Datadog

What differentiates Datadog from other similar products?

its a proprietary solution hence it has many enterprises features missing in the open source softwares, Also since it was started early and gained more popularity and adoption hence it has large user-base and more features

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Out of the box integration with most of the popular softwares which makes it very popular as it can be just setup very fast and can cover your entire software eco-system

What do you dislike most about this product?

its rate of innovation is slowed down and now there are few competitors giving unique features at a very less price

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Check new modern age observability softwares and compare their features and what you need, this way you can save huge cost and pay for what you actually need

What differentiates Datadog from other similar products?

Datadog stands out because it offers all in one monitoring for everything from servers to apps and logs, making it easier to manage everything in one place. It also excels in cloud environments, providing real-time, customizable dashboards and insights. What sets it apart is its ability to integrate with over 450 technologies, so it is super flexible for different tech stacks.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite part of Datadog is how it lets you easily customize your dashboards. You can set them up to track exactly what matters to you, which makes it so much easier to keep an eye on your system. Plus, the ability to monitor everything in one place like servers, apps, and logs are really making the process smooth.

What do you dislike most about this product?

What I dislike most about Datadog is that it can get pretty pricey, especially if you have a lot of data to monitor or a large system. It is a great tool, but the cost can add up quickly depending on how much you're using it.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I would recommend starting with a clear idea of what you need to monitor. It’s a powerful tool, but can get expensive as your system grows, so focus on the metrics that really matter to you. Also, take advantage of their free trial to get a feel for the platform before committing. Once you are comfortable with it, it is a great way to keep everything running smoothly.

What differentiates Datadog from other similar products?

As far as I know Datadog has the largest number of integrations with other commonly used cloud providers, databases, languages and its also has the highest number of meaningful features, hence making it one of the biggest o11y software. I also love its intuitiveness and was able to use it comfortably within few hours which includes setting up metrics for my application, creating the dashboard and notifications on slack and alerts on pager-duty based on various thresholds, while it was not that fast in other software I used earlier.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

with its APM and metrics dashboards together, its less context switches while debugging the production incident, hence saves huge amount of time, also zero overhead of maintaining it.

What do you dislike most about this product?

it doesn't have the great logging support, which makes it difficult to deep dive in few issues where we really needs to dig into the logs, also its cost is on higher side

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

list down what are your real needs and budget and based on make final decision