Alternatives

Alternatives to Datadog

5 Observability & Monitoring rivals, ranked by the same evidence-graded leaderboard — Datadog itself ranks #5 with a PA Score of 27/100. Every “beats Datadog on” below comes from a judged head-to-head round with cited evidence — see the methodology.

#1
Grafana
Grafana Labs
PA Score 39/100vs Datadog →
coverage
41.2/100
Beats Datadog on: Self-host the core product · Read the product's source under an open license
#2
Sentry
Functional Software, Inc. (Sentry)
PA Score 35/100vs Datadog →
coverage
35.5/100
Beats Datadog on: See application errors grouped into issues with stack traces, release tracking, and regression detection · Point alert notifications at webhooks that trigger automated remediation or agents
#3
Honeycomb
Hound Technology, Inc. (Honeycomb)
PA Score 30/100vs Datadog →
coverage
34.4/100
Beats Datadog on: Analyze telemetry ad hoc with a documented query language · Subscribe to events via webhooks
#4
New Relic
New Relic, Inc.
PA Score 29/100vs Datadog →
coverage
32.7/100
Beats Datadog on: Analyze telemetry ad hoc with a documented query language · Delegate tasks to a built-in AI assistant inside the product
#6
SigNoz
SigNoz, Inc.
PA Score 23/100vs Datadog →
coverage
29.5/100
Beats Datadog on: Export all of my data in open formats and leave · Self-host the core product

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