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ChaosSearch vs Datadog comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 1, 2024
 

Categories and Ranking

ChaosSearch
Ranking in Log Management
68th
Average Rating
6.0
Reviews Sentiment
4.6
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Datadog
Ranking in Log Management
3rd
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
187
Ranking in other categories
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (1st), Network Monitoring Software (2nd), IT Infrastructure Monitoring (2nd), Container Monitoring (1st), Cloud Monitoring Software (1st), AIOps (1st), Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) (6th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Log Management category, the mindshare of ChaosSearch is 0.0%, down from 0.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Datadog is 6.1%, down from 8.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Log Management
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2593014 - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 12, 2024
Cost-effective logging solution with room for search and interface improvement
Our primary use case is logging for everything within the company. We have a custom LogShipper, and for whatever deployments we have, we add the LogShipper into our containers, apply customer configurations to parse log files, and send desired fields to ChaosSearch. We then review logs on…
Kevin Palmer - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 19, 2024
Useful log aggregation and management with helpful metrics aggregation
Datadog provides us value in three major ways: First, Datadog provides best-in-class functionality in many, if not all, of the products to which we subscribe (infrastructure, APM, log management, serverless, synthetics, real user monitoring, DB monitoring). In my experience with other tools that provide similar functionality, Datadog provides the largest feature set with the most flexibility and the best performance. Second, Datadog allows us to access all of those services in one place. Having to learn and manage only one tool for all of those purposes is a major benefit. Third, Datadog provides significant connectivity between those services so that we can view, summarize, organize, translate and correlate our data with maximum effect. Not needing to manually integrate them to draw lines between those pieces of information is a huge time savings for us.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"ChaosSearch is considered a cheaper alternative to Elastic."
"ChaosSearch is considered a cheaper alternative to Elastic."
"The monitoring functionality, in general, and tagging infrastructure are great."
"The initial setup is very straightforward."
"The installation step is pretty straightforward."
"Datadog is providing efficiency in the products we develop for the wireless device engineering department."
"The tools are powerful and intuitive to set up."
"Datadog documentation on web pages has improved a lot and is pretty easy to follow and find."
"The ease of dashboard creation and alarm monitoring has helped us not only stay competitive but be industry leaders in performance."
"By moving to Datadog, we did not need to manage our own monitoring infrastructure anymore."
 

Cons

"During my time at Klarna, I didn't see any improvements from using ChaosSearch."
"The user interface could be more intuitive and requires improvement."
"Datadog could always lower the price!"
"The sheer amount of products that are included can be overwhelming."
"In some cases the screenshots don't match the text as updates are made."
"There are things about it that we would like to be fixed, such as it is taking averages of average. This results in data that we don't expect."
"One area where Datadog could be improved is its pricing structure, which can sometimes make it cost-prohibitive to adopt new features."
"We'd like to see more advanced incident management capabilities integrated directly into the platform."
"As a new customer, the Datadog user interface is a bit daunting."
"Sometimes it’s difficult to customize certain queries to find specific things, specifically with the logging solution."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"My advice is to really keep an eye on your overage costs, as they can spiral really fast."
"This solution is budget friendly."
"Sometimes it's very hard to project how much it will cost for the monthly subscription for the next month when you add certain features. Having better visibility of the cost would give a better experience."
"The pricing came up a bit compared to their competitors. It is not that the price has risen, but that the competitors have gone down. They keep adding more features that I would have expected to be baked in at a more nominal price. I have been increasingly dissatisfied with the pricing, but not enough to jump ship."
"Datadog does not provide any free plans to use the solution. When I start with a proof of concept it would be sensible to have a free plan to test the tool and check whether it fits the requirements of the project. Before the production stage, it is always good to have a free plan with some limited features, number of requests, or logs."
"While it is an expensive product, I would rate the pricing level at four out of five."
"I am not satisfied with its licensing. Its payment is based on the exported data, and there was an explosion of the data for three or four weeks. My customer was not alerted, and there was no way for them to see that there has been an explosion of data. They got a big invoice for one or two months. The pricing model of Datadog is based on the data. The customer was quite surprised about not being alerted about this explosion of data. They should provide some kind of alert when there is an increase in usage."
"It costs the same amount it would if we were hosting it ourselves, so we are incredibly happy with the cost."
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Top Industries

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Educational Organization
37%
Computer Software Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

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