Dynatrace Renames Kubernetes Monitoring to Kubernetes Platform Monitoring for Enhanced Clarity
What happened
Between the Jul 1, 2024 and Oct 1, 2024 captures of Dynatrace's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Kubernetes Monitoring renamed to Kubernetes Platform Monitoring. Pulse files it as a packaging change (plan renamed) with a neutral 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.
Dynatrace's previous recorded change was "Dynatrace Introduces Kubernetes Monitoring at $0.002/hour for Any Size Pod" (Q1 2024). 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.
- Kubernetes Platform Monitoring · PlanRenamed
BeforeKubernetes Monitoring
AfterKubernetes Platform Monitoring
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kubernetes Platform Monitoring | Plan | Kubernetes Monitoring | Kubernetes Platform Monitoring | Renamed |
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 Jul 1, 2024 and Oct 1, 2024; the change is marked on the page, where "Kubernetes Monitoring" becomes "Kubernetes Platform Monitoring".
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Dynatrace, pricing history
Full history- Q3 2025packagingDynatrace Expands Services Flexpoints Pricing with Daily Rates for Lead Consultant and Architect Services
- 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 · this change
- Q1 2024packagingDynatrace Introduces Kubernetes Monitoring at $0.002/hour for Any Size Pod
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 October 2024?
No list-price increase was recorded between Jul 1, 2024 and Oct 1, 2024. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: plan renamed.
What changed on Dynatrace's pricing page between Jul 1, 2024 and Oct 1, 2024?
Kubernetes Platform Monitoring plan: Kubernetes Monitoring → Kubernetes Platform Monitoring, renamed. Pulse compared the captures it took on Jul 1, 2024 and Oct 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; the previous change was "Dynatrace Introduces Kubernetes Monitoring at $0.002/hour for Any Size Pod" in Q1 2024; Dynatrace has been tracked since 2023-12-08.