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Compare Datadog and SolarWinds Observability 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (48.5% of reviews)
Enterprise (46.2% 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 plansSolarWinds Observability
Star Rating
(775)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (46.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Trial is available
Learn more about SolarWinds ObservabilitySummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Datadog excels in real-time monitoring, with a score of 9.2, while SolarWinds Observability scores slightly lower at 8.8. Reviewers mention that Datadog's ability to provide immediate insights into system performance is a significant advantage for proactive issue resolution.
- Reviewers mention that SolarWinds Observability shines in network visibility, achieving a high score of 9.6 compared to Datadog's 7.6. Users on G2 appreciate SolarWinds' comprehensive network mapping and monitoring capabilities, which help in identifying and resolving network issues quickly.
- Users say that Datadog's alerting functionality is robust, with a score of 9.2, while SolarWinds Observability's alerting features are rated at 8.9. Reviewers highlight Datadog's multi-channel alerting system as a key feature that ensures critical notifications are not missed.
- G2 users report that SolarWinds Observability offers superior reporting capabilities, scoring 9.1 against Datadog's 8.8. Users mention that the detailed and customizable reports in SolarWinds help in better understanding system performance and compliance.
- Reviewers mention that Datadog's AI/ML integration is a standout feature, scoring 9.2, which enhances its observability capabilities. Users appreciate how Datadog leverages machine learning for anomaly detection, making it easier to identify potential issues before they escalate.
- Users report that SolarWinds Observability provides better multi-cloud management features, scoring 7.6 compared to Datadog's 8.5. Reviewers mention that SolarWinds' tools for managing resources across different cloud environments are particularly useful for enterprises with complex infrastructures.
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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
SolarWinds Observability
No pricing availableFree Trial
Datadog
Free Trial is available
SolarWinds Observability
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
465
8.8
622
Ease of Use
8.2
469
8.3
622
Ease of Setup
8.4
244
8.0
457
Ease of Admin
8.3
212
8.3
456
Quality of Support
8.3
413
8.2
567
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.5
199
8.3
424
Product Direction (% positive)
8.9
450
8.1
590
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
Configuration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Network
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Logistics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security - Network Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
8.6
43
9.2
17
9.2
57
9.3
17
9.0
51
9.3
14
8.7
44
9.1
15
8.8
46
9.2
15
8.8
39
8.9
14
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Monitoring and Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Organization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Service Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Experience
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
Network Security Policy Management (NSPM)Hide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Network Maintenance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Network Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Network Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
9.2
95
8.8
7
9.1
96
8.8
7
9.3
81
8.8
7
8.9
96
7.6
7
8.8
80
8.1
7
8.9
85
8.1
7
Scope
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
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
Functionality
9.2
46
9.0
63
9.2
51
8.9
63
8.1
37
8.0
56
8.4
39
8.8
59
Management
8.6
43
8.6
59
9.0
44
8.8
61
8.7
41
8.2
58
Monitoring
8.9
108
9.1
11
8.6
104
7.9
12
8.8
99
7.3
10
8.7
118
8.0
11
Administration
8.5
104
8.3
11
8.5
84
7.7
10
8.2
83
8.2
10
Analysis
8.5
102
8.9
12
8.8
106
8.9
12
Feature Not Available
7.8
10
Automation
Feature Not Available
7.8
10
8.0
5
7.1
7
Feature Not Available
7.5
8
8.6
7
8.0
10
Functionality
8.8
8
8.1
9
7.7
8
8.5
9
7.6
7
9.6
12
9.2
8
8.2
13
Incident Management
8.5
10
8.3
11
9.2
10
8.6
11
9.0
10
8.9
12
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Monitoring and Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Visibility
8.8
76
8.6
7
9.0
75
9.0
7
8.8
69
8.8
7
Monitoring and Management
8.2
71
8.1
7
8.6
73
8.8
7
8.9
77
9.2
8
Visibility
8.8
67
9.0
24
8.6
61
8.9
24
8.1
59
8.8
24
Monitoring and Management
8.5
60
8.6
23
7.5
55
8.1
23
8.3
57
8.5
24
9.0
60
8.8
24
8.8
56
9.2
17
8.2
61
9.0
16
Cloud environment support
8.0
53
8.0
17
7.9
50
7.8
17
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
|
Verified
8.8
7
8.4
52
|
Verified
8.9
6
7.9
50
|
Verified
8.3
7
7.8
50
|
Verified
8.3
7
Analysis
8.5
48
|
Verified
7.8
6
8.4
55
|
Verified
7.8
6
8.7
56
|
Verified
8.8
7
8.5
59
|
Verified
8.7
9
8.7
49
|
Verified
9.1
9
8.7
47
|
Verified
8.6
6
Visualization
8.9
61
|
Verified
9.2
8
8.7
51
|
Verified
8.8
8
Monitoring
8.5
93
8.9
20
8.9
85
8.8
19
8.9
95
8.8
20
7.3
80
7.6
18
8.4
86
8.8
20
Response
8.8
102
8.8
20
8.8
90
8.8
20
7.9
83
7.6
18
Performance
8.4
97
7.8
20
8.2
83
8.5
16
Functionality
8.4
85
7.1
19
8.0
77
7.4
18
Feature Not Available
7.7
18
8.5
91
7.9
19
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
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Configuration
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
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
Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Support
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
Platform - Mobile Device Management (MDM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Operating System
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
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
Analysis
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Datadog and SolarWinds Observability are categorized as Observability Pipeline, Observability Solution Suites, Enterprise Monitoring, Server Monitoring, Log Monitoring, AIOps Platforms, Network Traffic Analysis (NTA), Database Monitoring, Website Monitoring, Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring, IT Alerting, Container Monitoring, Log Analysis, Application Performance Monitoring (APM), and Network Monitoring
Unique Categories
Datadog is categorized as IoT Device Management Platforms, IoT Analytics Platforms, Incident Response, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), API Marketplace, and Cloud Cost Management
SolarWinds Observability is categorized as DDI Management Platform, Hardware Monitoring, Unified Endpoint Management (UEM), Network Security Policy Management (NSPM), Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM), Remote Monitoring & Management (RMM), Network Automation Tools, Network Management Tools, Mobile Application Management, Enterprise IT Management, Configuration Management, and Mobile Device Management (MDM)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Datadog
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
SolarWinds 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%
Information Technology and Services
22.7%
Hospital & Health Care
5.5%
Computer Software
5.4%
Telecommunications
5.0%
Financial Services
3.9%
Other
57.5%
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.
SolarWinds Observability
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Accounting
What I like best is their their customer service interface. They are very alert and it seems as if they are always in standby when needed! They are also very helpful and courteous! Love that about them.
Most Helpful Critical Review
Jonathan S.
Verified User in Hospitality
There was more configuration and monitoring of the tool than expected and we were not staffed to handle the load that created
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 Accounting
What I like best is their their customer service interface. They are very alert and it seems as if they are always in standby when needed! They are also very helpful and courteous! Love that about them.
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.
Jonathan S.
Verified User in Hospitality
There was more configuration and monitoring of the tool than expected and we were not staffed to handle the load that created
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
What is the next version and when it is getting released?
2 comments
SI
2020.2.6 seems to have fixed a few major bugs and is pretty stable. Released in July 2021Read more
Can I monitor cloud applications?
2 comments
AS
It seems like there might be a misunderstanding. Could you please provide the text in the Unknown Language that you would like translated into English?Read more
Where can I find custom monitoring templates to import into Server & Application Monitor?
2 comments
SI
Thwack sites are helpful.Read more
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