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What is Datadog?
Datadog is a monitoring service for hybrid cloud applications, assisting organizations in improving agility, increasing efficiency, and providing end-to-end visibility across the application and organization.
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86 Likeliness to Recommend
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97 Plan to Renew
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84 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
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Emotional Footprint Overview
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+88 Net Emotional Footprint
The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.
How much do users love Datadog?
Pros
- Enables Productivity
- Unique Features
- Respectful
- Saves Time
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While purchasing decisions shouldn't be based on emotion, it's valuable to know what kind of emotional response the vendor you're considering elicits from their users.
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Feature Ratings
Server Monitoring
Application Metric Reporting
Transaction Request Performance
Synthetic Monitoring (RUM)
Scalability
Domain-Agnostic AI/ML
Code Performance Monitoring
Error Reporting
Domain-Centric AI/ML
Application Logging
Enterprise Cloud Platform Support
Vendor Capability Ratings
Quality of Features
Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement
Breadth of Features
Business Value Created
Availability and Quality of Training
Vendor Support
Ease of IT Administration
Ease of Implementation
Usability and Intuitiveness
Ease of Data Integration
Ease of Customization
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Datadog Reviews
Christopher B.
- Role: C-Level
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Submitted Nov 2024
Needed for critical system monitoring
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Datadog from other similar products?
Enterprise class
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
The alerting
What do you dislike most about this product?
Can be complex
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Have a strong IT support system
Pros
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
- Enables Productivity
- Unique Features
Siva Sankar C.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Oct 2024
Perfect monitoring tool for all
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Datadog from other similar products?
It have all options to monitor the application, network and System as well
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
APM tool is my favorite aspect
What do you dislike most about this product?
Cost and Complexity for the new users to do the admin
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
First check the cost then all are okay go with the free trail check all features if everything works fine then go ahead.
Pros
- Enables Productivity
- Trustworthy
- Unique Features
- Over Delivered
Sushmita S.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Oct 2024
Powerful tool for monitoring and observability
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Datadog from other similar products?
What sets Datadog apart is its incredible integration ecosystem and unified platform approach. Unlike competitors who often require multiple tools, Datadog brings logs, metrics, APM, and security monitoring under one roof. The real-time collaboration features and built-in correlation between different data types make troubleshooting much faster than with other solutions I've used.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
My favorite aspect is definitely the dashboard creation experience. The flexibility to combine different data sources, create custom widgets, and share live dashboards with teammates is fantastic. I love how I can drag-and-drop elements, use template variables, and quickly clone dashboards to create new views. It's intuitive yet powerful.
What do you dislike most about this product?
The pricing model can be a pain point - it's not always transparent how costs will scale as your usage grows. We've had some surprise bills when certain metrics spiked. Also, the number of features and options can be overwhelming at first, making it tough for new team members to get up to speed without dedicated training.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
If you're considering Datadog, I'd recommend starting with a focused use case rather than trying to implement everything at once. Begin with infrastructure monitoring or APM, get comfortable with that, then expand.
Pros
- Client Friendly Policies
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
