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Best Observability Software for Medium-Sized Businesses

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Researched and written by Tian Lin

Products classified in the overall Observability Software category are similar in many regards and help companies of all sizes solve their business problems. However, medium-sized business features, pricing, setup, and installation differ from businesses of other sizes, which is why we match buyers to the right Medium-Sized Business Observability Software to fit their needs. Compare product ratings based on reviews from enterprise users or connect with one of G2's buying advisors to find the right solutions within the Medium-Sized Business Observability Software category.

In addition to qualifying for inclusion in the Observability Software category, to qualify for inclusion in the Medium-Sized Business Observability Software category, a product must have at least 10 reviews left by a reviewer from a medium-sized business.

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6 Listings in Observability Software Available
(685)4.4 out of 5
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3rd Easiest To Use in Observability Software software
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Entry Level Price:$0 Per host, per month
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  • Product Description
    How are these determined?Information
    This description is provided by the seller.

    Datadog is the monitoring, security and analytics platform for developers, IT operations teams, security engineers and business users in the cloud age. The SaaS platform integrates and automates infra

    Users
    • Software Engineer
    • DevOps Engineer
    Industries
    • Information Technology and Services
    • Computer Software
    Market Segment
    • 47% Mid-Market
    • 34% Enterprise
  • Pros and Cons
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  • Datadog Pros and Cons
    How are these determined?Information
    Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
    Pros
    Ease of Use
    161
    Monitoring
    142
    Real-time Monitoring
    124
    Features
    96
    Integrations
    91
    Cons
    Expensive
    99
    Pricing Issues
    78
    Learning Curve
    74
    Cost
    69
    Learning Difficulty
    57
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    Seller
    Datadog
    Company Website
    Year Founded
    2010
    HQ Location
    New York
    Twitter
    @datadoghq
    50,557 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    10,373 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
How are these determined?Information
This description is provided by the seller.

Datadog is the monitoring, security and analytics platform for developers, IT operations teams, security engineers and business users in the cloud age. The SaaS platform integrates and automates infra

Users
  • Software Engineer
  • DevOps Engineer
Industries
  • Information Technology and Services
  • Computer Software
Market Segment
  • 47% Mid-Market
  • 34% Enterprise
Datadog Pros and Cons
How are these determined?Information
Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
Pros
Ease of Use
161
Monitoring
142
Real-time Monitoring
124
Features
96
Integrations
91
Cons
Expensive
99
Pricing Issues
78
Learning Curve
74
Cost
69
Learning Difficulty
57
Seller Details
Seller
Datadog
Company Website
Year Founded
2010
HQ Location
New York
Twitter
@datadoghq
50,557 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
10,373 employees on LinkedIn®
(51)4.7 out of 5
Optimized for quick response
2nd Easiest To Use in Observability Software software
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  • Product Description
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    This description is provided by the seller.

    Last9 is the preferred single pane of observability for Logs, Traces, Metrics, built for modern engineering teams and high cardinality environments. — OpenTelemetry native, Cloud Native and Prometh

    Users
    • Software Engineer
    • Senior Software Engineer
    Industries
    • Computer Software
    • Financial Services
    Market Segment
    • 67% Mid-Market
    • 31% Small-Business
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  • Last9 Pros and Cons
    How are these determined?Information
    Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
    Pros
    Ease of Use
    32
    Customer Support
    26
    Reliability
    22
    Integrations
    21
    Monitoring
    20
    Cons
    Dashboard Issues
    12
    Learning Curve
    11
    Difficult Learning
    10
    Learning Difficulty
    9
    Insufficient Information
    7
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    Seller
    Last9
    Company Website
    Year Founded
    2020
    HQ Location
    San Francisco, California
    Twitter
    @last9io
    2,983 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    40 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
How are these determined?Information
This description is provided by the seller.

Last9 is the preferred single pane of observability for Logs, Traces, Metrics, built for modern engineering teams and high cardinality environments. — OpenTelemetry native, Cloud Native and Prometh

Users
  • Software Engineer
  • Senior Software Engineer
Industries
  • Computer Software
  • Financial Services
Market Segment
  • 67% Mid-Market
  • 31% Small-Business
Last9 Pros and Cons
How are these determined?Information
Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
Pros
Ease of Use
32
Customer Support
26
Reliability
22
Integrations
21
Monitoring
20
Cons
Dashboard Issues
12
Learning Curve
11
Difficult Learning
10
Learning Difficulty
9
Insufficient Information
7
Seller Details
Seller
Last9
Company Website
Year Founded
2020
HQ Location
San Francisco, California
Twitter
@last9io
2,983 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
40 employees on LinkedIn®

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(340)4.6 out of 5
Optimized for quick response
4th Easiest To Use in Observability Software software
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Entry Level Price:$1.50
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    Coralogix is a modern, full-stack observability platform transforming how businesses process and understand their data. Our unique architecture powers in-stream analytics without reliance on indexing

    Users
    • Software Engineer
    • DevOps Engineer
    Industries
    • Computer Software
    • Information Technology and Services
    Market Segment
    • 53% Mid-Market
    • 33% Enterprise
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  • Coralogix Pros and Cons
    How are these determined?Information
    Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
    Pros
    Ease of Use
    91
    Log Management
    77
    Customer Support
    74
    User Interface
    63
    Features
    60
    Cons
    Missing Features
    35
    Learning Curve
    29
    Difficult Learning
    28
    Learning Difficulty
    25
    Poor UI
    25
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    Seller
    Coralogix
    Company Website
    Year Founded
    2014
    HQ Location
    San Francisco, CA
    Twitter
    @Coralogix
    4,076 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    549 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
How are these determined?Information
This description is provided by the seller.

Coralogix is a modern, full-stack observability platform transforming how businesses process and understand their data. Our unique architecture powers in-stream analytics without reliance on indexing

Users
  • Software Engineer
  • DevOps Engineer
Industries
  • Computer Software
  • Information Technology and Services
Market Segment
  • 53% Mid-Market
  • 33% Enterprise
Coralogix Pros and Cons
How are these determined?Information
Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
Pros
Ease of Use
91
Log Management
77
Customer Support
74
User Interface
63
Features
60
Cons
Missing Features
35
Learning Curve
29
Difficult Learning
28
Learning Difficulty
25
Poor UI
25
Seller Details
Seller
Coralogix
Company Website
Year Founded
2014
HQ Location
San Francisco, CA
Twitter
@Coralogix
4,076 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
549 employees on LinkedIn®
(625)4.5 out of 5
Optimized for quick response
7th Easiest To Use in Observability Software software
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Entry Level Price:Free
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  • Product Description
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    This description is provided by the seller.

    Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Oakland, California, LaunchDarkly serves over 5,500 enterprises, including a quarter of the Fortune 500. As the industry’s leading end-to-end feature management pl

    Users
    • Software Engineer
    • Senior Software Engineer
    Industries
    • Computer Software
    • Information Technology and Services
    Market Segment
    • 47% Mid-Market
    • 39% Enterprise
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  • LaunchDarkly Pros and Cons
    How are these determined?Information
    Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
    Pros
    Ease of Use
    225
    Feature Flags
    196
    Features
    119
    Easy Setup
    89
    Integrations
    76
    Cons
    Feature Flags Issues
    58
    Feature Flags Management
    45
    Missing Features
    40
    Poor UI
    39
    Complex Features
    38
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    Company Website
    Year Founded
    2014
    HQ Location
    Oakland, CA
    Twitter
    @LaunchDarkly
    5,546 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    583 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
How are these determined?Information
This description is provided by the seller.

Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Oakland, California, LaunchDarkly serves over 5,500 enterprises, including a quarter of the Fortune 500. As the industry’s leading end-to-end feature management pl

Users
  • Software Engineer
  • Senior Software Engineer
Industries
  • Computer Software
  • Information Technology and Services
Market Segment
  • 47% Mid-Market
  • 39% Enterprise
LaunchDarkly Pros and Cons
How are these determined?Information
Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
Pros
Ease of Use
225
Feature Flags
196
Features
119
Easy Setup
89
Integrations
76
Cons
Feature Flags Issues
58
Feature Flags Management
45
Missing Features
40
Poor UI
39
Complex Features
38
Seller Details
Company Website
Year Founded
2014
HQ Location
Oakland, CA
Twitter
@LaunchDarkly
5,546 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
583 employees on LinkedIn®
Entry Level Price:Free
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  • Product Description
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    This description is provided by the seller.

    With more than 50,000 customer installations across the five continents, Pandora FMS is an out-of-the-box monitoring solution. Pandora FMS gives you the agility to find and solve problems quickly,

    Users
    • Data Analyst
    Industries
    • Information Technology and Services
    • Telecommunications
    Market Segment
    • 51% Mid-Market
    • 37% Small-Business
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  • Pandora FMS Pros and Cons
    How are these determined?Information
    Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
    Pros
    Monitoring
    140
    Ease of Use
    116
    Real-time Monitoring
    97
    Flexibility
    64
    Network Monitoring
    62
    Cons
    Learning Curve
    45
    Complex Setup
    32
    Learning Difficulty
    30
    Difficult Learning
    28
    Complex Configuration
    27
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  • Seller Details
    Company Website
    Year Founded
    2004
    HQ Location
    Madrid, Spain
    Twitter
    @pandorafms
    5,522 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    47 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
How are these determined?Information
This description is provided by the seller.

With more than 50,000 customer installations across the five continents, Pandora FMS is an out-of-the-box monitoring solution. Pandora FMS gives you the agility to find and solve problems quickly,

Users
  • Data Analyst
Industries
  • Information Technology and Services
  • Telecommunications
Market Segment
  • 51% Mid-Market
  • 37% Small-Business
Pandora FMS Pros and Cons
How are these determined?Information
Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
Pros
Monitoring
140
Ease of Use
116
Real-time Monitoring
97
Flexibility
64
Network Monitoring
62
Cons
Learning Curve
45
Complex Setup
32
Learning Difficulty
30
Difficult Learning
28
Complex Configuration
27
Seller Details
Company Website
Year Founded
2004
HQ Location
Madrid, Spain
Twitter
@pandorafms
5,522 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
47 employees on LinkedIn®
(94)4.6 out of 5
14th Easiest To Use in Observability Software software
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  • Product Description
    How are these determined?Information
    This description is provided by the seller.

    meshIQ is the enterprise evolution platform purpose-built to transform how organizations manage and optimize their middleware—the digital nervous system of the enterprise. It provides unified visibili

    Users
    • Software Engineer
    Industries
    • Banking
    • Information Technology and Services
    Market Segment
    • 45% Enterprise
    • 37% Mid-Market
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  • meshIQ Pros and Cons
    How are these determined?Information
    Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
    Pros
    Ease of Use
    30
    Real-time Monitoring
    19
    User Interface
    16
    Monitoring
    14
    Time-saving
    10
    Cons
    Difficult Learning
    13
    Learning Curve
    13
    Steep Learning Curve
    10
    Complexity
    9
    Learning Difficulty
    9
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    Seller
    meshIQ
    Company Website
    Year Founded
    1994
    HQ Location
    Plainview, NY
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    63 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
How are these determined?Information
This description is provided by the seller.

meshIQ is the enterprise evolution platform purpose-built to transform how organizations manage and optimize their middleware—the digital nervous system of the enterprise. It provides unified visibili

Users
  • Software Engineer
Industries
  • Banking
  • Information Technology and Services
Market Segment
  • 45% Enterprise
  • 37% Mid-Market
meshIQ Pros and Cons
How are these determined?Information
Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
Pros
Ease of Use
30
Real-time Monitoring
19
User Interface
16
Monitoring
14
Time-saving
10
Cons
Difficult Learning
13
Learning Curve
13
Steep Learning Curve
10
Complexity
9
Learning Difficulty
9
Seller Details
Seller
meshIQ
Company Website
Year Founded
1994
HQ Location
Plainview, NY
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
63 employees on LinkedIn®