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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (46.8% of reviews)
Mid-Market (40.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0 Per host, per month
No pricing available
Datadog
Star Rating
(676)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (46.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0 Per host, per month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansNetBrain Next-Gen
Star Rating
(17)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (40.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about NetBrain Next-GenSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Datadog excels in its alerting capabilities, with a score of 9.2, making it a preferred choice for those who prioritize real-time notifications. In contrast, NetBrain Next-Gen also performs well in alerting with a score of 9.3, but users mention that its multi-channel alerting feature is particularly robust, allowing for more flexible communication options.
- Reviewers mention that Datadog's ease of setup is a strong point, scoring 8.4, which is higher than NetBrain Next-Gen's score of 7.4. Users appreciate how quickly they can get started with Datadog, while some users on G2 have noted that NetBrain's setup can be more complex and time-consuming.
- G2 users highlight Datadog's superior performance monitoring capabilities, scoring 9.2, which is essential for teams needing detailed insights into their systems. Conversely, NetBrain Next-Gen shines in performance baseline management with a perfect score of 9.7, indicating its strength in establishing and maintaining performance standards.
- Users say that Datadog's data visualization tools are highly effective, scoring 8.9, which helps teams make sense of complex data quickly. However, reviewers mention that NetBrain Next-Gen offers advanced cartography and vector mapping features that are particularly beneficial for network visualization, scoring a perfect 10.0 in this area.
- Reviewers mention that Datadog's quality of support is rated at 8.3, which is solid, but users on G2 have praised NetBrain Next-Gen for its exceptional support, scoring 9.0. This indicates that users feel more supported when using NetBrain, especially during critical incidents.
- Users report that Datadog's multi-cloud management capabilities are somewhat lacking, with a score of 6.7, which can be a drawback for organizations operating in diverse cloud environments. In contrast, NetBrain Next-Gen's multi-network capability scores 8.4, making it a better option for users needing comprehensive network management across various platforms.
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
NetBrain Next-Gen
No pricing availableFree Trial
Datadog
Free Trial is available
NetBrain Next-Gen
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
500
8.8
13
Ease of Use
8.2
601
7.6
13
Ease of Setup
8.3
368
7.4
7
Ease of Admin
8.4
224
8.3
6
Quality of Support
8.3
446
9.0
12
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.5
211
8.6
6
Product Direction (% positive)
9.0
485
7.9
11
Features by Category
Reports
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
Self Service
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
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Building Reports
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
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
Cartography
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analysis
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reporting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
Configuration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Network Automation Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Network
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Logistics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security - Network Automation
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
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
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
9.7
6
9.3
57
9.4
6
8.2
43
8.6
6
8.5
45
9.0
5
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
9.7
6
9.0
50
10.0
6
8.8
47
9.7
6
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
119
Not enough data
8.6
115
Not enough data
8.8
110
Not enough data
8.7
129
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
Administration
8.5
114
Not enough data
8.5
95
Not enough data
8.3
93
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
Analysis
8.5
112
Not enough data
8.9
118
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
88
Not enough data
9.0
87
Not enough data
8.8
79
Not enough data
Monitoring and Management
8.2
82
Not enough data
8.7
84
Not enough data
9.0
88
Not enough data
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
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
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
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
Digital Twin Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Process Simulation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Preparation
8.6
63
|
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
Monitoring
8.6
112
Not enough data
8.9
104
Not enough data
8.8
114
Not enough data
7.3
98
Not enough data
8.4
104
Not enough data
Response
8.9
121
Not enough data
8.8
108
Not enough data
8.0
102
Not enough data
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
Not enough data
8.3
102
Not enough data
Functionality
8.5
103
Not enough data
8.1
95
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
110
Not enough data
Alerts management
8.7
42
Not enough data
8.0
44
Not enough data
8.6
46
Not enough data
Monitoring
8.6
37
Not enough data
9.1
40
Not enough data
8.7
42
Not enough data
9.1
37
Not enough data
Automation
8.2
37
Not enough data
8.4
35
Not enough data
Analysis
8.1
40
Not enough data
8.3
43
Not enough data
9.2
42
Not enough data
8.5
41
Not enough data
Issue Resolution
8.3
36
Not enough data
7.6
39
Not enough data
8.4
34
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.4
16
Not enough data
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
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
8.1
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
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
55
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
Datadog and NetBrain Next-Gen are categorized as Network Monitoring
Unique Categories
Datadog is categorized as Observability Pipeline, Observability Software, Enterprise Monitoring, Server Monitoring, Log Monitoring, AIOps Platforms, Network Traffic Analysis (NTA), Database Monitoring, IoT Device Management Platforms, IoT Analytics Platforms, Website Monitoring, Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring, IT Alerting, Container Monitoring, Log Analysis, Incident Response, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), API Marketplace, Application Performance Monitoring (APM), Cloud Cost Management, and Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM)
NetBrain Next-Gen is categorized as Network Automation Tools, Location Intelligence, and Digital Twin
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Datadog
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
NetBrain Next-Gen
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
19.0%
Computer Software
17.2%
Financial Services
8.5%
Internet
4.2%
Retail
3.0%
Other
48.0%
Information Technology and Services
33.3%
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
6.7%
Research
6.7%
Non-Profit Organization Management
6.7%
Information Services
6.7%
Other
40.0%
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
When NetBrain supports a vendor device type, does it mean that it supports all models of this vendor device type?
1 Comment
DL
NetBrain has a comprehensive list of Network Configuration Tables (NCT) for each device type (e.g., ARP Table, Route Table). In general, NetBrain supports...Read more
NetBrain Next-Gen has no more discussions with answers
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