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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (46.9% of reviews)
Small-Business (72.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0 Per host, per month
$0.00
Datadog
Star Rating
(675)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (46.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0 Per host, per month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansUptimeRobot
Star Rating
(257)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (72.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that UptimeRobot excels in ease of use, scoring 9.5 compared to Datadog's 8.2. Reviewers mention that UptimeRobot's intuitive interface allows for quick navigation and setup, making it ideal for small businesses that may not have extensive technical resources.
- Reviewers say that UptimeRobot outshines Datadog in alerting capabilities, with a score of 9.5 versus Datadog's 9.3. Users appreciate UptimeRobot's multi-channel alerting feature, which ensures they receive notifications through various platforms, enhancing their response time to issues.
- Users on G2 highlight that UptimeRobot's reporting features are superior, scoring 9.1 compared to Datadog's 8.8. Reviewers mention that UptimeRobot provides clear and concise reports that are easy to understand, which is particularly beneficial for small businesses needing to present data to stakeholders.
- Reviewers mention that Datadog has a strong performance in multi-site monitoring, scoring 9.0, but UptimeRobot takes the lead with a score of 9.5. Users say that UptimeRobot's ability to monitor multiple locations seamlessly is a game-changer for businesses with diverse operational sites.
- G2 users report that while both products have good support, UptimeRobot scores higher at 9.2 compared to Datadog's 8.3. Reviewers mention that UptimeRobot's customer support is responsive and helpful, which is crucial for small businesses that may require more assistance.
- Users report that Datadog has a higher overall star rating of 4.4 compared to UptimeRobot's 4.7, indicating a slight edge in user satisfaction. However, reviewers mention that UptimeRobot's focus on small business needs and its free entry-level pricing make it a more attractive option for startups and smaller enterprises.
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
UptimeRobot
Free Plan
$0.00
Good for hobby projects. No credit card required!
- 50 monitors
- 5 minute monitoring interval
- HTTP, port & ping monitoring
Free Trial
Datadog
Free Trial is available
UptimeRobot
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.8
499
9.3
202
Ease of Use
8.2
600
9.5
217
Ease of Setup
8.3
368
9.5
173
Ease of Admin
8.4
224
9.4
139
Quality of Support
8.3
446
9.2
128
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.5
211
9.4
120
Product Direction (% positive)
9.0
484
9.0
201
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
54
9.1
152
9.3
68
9.5
161
9.1
62
9.5
158
8.8
55
9.0
150
8.9
57
9.0
145
9.0
50
8.2
134
Agentic AI - Website Monitoring
7.3
5
7.2
13
7.3
5
6.5
12
8.3
5
7.9
12
7.3
5
6.5
12
7.3
5
6.3
10
7.3
5
6.4
11
7.3
5
6.8
11
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
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
94
Not enough data
8.3
93
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
Analysis
8.5
112
Not enough data
8.9
117
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
87
Not enough data
9.0
86
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
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
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
8.7
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 UptimeRobot are categorized as Website 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, Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring, IT Alerting, Container Monitoring, Log Analysis, Incident Response, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), API Marketplace, Application Performance Monitoring (APM), Network Monitoring, Cloud Cost Management, and Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM)
UptimeRobot has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Datadog
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
UptimeRobot
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
19.1%
Computer Software
17.1%
Financial Services
8.5%
Internet
4.2%
Retail
3.0%
Other
48.1%
Information Technology and Services
19.4%
Computer Software
11.3%
Marketing and Advertising
7.7%
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.7%
Computer & Network Security
5.3%
Other
50.6%
Alternatives
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
Where is UptimeRobot located?
1 Comment
CF
I don't know. But according to their website: "We verify incidents from various geo-locations to prevent false-positives."Read more
Is there a limit of the number of sites to be monitored?
1 Comment
JL
Right now it looks like UptimeRobot lets you monitor 50 sites for free at 5-minute intervals. If you want shorter monitoring intervals (1 minute), that's a...Read more
What are the benefits and drawbacks of using UptimeRobot for website uptime monitoring?
1 Comment
PP
I'm currently using UptimeRobot (free tier) to monitor 7 pages and REST API services. In this context, the benefits are free monitoring and timely email...Read more
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