Datadog
Datadog provides cloud-based monitoring, observability, and security for applications and infrastructure. · Datadog · Observability
Overview
Datadog offers a comprehensive observability platform with monitoring, logging, and APM, ideal for teams managing modern cloud infrastructure and applications.
Good fit
Use Datadog when you need unified monitoring, logging, and APM for cloud infrastructure or distributed applications.
- teams needing unified observability
- cloud-native applications
- DevOps workflows
Not a fit
Avoid the free plan if you need more than 5 hosts, longer metric retention, or log management and APM without upgrading or using the trial.
- need more than 5 hosts on the free plan
- on-premises only environments
Quickstart · 5 steps
- Sign up for a Datadog account and start the free trial.
- Install the Datadog Agent on your servers or cloud instances.
- Connect your cloud provider or services for automatic integration.
- Set up dashboards and alerts for key metrics.
- Explore logs, traces, and APM features in the Datadog UI.
Other free observability options
Free tierWhat you get freeRiskCard
New Relic · Observability
100 GB/month data ingest · Unlimited basic users, 1 full platform user · 500 synthetic checks/month
Billing risk: None
No card
Sentry · Observability
5,000 errors/month · 5 GB logs and metrics/month · 5M spans/month
Billing risk: None
No card
UptimeRobot · Observability
50 monitors · 5-minute check interval
Billing risk: None
No card
Better Stack · Observability
10 monitors and heartbeats · 1 status page · Slack and email alerts
Billing risk: None
No card