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Compare Datadog with similar products. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/getapp/og_logo-94fd2a03a6c7a0e54fc0c9e21a1c0ce9.png title: Datadog Reviews, Prices & Ratings | GetApp Canada 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Application Performance Management Tools](/directory/270/application-monitoring-performance/software) > [Datadog](/software/91489/datadog-cloud-monitoring) # Datadog Canonical: https://www.getapp.ca/software/91489/datadog-cloud-monitoring Page: 1 / 16\ Next: [Next page](https://www.getapp.ca/software/91489/datadog-cloud-monitoring?page=2) > Datadog APM provides you with deep insight into your application’s performance - from automatically generated dashboards for monitoring key metrics, like request volume and latency, to detailed traces of individual requests - side by side with your logs and infrastructure monitoring. > > Verdict: Rated **4.6/5** by 366 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Key benefits of Datadog \- Correlate metrics from all your apps, tools, SaaS and cloud providers \& services including Amazon EC2, web servers, StatsD, SQL and NoSQL databases - Easily graph, alert, and analyze your mass of data with real-time dashboards in seconds, not minutes - Rank and filter performance metrics so you can focus on those that matter - Get alerted only on critical issues using any metric, for a single host or for an entire cluster - Zero in on the right code changes, relevant config updates or scheduled jobs - Support team collaboration with change and comment annotations in-context of your production data - No-hassle monthly pricing - no long-term commitments, just pay by the month ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.6/5** | 366 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support Software | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.1/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Datadog - **Founded**: 2010 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$15.00 - **Pricing model**: Other (Free version available) (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Starts at $15 per host per month. Pay-as-you-go or subscription terms available. Service includes unlimited integrations per monitored host. 14-day free trial included in all plans. All plans include custom metrics and events. Pro plans include 13 months data retention, metric alerts, and email support. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Linux (Desktop), Windows (On-Premise), Linux (On-Premise), Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: English, Japanese - **Available Countries**: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong SAR China, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein and 18 more ## Features - API - Access Controls/Permissions - Activity Dashboard - Activity Tracking - Ad hoc Reporting - Alerts/Escalation - Alerts/Notifications - Analytics - Anomaly Detection - Application Management - Application Security - Application-Level Analysis - Archiving & Retention - Asset Tracking Software - Audit Management - Audit Trail - Automated Discovery - Availability Testing - Baseline Manager - Bottleneck Identification ## Integrations (163 total) - ASP.NET Zero - AWS CloudTrail - AWS IoT Analytics - AWS Lambda - AWS Step Functions - AWS X-Ray - Adobe Experience Manager - Aerospike - Airbrake - Akka - Algorithmia - Alibaba Cloud - Amazon Cloud Search - Amazon CloudFront - Amazon Cognito ... and 148 more integrations ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base Software - Phone Support - Chat ## Category - [Application Performance Management Tools](https://www.getapp.ca/directory/270/application-monitoring-performance/software) ## Related Categories - [Website Monitoring Software](https://www.getapp.ca/directory/113/website-monitoring/software) - [Application Performance Management Tools](https://www.getapp.ca/directory/270/application-monitoring-performance/software) - [Data Center Management Software](https://www.getapp.ca/directory/277/data-center-management/software) - [Statistical Analysis Software](https://www.getapp.ca/directory/361/data-analytics/software) - [Application Development Software](https://www.getapp.ca/directory/370/application-development/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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I appreciate the flexible alert conditions and monitors. ----- ### "IT prespective of Datadog" — 4.0/5 > **Estella** | *September 17, 2025* | Health, Wellness & Fitness | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: I use specifically for the page iut function to monitor our server stack. Our engineering team uses it pretty robustly for other services. Its easy to set up monitors exactly how you need them and the built in page out software replaced our requirment for a secondary software for on call rotations > > **Cons**: Can get a bit messy if you dont implement teams well in the beginning i find the filtering a bit convoluted as well but might be my own issues > > overal i am impressed, it intergeates well with our other tools, slack Jira ect for notifications. Easiely set up with minimal experience if you are okay to read a few guides ----- ### "Review datadog" — 2.0/5 > **Minh** | *December 16, 2024* | Internet | Recommendation rating: 3.0/10 > > **Pros**: Good for searching logs. Can capture log in real time > > **Cons**: Hard to search for logs. Too many configurations > > Average log for enterprise. Pricey but does the work ----- ### "Powerful and Reliable Monitoring Platform" — 5.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *May 9, 2026* | Accounting Software | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Datadog is very effective for monitoring systems, applications, and performance in real time. The dashboards are easy to navigate, and the platform provides helpful insights that make troubleshooting and tracking issues much easier. > > **Cons**: Some advanced features can take time to fully learn, but overall the platform is well organized and works smoothly. > > My experience with Datadog has been very positive. It helped improve visibility across systems and made monitoring and issue management much more efficient. ----- ### "Datadog Pros and Cons from an SRE at MLB" — 4.0/5 > **Kye** | *December 17, 2025* | Broadcast Media | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: The wide array of features that Datadog offers, allowing for a truly comprehensive observability suite. > > **Cons**: I think that sometimes the breadth of Datadog's offerings is achieved at expense of depth - I often find that new features come out (even from what seems like the same product/team) before issues with older features are fully addressed or before requests for what seem like simple, core functionality additions are addressed. ----- Page: 1 / 16\ Next: [Next page](https://www.getapp.ca/software/91489/datadog-cloud-monitoring?page=2) ## Links - [View on GetApp](https://www.getapp.ca/software/91489/datadog-cloud-monitoring) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | es | | | es-CL | | | es-CO | | | es-MX | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | nl | | | nl-BE | | | pt | | | pt-PT | | ----- ## Structured Data