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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (47.1% of reviews)
Enterprise (50.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0 Per host, per month
No pricing available
Datadog
Star Rating
(692)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (47.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0 Per host, per month
Free Trial is available
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Star Rating
(15)4.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (50.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Datadog excels in overall user satisfaction, boasting a significantly higher G2 Score compared to Falcon LogScale. Users appreciate the platform's ability to integrate infrastructure, applications, logs, and security signals, making it easier to understand complex environments and respond quickly to issues.
- Users say that Datadog's user interface is highly intuitive, which enhances day-to-day usability. Recent feedback highlights how easy it is to gain insights from data and set up agents, with one user noting, "Setting up Datadog agents was also very easy."
- Reviewers mention that Falcon LogScale offers powerful capabilities, particularly with its support for regular expressions, which enhances searching and troubleshooting. However, it lacks the extensive user base and recent reviews that Datadog enjoys, which may impact the reliability of user experiences.
- According to verified reviews, Datadog's implementation process is praised for its speed and simplicity, with users noting that getting data into the platform is straightforward due to multiple integrations. This contrasts with Falcon LogScale, which, while powerful, may not have the same level of user-friendly setup.
- G2 reviewers highlight that Datadog's support quality is consistently rated highly, with users appreciating responsive assistance. In comparison, Falcon LogScale's support quality is less documented, which could be a concern for potential users seeking reliable help.
- Users report that while Falcon LogScale is cost-effective for on-prem solutions, Datadog's free tier per host per month makes it an attractive option for smaller teams or those just starting out. This pricing strategy, combined with its robust features, positions Datadog as a more accessible choice for a wider range of users.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Datadog
Free
$0
Per host, per month
Core collection and visualization features
- Discussion Group Supported
- 1-Day Metric Retention
- Up to 5 Hosts
Falcon Next-Gen SIEM
No pricing availableFree Trial
Datadog
Free Trial is available
Falcon Next-Gen SIEM
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
515
8.9
6
Ease of Use
8.2
616
7.5
6
Ease of Setup
8.3
382
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
8.3
232
Not enough data
Quality of Support
8.3
458
Not enough data
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.5
218
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
9.0
500
7.7
5
Features by Category
Operations
7.8
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
7.1
8
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
Cost Optimization
7.7
8
Not enough data
7.5
6
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
Administration
8.3
6
Not enough data
8.1
7
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Cloud Cost Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
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
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Website Monitoring
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
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
Functionality
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
Not enough data
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
Functionality
9.2
52
Not enough data
9.3
57
Not enough data
8.2
43
Not enough data
8.5
45
Not enough data
Monitoring - Network Monitoring
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
Management
8.7
49
Not enough data
9.0
50
Not enough data
8.8
47
Not enough data
Analytics - Network Monitoring
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
Security - Network Monitoring
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
Network Performance - Network Monitoring
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
AI Automation - Network Monitoring
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
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
Monitoring
8.9
120
Not enough data
8.6
116
Not enough data
8.8
110
Not enough data
8.8
130
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
Administration
8.5
114
Not enough data
8.5
96
Not enough data
8.3
93
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
Analysis
8.5
112
Not enough data
8.9
121
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring
7.9
8
Not enough data
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
Not enough data
AI Automation - Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring
8.1
7
Not enough data
7.4
7
Not enough data
Automation
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
7
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
9
Not enough data
Functionality
8.7
10
Not enough data
8.0
10
Not enough data
8.0
9
Not enough data
9.2
10
Not enough data
Incident Management
8.6
12
Not enough data
9.2
12
Not enough data
9.0
12
Not enough data
Functionality
9.1
16
Not enough data
8.5
17
Not enough data
9.4
21
Not enough data
Issue Resolution
9.0
19
Not enough data
9.1
16
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Management
8.7
19
Not enough data
9.6
19
Not enough data
8.9
19
Not enough data
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
Visibility
8.9
93
Not enough data
8.9
91
Not enough data
8.8
81
Not enough data
Monitoring and Management
8.2
83
Not enough data
8.6
85
Not enough data
9.0
91
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Log Monitoring
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
Not enough data
Visibility
8.9
77
Not enough data
8.6
72
Not enough data
8.2
70
Not enough data
Monitoring and Management
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
Not enough data
Cloud environment support
8.1
62
Not enough data
8.0
59
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Server Monitoring
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
Not enough data
Functionality
8.7
48
Not enough data
8.8
49
Not enough data
9.0
56
Not enough data
7.9
42
Not enough data
Management
8.6
49
Not enough data
8.6
52
Not enough data
8.2
44
Not enough data
9.0
53
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Enterprise Monitoring
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
Not enough data
Cloud Security Monitoring and AnalyticsHide 13 FeaturesShow 13 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Activity 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
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Cloud Security Monitoring and Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
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
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Data Preparation
8.6
65
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
63
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
61
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
62
|
Verified
Not enough data
Analysis
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
Not enough data
Visualization
8.9
75
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
63
|
Verified
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Log Analysis
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
Not enough data
Monitoring
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
Not enough data
Response
8.9
123
Not enough data
8.8
110
Not enough data
8.0
107
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Application Performance Monitoring (APM)
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
Not enough data
Performance
8.5
118
Not enough data
8.3
103
Not enough data
Functionality
8.5
106
Not enough data
8.1
96
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
112
Not enough data
Alerts management
8.7
43
Not enough data
8.0
45
Not enough data
8.6
47
Not enough data
Monitoring
8.6
39
Not enough data
9.1
41
Not enough data
8.7
43
Not enough data
9.0
38
Not enough data
Automation
8.2
38
Not enough data
8.4
36
Not enough data
Analysis
8.2
41
Not enough data
8.3
44
Not enough data
9.1
43
Not enough data
8.5
42
Not enough data
Issue Resolution
8.3
37
Not enough data
7.6
39
Not enough data
8.4
35
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.5
17
Not enough data
Agentic AI - IT Alerting
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
Not enough data
Data Management - Observability Pipeline
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
Not enough data
Performance - Observability Pipeline
6.7
8
Not enough data
8.1
9
Not enough data
7.0
9
Not enough data
AI - Observability Pipeline
6.4
7
Not enough data
6.1
6
Not enough data
6.7
6
Not enough data
Compliance - Observability Pipeline
6.9
6
Not enough data
6.1
6
Not enough data
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
Telemetry Collection & Ingestion - Observability
8.3
10
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
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
8.7
9
Not enough data
9.0
10
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
Correlation & Root Cause Analysis - Observability
9.2
10
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
8.7
10
Not enough data
Scalability & Ecosystem Integration - Observability
9.3
9
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
AI Features - Observability
7.9
8
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
Response
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.9
47
Not enough data
Records
9.2
55
Not enough data
8.9
53
Not enough data
8.5
60
Not enough data
Management
9.3
58
Not enough data
8.4
52
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.1
13
Not enough data
7.9
13
Not enough data
Cloud Visibility
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Identity
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)Hide 14 FeaturesShow 14 Features
8.8
14
Not enough data
Network Management
8.8
11
Not enough data
8.3
11
Not enough data
9.4
12
Not enough data
Incident Management
9.3
12
Not enough data
9.2
11
Not enough data
9.2
12
Not enough data
Security Intelligence
7.9
12
Not enough data
8.0
10
Not enough data
8.8
11
Not enough data
8.6
13
Not enough data
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
Datadog and Falcon Next-Gen SIEM are categorized as Log Monitoring, Container Monitoring, and Log Analysis
Unique Categories
Datadog is categorized as Observability Pipeline, Observability Software, Enterprise Monitoring, Server Monitoring, AIOps Platforms, Network Traffic Analysis (NTA), Database Monitoring, IoT Device Management Platforms, IoT Analytics Platforms, Website Monitoring, Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring, IT Alerting, Incident Response, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), API Marketplace, Application Performance Monitoring (APM), Network Monitoring, Cloud Cost Management, and Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM)
Falcon Next-Gen SIEM is categorized as Cloud Security Monitoring and Analytics
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Datadog
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Falcon Next-Gen SIEM
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
18.8%
Computer Software
17.6%
Financial Services
8.6%
Internet
4.1%
Computer & Network Security
3.1%
Other
47.9%
Information Technology and Services
28.6%
Financial Services
14.3%
Retail
7.1%
Oil & Energy
7.1%
Newspapers
7.1%
Other
35.7%
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Discussions
What is the use of Datadog?
3 Comments
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
AN
Depends on your plan, log retention can be 7,15, 30 days etc, for long term you need to setup s3 archivingRead more
Falcon Next-Gen SIEM has no discussions with answers
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