloud-hosted (fully managed)
Self-hosted (your VPC / bare metal)
Full feature parity either way
Your cloud, your data, your choice

Your advantage: Deploy in your VPC for compliance. Same features whether cloud or self-hosted.

Limited Self-Hosting

Dynatrace Managed requires significant infrastructure and expertise. Most advanced features are available SaaS-only.

Deployment options
SaaS (full features)
Managed (limited features) partial
Grail, Davis AI, AppEngine SaaS only
Best features locked to SaaS-only

Why it matters: Key features like Grail and Davis AI are SaaS-only, limiting what you can run on your own infrastructure.

Pay For What You Use

Only pay for the telemetry data you actually use, after filtering out noise with the built-in spam filter.

How billing works
Raw telemetry ingested 100 GB
Drop filters remove noise -40 GB
You pay for 60 GB
Filter first, then pay -- save 40%

Your advantage: Drop filters reduce billable data before ingestion. Keep signal, cut cost.

Pay For What You Ingest

You pay for all ingested data upfront, regardless of any filtering applied within Dynatrace after ingestion.

How billing works
Raw telemetry ingested 100 GB
You pay for 100 GB
Filtering happens after billing too late
Billed on ingestion -- no savings possible

Why it matters: You pay for noise. Filtering after ingest doesn't reduce your bill.

Why choose Qorrelate vs. Dynatrace?

See how we compare on the features that matter

Features
QorrelateQorrelate
DynatraceDynatrace
Easy to set up and use
OpenTelemetry-native(✓)
Transparent pricing
No vendor lock-in
Self-hosted option(✓)
Session replay
AI-powered log analysis

Observability in Minutes, not Months

No complex setups, no maintenance – all the context for your logs, metrics and traces.

Logs View
LOGS

Instant log filtering and search

Manage diverse logs with the fastest search and filtering capabilities. Leverage OpenTelemetry semantic conventions for context.

Metrics View
METRICS

Monitor the metrics that matter

Centralize Prometheus & OpenTelemetry metrics to monitor your infrastructure and service with ease.

Traces View
TRACES

Each request, explained

Spot errors and bottlenecks: real-time search and filtering capabilities for all high cardinal attributes.

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