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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (45.5% of reviews)
Mid-Market (48.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$0 Per host, per month
AWS Global Accelerator
Star Rating
(11)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (45.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about AWS Global AcceleratorDatadog
Star Rating
(541)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (48.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0 Per host, per month
Free Trial is available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Datadog excels in "Multi-Site Monitoring" with a score of 9.0, allowing teams to effectively oversee multiple locations, while AWS Global Accelerator, although strong in "Load Balancing" with a score of 7.9, does not provide the same level of visibility across diverse sites.
- Reviewers mention that Datadog's "Alerting" feature is highly rated at 9.2, providing robust multi-channel alerting capabilities, whereas AWS Global Accelerator's alerting system, while functional, scores lower at 8.6, indicating less flexibility in notification options.
- G2 users highlight Datadog's superior "Logging" functionality with a score of 9.3, which allows for comprehensive data collection and analysis, while AWS Global Accelerator's logging capabilities are less emphasized, leading to potential gaps in data insights.
- Users on G2 appreciate Datadog's "Real-Time Monitoring" feature, scoring 9.2, which enables immediate visibility into system performance, contrasting with AWS Global Accelerator's performance monitoring, which, while effective, does not match the immediacy of Datadog's offerings.
- Reviewers say that Datadog's "AI/ML Integration" is rated at 7.8, providing advanced analytics capabilities, while AWS Global Accelerator lacks a comparable feature set, making Datadog a more attractive option for users seeking intelligent insights.
- Users report that Datadog's "Proactive Identification" feature scores 9.2, allowing for early detection of issues, while AWS Global Accelerator's "Root Cause Identification" at 8.4, while useful, does not offer the same level of proactive monitoring, potentially leading to delayed responses to incidents.
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Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
AWS Global Accelerator
No pricing availableDatadog
Free
$0
Per host, per month
Core collection and visualization features
- Discussion Group Supported
- 1-Day Metric Retention
- Up to 5 Hosts
Free Trial
AWS Global Accelerator
No trial information availableDatadog
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.3
7
8.7
465
Ease of Use
7.9
7
8.2
469
Ease of Setup
Not enough data
8.4
244
Ease of Admin
Not enough data
8.3
212
Quality of Support
8.3
7
8.3
413
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
8.5
199
Product Direction (% positive)
8.3
7
8.9
450
Features by Category
Operations
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
6.7
7
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cost Optimization
Not enough data
7.6
7
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
8.6
43
Not enough data
9.2
57
Not enough data
9.0
51
Not enough data
8.7
44
Not enough data
8.8
46
Not enough data
8.8
39
Functionality
Not enough data
9.2
95
Not enough data
9.1
96
Not enough data
9.3
81
Not enough data
8.9
96
Not enough data
8.8
80
Not enough data
8.9
85
Functionality
Not enough data
9.2
46
Not enough data
9.2
51
Not enough data
8.1
37
Not enough data
8.4
39
Management
Not enough data
8.6
43
Not enough data
9.0
44
Not enough data
8.7
41
Monitoring
Not enough data
8.9
108
Not enough data
8.6
104
Not enough data
8.8
99
Not enough data
8.7
118
Administration
Not enough data
8.5
104
Not enough data
8.5
84
Not enough data
8.2
83
Analysis
Not enough data
8.5
102
Not enough data
8.8
106
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Automation
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.6
7
Functionality
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
7.7
8
Not enough data
7.6
7
Not enough data
9.2
8
Incident Management
Not enough data
8.5
10
Not enough data
9.2
10
Not enough data
9.0
10
Functionality
Not enough data
9.2
14
Not enough data
8.6
15
Not enough data
9.4
19
Issue Resolution
Not enough data
9.1
17
Not enough data
9.2
14
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Management
Not enough data
8.6
17
Not enough data
9.6
17
Not enough data
8.9
17
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Visibility
Not enough data
8.8
76
Not enough data
9.0
75
Not enough data
8.8
69
Monitoring and Management
Not enough data
8.2
71
Not enough data
8.6
73
Not enough data
8.9
77
Visibility
Not enough data
8.8
67
Not enough data
8.6
61
Not enough data
8.1
59
Monitoring and Management
Not enough data
8.5
60
Not enough data
7.5
55
Not enough data
8.3
57
Not enough data
9.0
60
Not enough data
8.8
56
Not enough data
8.2
61
Cloud environment support
Not enough data
8.0
53
Not enough data
7.9
50
Functionality
Not enough data
8.4
32
Not enough data
8.6
32
Not enough data
8.8
34
Not enough data
7.8
28
Management
Not enough data
8.4
31
Not enough data
8.5
34
Not enough data
8.1
31
Not enough data
9.0
36
Data Sources
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Metrics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Device Recognition
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Provisioning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Data Preparation
Not enough data
8.5
53
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
52
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
50
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
50
|
Verified
Analysis
Not enough data
8.5
48
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
55
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
56
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
59
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
49
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
47
|
Verified
Visualization
Not enough data
8.9
61
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
51
|
Verified
Performance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Monitoring
Not enough data
8.5
93
Not enough data
8.9
85
Not enough data
8.9
95
Not enough data
7.3
80
Not enough data
8.4
86
Response
Not enough data
8.8
102
Not enough data
8.8
90
Not enough data
7.9
83
Performance
Not enough data
8.4
97
Not enough data
8.2
83
Functionality
Not enough data
8.4
85
Not enough data
8.0
77
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
91
Alerts management
Not enough data
8.7
36
Not enough data
8.0
38
Not enough data
8.6
40
Monitoring
Not enough data
8.7
31
Not enough data
9.2
34
Not enough data
8.7
36
Not enough data
9.2
31
Automation
Not enough data
8.5
31
Not enough data
8.6
29
Analysis
Not enough data
8.2
34
Not enough data
8.4
37
Not enough data
9.3
36
Not enough data
8.5
35
Issue Resolution
Not enough data
8.4
30
Not enough data
7.7
33
Not enough data
8.6
28
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Data Management - Observability Pipeline
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.5
6
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
6.4
6
Performance - Observability Pipeline
Not enough data
5.7
5
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
6.7
6
AI - Observability Pipeline
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Compliance - Observability Pipeline
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Response
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.0
40
Records
Not enough data
9.3
47
Not enough data
9.0
45
Not enough data
8.5
52
Management
Not enough data
9.3
48
Not enough data
8.4
44
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)Hide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
Not enough data
8.9
105
Network Management
Not enough data
9.2
10
Not enough data
8.7
10
Not enough data
9.4
11
Incident Management
Not enough data
9.2
11
Not enough data
9.2
10
Not enough data
9.1
11
Security Intelligence
Not enough data
8.2
11
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
9.2
10
Not enough data
8.8
12
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
AWS Global Accelerator and Datadog are categorized as Network Monitoring
Unique Categories
AWS Global Accelerator is categorized as Web Server Accelerator
Datadog is categorized as Observability Pipeline, Observability Solution Suites, Enterprise Monitoring, Server Monitoring, Log Monitoring, AIOps Platforms, Network Traffic Analysis (NTA), Database Monitoring, IoT Device Management Platforms, IoT Analytics Platforms, Website Monitoring, Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring, IT Alerting, Container Monitoring, Log Analysis, Incident Response, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), API Marketplace, Application Performance Monitoring (APM), and Cloud Cost Management
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
AWS Global Accelerator
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Datadog
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
18.2%
Public Relations and Communications
9.1%
Music
9.1%
Internet
9.1%
Hospitality
9.1%
Other
45.5%
Information Technology and Services
20.2%
Computer Software
17.9%
Financial Services
8.1%
Internet
5.1%
Retail
3.2%
Other
45.5%
Most Helpful Reviews
AWS Global Accelerator
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Todd D.
Verified User in Hospitality
Its easy to manage all of our data in one area, once we got the hang of it.
Most Helpful Critical Review
Datadog
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Debabrata P.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
With datadog you can quickly get up and running. May be the easiest among all out there. Since it enables you to put everything into one dashboard irrespective of their zone,VPC or environment type we can have one bookmarked place to look at for the first...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Computer Software
As described in the previous section, the lack of support resulting in us not being able to resolve a deployment mistake and resulting billing issue.
Todd D.
Verified User in Hospitality
Its easy to manage all of our data in one area, once we got the hang of it.
Debabrata P.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
With datadog you can quickly get up and running. May be the easiest among all out there. Since it enables you to put everything into one dashboard irrespective of their zone,VPC or environment type we can have one bookmarked place to look at for the first...
Verified User in Computer Software
As described in the previous section, the lack of support resulting in us not being able to resolve a deployment mistake and resulting billing issue.
Alternatives
Discussions
AWS Global Accelerator has no discussions with answers
Does it preserves history of logs?
1 comment
AN
Depends on your plan, log retention can be 7,15, 30 days etc, for long term you need to setup s3 archivingRead more
What is the use of Datadog?
1 comment
CJ
Datadog is a software platform that facilitates data sharing across various teams within an organization, thereby breaking down silos between development,...Read more
Does Datadog use AWS?
1 comment
IG
Yes, the backbone of Datadog infrastructure is sitting within AWS.Read more
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