Microsoft Application Insights vs Dynatrace
APM & Monitoring pricing comparison · 2026
Microsoft Application Insights uses custom pricing, while Dynatrace ranges from $1.4–$58/user/month. Microsoft Application Insights is typically 100% more affordable, though your actual cost depends on tier and team size.
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Plan-by-Plan Pricing
| Plan | Microsoft Application Insights | Dynatrace |
|---|---|---|
| Auxiliary Logs | Custom | $7 /per host/month |
| Basic Logs | Custom | $29 /per host/month |
| Analytics Logs (Pay-As-You-Go) | Custom | $58 /per 8 GiB host/month |
| Analytics Logs — Commitment Tier | Custom | $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 |