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Datadog
Datadog
(541)
4.3 out of 5
Datadog
By Datadog
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Splunk Platform
Splunk Platform
(495)
4.3 out of 5
Splunk Platform
By Cisco
At a Glance
Datadog
Datadog
Star Rating
(541)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (48.5% of reviews)
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Splunk Platform
Splunk Platform
Star Rating
(495)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (63.4% of reviews)
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Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
  • Users report that Datadog excels in its Alerting functionality, scoring 9.2, which reviewers mention provides a robust multi-channel alerting system that keeps teams informed in real-time.
  • Reviewers mention that Splunk Platform shines in Real-Time Analytics, with a score of 9.1, highlighting its ability to process and analyze data quickly, which is crucial for immediate decision-making.
  • G2 users indicate that Datadog's Multi-Cloud Management feature, scoring 6.7, is less effective compared to Splunk's 8.9, where users appreciate the seamless integration across various cloud environments.
  • Users on G2 report that Datadog's AI/ML Integration scores 7.8, which some reviewers feel lacks the depth found in Splunk's offerings, where users mention a more comprehensive approach to machine learning capabilities.
  • Reviewers say that Datadog's Performance Monitoring is rated at 9.2, with users praising its ability to provide detailed insights into system performance, while Splunk's score of 8.1 indicates room for improvement in this area.
  • Users report that Splunk's Incident Management features, scoring 9.1, are highly regarded for their effectiveness in automating responses and managing incidents, which reviewers say enhances operational efficiency.
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Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Datadog
Free
$0
Per host, per month
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Splunk Platform
No pricing available
Free Trial
Datadog
Free Trial is available
Splunk Platform
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
465
8.9
393
Ease of Use
8.2
469
8.1
396
Ease of Setup
8.4
244
7.9
155
Ease of Admin
8.3
212
8.1
145
Quality of Support
8.3
413
8.5
329
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.5
199
8.8
145
Product Direction (% positive)
8.9
450
8.0
380
Features by Category
Cloud Cost ManagementHide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
7.5
40
Not enough data
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
Website MonitoringHide 6 FeaturesShow 6 Features
8.9
280
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
Database MonitoringHide 6 FeaturesShow 6 Features
9.0
533
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
Network MonitoringHide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features
8.7
301
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
Cloud Infrastructure MonitoringHide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
8.6
908
Not enough data
Monitoring
8.9
108
Not enough data
8.6
104
Not enough data
8.8
99
Not enough data
8.7
118
Not enough data
Administration
8.5
104
Not enough data
8.5
84
Not enough data
8.2
83
Not enough data
Analysis
8.5
102
Not enough data
8.8
106
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Network Traffic Analysis (NTA)Hide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
8.5
73
Not enough data
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
AIOps PlatformsHide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
9.1
130
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
Log MonitoringHide 6 FeaturesShow 6 Features
8.7
441
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
Server MonitoringHide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
8.3
639
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
Enterprise MonitoringHide 8 FeaturesShow 8 Features
8.5
258
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
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
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Log AnalysisHide 12 FeaturesShow 12 Features
8.5
631
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
Application Performance Monitoring (APM)Hide 14 FeaturesShow 14 Features
8.4
1,147
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
Container MonitoringHide 16 FeaturesShow 16 Features
8.6
539
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
IT AlertingHide 1 FeatureShow 1 Feature
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Observability PipelineHide 13 FeaturesShow 13 Features
6.9
29
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
Incident ResponseHide 12 FeaturesShow 12 Features
8.7
276
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
Datadog
Splunk Platform
Splunk Platform
Datadog and Splunk Platform are categorized as Observability Solution Suites
Unique Categories
Datadog
Splunk Platform
Splunk Platform has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Datadog
Datadog
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
20.0%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
48.5%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
31.5%
Splunk Platform
Splunk Platform
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
9.4%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
27.2%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
63.4%
Reviewers' Industry
Datadog
Datadog
Information Technology and Services
20.2%
Computer Software
17.9%
Financial Services
8.1%
Internet
5.1%
Retail
3.2%
Other
45.5%
Splunk Platform
Splunk Platform
Information Technology and Services
25.9%
Computer Software
12.2%
Internet
7.1%
Financial Services
6.8%
Computer & Network Security
5.8%
Other
42.3%
Most Helpful Reviews
Datadog
Datadog
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Debabrata P.
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.

Splunk Platform
Splunk Platform
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Banking

Splunk platform provides great insights on the back end calls and events that takes place when an application is submitted. The best part of Splunk is it has customization to various events.

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Financial Services

I don't see any drawback expect the point that for some system is it able to display data for only 3 months or few months data. Apart from this cost is something which I would consider goes higer if we are accessing large data.

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Discussions
Datadog
Datadog Discussions
Does it preserves history of logs?
1 comment
Alon N.
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
Chirag J.
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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Splunk Platform
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