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Amazon CloudWatch
Amazon CloudWatch
(392)
4.3 out of 5
Amazon CloudWatch
By Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Datadog
Datadog
(690)
4.4 out of 5
Datadog
By Datadog
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At a Glance
Amazon CloudWatch
Amazon CloudWatch
Star Rating
(392)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (38.7% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Datadog
Datadog
Star Rating
(690)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (47.3% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0 Per host, per month
Free Trial is available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
  • G2 reviewers report that Datadog excels in providing a comprehensive view of infrastructure, applications, logs, and security signals all in one place. Users appreciate the detailed log traces and the ease of searching for specific logs based on labels and facets, making it easier to understand their environment and respond quickly to issues.
  • Users say that Amazon CloudWatch offers excellent integration with AWS products, allowing seamless connections to services like EC2 and Lambda. This versatility is highlighted by reviewers who mention the ability to query logs using SQL-like search capabilities, which enhances their ability to manage and debug server configurations effectively.
  • According to verified reviews, Datadog's user interface is praised for its intuitiveness, enabling users to gain insights from data effortlessly. The quick setup process, facilitated by multiple integrations, allows teams to get started with minimal hassle, which is a significant advantage for those looking for a fast implementation.
  • Reviewers mention that while Amazon CloudWatch has a solid performance in monitoring and logging, some users find it less user-friendly compared to Datadog. The feedback indicates that navigating the interface can be more challenging, which may impact the overall user experience for those who prioritize ease of use.
  • G2 reviewers highlight that Datadog's support is responsive and helpful, contributing to a positive experience for users. This level of support is crucial for teams that rely on timely assistance to resolve issues and optimize their monitoring strategies.
  • Users report that while both platforms provide robust monitoring capabilities, Datadog tends to shine in multi-cloud management and automation features. Reviewers appreciate its ability to bring together various data sources, whereas Amazon CloudWatch is noted for its strong performance in AWS-centric environments, making it a better fit for users heavily invested in the AWS ecosystem.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Amazon CloudWatch
No pricing available
Datadog
Free
$0
Per host, per month
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Free Trial
Amazon CloudWatch
No trial information available
Datadog
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.5
301
8.8
513
Ease of Use
8.1
301
8.2
614
Ease of Setup
8.4
159
8.3
380
Ease of Admin
8.5
148
8.3
231
Quality of Support
8.3
276
8.3
457
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
140
8.5
218
Product Direction (% positive)
8.2
291
9.0
498
Features by Category
Cloud Cost ManagementHide 13 FeaturesShow 13 Features
8.2
72
7.8
8
Operations
8.7
47
7.8
6
8.7
51
8.1
6
7.5
40
7.1
8
8.6
55
8.0
5
Cost Optimization
8.5
42
7.7
8
7.8
42
7.5
6
8.0
45
7.7
5
Administration
8.4
56
8.3
6
7.9
59
8.1
7
8.3
47
7.3
5
Agentic AI - Cloud Cost Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Website MonitoringHide 13 FeaturesShow 13 Features
Not enough data
8.1
77
Functionality
Not enough data
8.7
55
Not enough data
9.3
71
Not enough data
9.1
63
Not enough data
8.8
57
Not enough data
8.9
57
Not enough data
9.0
50
Agentic AI - Website Monitoring
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
7.3
5
Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM)Hide 17 FeaturesShow 17 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Experience
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Database MonitoringHide 13 FeaturesShow 13 Features
Not enough data
9.0
110
Functionality
Not enough data
9.2
104
Not enough data
9.1
105
Not enough data
9.3
89
Not enough data
8.9
104
Not enough data
8.8
88
Not enough data
8.9
93
Agentic AI - Database Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Network MonitoringHide 27 FeaturesShow 27 Features
Not enough data
8.9
62
Functionality
Not enough data
9.2
52
Not enough data
9.3
57
Not enough data
8.2
43
Not enough data
8.5
45
Monitoring - Network Monitoring
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Management
Not enough data
8.7
49
Not enough data
9.0
50
Not enough data
8.8
47
Analytics - Network Monitoring
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Security - Network Monitoring
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Network Performance - Network Monitoring
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
AI Automation - Network Monitoring
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Agentic AI - Network Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cloud Infrastructure MonitoringHide 20 FeaturesShow 20 Features
8.2
47
8.3
143
Monitoring
9.0
43
8.9
120
8.6
40
8.6
116
8.2
39
8.8
110
8.6
41
8.8
130
Not enough data
8.3
7
Administration
8.9
38
8.5
114
7.3
30
8.5
96
7.9
34
8.3
93
8.0
5
8.6
7
Analysis
8.1
36
8.5
112
8.0
39
8.9
121
8.1
32
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring
Not enough data
7.9
8
7.8
6
8.8
8
Not enough data
7.3
8
Not enough data
7.5
8
Not enough data
7.9
8
Not enough data
7.9
7
AI Automation - Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring
Not enough data
8.1
7
Not enough data
7.4
7
Network Traffic Analysis (NTA)Hide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
Not enough data
8.6
13
Automation
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
7
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
9
Functionality
Not enough data
8.7
10
Not enough data
8.0
10
Not enough data
8.0
9
Not enough data
9.2
10
Incident Management
Not enough data
8.6
12
Not enough data
9.2
12
Not enough data
9.0
12
AIOps PlatformsHide 18 FeaturesShow 18 Features
Not enough data
9.1
22
Functionality
Not enough data
9.1
16
Not enough data
8.5
17
Not enough data
9.4
21
Issue Resolution
Not enough data
9.0
19
Not enough data
9.1
16
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Management
Not enough data
8.7
19
Not enough data
9.6
19
Not enough data
8.9
19
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AIOps Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Log MonitoringHide 13 FeaturesShow 13 Features
Not enough data
8.1
108
Visibility
Not enough data
8.9
93
Not enough data
8.9
91
Not enough data
8.8
81
Monitoring and Management
Not enough data
8.2
83
Not enough data
8.6
85
Not enough data
9.0
91
Agentic AI - Log Monitoring
Not enough data
7.3
8
Not enough data
7.1
8
Not enough data
8.1
8
Not enough data
7.3
8
Not enough data
7.9
8
Not enough data
7.3
8
Not enough data
7.5
8
Server MonitoringHide 18 FeaturesShow 18 Features
Not enough data
8.1
79
Visibility
Not enough data
8.9
77
Not enough data
8.6
72
Not enough data
8.2
70
Monitoring and Management
Not enough data
8.4
70
Not enough data
7.6
65
Not enough data
8.4
67
Not enough data
9.0
71
Not enough data
8.8
66
Not enough data
8.3
71
Cloud environment support
Not enough data
8.1
62
Not enough data
8.0
59
Agentic AI - Server Monitoring
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
7.0
5
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
7.0
5
Not enough data
7.7
5
Enterprise MonitoringHide 15 FeaturesShow 15 Features
Not enough data
8.3
59
Functionality
Not enough data
8.7
47
Not enough data
8.8
49
Not enough data
9.0
54
Not enough data
7.9
42
Management
Not enough data
8.6
48
Not enough data
8.6
52
Not enough data
8.2
44
Not enough data
9.0
52
Agentic AI - Enterprise Monitoring
Not enough data
7.8
9
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
7.8
9
Not enough data
8.1
9
Not enough data
7.5
10
Not enough data
8.1
9
Not enough data
8.1
9
IoT Analytics PlatformsHide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Sources
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Metrics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
IoT Device Management PlatformsHide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Device Recognition
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Provisioning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Log AnalysisHide 19 FeaturesShow 19 Features
Not enough data
8.3
79
Data Preparation
Not enough data
8.6
65
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Verified
Not enough data
8.4
63
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
61
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
62
|
Verified
Analysis
Not enough data
8.6
60
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
67
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
68
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
71
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
62
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
59
|
Verified
Visualization
Not enough data
8.9
75
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
63
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Log Analysis
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
7.5
6
Not enough data
7.8
6
Application Performance Monitoring (APM)Hide 19 FeaturesShow 19 Features
Not enough data
8.3
147
Monitoring
Not enough data
8.6
113
Not enough data
8.9
106
Not enough data
8.9
118
Not enough data
7.3
99
Not enough data
8.4
105
Response
Not enough data
8.9
123
Not enough data
8.8
110
Not enough data
8.0
107
Agentic AI - Application Performance Monitoring (APM)
Not enough data
7.4
13
Not enough data
8.1
13
Not enough data
7.9
13
Not enough data
8.1
13
Not enough data
7.8
13
Performance
Not enough data
8.5
118
Not enough data
8.3
103
Functionality
Not enough data
8.5
106
Not enough data
8.1
96
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
112
Container MonitoringHide 16 FeaturesShow 16 Features
Not enough data
8.5
52
Alerts management
Not enough data
8.7
43
Not enough data
8.0
45
Not enough data
8.6
47
Monitoring
Not enough data
8.6
39
Not enough data
9.1
41
Not enough data
8.7
43
Not enough data
9.0
38
Automation
Not enough data
8.2
38
Not enough data
8.4
36
Analysis
Not enough data
8.2
41
Not enough data
8.3
44
Not enough data
9.1
43
Not enough data
8.5
42
Issue Resolution
Not enough data
8.3
37
Not enough data
7.6
39
Not enough data
8.4
35
IT AlertingHide 8 FeaturesShow 8 Features
Not enough data
8.0
18
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.5
17
Agentic AI - IT Alerting
Not enough data
7.4
7
Not enough data
7.9
7
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
7.9
7
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
7.9
7
Not enough data
8.3
7
Observability PipelineHide 20 FeaturesShow 20 Features
Not enough data
7.1
9
Data Management - Observability Pipeline
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
8.0
9
Not enough data
7.4
7
Not enough data
7.5
6
Not enough data
7.0
9
Performance - Observability Pipeline
Not enough data
6.7
8
Not enough data
8.1
9
Not enough data
7.0
9
AI - Observability Pipeline
Not enough data
6.4
7
Not enough data
6.1
6
Not enough data
6.7
6
Compliance - Observability Pipeline
Not enough data
6.9
6
Not enough data
6.1
6
Agentic AI - Observability Pipeline
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Observability SoftwareHide 20 FeaturesShow 20 Features
Not enough data
8.7
13
Telemetry Collection & Ingestion - Observability
Not enough data
8.3
10
Not enough data
8.8
8
Agentic AI - Observability Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Visualization & Dashboards - Observability
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
9.0
10
Not enough data
8.8
8
Correlation & Root Cause Analysis - Observability
Not enough data
9.2
10
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
8.7
10
Scalability & Ecosystem Integration - Observability
Not enough data
9.3
9
Not enough data
8.5
8
AI Features - Observability
Not enough data
7.9
8
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
8.3
8
Incident ResponseHide 12 FeaturesShow 12 Features
Not enough data
8.4
66
Response
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.9
47
Records
Not enough data
9.2
55
Not enough data
8.9
53
Not enough data
8.5
60
Management
Not enough data
9.3
58
Not enough data
8.4
52
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.1
13
Not enough data
7.9
13
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)Hide 14 FeaturesShow 14 Features
Not enough data
8.8
14
Network Management
Not enough data
8.8
11
Not enough data
8.3
11
Not enough data
9.4
12
Incident Management
Not enough data
9.3
12
Not enough data
9.2
11
Not enough data
9.2
12
Security Intelligence
Not enough data
7.9
12
Not enough data
8.0
10
Not enough data
8.8
11
Not enough data
8.6
13
Agentic AI - Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Amazon CloudWatch
Amazon CloudWatch
Datadog
Datadog
Amazon CloudWatch and Datadog are categorized as Cloud Cost Management and Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring
Unique Categories
Amazon CloudWatch
Amazon CloudWatch has no unique categories
Datadog
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Amazon CloudWatch
Amazon CloudWatch
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
31.1%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
30.2%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
38.7%
Datadog
Datadog
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
19.4%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
47.3%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
33.3%
Reviewers' Industry
Amazon CloudWatch
Amazon CloudWatch
Information Technology and Services
25.9%
Computer Software
18.2%
Internet
6.6%
Financial Services
4.0%
Marketing and Advertising
3.4%
Other
41.9%
Datadog
Datadog
Information Technology and Services
18.8%
Computer Software
17.6%
Financial Services
8.6%
Internet
4.1%
Computer & Network Security
3.1%
Other
47.7%
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Discussions
Amazon CloudWatch
Amazon CloudWatch Discussions
What is AWS CloudWatch metrics?
1 Comment
Iago O.
IO
The metrics of AWS CloudWatch are numerical data that represent the performance and state of Amazon Web Services (AWS) resources. They are collected from...Read more
What can CloudWatch monitor?
1 Comment
Gabriel M.
GM
Every resource in AWS environment and on-premises tooRead more
Monty the Mongoose crying
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Datadog
Datadog Discussions
What is the use of Datadog?
3 Comments
Chirag J.
CJ
Datadog is a software platform that facilitates data sharing across various teams within an organization, thereby breaking down silos between development,...Read more
Does Datadog use AWS?
2 Comments
IG
Yes, the backbone of Datadog infrastructure is sitting within AWS.Read more
Does it preserves history of logs?
1 Comment
Alon N.
AN
Depends on your plan, log retention can be 7,15, 30 days etc, for long term you need to setup s3 archivingRead more
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