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Dynatrace Platform Subscription (DPS) is your licensing model for all Dynatrace capabilities. It allows you the flexibility to use any Dynatrace capability at any volume, at any time. With DPS, your organization can quickly adapt to ever-changing technical and business requirements while avoiding cumbersome licensing bureaucracy. Hourly reporting on usage and daily updates on your current budget provide you with all the transparency you expect.

Cost overviews

You can get an overview of your Dynatrace Platform Subscription consumption in Account Management > Subscription.

Budget summary: A summary of total subscription period costs and forecast, with a breakdown by environment.
Cost and usage breakdown: A detailed cost and usage breakdown for the last 30 days.
Cost and usage analysis: A drilldown view with flexible filtering to view and compare costs and usage.

For more information, see Subscription overview (Dynatrace Platform Subscription).

Billing report

Your billing report provides details about accrued costs per booking date. Use this view to determine which Dynatrace monitoring costs were recognized and booked on which day.

Billing reports are available in Account Management > Subscription > Accounting view.

For more information, see Billing report.

Billing period

A Dynatrace Platform Subscription agreement has a minimum commitment of 1 year. Typically, a DPS agreement is signed for 1–3 years.

Your organization's consumption of each Dynatrace capability accrues costs towards your annual commitment as specified on the rate card. Each platform capability has a price point defined in the rate card as included with your agreement.

Once you reach your annual commitment, you can continue to use Dynatrace while incurring on-demand usage. Dynatrace applies the same rate card for on-demand usage without additional fees or premium pricing. You receive monthly invoices for on-demand costs until the next annual commitment period begins.

Frequently asked questions (FAQs)

In what timezone are daily usage and cost analysis calculated?

Dynatrace meters usage based on Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). All references to time and date are therefore to be understood as UTC+00:00.

Daily usage and costs are based on UTC and run from 00:00:00 on the start date of your agreement to 23:59:59 on the end date.

Is the annual commitment period always 12 months? What if I have a three-year subscription?

Multi-year subscriptions are broken down into annual (12-month) subscription periods.

Dynatrace may adjust the subscription period for your agreement to accommodate your needs. For example, the first period of a multi-year agreement might actually be just a six-month subscription period, which is then followed by two 12-month subscription periods.

What currency is used for Dynatrace Platform Subscription?

Your subscription agreement determines the currency that is used for billing. The currency code is shown on all Account Management cost views as a three-digit abbreviation (for example, USD, GBP, or EUR). The applied currency code might not be displayed until after the first cost metrics are calculated.

How can I view my usage from a previous license?

The View your previous DPS periods via subscription history page shows active and expired licenses and subscriptions, including POCs.

How can I see the consumption that is booked to a POC?

The View your previous DPS periods via subscription history page shows active and expired POCs. For a specific POC, select View details to get a breakdown of costs and usage at the environment or capability level.