Section 8 of 8 APM & Security
Decision guide
Use ArgusLogs when
You need deep, code-level telemetry with zero runtime reflection overhead.
- Building .NET systems and need method durations, SQL statements/parameters, and execution context.
- You must isolate parameterized queries and ORM transaction timings.
- Heavy runtime agents are prohibited by CPU/memory limits or cloud cost constraints.
- You want correlated async tracing without high APM ingestion / DDU fees.
Use Dynatrace when
You need full-stack auto-discovery and infrastructure orchestration tracing.
- Multi-language microservices (.NET mixed with Java, Node, Python, …).
- You must monitor host/container hardware and orchestration (Kubernetes, OpenShift).
- You want ML-driven root-cause analysis across a large enterprise fleet.
Use a WAF when
You need edge-level protection against external traffic attacks.
- Compliance (e.g. PCI-DSS 6.6) requires a firewall in front of public apps.
- You must block DDoS, bots, brute force, XSS, or SQLi before traffic hits servers.
- You want global edge CDN shielding for APIs and public endpoints.