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Dynatrace vs Invicti

Dynatrace and Invicti are both security & identity tools aimed at enterprise and developers.

Dynatrace

AI-driven observability and app security for large cloud estates

Invicti

Proof-based DAST and AppSec platform for web apps and APIs

PricingPaidPaid
Starting priceNot publishedNot published
Free planNoNo
Free trial15 days—
Built forEnterprise, DevelopersEnterprise, Developers
Platformswebweb, windows
CountryUS · 2005US
Rating——

Choose Dynatrace if

Large enterprises running complex hybrid or Kubernetes environments that want automatic instrumentation and AI root-cause analysis.

  • Automatic discovery and instrumentation save weeks of manual setup
  • Root-cause analysis cuts alert noise better than threshold-based tools
  • One platform covers APM, infrastructure, logs, RUM and runtime security

Look elsewhere if: Startups and small teams that need a cheap, self-serve monitoring tool (Datadog, New Relic or Grafana Cloud are easier entry points).

Choose Invicti if

Enterprise security teams that need accurate, automated DAST and API testing across a large web application portfolio.

  • Very low false positives thanks to proof-based scanning
  • DAST, API and code scanning in one platform
  • Flexible deployment, including air-gapped networks

Look elsewhere if: Small teams with one site or developer-led code and dependency scanning needs (Acunetix, Snyk).

Dynatrace vs Invicti pricing

Dynatrace

  • Foundation & Discovery$7/host/moBasic host health and discovery; billed per host-hour
  • Infrastructure Monitoring$29/host/moHosts, processes and networks; $0.04 per host-hour
  • Full-Stack Monitoring$58/8 GiB host/moAPM, tracing, code-level analysis; Kubernetes pods included
  • Log Analytics$0.20/GiBIngest price; retention and queries billed separately or bundled
  • Real User Monitoring$2.25/1,000 sessions$4.50 per 1,000 with Session Replay; 35-day retention

Invicti

  • Agentic PentestUp to $500/pentestOne app and its APIs; 24-hour delivery, audit-ready report
  • Web + APICustomDAST, API discovery and testing, LLM security, CI/CD
  • AppSec CoreCustomAdds SAST, SCA, container, IaC, secrets scanning and ASPM
  • AppSec FlexCustomOn-prem or air-gapped deployment, custom roles, CSPM

Dynatrace · Key features

  • OneAgent auto-instruments hosts, containers, processes and code with one install
  • Smartscape topology map of live service and infrastructure dependencies
  • Grail data lakehouse for logs, metrics, traces and events queried with DQL
  • Causal AI that collapses alert storms into a single root-cause problem
  • Real user monitoring with session replay and synthetic browser checks
  • Runtime vulnerability analytics and application protection on monitored hosts

Cons

  • Requires an annual spend commitment, so not suited to small teams
  • Consumption pricing across many meters is hard to forecast
  • DQL and the platform's breadth take real time to learn

Invicti · Key features

  • Proof-based scanning that confirms exploitable vulnerabilities with evidence
  • DAST for modern web apps, single-page apps and authenticated areas
  • API discovery and stateful testing for REST and GraphQL APIs
  • LLM security checks for AI-powered applications
  • SAST, SCA, container, IaC and secrets scanning in AppSec Core
  • ASPM with DAST and SAST correlation and runtime prioritization

Cons

  • No public pricing for the main plans
  • No self-serve free trial
  • Overkill for a single small website

Dynatrace vs Invicti: FAQ

Do Dynatrace and Invicti have a free plan?

Dynatrace has no free plan, a 15-day free trial. Invicti has no free plan.

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