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Overview

Use Datadog's real-time, customizable, interactive dashboards with high-res graphical metrics to monitor your servers, applications, tools and web services.

Reliably and securely take data from any source, in any format, then search, analyze, and visualize it in real time.

  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials
  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials

Video & Screenshots

Pricing

Starting from

15

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

Starting from

16

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

User reviews

4.6

371

5

4

3

2

1

229

129

10

2

1

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
79%
would recommend this app

4.6

70

5

4

3

2

1

45

23

2

0

0

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
84%
would recommend this app

Pros

“Only a few minutes are required to setup the monitoring agents and we have pre-built integrations for cloud infrastructure that help our IT team to save a lot of manual configuration time.”
EA

Elizabeth A.

Systems Adninistrator

“It replaced stitching together separate metrics, logs, and tracing tools with one correlated platform, which shortened incident resolution and gave the team much better visibility into production.”
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Kaynan S.

Software Engineer

“Log searching andd data analysis are the strongpoints of Datadog - you can take an insane amount of data, and distill it quickly.”
DL

Drew L.

SR SYS Admin

Pros

“We use it to store and analyze in real time network traffic for our custom L4 firewall.”
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Augusto Z.

Developer

“It is also widely used, so once you are familiar with ELK, you are likely to have a good fundamental knowledge of how monitoring, logging... works”
PN

Phuc N.

Software Engineer

“It has open source version so that anyone can start using without worrying about cost.”
PN

Phuc N.

Software Engineer

Cons

“Pricing is the big drawback: costs can climb quickly and unpredictably as you add hosts, custom metrics, and log ingestion, so you have to actively manage what you send.”
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Kaynan S.

Software Engineer

“The sheer volume of features can also feel overwhelming at first, making it hard to know where to start without proper onboarding or documentation.”
RV

Rakhi V.

QA Lead

“The consequences can include loss of information (due to the developer interpreting the stakeholder's need / wish differently) or confusion (the developer having a tech focused mindset and language while the stakeholders do not)”
JS

Jory S.

Frontend architect

Cons

“Also, out of the box integration with popular tools are not as great as other alternatives.”
PN

Phuc N.

Software Engineer

“To a certain extent, it gets complicated when it comes to set up, scale and manage infrastructure.”
PN

Phuc N.

Software Engineer

“The multiple versions of API and multiple possible format make it quite hard to get the correct one - mostly when a new release is out and user is pushed to use it - without proper support.”
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Andrej B.

Solutions Architect

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Key features

  • Total features160
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Ad hoc Reporting
  • Alerts/Escalation
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Analytics
  • Anomaly Detection
  • Application Management
  • Application Security
  • Application-Level Analysis
  • Archiving & Retention
  • Asset Tracking
  • Audit Management
  • Audit Trail
  • Augmented Analytics
  • Authentication
  • Auto Extraction
  • Automated Discovery
  • Availability Testing
  • Baseline Manager
  • Bottleneck Identification
  • CPU Monitoring
  • Capacity Analytics
  • Capacity Management
  • Capacity Planning
  • Chat/Messaging
  • Cloud Application Security
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Communications Management
  • Compliance Management
  • Compliance Tracking
  • Container Monitoring
  • Content Management
  • Continuous Deployment
  • Continuous Integration
  • Continuous Monitoring
  • Correlation Analysis
  • Cost Management
  • Customizable Dashboard
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customization
  • Dashboard
  • Dashboard Creation
  • Data Aggregation
  • Data Aggregation and Publishing
  • Data Analysis Tools
  • Data Classification
  • Data Cleansing
  • Data Collection
  • Data Connectors
  • Data Discovery
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Management
  • Data Migration
  • Data Storage Management
  • Data Transformation
  • Data Visualization
  • Database Monitoring
  • Debugging
  • Dependency Tracking
  • Device Auto Discovery
  • Diagnostic Tools
  • Disaster Recovery
  • Document Storage
  • Drag & Drop
  • Email Alerts
  • Email Monitoring
  • Event Analysis
  • Event Logs
  • Event Tracking
  • FTP Monitoring
  • File Management
  • File Transfer
  • For Websites
  • For eCommerce
  • Forecasting
  • Full Text Search
  • Graphical User Interface
  • HIPAA Compliant
  • High Volume Processing
  • Historical Trend Analysis
  • IT Incident Management
  • IT Monitoring
  • Incident Management
  • Incident Reporting
  • Indexing
  • Investigation Management
  • Issue Management
  • Issue Tracking
  • KPI Monitoring
  • Log Access
  • Log Analysis
  • Log Collection
  • Log Management
  • Log Parsing
  • Log Rotation
  • Machine Learning
  • Mobile App
  • Mobile Network Troubleshooting
  • Monitoring
  • Move & Copy
  • Multi-Cloud Management
  • Multi-Language
  • Multi-User Collaboration
  • Multiple Data Sources
  • Natural Language Processing
  • Natural Language Search
  • Network Analysis
  • Network Monitoring
  • Network Provisioning
  • Network Resource Management
  • No-Code
  • PCI Compliance
  • Parameterized Testing
  • Pattern Detection and Recognition
  • Performance Analysis
  • Performance Management
  • Performance Metrics
  • Performance Monitoring
  • Policy Management
  • Predictive Analytics
  • Prioritization
  • Problem Area Alerts
  • Profiling
  • Query Analysis
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Monitoring
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-time Alerts
  • Relational Display
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Requirements-Based Testing
  • Resource Management
  • Resource Optimization
  • Risk Alerts
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • Root Cause Analysis
  • SSL Security
  • Scheduled/Automated Reports
  • Search/Filter
  • Security Management
  • Server Logs
  • Server Monitoring
  • Service Level Agreement (SLA) Management
  • Single Page View
  • Single Sign On
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Status Tracking
  • Tagging
  • Task Management
  • Templates
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Threat Intelligence
  • Threat Response
  • Threshold Alerts
  • Transaction Monitoring
  • Trend Analysis
  • Troubleshooting
  • Troubleshooting Reports
  • Two-Factor Authentication
  • Uptime Reporting
  • User Management
  • Virtual Machine Monitoring
  • Visual Analytics
  • Visualization
  • Vulnerability Scanning
  • Web Traffic Reporting
  • Web-Application Security
  • Website Analytics
  • Workflow Automation
  • Workflow Management
  • Total features60
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Ad hoc Reporting
  • Alerts/Escalation
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Analytics
  • Anomaly Detection
  • Application Management
  • Application Security
  • Application-Level Analysis
  • Archiving & Retention
  • Asset Tracking
  • Audit Management
  • Audit Trail
  • Augmented Analytics
  • Authentication
  • Auto Extraction
  • Automated Discovery
  • Availability Testing
  • Baseline Manager
  • Bottleneck Identification
  • CPU Monitoring
  • Capacity Analytics
  • Capacity Management
  • Capacity Planning
  • Chat/Messaging
  • Cloud Application Security
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Communications Management
  • Compliance Management
  • Compliance Tracking
  • Container Monitoring
  • Content Management
  • Continuous Deployment
  • Continuous Integration
  • Continuous Monitoring
  • Correlation Analysis
  • Cost Management
  • Customizable Dashboard
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customization
  • Dashboard
  • Dashboard Creation
  • Data Aggregation
  • Data Aggregation and Publishing
  • Data Analysis Tools
  • Data Classification
  • Data Cleansing
  • Data Collection
  • Data Connectors
  • Data Discovery
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Management
  • Data Migration
  • Data Storage Management
  • Data Transformation
  • Data Visualization
  • Database Monitoring
  • Debugging
  • Dependency Tracking
  • Device Auto Discovery
  • Diagnostic Tools
  • Disaster Recovery
  • Document Storage
  • Drag & Drop
  • Email Alerts
  • Email Monitoring
  • Event Analysis
  • Event Logs
  • Event Tracking
  • FTP Monitoring
  • File Management
  • File Transfer
  • For Websites
  • For eCommerce
  • Forecasting
  • Full Text Search
  • Graphical User Interface
  • HIPAA Compliant
  • High Volume Processing
  • Historical Trend Analysis
  • IT Incident Management
  • IT Monitoring
  • Incident Management
  • Incident Reporting
  • Indexing
  • Investigation Management
  • Issue Management
  • Issue Tracking
  • KPI Monitoring
  • Log Access
  • Log Analysis
  • Log Collection
  • Log Management
  • Log Parsing
  • Log Rotation
  • Machine Learning
  • Mobile App
  • Mobile Network Troubleshooting
  • Monitoring
  • Move & Copy
  • Multi-Cloud Management
  • Multi-Language
  • Multi-User Collaboration
  • Multiple Data Sources
  • Natural Language Processing
  • Natural Language Search
  • Network Analysis
  • Network Monitoring
  • Network Provisioning
  • Network Resource Management
  • No-Code
  • PCI Compliance
  • Parameterized Testing
  • Pattern Detection and Recognition
  • Performance Analysis
  • Performance Management
  • Performance Metrics
  • Performance Monitoring
  • Policy Management
  • Predictive Analytics
  • Prioritization
  • Problem Area Alerts
  • Profiling
  • Query Analysis
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Monitoring
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-time Alerts
  • Relational Display
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Requirements-Based Testing
  • Resource Management
  • Resource Optimization
  • Risk Alerts
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • Root Cause Analysis
  • SSL Security
  • Scheduled/Automated Reports
  • Search/Filter
  • Security Management
  • Server Logs
  • Server Monitoring
  • Service Level Agreement (SLA) Management
  • Single Page View
  • Single Sign On
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Status Tracking
  • Tagging
  • Task Management
  • Templates
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Threat Intelligence
  • Threat Response
  • Threshold Alerts
  • Transaction Monitoring
  • Trend Analysis
  • Troubleshooting
  • Troubleshooting Reports
  • Two-Factor Authentication
  • Uptime Reporting
  • User Management
  • Virtual Machine Monitoring
  • Visual Analytics
  • Visualization
  • Vulnerability Scanning
  • Web Traffic Reporting
  • Web-Application Security
  • Website Analytics
  • Workflow Automation
  • Workflow Management

Integrations

  • Total integrations16
  • AWS Lambda
  • Amazon EC2
  • Bitbucket
  • Claude
  • Cursor
  • Google Cloud Storage
  • Jira
  • Linear
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Nomus
  • NuView
  • PagerDuty
  • Rippling
  • Rootly
  • ServiceNow IT Operations Management
  • Slack
  • SyMetric
  • Total integrations2
  • AWS Lambda
  • Amazon EC2
  • Bitbucket
  • Claude
  • Cursor
  • Google Cloud Storage
  • Jira
  • Linear
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Nomus
  • NuView
  • PagerDuty
  • Rippling
  • Rootly
  • ServiceNow IT Operations Management
  • Slack
  • SyMetric