OpenNMS vs Datadog

ManageEngine OpManager Plus

Pulseway

LogicMonitor

ManageEngine OpManager Plus is an AIOps software designed to help businesses monitor networks, servers, IP addresses, switch ports, bandwidth, network configurations, firewall rules, logs, policies, application usage, and storage devices. IT admins can perform an in-depth analysis of IT performance parameters, including health, availability, device utilization, and more.

Pulseway is a remote monitoring and management software designed for managing workstations, servers, and network devices across Windows, Mac, and Linux environments. The platform includes real-time monitoring with actionable alerts, remote control capabilities with unlimited sessions, automated patch management for operating systems and third-party applications, and scripting tools with auto-remediation features.

LogicMonitor offers a full-stack observability platform for MSPs and enterprises that’s fully-automated, cloud-first, and hybrid ready

OpenNMS is an award winning network management application platform with a long track record of providing solutions for enterprises and carriers.

Activity Dashboard

Alerts/Notifications

Bandwidth Monitoring

Capacity Management

Capacity Planning

Configuration Management

Continuous Monitoring

CPU Monitoring

Dashboard

Dashboard Creation

Database Monitoring

Data Visualization

Device Auto Discovery

Diagnostic Tools

Downtime Tracking

Email Alerts

Event Logs

Incident Management

Inventory Management

IP Address Monitoring

Issue Management

Issue Tracking

IT Asset Management

Monitoring

Multi-Device Support

Network Analysis

Network Resource Management

Performance Metrics

Performance Monitoring

Real-Time Analytics

Real-Time Data

Real-Time Monitoring

Real-Time Notifications

Real-Time Reporting

Real-Time Updates

Remote Monitoring & Management

Reporting/Analytics

Reporting & Statistics

Root Cause Analysis

Server Monitoring

Service Level Agreement (SLA) Management

Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)

SSL Security

Status Tracking

Third-Party Integrations

Threshold Alerts

Transaction Monitoring

Trend Analysis

Troubleshooting

Uptime Reporting

Virtual Machine Monitoring

Open Source

OpenNMS

Web-based

Linux

Datadog

Essential

Premier

Large Enterprises

Small Business

Mid-size Business

The OpenNMS Group

Splunk Enterprise

Splunk Enterprise is a cloud-based platform designed to assist businesses with big data management and analysis of machine data. Key features include data visualization, performance metrics, data collection, real-time search, indexing, KPI tracking, reporting, and monitoring.

Amazon CloudWatch

Amazon CloudWatch is a vulnerability management software designed to help DevOps engineers, IT managers, and site reliability engineers (SREs) observe and manage AWS resources. Administrators can gain insights into operational data to visualize logs and utilize machine learning algorithms to detect anomalous behavior across environments.

Site24x7

Site24x7 is a monitoring solution for DevOps and IT operations for troubleshooting applications, servers and network infrastructure

Systems Administrator

We have also had less than stelar experience with DataDog support, basically being non-responsive.

Frontend architect

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)

Platform Engineer

The user interface is very simple and customer support and account help our teams in providing training and guidance in case of any issue.

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

Access Controls/Permissions

Activity Tracking

Ad hoc Reporting

Alerts/Escalation

Analytics

Anomaly Detection

Application-Level Analysis

Application Management

Application Security

Archiving & Retention

Asset Tracking

Audit Management

Audit Trail

Automated Discovery

Availability Testing

Baseline Manager

Bottleneck Identification

Capacity Analytics

Chat/Messaging

Cloud Application Security

Collaboration Tools

Commenting/Notes

Communications Management

Compliance Management

Compliance Tracking

Container Monitoring

Content Management

Continuous Deployment

Continuous Integration

Correlation Analysis

Cost Management

Customizable Dashboard

Customizable Reports

Customization

Data Aggregation

Data Analysis Tools

Data Classification

Data Cleansing

Data Collection

Data Connectors

Data Discovery

Data Import/Export

Data Migration

Data Storage Management

Data Transformation

Debugging

Dependency Tracking

Disaster Recovery

Drag & Drop

Email Monitoring

Event Analysis

Event Tracking

For eCommerce

For Websites

FTP Monitoring

Graphical User Interface

High Volume Processing

HIPAA Compliant

Historical Trend Analysis

Incident Reporting

Indexing

Investigation Management

IT Incident Management

IT Monitoring

KPI Monitoring

Log Access

Log Analysis

Log Collection

Log Management

Log Parsing

Log Rotation

Machine Learning

Mobile App

Mobile Network Troubleshooting

Move & Copy

Multi-Cloud Management

Multi-Language

Multiple Data Sources

Multi-User Collaboration

Natural Language Processing

By industry, Datadog reviewers are most commonly professionals in information technology and services (20%). The most frequent use case for Datadog cited by reviewers is log analysis (44% of reviewers).

Users and use cases

Some reviewers feel Datadog’s variety of pricing plans and free tier help organizations find suitable options, and they appreciate features that prevent unexpected bills. However, many users indicate the pricing is expensive, complex, and difficult to manage.

Value for money

The Datadog integration most frequently cited by reviewers is Slack, a team communication product rated 4.7 out of 5 for its integration with Datadog.

Integrations

Datadog is a dashboard solution offering key features such as alerts/notifications, real-time monitoring, and data visualization, among others.

Proprietary

Windows

iPhone

Android

iPad

New Relic

Loggly

AppDynamics

Sumo Logic

Graylog

PRTG

Google Analytics 360

Raygun

Free

Enterprise

DevSecOps Pro

DevSecOps Enterprise

Complex and expensive pricing

Senior DevOps Engineer

The pricing expensive and hard to predict.

Director of Engineering

It is very very expensive, the bill can be huge without a lot of tuning and supervision

66% of reviewers feel negative about Datadog’s pricing. Some users report that the cost is high compared to competitors and can quickly escalate, especially as usage grows. Reviewers indicate that the pricing model is complicated and difficult to predict, requiring constant attention to avoid unexpected charges. They find that managing costs is challenging, particularly for smaller organizations, and say that the lack of transparency in billing categories adds to their frustration. Some reviewers feel the expense forces them to limit usage or seek alternatives.

Comprehensive real-time analytics

Datadog excels at providing real-time, in-depth insights into application and infrastructure performance, with a user-friendly interface and robust integrations.

Developer

The interface is user-friendly and easy to navigate, and it provides detailed insights and analytics that allow me to identify and troubleshoot issues quickly.

92% of reviewers feel positive about Datadog’s insights and analytics. Some reviewers find the platform delivers deep, real-time visibility into application and infrastructure performance, which helps them quickly identify and troubleshoot issues. Users say the analytics capabilities are robust, offering detailed logs and metrics that improve their understanding of system health. They appreciate the intuitive interface and the seamless integration with various tools, which enhances their ability to monitor complex environments and respond to incidents more effectively.

Highly customizable dashboards

Software Developer

The dashboards are highly customizable, which helps with specific backend performance tracking.

89% of reviewers feel positive about Datadog’s dashboards. Some users say the dashboards are highly customizable, allowing them to tailor views for specific metrics and applications. Reviewers appreciate being able to quickly build dashboards that provide clear, real-time visualizations for both technical and non-technical stakeholders. They find the dashboards easy to set up and flexible, which helps them monitor system health and performance efficiently. Some reviewers indicate that built-in templates and integrations enable fast deployment and value, while the user-friendly interface makes ongoing management straightforward.