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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. Datadog is the essential monitoring platform for cloud applications that brings together data from servers, containers, databases, and third-party services to make your stack entirely observable. These capabilities help DevOps teams avoid downtime, resolve performance issues, and ensure customers are getting the best user experience.
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91 Likeliness to Recommend
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96 Plan to Renew
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83 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
Emotional Footprint Overview
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+91 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
- Acts with Integrity
- Enables Productivity
- Performance Enhancing
- Effective Service
How to read the Emotional Footprint
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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
Cloud/On-Prem/Hybrid Deployment
Cloud Integration
Server Monitoring
Error Reporting
Transaction Request Performance
Synthetic Monitoring (RUM)
Application Metric Reporting
Enterprise Cloud Platform Support
Code Performance Monitoring
Scalability
Non-Commodity Operating Systems
Vendor Capability Ratings
Ease of Implementation
Breadth of Features
Business Value Created
Usability and Intuitiveness
Vendor Support
Quality of Features
Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement
Ease of IT Administration
Ease of Data Integration
Ease of Customization
Availability and Quality of Training
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Score 8.2
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Score 7.8
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Score 7.1
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Datadog Reviews
Megan M.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Oct 2024
Easy to use and helpful
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Datadog from other similar products?
The ability to implement quickly and seamlessly
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
The alerts are very helpful
What do you dislike most about this product?
The ability to customize
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Test out various products to be sure
Pros
- Enables Productivity
- Effective Service
- Saves Time
- Respectful
Cons
- Under Delivered
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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
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Aakansha R.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: Business Leader or Manager
Submitted Oct 2024
Likeliness to Recommend
Pros
- Continually Improving Product
- Trustworthy
- Efficient Service
- Inspires Innovation
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