Dynatrace Introduces Kubernetes Monitoring at $0.002/hour for Any Size Pod
What happened
Between the Jan 5, 2024 and Apr 1, 2024 captures of Dynatrace's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Kubernetes Monitoring capability introduced at $0.002 per hour for any size pod. Pulse files it as a packaging change (new plan) with an upward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 12, 2026) lists Infrastructure Monitoring at $29 per host/month, Full-Stack Monitoring at $58 per 8 GiB host/month, Kubernetes Platform Monitoring at $1.4 per pod/month, Code Monitoring at $3.6 per container/month and Log Analytics - Pay-per-Query at $3.5 per 1,000 GiB scanned + $0.7 per 1,000 GiB-day retained.
This is the first pricing-page change Pulse has recorded for Dynatrace. Dynatrace has been tracked since 2023-12-08.
In the same window Elastic, Datadog and Grafana also changed their Cloud & DevOps pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- — · PlanAdded
BeforeNot listed
AfterKubernetes Monitoring capability
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Plan | Not listed | Kubernetes Monitoring capability | Added |
Values as written on Dynatrace's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Dynatrace's pricing page (dynatrace.com) from Jan 5, 2024 and Apr 1, 2024; the change is marked on the page, where Kubernetes Monitoring capability now appears.
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Dynatrace, pricing history
Full history- Q1 2025improvedDynatrace Expands Full-Stack Monitoring to Include Traditional Environments and New Trace Retention Policy
- Q4 2024improvedDynatrace Restructures Log Management Pricing: Retain Pricing Increased from $0.0007 to $0.02/GiB-day, Query Pricing Removed as Standalone Option
- Q3 2024packagingDynatrace Renames Kubernetes Monitoring to Kubernetes Platform Monitoring for Enhanced Clarity
- Q1 2024packagingDynatrace Introduces Kubernetes Monitoring at $0.002/hour for Any Size Pod · this change
Across Cloud & DevOps in the same window
All Cloud & DevOps changes- ElasticJan 11Elastic Introduces 99.95% Uptime SLA for Platinum and Enterprise Tiers in Comparison Table
- DatadogJan 11Datadog Introduces AWS Fargate Serverless Application Monitoring at $3 per Active Instance, Enhancing Serverless Performance Insights
- GrafanaJan 10Grafana Transforms Pro Plan to Pure Pay-As-You-Go Model Starting at $0, Renames All Plans
Questions about this change
Did Dynatrace raise prices in April 2024?
No list-price increase was recorded between Jan 5, 2024 and Apr 1, 2024. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: new plan.
What changed on Dynatrace's pricing page between Jan 5, 2024 and Apr 1, 2024?
Plan: Not listed → Kubernetes Monitoring capability, added. Pulse compared the captures it took on Jan 5, 2024 and Apr 1, 2024; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Dynatrace change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 0 other pricing-page changes for Dynatrace in the 90 days before this one; Dynatrace has been tracked since 2023-12-08.