Dynatrace vs New Relic: which does AI recommend?

· ChatGPT Search and Google AI Mode

Based on every AI answer that names bothReviewed by

How we measure

AI summary

is favored for consolidating monitoring in complex hybrid environments. When both brands are named, answers list first more often and recommend it ahead.

Listed first when AI names both

DynatraceDynatrace: 66% (Dynatrace leads)New RelicNew Relic: 34%

Recommended when named

DynatraceDynatrace: 83% (Dynatrace leads)
New RelicNew Relic: 74%

Warned against · lower is better

DynatraceDynatrace: 4%
New RelicNew Relic: 3%

Pick Dynatrace for

  • Infrastructure monitoring Usually

Where each brand stands out

Dynatrace

  • Google AI ModeOct 23, 2026Dynatrace1 of 3

    Trade-off: Can become expensive at large scale due to per-host and usage-based pricing. Best for AI-Powered / Automated Observability: Dynatrace or New Relic Why: Dynatrace uses a deterministic AI engine (Davis) to automatically discover root causes across complex multi-cloud topologies.

Topic by topic

Mentioned in, as a share of each topic’s answers

Dynatrace named more16About even6New Relic named more20

Who AI mentions first

Dynatrace listed firstNew Relic listed first

is listed first every month.

  1. MayDynatrace listed first: 65%New Relic listed first: 35%
  2. JunDynatrace listed first: 66%New Relic listed first: 34%
  3. JulDynatrace listed first: 72%New Relic listed first: 28%
  4. AugDynatrace listed first: 65%New Relic listed first: 35%
  5. SepDynatrace listed first: 63%New Relic listed first: 37%
  6. Oct, so farDynatrace listed first: 66%New Relic listed first: 34%

When both brands are named, every engine leans toward . Google AI Mode leans more, while ChatGPT Search lists first more often than not.

  • ChatGPT SearchDynatrace listed first: 63%New Relic listed first: 37%
  • Google AI ModeDynatrace listed first: 72%New Relic listed first: 28%

Also named alongside Dynatrace and New Relic

appears in most of these answers, with and also named. The comparisons place the choice among other observability tools.

  1. Datadog91%
  2. Grafana44%
  3. Prometheus38%
  4. Grafana Cloud28%
  5. OpenTelemetry24%
  6. Honeycomb23%
  7. Grafana Loki20%
  8. Grafana Tempo18%
  9. Jaeger18%
  10. SigNoz18%
  11. Splunk12%
  12. Elastic Observability11%

Dynatrace vs New Relic: common questions

Is Dynatrace better than New Relic?
Dynatrace is favored for consolidating monitoring in complex hybrid environments. When both brands are named, answers list Dynatrace first more often and recommend it ahead.
Do ChatGPT and Google AI Mode recommend Dynatrace or New Relic?
When both brands are named, every engine leans toward Dynatrace. Google AI Mode leans more, while ChatGPT Search lists Dynatrace first more often than not.
What are the alternatives to Dynatrace and New Relic?
Datadog appears in most of these answers, with Grafana and Prometheus also named. The comparisons place the choice among other observability tools.
When is Dynatrace the better pick?
AI usually lists Dynatrace first for: Infrastructure monitoring.

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