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# Datadog vs SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Pricing

**Datadog**
Free Trial

**$0** Per host, per month · Free

**$15** Per host, per month · Pro

**$23** Per host, per month · Enterprise

**SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor**
No pricing available

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Perceived Cost

**Datadog**
$$$$$

**SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor**
Not enough reviews yet

Average Discount

**Datadog**
13%

**SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor**
Not enough reviews yet

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Time to Implement

**Datadog** 6 months
Based on 100 responses

**SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor** 6 months
Based on 100 responses

Return on Investment

**Datadog** 6 months
Based on 100 responses

**SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor** 6 months
Based on 100 responses

**Pros & Cons**
from reviews

**Datadog**
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Centralized Telemetry View (55)
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Customizable Data Dashboards (48)
](https://www.g2.com/products/datadog/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2522298&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Expensive At Scale (44)
](https://www.g2.com/products/datadog/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2522855&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Steep Learning Curve (29)
](https://www.g2.com/products/datadog/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1431846&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

**SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor**
Not enough data

Integrations

**Datadog**
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Amazon EC2

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Amazon Elastic Container...

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Amazon Elastic Kubernetes...

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AWS CloudTrail

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**SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor**
Not enough data

Screenshots

**Datadog**
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**SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor**
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**Ratings**
from reviews

Meets Requirements

**Datadog**

**8.8** /10

Based on 540 responses

**SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor** Not enough data

Ease of Use

**Datadog**

**8.2** /10

Based on 642 responses

**SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor** Not enough data

Ease of Setup

**Datadog**

**8.3** /10

Based on 408 responses

**SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor** Not enough data

Ease of Admin

**Datadog**

**8.4** /10

Based on 234 responses

**SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor** Not enough data

Quality of Support

**Datadog**

**8.4** /10

Based on 480 responses

**SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor** Not enough data

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**Datadog**

**8.5** /10

Based on 220 responses

**SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor** Not enough data

Product Direction (% positive)

**Datadog**

**9.0** /10

Based on 521 responses

**SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor** Not enough data

**Features**
ratings from reviews

Cloud Cost Management

**7.8** /10

Based on 8 responses

Not enough data

Website Monitoring

**8.1** /10

Based on 79 responses

Not enough data

Database Monitoring

**8.7** /10

Based on 112 responses

Not enough data

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Network Monitoring

**8.9** /10

Based on 63 responses

Not enough data

Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring

**8.3** /10

Based on 153 responses

Not enough data

Network Traffic Analysis (NTA)

**8.6** /10

Based on 13 responses

Not enough data

AIOps Platforms

**9.2** /10

Based on 24 responses

Not enough data

Log Monitoring

**8.2** /10

Based on 111 responses

Not enough data

Server Monitoring

**8.2** /10

Based on 80 responses

Not enough data

Enterprise Monitoring

**8.4** /10

Based on 80 responses

Not enough data

Log Analysis

**8.3** /10

Based on 82 responses

Not enough data

Application Performance Monitoring (APM)

**8.4** /10

Based on 153 responses

Not enough data

Container Monitoring

**8.5** /10

Based on 52 responses

Not enough data

IT Alerting

**8.0** /10

Based on 18 responses

Not enough data

Observability Pipeline

**7.1** /10

Based on 9 responses

Not enough data

Observability Software

**8.7** /10

Based on 13 responses

Not enough data

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

**8.8** /10

Based on 15 responses

Not enough data

User Insights

**Reviewers' Company Size**

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
21.1%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
45.8%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
33.0%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
21.1%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
45.8%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
33.0%

Not enough data

**Reviewers' Industry**

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Datadog

Information Technology and Services
18.6%

Computer Software
17.8%

Financial Services
9.0%

Internet
4.0%

Computer & Network Security
3.3%

Other
47.4%

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