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At a Glance
Better Stack
Better Stack
Star Rating
(273)4.9 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (92.4% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
$0/month
Free Trial is available
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Datadog
Datadog
Star Rating
(543)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (48.5% of reviews)
Information
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 its Alerting functionality, with a score of 9.2, while Better Stack closely follows with a score of 9.7. Reviewers mention that Datadog's alerting system is robust but can be overwhelming due to the volume of notifications.
  • Reviewers mention that Better Stack shines in Ease of Use with a score of 9.6 compared to Datadog's 8.2. Users on G2 appreciate Better Stack's intuitive interface, making it easier for teams to adopt and utilize effectively.
  • G2 users highlight that Datadog's Multi-Cloud Management feature, scoring 6.7, is less comprehensive than Better Stack's offerings, which are tailored for small businesses and provide a more streamlined experience for managing multiple cloud environments.
  • Users say that Better Stack's Reporting capabilities, with a score of 9.3, are superior to Datadog's 8.7. Reviewers mention that Better Stack provides more customizable reporting options, allowing teams to generate insights that are more relevant to their specific needs.
  • Reviewers mention that Datadog's Performance Monitoring is highly rated at 9.2, but users report that Better Stack's focus on Real-Time Monitoring at 9.4 offers a more immediate view of system health, which is crucial for proactive management.
  • Users on G2 report that Better Stack's Quality of Support is rated at 9.5, significantly higher than Datadog's 8.3. Reviewers say that Better Stack's support team is more responsive and helpful, particularly for small businesses needing quick assistance.
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Better Stack
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Datadog
Free
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Per host, per month
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Free Trial
Better Stack
Free Trial is available
Datadog
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.5
200
8.7
467
Ease of Use
9.5
213
8.2
471
Ease of Setup
9.7
184
8.4
246
Ease of Admin
9.7
141
8.3
213
Quality of Support
9.5
129
8.3
415
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.7
109
8.5
200
Product Direction (% positive)
9.6
182
8.9
452
Features by Category
Not enough data
7.5
7
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
9.4
119
8.9
62
Functionality
9.5
109
8.6
44
9.8
119
9.3
58
9.7
112
9.0
52
9.4
109
8.7
45
9.2
106
8.8
47
9.2
96
8.9
40
Not enough data
9.0
100
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
Not enough data
8.7
55
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
Monitoring - Network Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
8.6
43
Not enough data
9.0
44
Not enough data
8.7
41
Analytics - Network Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security - Network Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Network Performance - Network Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Automation - Network Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cloud Infrastructure MonitoringHide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
Not enough data
8.6
126
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
Network Traffic Analysis (NTA)Hide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
Not enough data
8.5
12
Automation
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
8
Functionality
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
7.8
9
Not enough data
7.7
8
Not enough data
9.1
9
Incident Management
Not enough data
8.5
11
Not enough data
9.1
11
Not enough data
8.9
11
9.4
82
Not enough data
Monitoring
9.7
82
Not enough data
9.7
82
Not enough data
9.4
73
Not enough data
Management Tools
9.2
68
Not enough data
9.4
67
Not enough data
9.3
68
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.2
20
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
9.1
48
8.8
89
Visibility
9.4
48
8.8
76
9.2
46
9.0
75
9.2
43
8.8
69
Monitoring and Management
8.7
41
8.2
71
9.2
42
8.6
73
9.5
46
8.9
77
Not enough data
8.3
67
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
Enterprise MonitoringHide 8 FeaturesShow 8 Features
Not enough data
8.5
36
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
IoT Analytics PlatformsHide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
IoT Device Management PlatformsHide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
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
8.8
32
8.5
63
Data Preparation
9.4
29
8.5
53
|
Verified
9.1
25
8.4
52
|
Verified
8.4
24
7.9
50
|
Verified
8.6
23
7.8
50
|
Verified
Analysis
8.4
24
8.5
48
|
Verified
8.7
26
8.4
55
|
Verified
9.0
27
8.7
56
|
Verified
9.4
29
8.5
59
|
Verified
9.0
27
8.7
49
|
Verified
9.3
29
8.7
47
|
Verified
Visualization
8.5
27
8.9
61
|
Verified
8.3
25
8.7
51
|
Verified
Application Performance Monitoring (APM)Hide 14 FeaturesShow 14 Features
Not enough data
8.4
120
Monitoring
Not enough data
8.5
95
Not enough data
8.9
87
Not enough data
8.9
97
Not enough data
7.3
82
Not enough data
8.4
88
Response
Not enough data
8.8
104
Not enough data
8.8
92
Not enough data
7.9
85
Performance
Not enough data
8.5
99
Not enough data
8.2
85
Functionality
Not enough data
8.4
87
Not enough data
8.0
79
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
93
Not enough data
8.6
43
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Observability PipelineHide 13 FeaturesShow 13 Features
Not enough data
6.9
6
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
Not enough data
8.7
53
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
13
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
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Better Stack
Better Stack
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
92.4%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
7.2%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
0.4%
Datadog
Datadog
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
20.1%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
48.5%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
31.4%
Reviewers' Industry
Better Stack
Better Stack
Computer Software
18.6%
Information Technology and Services
18.3%
Computer & Network Security
6.8%
Internet
6.5%
Marketing and Advertising
5.3%
Other
44.5%
Datadog
Datadog
Information Technology and Services
20.3%
Computer Software
17.9%
Financial Services
8.1%
Internet
5.1%
Retail
3.2%
Other
45.5%
Most Helpful Reviews
Better Stack
Better Stack
Most Helpful Favorable Review
SS
Shubham S.
Verified User in Computer Software

As a Senior Automation Engineer, I rely on efficient logging and monitoring tools to ensure smooth operations, and Betterstack has exceeded my expectations. What sets Betterstack apart from other tools is the incredible value they provide even at the free...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Datadog
Datadog
Most Helpful Favorable Review
DP
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
G
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.

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Discussions
Better Stack
Better Stack Discussions
Is better Uptime free?
7 comments
AR
You may begin with the free version.Read more
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Datadog
Datadog Discussions
Does Datadog use AWS?
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Yes, the backbone of Datadog infrastructure is sitting within AWS.Read more
What is the use of Datadog?
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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 it preserves history of logs?
1 comment
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Depends on your plan, log retention can be 7,15, 30 days etc, for long term you need to setup s3 archivingRead more