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Last updated March 13th, 2026

# Page 8 - Reviews of Datadog

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CS

Caroline S.  
Software Engineer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Powerful tool for monitoring business applications"

May 27, 2019

4.0

Datadog has been really efficient and useful since through its implementation you can monitor all business applications and thus be aware of its operation whether the same is appropriate or not and if not, you can take the appropriate measures so that the same is again the appropriate performance, that is why having this tool is a great advantage at the business level.

Pros

Datadog is a tool that I like for several reasons, because implementing it does not require technical knowledge, has a series of metrics that allow you to read whether the performance of applications or servers is appropriate or not, so if you find a failure or something out of the ordinary in these applications the user immediately receives alerts that notify him of this problem so that it can be resolved in the shortest possible time, these alerts being received at any time since Datadog works continuously 24/7 and the best thing is that it is a software that is very easy to use and implement, in addition to being extremely flexible because it allows you to choose the monitoring parameters that you want to apply.

Cons

Datadog is not a perfect tool because it has some drawbacks and is that the more applications are integrated with this software the performance or speed of information delivery tends to slow down which should not be since the integrations are to improve even more the performance of said tool.

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Sawan J.  
Director of Infosec  
Accounting  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Build security ops monitoring in a day with Datadog "

March 26, 2022

5.0

Excellent , and fast to deploy

Pros

Fast, connected to everything that matters for a cloud first company

Cons

Dashboard customisation does not allow you to mute false positives needs a more simplified approach

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HG

Henry G.  
SRE  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "New Aged way of Monitoring"

May 19, 2021

4.0

Overall experience has been great overall as our account managers will always do their best to try to meet our requirements and needs. They have done a good job at planning out all meetings with senior engineers when required.

Pros

I truly enjoy the integrations that datadog provides. It allows us to view more metrics that are more of a deep dive into specific applications. These metrics help us understand what is widely monitored in the industry that we did not think about monitoring ourself. Another key item is that datadog comes out of the box systematic checks that we normally had to add in manually for a newly onboarded host.

Cons

The item I dislike least is that when you decommission a host the application requires up to 24 hours for that host to officially disappear from the list rather than being removed immediately.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
BI Developer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Monitor full stack app performance with Datadog"

May 11, 2019

5.0

Pros

For our AWS deployment, we use Datadog for application performance and server monitoring as well as synthetic HTTP tests . DataDog enables real-time information and measuring engineering-specific metrics and allows you to control how you trace and diagnose data. If you are looking to track the time it takes for a web hook to fire after an asynchronous request has been made, you can store the time the request has been sent in your database and when the webhook fires for that request, measure the delta and send it to DataDog. DataDog integrates with Slack, which allows for alerts on average and max thresholds.

Cons

Datadog has a mature product but features are limited, the tool feels dated and the UI is very plain.

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ARF

Amiril Rahmi F.  
TPM  
Entertainment  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Good tool for APM"

September 21, 2022

4.0

It is very useful tool and we hardly getting any downtime issue with the Datadog itself.

Pros

We use Datadog mostly for our infra monitoring and log management. These features are very useful as they are real-time, helps to make sure our services are up and running, provide alerts whenever there's anomaly, and we can always trace back using their logs.

Cons

Pretty pricey and their UI is not easy to understand, first time user will need more time to adjust.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Technical Lead  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "A Good Log Analysis Tool"

February 27, 2023

4.0

Overall I am neutral on Datadog usage. If we don't have any other options like Elastic Stack then we can use this.

Pros

Search Filter I liked the most in Datadog. We can easily find the desired data thru search parameters and on top of that we can filter out the data by specifying a date range.

Cons

In the Search filter, we have to follow specific Datadog standards. It becomes slow when data is available in large amounts.

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EK

Eric K.  
Owner  
Computer & Network Security  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Datadog, a gem i stumbled upon."

December 15, 2022

5.0

We are using Datadog to ingest logs from infrastructure devices across multiple customers to monitor and manage their networks for capacity and security.

Pros

I was amazed at how fast logs are searched, indexed, and filtered for a very reasonable price.

Cons

The greatest difficulty was figuring out the pricing structure. It is very reasonable, but also very flexible, which creates many options when trying to discern index logs vs non-index logs vs. retention, etc. They were very supportive during my setup and had a few calls to discuss setup and answer my pricing questions.

Alternatives considered

[New Relic](https://www.capterra.com/p/118128/New-Relic/)

Reason for choosing Datadog

Features and speed.

Review Source

VR

Verified Reviewer  
Product  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "DataDog Review"

June 25, 2023

4.0

I think Datadog is the best observability and monitoring platform out there, I think the only con and thing you have to watch out for is its crazy expensive

Pros

The breath of features you can have under Datadog is truly impressive, everything from Application, Website, Synthetic monitoring is covered under Datadog, so you have all your observability needs on one platform

Cons

Pricing, it can get really expensive monitoring on Datadog.

Alternatives considered

[Grafana](https://www.capterra.com/p/196036/Grafana-Enterprise/)[Splunk Enterprise](https://www.capterra.com/p/94317/Splunk/)[New Relic](https://www.capterra.com/p/118128/New-Relic/)

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AA

Ayoub A.  
IT Manager  
Computer & Network Security  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Datadog: Effective Monitoring"

December 29, 2023

5.0

Pros

Datadog offers comprehensive and user-friendly monitoring, analytics, and visualization tools, enabling efficient management of complex IT infrastructures.

Cons

Pricing is on the expensive side. The documentation is too broad, adding to the complexity as a user.

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JS

Jaspreet S.  
Software Engineer  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "One of the best Monitoring tool in the market"

February 26, 2023

5.0

My overall experience with 10/10 with datadog. I'm planning for certification on this tool for overall understanding of its capabilities.

Pros

Its one of the best monitoring tool i have used so far. The UI is very beautiful, simple and easy to understand. Monitoring is very accurate and quick due to the UI.The log for servers can also be analyzed by simply searching via clusterid or other tags.

Cons

None that I'm aware of. It does its work perfectly and accurately.

Review Source

UA

Umair A.  
Project Manager  
Design  
Used the software for: I used a free trial

### "IT Management and Monitoring"

April 4, 2024

5.0

Overall, DataDog is a great tool for IT management and monitoring. It is easy to implement and manage. It has different subscription plans including free trial, pro, and enterprise subscription plans at very reasonable prices per month.

Pros

A free trial is available along with other subscription options. Opportunity to create multiple user accounts. 400+ integration and unlimited alerts. Custom Matrics.

Cons

High licensing pricing as compared to other IT management options. Limited data storage for a limited time

Review Source

JL

Jim L.  
Engineer  
Oil & Energy  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Everything Everywhere All at Once in One Place"

March 3, 2023

4.0

Pros

The dashboards and alerts are great for monitoring system status. The automated tests are great for checking the status of our systems externally.

Cons

Because they are a one-stop shop it is difficult to figure out the exact tooling you need for a problem. They are solving EVERY problem so it's hard to sort things out.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Chief Technology Officer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Datadog Sniffs Out Problems Fast"

December 18, 2019

5.0

Datadog is an amazing cloud monitoring solution that provides great insight and alerting for our platform.

Pros

Datadog provides a great, easy-to-use and extensible interface for displaying data out of your own systems, providing you the insight to sniff out issues as they arise.

Cons

No matter how many integrations Datadog builds in, there will always be gaps, and some of those gaps hit our needs. As such, we need to use several monitoring solutions to cover our whole platform.

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SK

Santhosh K.  
SOC Analyst  
Security and Investigations  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Datadog is a Easy implementing, Friendly interactive Siem"

April 3, 2023

4.0

Overall, Datadog can be a useful tool for businesses that need to track and examine complex systems, but it may not be the best option for many businesses, especially those with limited budgets or less complex monitoring requirements.

Pros

\-User friendly-Easily implementable-Detailing of Logs-best fit for all organizations

Cons

Understanding Datadog can be difficult, especially for those who are new to monitoring and analytics. Nonetheless, it has a plethora of capabilities and integrations that make it an effective tool for tracking and analysing complex systems. Datadog's pricing may be somewhat high in comparison to other tools of a similar nature, particularly for larger enterprises or those with high data ingestion rates. It offers a variety of pricing plans, including a free plan, to assist organisations of various sizes and needs in finding a plan that works for them.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Tech Lead, Strategic Alliances and Business Development  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Many integration options and plethora of dashboards and visualizations "

April 8, 2019

4.0

Dependable and reliable solution.

Pros

Configuring monitoring tools is not always trivial, half of the battle is making sure metrics are flowing. Datadog is very flexible when it comes to sending metrics to their cloud. You can use collectD, statsd, file beats, or the 84523982 other options. Our orchestration software already had an option to enable Datadog collection. Once the data is in place, you need to figure out what metrics are relevant. Datadog has a number of pre-built dashboards tweaked for popular software systems. If you are using something homegrown, they can provide recommendations and optimizations after enough data has been ingested. API and documentation are top notch and we were able to build integrations quite easily.

Cons

Datadog is purely cloud-based system so there's no on-prem option, only SaaS. Depending on your company, this may be a deal-breaker since all of your metrics data is hosted in the cloud. Since it's a SaaS based service, it won't be easy to move data to another service. Occasionally web UI will bog down but it's fairly performant for the most part.

Review Source

MS

Marco S.  
VP of Engineering  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Datadog"

December 14, 2022

4.0

like paying for a file mignon but receiving a hot dog

Pros

lots of integrations readily available. Setup is quick and easy to have results back.

Cons

cost, and no transparency on what the cost breakdowns, and how to improve/reduce them.

Review Source

Wanny M.  
Director of Engineering  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Good Tool "

December 14, 2022

4.0

Pros

Easy to setup and good feature/functionalities set

Cons

It is very very expensive, the bill can be huge without a lot of tuning and supervision

Reason for choosing Datadog

Easy of setup

Review Source

MRI

Mohammad Rabiul I.  
Freelancer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Datadog Review"

October 22, 2022

5.0

Making the decision to utilize Datadog really facilitated my job. One of the finest tools that I can use to keep an eye on the performance and health of my projects is the study of the logs. This gadget works nicely and is quite practical. Real-time logging is effective. Definitely essential.

Pros

From my opinion, with the most excellent features that Datadog has as user can track and take after logs in real time, something truly imperative to have within the case of extend is live. I usually like the idea of creating custom sees of sets of logs (with custom channels, information parsing and a parcel more) which user will share them together with the user group.

Cons

Setting it up for the first time, seems like is a little challenging which is not at all simple to use or understand all the capabilities that Datadog provides at first. Interface is challenging and occasionally a roadblock. Then, filters are not very helpful if user fields are not properly mapped.

Review Source

LB

Lucia B.  
HR Manager  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Best Solution For IT Management "

March 27, 2024

5.0

Pros

It has amazing network monitoring and IT management features Setup and understanding it is easy.

Cons

All smooth with Datadog. No serious concerns

Review Source

JZ

Josh Z.  
Staff Site Reliability Engineer  
Internet  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Very initiative and easy to deploy and set up. "

December 20, 2022

5.0

Pros

Compared to our previous observability tool it was incredibly easy connecting Datadog to all of our data sources. All the connectors we needed were already created so my team didn't have to spend time writing code to collect and send telemetry.

Cons

Some features can be a bit expensive such as synthetic tests and while there are tools to help track spend, there could be a bit more granularity in the RBAC on who can turn on features that have additional.

Review Source

Juan Carlos E.  
SEO  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: I used a free trial

### "The essential tool for operational success"

July 12, 2023

4.0

My experience has been very positive. Since I started using the platform, I have had a much clearer and more detailed view of the health and performance of my infrastructure.

Pros

As a user, what I like the most is its wide set of features and functionalities that allow me to have complete visibility of my infrastructure. I can monitor and analyze metrics in real time, correlate data from different sources, track performance issues, and receive instant alerts and notifications when something is going wrong.

Cons

Setting up and customizing alerts can be a bit complex and take me a bit of time to master. The ability to adjust alert thresholds and conditions could be more intuitive and easier to understand.

Review Source

Yaniv V.  
Director, QA & Processes  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Good service for logs management and analysis"

October 2, 2021

4.0

We used it for querying and analyzing logs in case of problems in our platform (bugs, stability, performance, etc.)

Pros

The searching and filtering capabilities where quite convenient

Cons

The stability issues in the last year got more often than usual, which is quite problematic when you need access to you logs in real-time

Switched from

[Splunk Enterprise](https://www.capterra.com/p/94317/Splunk/)

Mainly due to Splunk's stability problems that occurred more towards the end of our contract with Splunk

Review Source

VR

Verified Reviewer  
Software Developer  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Great for working with AWS"

January 3, 2020

5.0

We have been using DataDog to monitor our lambda logs for errors as well as keep track of load and uptime on various RDS and EC2/Fargate instances. The multiple account setup can be a bit flakey at times but overall the product works well and has a consistent interface

Pros

The log imports from AWS work really well and are much faster at searching than using AWS Cloudwatch. I find it easy day to day to search for items in logs, especially after implementing a few log transformers

Cons

initial setup gets a bit confusing sometimes, and it was easier to change the logging format of our code than to implement lots of parsers to make the log interpretation better

Alternatives considered

[Loggly](https://www.capterra.com/p/148959/Loggly/)

Reason for choosing Datadog

better / easier integration with our current development stack

Review Source

ŽM

Žymantas M.  
Platform Lead  
Media Production  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Platform observation tool "

December 16, 2022

5.0

We are happy to use

Pros

We do like easy management and analysis of logs, tracing .

Cons

Helm charts is bit hard to understand. Configuration might be hard for non experienced person

Alternatives considered

[Dynatrace](https://www.capterra.com/p/81932/Dynatrace/)

Reason for choosing Datadog

Cheaper then dynatrace

Review Source

Bishal D.  
Backend Developer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Has A Great Features, But Keep an Eye on the Bill!"

September 22, 2023

4.0

Pros

It is awesome for monitoring everything - I mostly used it for apps and servers. It is easy to use, customizes dashboards, and plays well with other tools. Real-time insights are a big help. It is a bit pricey, but it's worth it for the peace of mind it brings.

Cons

It can get a tad pricey when you scale up. Plus, the learning curve can be a bit steep for beginners. And, the free tier isn't as generous as some others out there. It used a lot of my computer's memory.

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