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(675)
4.4 out of 5
Datadog
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Grafana Labs
Grafana Labs
(142)
4.5 out of 5
Grafana Labs
By Grafana Labs
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Datadog
Datadog
Star Rating
(675)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (46.9% of reviews)
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Grafana Labs
Grafana Labs
Star Rating
(142)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (43.7% of reviews)
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Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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  • Users report that Datadog excels in alerting functionality, with a score of 9.2, while Grafana Labs has a lower alerting score of 8.1. Reviewers mention that Datadog's multi-channel alerting feature is particularly effective in ensuring timely notifications.
  • Reviewers mention that Grafana Labs shines in data visualization, achieving a score of 9.6 compared to Datadog's 8.9. Users on G2 appreciate Grafana's customizable dashboards, which allow for more tailored visual representations of data.
  • Users say that Datadog's logging capabilities are superior, scoring 9.3, while Grafana Labs falls short with a score of 6.9. Reviewers highlight that Datadog's logging feature provides comprehensive insights into system performance, making it easier to troubleshoot issues.
  • G2 users report that Datadog's performance monitoring is robust, with a score of 9.2, while Grafana Labs has a lower score of 8.5. Users mention that Datadog's real-time monitoring capabilities are particularly beneficial for maintaining system health.
  • Reviewers mention that Grafana Labs offers better multi-cloud management features, scoring 7.4 compared to Datadog's 8.5. Users report that Grafana's integration with various cloud services is seamless, making it easier to manage resources across platforms.
  • Users on G2 say that Datadog's automation features are highly effective, scoring 8.6, while Grafana Labs has a lower score of 6.8. Reviewers highlight that Datadog's resolution automation helps streamline incident response, reducing downtime significantly.
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Datadog
Free
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Grafana Labs
No pricing available
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Datadog
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Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
499
8.8
108
Ease of Use
8.2
600
8.5
110
Ease of Setup
8.3
368
8.3
63
Ease of Admin
8.4
224
8.6
52
Quality of Support
8.3
446
8.0
86
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.5
211
8.3
43
Product Direction (% positive)
9.0
484
8.8
106
Features by Category
Cloud Cost ManagementHide 13 FeaturesShow 13 Features
7.8
8
Not enough data
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
Website MonitoringHide 13 FeaturesShow 13 Features
8.1
73
Not enough data
Functionality
8.7
54
Not enough data
9.3
68
Not enough data
9.1
62
Not enough data
8.8
55
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
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
9.0
110
8.6
11
Functionality
9.2
104
9.7
11
9.1
105
8.3
11
9.3
89
7.5
10
8.9
104
9.0
10
8.8
88
7.9
11
8.9
93
9.2
11
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
8.9
62
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
Cloud Infrastructure MonitoringHide 20 FeaturesShow 20 Features
8.3
139
8.5
18
Monitoring
8.9
119
9.1
18
8.6
115
8.8
17
8.8
110
8.9
18
8.7
129
9.0
18
8.3
7
Not enough data
Administration
8.5
114
8.8
17
8.5
94
7.7
16
8.3
93
7.9
17
8.6
7
Not enough data
Analysis
8.5
112
8.0
16
8.9
117
9.5
18
Feature Not Available
6.8
14
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
Network Traffic Analysis (NTA)Hide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
8.6
13
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
Incident ManagementHide 16 FeaturesShow 16 Features
Not enough data
8.4
9
Monitoring
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
9.3
9
Not enough data
8.5
9
Not enough data
8.0
5
Management Tools
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
7.6
9
Not enough data
8.1
9
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Agentic AI - Incident Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
AIOps PlatformsHide 18 FeaturesShow 18 Features
9.1
22
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
Log MonitoringHide 13 FeaturesShow 13 Features
8.1
101
8.5
18
Visibility
8.9
87
9.5
18
9.0
86
8.2
17
8.8
79
8.2
17
Monitoring and Management
8.2
82
8.2
16
8.7
84
8.2
17
9.0
88
9.0
17
Agentic AI - Log Monitoring
7.1
7
Not enough data
7.4
7
Not enough data
8.1
7
Not enough data
7.4
7
Not enough data
7.9
7
Not enough data
7.4
7
Not enough data
7.6
7
Not enough data
Server MonitoringHide 18 FeaturesShow 18 Features
8.1
78
Not enough data
Visibility
8.9
77
Not enough data
8.6
71
Not enough data
8.2
69
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
70
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
Enterprise MonitoringHide 15 FeaturesShow 15 Features
8.3
51
Not enough data
Functionality
8.6
45
Not enough data
8.8
45
Not enough data
8.9
47
Not enough data
7.9
41
Not enough data
Management
8.5
44
Not enough data
8.6
47
Not enough data
8.2
43
Not enough data
9.0
48
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Enterprise Monitoring
7.9
8
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
7.9
8
Not enough data
8.1
8
Not enough data
7.9
8
Not enough data
8.1
8
Not enough data
8.1
8
Not enough data
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
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Log AnalysisHide 19 FeaturesShow 19 Features
8.3
75
Not enough data
Data Preparation
8.6
63
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Verified
Not enough data
8.4
62
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
60
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
60
|
Verified
Not enough data
Analysis
8.6
59
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
66
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
67
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
70
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
60
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
58
|
Verified
Not enough data
Visualization
8.8
72
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
62
|
Verified
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Log Analysis
7.7
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
Application Performance Monitoring (APM)Hide 19 FeaturesShow 19 Features
8.3
140
8.3
18
Monitoring
8.6
112
8.6
16
8.9
104
8.6
16
8.8
114
8.8
16
7.3
98
7.4
15
8.4
104
8.2
16
Response
8.9
121
9.2
16
8.8
108
8.3
15
8.0
102
8.4
15
Agentic AI - Application Performance Monitoring (APM)
7.4
12
Not enough data
8.1
12
Not enough data
7.9
12
Not enough data
8.1
12
Not enough data
7.9
12
Not enough data
Performance
8.5
116
7.8
16
8.3
102
8.3
16
Functionality
8.5
103
7.9
15
8.1
95
7.9
14
Feature Not Available
7.8
13
8.5
110
8.6
14
Container MonitoringHide 16 FeaturesShow 16 Features
8.5
50
8.6
29
Alerts management
8.7
42
8.9
23
8.0
44
8.8
26
8.6
46
9.2
28
Monitoring
8.6
37
8.5
27
9.1
40
8.8
28
8.7
42
8.4
25
9.1
37
8.6
24
Automation
8.2
37
8.6
22
8.4
35
8.8
24
Analysis
8.1
40
8.4
25
8.3
43
8.6
26
9.2
42
9.1
27
8.5
41
8.5
25
Issue Resolution
8.3
36
8.3
21
7.6
39
8.3
20
8.4
34
8.4
22
IT AlertingHide 8 FeaturesShow 8 Features
8.0
17
6.2
8
Generative AI
7.4
16
6.2
7
Agentic AI - IT Alerting
7.2
6
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
Observability PipelineHide 20 FeaturesShow 20 Features
7.1
9
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
Observability SoftwareHide 20 FeaturesShow 20 Features
8.6
9
Not enough data
Telemetry Collection & Ingestion - Observability
8.1
7
Not enough data
8.8
7
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
8.6
7
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
Correlation & Root Cause Analysis - Observability
9.0
7
Not enough data
8.1
7
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
Scalability & Ecosystem Integration - Observability
9.3
7
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
AI Features - Observability
7.9
7
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
AWS MarketplaceHide 3 FeaturesShow 3 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AWS Marketplace
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Incident ResponseHide 12 FeaturesShow 12 Features
8.4
60
Not enough data
Response
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.9
46
Not enough data
Records
9.2
53
Not enough data
8.9
51
Not enough data
8.5
58
Not enough data
Management
9.2
54
Not enough data
8.4
50
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.1
12
Not enough data
7.9
12
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
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Datadog
Grafana Labs
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Unique Categories
Datadog
Grafana Labs
Grafana Labs is categorized as AWS Marketplace and Incident Management
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Datadog
Datadog
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
19.4%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
46.9%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
33.7%
Grafana Labs
Grafana Labs
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
27.4%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
43.7%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
28.9%
Reviewers' Industry
Datadog
Datadog
Information Technology and Services
19.1%
Computer Software
17.1%
Financial Services
8.5%
Internet
4.2%
Retail
3.0%
Other
48.1%
Grafana Labs
Grafana Labs
Information Technology and Services
24.4%
Computer Software
22.2%
Financial Services
5.2%
Telecommunications
4.4%
Internet
4.4%
Other
39.3%
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Discussions
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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Grafana Labs
Grafana Labs Discussions
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1 Comment
Prakash C.
PC
Its help to Monitoring, analysis of our app and also provide graphic visualisation and alert Tigger system.Read more
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