Compare Datadog and Sumo Logic 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (48.5% of reviews)
Mid-Market (48.4% 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 plansSumo Logic
Star Rating
(323)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (48.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Trial is available
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- 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. In contrast, Sumo Logic's alerting scored slightly lower at 9.1, with users noting it lacks some of the advanced customization options found in Datadog.
- Reviewers mention that Datadog's Real-Time Monitoring capabilities are top-notch, scoring 9.2, allowing for immediate insights into cloud infrastructure performance. Sumo Logic, while still effective, scored 8.3 in this area, with users indicating that its real-time monitoring could be more responsive.
- Users on G2 highlight Datadog's superior API Monitoring with a score of 9.2, which reviewers say offers comprehensive insights and alerts for API performance. Sumo Logic's API Monitoring scored lower at 7.2, with users expressing a desire for more detailed analytics and alerting features.
- Reviewers mention that Sumo Logic shines in Reporting, achieving a score of 9.0, with users praising its intuitive dashboard and visualization tools. Datadog, while still strong at 8.8, is noted by users as having a steeper learning curve for creating custom reports.
- G2 users report that Datadog's Automation features, scoring 8.6, are highly effective for incident response and remediation, with users appreciating the automated tagging and resolution capabilities. Sumo Logic, scoring 6.4 in automation, is seen as lacking in this area, with users wishing for more streamlined automation processes.
- Users say that Datadog's Multi-Cloud Management capabilities are robust, scoring 8.5, which reviewers mention allows seamless integration across various cloud platforms. Sumo Logic, with a score of 8.3, is effective but noted by users as having less flexibility in managing multiple cloud environments.
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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
Sumo Logic
No pricing availableFree Trial
Datadog
Free Trial is available
Sumo Logic
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
465
8.9
279
Ease of Use
8.2
469
8.1
282
Ease of Setup
8.4
244
8.2
123
Ease of Admin
8.3
212
8.4
100
Quality of Support
8.3
413
8.7
236
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.5
199
8.7
97
Product Direction (% positive)
8.9
450
8.8
275
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
8.9
29
8.6
104
8.7
29
8.8
99
8.7
29
8.7
118
8.6
28
Administration
8.5
104
8.5
28
8.5
84
8.3
27
8.2
83
8.2
28
Analysis
8.5
102
9.0
31
8.8
106
9.1
31
Feature Not Available
8.5
26
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
8.3
41
9.0
75
8.0
41
8.8
69
8.2
41
Monitoring and Management
8.2
71
7.2
40
8.6
73
7.6
39
8.9
77
8.3
40
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
Activity Monitoring
Not enough data
9.0
13
Not enough data
8.8
12
Not enough data
9.4
13
Not enough data
9.0
13
Security
Not enough data
8.3
12
Not enough data
8.5
11
Not enough data
8.5
12
Administration
Not enough data
8.7
10
Not enough data
8.6
11
Not enough data
9.0
10
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
8.3
36
|
Verified
8.4
52
|
Verified
7.8
33
|
Verified
7.9
50
|
Verified
7.6
33
|
Verified
7.8
50
|
Verified
7.9
30
|
Verified
Analysis
8.5
48
|
Verified
8.1
32
|
Verified
8.4
55
|
Verified
7.5
32
|
Verified
8.7
56
|
Verified
8.3
34
|
Verified
8.5
59
|
Verified
8.6
36
|
Verified
8.7
49
|
Verified
8.2
36
|
Verified
8.7
47
|
Verified
8.0
31
|
Verified
Visualization
8.9
61
|
Verified
8.7
35
|
Verified
8.7
51
|
Verified
8.2
35
|
Verified
Monitoring
8.5
93
8.5
17
8.9
85
8.9
17
8.9
95
8.5
16
7.3
80
7.3
15
8.4
86
8.5
16
Response
8.8
102
8.4
18
8.8
90
8.8
18
7.9
83
7.8
17
Performance
8.4
97
7.6
20
8.2
83
8.0
20
Functionality
8.4
85
7.4
17
8.0
77
7.5
17
Feature Not Available
7.8
17
8.5
91
8.4
17
Alerts management
8.7
36
5.8
6
8.0
38
7.1
7
8.6
40
6.5
8
Monitoring
8.7
31
6.7
6
9.2
34
7.2
6
8.7
36
7.2
6
9.2
31
7.6
7
Automation
8.5
31
6.7
6
8.6
29
6.2
7
Analysis
8.2
34
7.6
9
8.4
37
7.1
7
9.3
36
7.5
8
8.5
35
7.1
8
Issue Resolution
8.4
30
6.4
7
7.7
33
6.4
7
8.6
28
5.7
7
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
7.7
56
Feature Not Available
8.3
56
Feature Not Available
7.5
50
8.0
40
7.8
51
Records
9.3
47
8.9
74
9.0
45
8.4
65
8.5
52
8.3
63
Management
9.3
48
8.7
73
8.4
44
8.1
53
Feature Not Available
8.2
59
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Cloud Visibility
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
Identity
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Network Management
9.2
10
9.2
52
|
Verified
8.7
10
7.9
47
|
Verified
9.4
11
9.4
53
|
Verified
Incident Management
9.2
11
8.9
53
|
Verified
9.2
10
8.3
46
|
Verified
9.1
11
8.5
46
|
Verified
Security Intelligence
8.2
11
8.3
44
|
Verified
8.3
9
8.0
43
|
Verified
9.2
10
8.7
44
|
Verified
8.8
12
9.0
48
|
Verified
Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR)Hide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
Not enough data
8.5
50
Automation
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Orchestration
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Response
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Datadog and Sumo Logic are categorized as Observability Solution Suites, Log Monitoring, Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring, Container Monitoring, Log Analysis, Incident Response, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), and Application Performance Monitoring (APM)
Unique Categories
Datadog is categorized as Observability Pipeline, Enterprise Monitoring, Server Monitoring, AIOps Platforms, Network Traffic Analysis (NTA), Database Monitoring, IoT Device Management Platforms, IoT Analytics Platforms, Website Monitoring, IT Alerting, API Marketplace, Network Monitoring, and Cloud Cost Management
Sumo Logic is categorized as Cloud Security Monitoring and Analytics and Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Datadog
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Sumo Logic
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
21.9%
Computer Software
18.4%
Financial Services
6.8%
Retail
3.5%
Internet
2.9%
Other
46.5%
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.
Sumo Logic
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Hospitality
This is one of the best tool for checking logs, generating reports and metrics. Very handy and provides lots of customizations to exact what we are looking out of the logs. Using other apps like pager duty for getting sms and call alerts is very useful...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Computer Software
Slow delay in loading dashboard when loading multiple dashboard. Minor UI fixes to click and drag search tabs.
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 Hospitality
This is one of the best tool for checking logs, generating reports and metrics. Very handy and provides lots of customizations to exact what we are looking out of the logs. Using other apps like pager duty for getting sms and call alerts is very useful...
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 Computer Software
Slow delay in loading dashboard when loading multiple dashboard. Minor UI fixes to click and drag search tabs.
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
Who are Sumo Logic competitors?
1 comment
NS
These are names of cybersecurity and data monitoring tools.Read more
Sumo Logic has no more discussions with answers
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