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Compare Datadog and Google Cloud Observability 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (48.5% of reviews)
Mid-Market (43.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0 Per host, per month
No pricing available
Datadog
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
Browse all 3 pricing plansGoogle Cloud Observability
Star Rating
(99)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (43.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Google Cloud ObservabilitySummary
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, which reviewers mention provides highly customizable alerts that can be tailored to specific needs, ensuring critical issues are promptly addressed.
- Reviewers mention that Google Cloud Operations shines in Ease of Setup, scoring 9.0, with users appreciating the straightforward integration process with existing Google Cloud services, making it a seamless choice for those already in the Google ecosystem.
- G2 users highlight Datadog's superior Multi-Site Monitoring capabilities, scoring 9.0, with reviewers saying it allows for comprehensive visibility across various locations, which is crucial for businesses with distributed operations.
- Users on G2 report that Google Cloud Operations offers robust Real-Time Monitoring features, scoring 8.8, with reviewers mentioning its effectiveness in providing immediate insights into cloud infrastructure performance, which is vital for maintaining uptime.
- Reviewers mention that Datadog's Logging functionality is particularly strong, scoring 9.3, with users praising its ability to aggregate logs from multiple sources, making troubleshooting and performance analysis much easier.
- Users say that Google Cloud Operations provides excellent Incident Management features, scoring 9.1, with reviewers highlighting its automated response capabilities that help streamline incident resolution processes.
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Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Datadog
Free
$0
Per host, per month
Core collection and visualization features
- Discussion Group Supported
- 1-Day Metric Retention
- Up to 5 Hosts
Google Cloud Observability
No pricing availableFree Trial
Datadog
Free Trial is available
Google Cloud Observability
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.7
465
8.6
62
Ease of Use
8.2
469
8.5
62
Ease of Setup
8.4
244
9.0
34
Ease of Admin
8.3
212
8.5
34
Quality of Support
8.3
413
8.2
56
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.5
199
8.6
33
Product Direction (% positive)
8.9
450
8.4
50
Features by Category
Operations
7.3
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
6.7
7
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cost Optimization
7.6
7
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
8.0
5
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
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
Not enough data
Functionality
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
Functionality
9.2
46
Not enough data
9.2
51
Not enough data
8.1
37
Not enough data
8.4
39
Not enough data
Management
8.6
43
Not enough data
9.0
44
Not enough data
8.7
41
Not enough data
Monitoring
8.9
108
8.7
38
8.6
104
8.4
36
8.8
99
8.7
36
8.7
118
8.8
38
Administration
8.5
104
8.8
38
8.5
84
8.4
32
8.2
83
8.4
34
Analysis
8.5
102
8.6
38
8.8
106
8.5
39
Feature Not Available
8.3
32
Automation
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
Functionality
8.8
8
Not enough data
7.7
8
Not enough data
7.6
7
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
Incident Management
8.5
10
Not enough data
9.2
10
Not enough data
9.0
10
Not enough data
Functionality
9.2
14
Not enough data
8.6
15
Not enough data
9.4
19
Not enough data
Issue Resolution
9.1
17
Not enough data
9.2
14
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Management
8.6
17
Not enough data
9.6
17
Not enough data
8.9
17
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Visibility
8.8
76
Not enough data
9.0
75
Not enough data
8.8
69
Not enough data
Monitoring and Management
8.2
71
Not enough data
8.6
73
Not enough data
8.9
77
Not enough data
Visibility
8.8
67
Not enough data
8.6
61
Not enough data
8.1
59
Not enough data
Monitoring and Management
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
Not enough data
Cloud environment support
8.0
53
Not enough data
7.9
50
Not enough data
Functionality
8.4
32
Not enough data
8.6
32
Not enough data
8.8
34
Not enough data
7.8
28
Not enough data
Management
8.4
31
Not enough data
8.5
34
Not enough data
8.1
31
Not enough data
9.0
36
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
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
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Data Preparation
8.5
53
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Verified
Not enough data
8.4
52
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
50
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
50
|
Verified
Not enough data
Analysis
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
Not enough data
Visualization
8.9
61
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
51
|
Verified
Not enough data
Monitoring
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
Not enough data
Response
8.8
102
Not enough data
8.8
90
Not enough data
7.9
83
Not enough data
Performance
8.4
97
Not enough data
8.2
83
Not enough data
Functionality
8.4
85
Not enough data
8.0
77
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
91
Not enough data
Alerts management
8.7
36
Not enough data
8.0
38
Not enough data
8.6
40
Not enough data
Monitoring
8.7
31
Not enough data
9.2
34
Not enough data
8.7
36
Not enough data
9.2
31
Not enough data
Automation
8.5
31
Not enough data
8.6
29
Not enough data
Analysis
8.2
34
Not enough data
8.4
37
Not enough data
9.3
36
Not enough data
8.5
35
Not enough data
Issue Resolution
8.4
30
Not enough data
7.7
33
Not enough data
8.6
28
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Data Management - Observability Pipeline
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
Not enough data
Performance - Observability Pipeline
5.7
5
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
6.7
6
Not enough data
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
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.0
40
Not enough data
Records
9.3
47
Not enough data
9.0
45
Not enough data
8.5
52
Not enough data
Management
9.3
48
Not enough data
8.4
44
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)Hide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
8.9
105
Not enough data
Network Management
9.2
10
Not enough data
8.7
10
Not enough data
9.4
11
Not enough data
Incident Management
9.2
11
Not enough data
9.2
10
Not enough data
9.1
11
Not enough data
Security Intelligence
8.2
11
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
9.2
10
Not enough data
8.8
12
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Datadog and Google Cloud Observability are categorized as Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring
Unique Categories
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, IT Alerting, Container Monitoring, Log Analysis, Incident Response, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), API Marketplace, Application Performance Monitoring (APM), Network Monitoring, and Cloud Cost Management
Google Cloud Observability has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Datadog
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Google Cloud Observability
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
20.2%
Computer Software
17.9%
Financial Services
8.1%
Internet
5.1%
Retail
3.2%
Other
45.5%
Computer Software
26.5%
Information Technology and Services
20.5%
Computer & Network Security
7.2%
Telecommunications
6.0%
Banking
6.0%
Other
33.7%
Most Helpful Reviews
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.
Google Cloud Observability
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Pradeep Kumar P.
Verified User in Banking
Google Cloud Operations is great service to monitor cloud resources and very user friendly, the metrics are great and the UX makes for a excellent alarm system
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
* Lag in showing the data on the dashboard is huge, for some products it even reaches 4m, which is highly unacceptable to business usecases. For example, compute.googleapis.com ingestion delay is 240s.
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...
Pradeep Kumar P.
Verified User in Banking
Google Cloud Operations is great service to monitor cloud resources and very user friendly, the metrics are great and the UX makes for a excellent alarm system
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.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
* Lag in showing the data on the dashboard is huge, for some products it even reaches 4m, which is highly unacceptable to business usecases. For example, compute.googleapis.com ingestion delay is 240s.
Alternatives
Discussions
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
Google Cloud Observability has no more discussions with answers
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