# Page 9 | Datadog Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 9 - Is Datadog the right Dashboard solution for you? Explore 360 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/135453/Datadog-Cloud-Monitoring/reviews --- Datadog 4.6 (360) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/135453/Datadog-Cloud-Monitoring/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated April 15th, 2026 # Page 9 - Reviews of Datadog ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 201-225 of 360 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use 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. Review Source SS Scott S. Head of Engineering Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Easy to setup and use" December 14, 2022 5.0 Pros Easy to use, wide range of features all in one solution Cons dd-agent setup in Aptible is not usable or difficult Reason for choosing Datadog previous use and familiarity Review Source Uddipan M. Senior Engineer Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Datadog - Monitoring Datalake infrastructure" July 31, 2021 4.0 Its good, it helped to improve Datalake services and quality of the processes. integration like Service now, Slack helped to near real time identification of issues. Pros Datadog works great as a log aggregator. Useful features such as alerting and notification helps support teams to take quick actions. Dashboards help to visualize issue trends. Cons Datadog can improve on connecting custom metrics through an external database Review Source JI Jahiezer I. Desarrollador Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "one of the best software for monitoring in the market" June 27, 2018 4.0 Pros This software allows to monitoring all you need and also can find lots of solutions for a high gama of cases. by using this app i be able to see the problems that me and my team have, so we can solve it by utilizing all the data that datadog provides. Works in differents OS and that make things more easy Cons The proces to instal and put in march this softwre can be a nightmare if you have not experience, it is really complicated. Though the software have nice tools, the price is not the best in the market, is posible to find something good for lowes price if you know what are you loking for. And finally haved some problem with some data transfer working with this app but i really dont konw what was the razon why Review Source Damian N. Chief Executive Officer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "DataDog is one of our must-haves" June 6, 2019 5.0 Pros It's got everything that's needed for infrastructure and application monitoring and alerting. It also fits extremely well into our Infrastructure-as-Code paradigm where everything we set up is kept in a git repository as a Terraform project. DataDog is what we recommend and implement for our clients, and provides more useful features than Sensu. Cons Metrics and monitors don't render correctly on mobile phones. It's totally unusable in portrait mode, and barely usable in landscape mode. Alternatives considered [Sensu](https://www.capterra.com/p/182813/Sensu/) Review Source KJ Kaschief J. Aviation Enthusiast Airlines/Aviation Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Great Experience with Supportive dashboard and management of Data." April 6, 2023 3.0 Great with data monitoring Pros Collect vital information and tracks data. The interactive dashboard helps me keep my information organized for effective use. this application monitors my data in the most efficient and easy way. The overall experience is wonderful for me and I would definitely recommend investing into this software. Cons I have no issues with the software so far. it's a nice application Review Source Denis V. MS SQL Server DBA Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Datadog as Perfect monitoring tool." February 9, 2018 4.0 Pros Perfect monitoring tool. You can monitor your infrastructure as on premise as in the cloud by monitoring performance counters of different applications and collecting information from logs. You can monitor your infrastructure as in real time mode or just receiving alerts for example to email. It allows you to use different ready solutions with predefined logic for to monitor even different software such as: SQL Server, MySQL and so on. It can be integrated with different products such as slack, where you can receive different alerts and where slacks bot can perform setuped actions. You can create different dashboards for your convenience. Cons No suitable for all cloud services, for example if you're going to monitor your infrastructure in Azure it would be better to use Azure's Log Analytics. This solution is not for non-experienced users and required time to learn it . Features used in free price tiers very limited for example no alert capabilities. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer ICT Business Solution Manager Mining & Metals Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The best monitoring tool" October 19, 2023 5.0 Pros Regardsless its price, Datadog is considered the best monitoring tool I ever use Cons A bit pricy, especially on log data ingestion, need to monitor regulerly Review Source JL Jay L. Enterprise Architect Logistics and Supply Chain Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "One Stop Shop for everything" December 17, 2022 4.0 Pros Correlation between APM, Infra, Log, Network and everything can make it possible to view in multiple dimensions. Also, RUM feature is so strong to cover the end-to-end observability in realtime. Cons One of the most expensive tool. And it could be challenged by the management. Alternatives considered [Dynatrace](https://www.capterra.com/p/81932/Dynatrace/) Reason for choosing Datadog Powerful E2E visibility in realtime. Review Source NJM Neyda Jose M. Software Developer Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Powerful tool for the analysis and monitoring of applications" May 20, 2019 4.0 Datadog is a very useful tool because it is known if the applications, servers or hots are working as they should or if not, we will be aware to prevent further damage solving the problem in the shortest time possible. Pros This tool called Datadog I love mainly because it is really efficient and very useful because it allows through it you can carry out a monitoring of the performance of applications in a very simple way, being this through the reading of metrics that are really simple to understand and issue very detailed information that is useful to diagnose the cause and thus be able to solve the problem in the shortest time possible, also is available 24/7 so in case of any fault send immediately a mail informing the same and the best thing is that it has a clean interface, intuitive and easy to use without having technical knowledge to manage it. Cons One of its drawbacks is that when it is integrated with a large number of tools it can become heavy, which causes the information to be slowed down. Review Source GR Gaspar R. Principal Infrastructure Engineer Media Production Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Excellent product" December 16, 2022 5.0 We're monitoring our complete stack, migrating from Heroku to AWS Pros Ease of use and integrations. Log management is outstanding, as well as Kubernetes integration Cons Lack of a simple Prometheus integration. Agent configuration docs (for specifics) is sometimes hard to find Alternatives considered [Grafana](https://www.capterra.com/p/196036/Grafana-Enterprise/) Reason for choosing Datadog Easy to integrate with, without too much configuration Switched from [New Relic](https://www.capterra.com/p/118128/New-Relic/) Pricing and capabilities Review Source CZ Christina Z. it specialist Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Datadog" February 28, 2023 5.0 Pros A lot of fun for less money. Great software for monitoring kubernetes infrastructure. Very clear dashboards, monitoring is very intuitive, great to use. Setup is simple and installation of the agent on PC was seamless. Aggregate views into one clear dashboard and monitor all metrics at the same time according to various filters and parameters. Many additional features to enrich the data. User friendly. Cons In the time I have been using it I have not found anything that would not suit me with DataDog I have been very satisfied and it has met my expectations. Review Source Joaquín E. Ingeniero en sistemas Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Very good experience" February 21, 2018 5.0 Pros The dashboards are very clear, it helps us to look for errors in our apis easily. Apart from that, it is great that you can create custom dashboards Cons Somethings, when you have a lot of apps is very difficult to find the dashboard that you really want. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer CEO & Founder Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "One of the default server monitor tools in my list." May 16, 2018 5.0 Pros The best about datadog is the simplicity. Ranging from the dashboard to the addons everything is done smoothly and in a proper manner. The pricing is very fair and the free tier allows many to explore it's possibilities. Cons The dashboard could expand a bit more, also the ping are quite inconsistent. I have tested them together with other services and datadog throws more false negatives than other tools. Review Source HRG Hyma Roshini G. Software Quality Analyst Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Datadog log monitoring" March 2, 2023 5.0 Pros Able to see spikes on the dashboard , easy and fesiable Cons Takes more time sometimes to monitor logs Review Source Tracey M. Professional Freelancer Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Easy to get going and sorted and set up. Consistent and reliable software package" March 8, 2018 5.0 Pros At the initial install of the trial I loved it. Its all we required in an app of this nature with a sys monitoring system and an API. Made life a lot simpler for the business needing this software I was advising. They are very happy with it and continue to use it now. Cons No real cons that spring to mind. A great product. I would recommend starting with a list of what you need from software, then what you would like then a nice to have list. See how many ticks this software gets. Compare it to at least two pieces of other software of the same nature before making your final decision. This is what I recommend for any piece of software. Also, check out their own forms of customer support, and social media sites to see what other customers have had to say about the software. Review Source Daniel P. Innovation and product developer Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Using for monitoring multiple servers health" March 9, 2018 5.0 Let me know every time when my server is down. Great monitoring tool. Pros The implementation is easy. Let you know in real time if your server is down or is failing. The best tool I found. It's always sending mails when the server fails in any way. Cons Should have mobile app or mobile notifications. If you are not in the programming field you should get someone. The code is easy to implement but if you don't know the right place to call at the right function (assuming you have datadog code on a lib of your system) you wont get the data you need or in the way you need it. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Principal Software Engineer Financial Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Cheap and Easy Log Management" December 14, 2022 5.0 Pros Log Management for DataDogHQ is: Cheap, Easy to Use, Great Timeline UI. Cons I think searching for logs by text has not always been the easiest to do. Review Source Gloria A. Comptable Investment Banking Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Datadog est bon" November 28, 2023 5.0 Pros Datadog est un logiciel permettant de collecter des métriques et événements. Cons On rencontre à des moments donnés des problèmes de connexion Review Source NT Nat T. Sr Software Engineer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Fairly happy though I miss Kusto" December 14, 2022 4.0 Pros Datadog provides a single place to collect all our metrics/logs/traces and integrated ways to look at them. Cons Some of the search is unintuitive, for example, it's sometimes hard to search traces. I miss Kusto for exploratory log analysis. Review Source Filip T. Software Engineer Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Essential tool for infrastructure and application monitoring" February 7, 2018 5.0 Pros Datadog is one of my favorite tools in every day work. Some of my favorites include: - great API, - very flexible and informative dashboards, - great integrations with various providers and application, which greatly improve visibility, - a lot of libraries (eg. ruby-kafka) which integrate with Datadog, - easy to deploy in numerous ways, ie. Kubernetes, ECS, Ansible. Review Source RM Rafeek M. SRE Engineer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "One of the best monitoring tool" December 19, 2022 4.0 Pros Metrics collection and it's representation, also would like to engage in RUM and synthetic monitoring. Cons All are good, nothing to suggest anything Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Sr. Test Engineer I Transportation/Trucking/Railroad Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "A robust, but complicated tool." September 26, 2020 4.0 We primarily use DataDog as a monitoring and communication tool. Alerts are sent out daily to a wide variety of users and non-users to keep them up to date on what is happening, when it happened and when it was recovered. Pros It has a great UI feature. It offers a variety of integrations with other third party software. Communication e-mail reports are valuable, even to non-users of the tool. Cons It can get very expensive to use and can be extremely complicated to use. There is a steep learning curve to try to get users up to speed with the needed functionality of the tool. Review Source rB ryan B. SEO manager Automotive Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Datadog review" August 28, 2023 4.0 Overall very positive. It's a great space for SEOs and Engineers to share when trying to tackle things like Core Web Vitals Pros I like the ease of tracking our RUM and Core Web Vitals in the report view Datadog have put together by default Cons Hard to make out the data when looking at heatmaps - although we don't use it much because the sessions recorded are so low compared to the traffic we get it makes the data invalid Review Source Similar Products Featured ## Related categories [Log Analysis](https://www.capterra.com/log-analysis-software/)[Application Performance Management](https://www.capterra.com/application-performance-management-software/)[Threat Intelligence](https://www.capterra.com/threat-intelligence-software/) ## Send me user reviews about this product ### Fill out the form and we'll send a list of the top-rated software based on real user reviews directly to your inbox.