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Alternatives to Datadog
21 technology tools sit alongside Datadog in this directory. Below is what separates each from Datadog on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 21
- With a free tier
- 13
- Cheaper to start
- 7
- Datadog starts at
- $15/month
Why people look past Datadog
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Datadog entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for Datadog carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 13 of the 21 alternatives below can be used without paying.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Observability made simple
- Can be used without paying; Datadog cannot.
- Starts $34 a month dearer, at $49/month.
Composable observability platform
- Can be used without paying; Datadog cannot.
- Starts $4 a month dearer, at $19/month.
Capture, organize, and analyze product feedback
- Can be used without paying; Datadog cannot.
- Starts $385 a month dearer, at $400/month.
- 4 tiers to Datadog's 3.
Cloud storage and file synchronization service
- Can be used without paying; Datadog cannot.
- Starts $5.01 a month cheaper, at $9.99/month.
- 4 tiers to Datadog's 3.
The digital analytics platform to understand your users
- Can be used without paying; Datadog cannot.
- Starts $34 a month dearer, at $49/month.
- 4 tiers to Datadog's 3.
Apple's WebKit browser, available only on Apple operating systems and updated only with them.
- Can be used without paying; Datadog cannot.
Every Datadog alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Datadog (this page) | $15/month | - | 3 | |
| New RelicObservability platform for monitoring applications and infrastructure | Free, then $49/month | - | - | vs Datadog |
| Grafana CloudMonitoring and visualization platform for metrics and logs | Free, then $19/month | - | 3 | vs Datadog |
| Canny | Free, then $400/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Datadog |
| Dropbox | Free, then $9.99/month | Freemium | 4 | vs Datadog |
| Amplitude | Free, then $49/month | - | 4 | vs Datadog |
| Safari | Free | Free | - | vs Datadog |
| ClickUp | Free, then $7/user/month (annual) | - | 5 | vs Datadog |
| Auth0 | Free, then $35/month | - | 3 | vs Datadog |
| Docker | Free, then $11/month | - | - | vs Datadog |
| Apache Spark | Free | Open-source | - | vs Datadog |
| Asana | Free, then $10.99/month | - | - | vs Datadog |
| CloudAMQP | Free, then $19/month | Freemium | 6 | vs Datadog |
| Coda | Free, then $10/month | - | - | vs Datadog |
| Personetics | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Datadog |
| Zeta | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Datadog |
| Finxact | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Datadog |
| Thought Machine | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Datadog |
| Alkami | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Datadog |
| Drift | $2500/month | - | - | vs Datadog |
| Dashlane | $4.99/month | - | 1 | vs Datadog |
| Close | $9/month | - | 4 | vs Datadog |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Datadog badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (13)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
Cheaper than Datadog (7)
Entry price under Datadog's $15/month. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
What you would be giving up
Datadog is most often brought in for infrastructure monitoring, application performance, security monitoring, log analysis, cloud monitoring. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Datadog is broadly right and the question is cost, the Datadog pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Technology category lists everything the directory holds, and best technology tools ranks them.
Datadog runs on web, linux, windows, macos. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Datadog alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Datadog?
- 21 other technology tools are listed in this directory, led by New Relic, Grafana Cloud, Canny, Dropbox. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Datadog?
- 13 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: New Relic, Grafana Cloud, Canny, Dropbox, Amplitude.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to Datadog?
- Yes. 7 of the alternatives below start under Datadog's $15/month: Dropbox at Free, then $9.99/month, ClickUp at Free, then $7/user/month (annual), Docker at Free, then $11/month, Asana at Free, then $10.99/month.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Datadog?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: there is no free tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Datadog?
- Datadog is most often brought in for infrastructure monitoring, application performance, security monitoring, log analysis, cloud monitoring. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Datadog?
- Apache Spark is recorded with an open-source licence model.
- How were these Datadog alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Technology, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Datadog against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Datadog covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every technology tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Technology category, 21 tools beside Datadog. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.