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ControlUp vs Datadog comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 1, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

Customer Service

No sentiment score available
ControlUp's customer service is responsive and knowledgeable, though some users report mixed feelings about initial responsiveness and scalability.
Sentiment score
7.6
Datadog's customer service is generally praised for responsiveness and expertise, though some users note delays and lack of phone support.
 

Room For Improvement

Sentiment score
6.0
ControlUp needs better integration, enhanced reporting, refined GUI, improved Azure integration, and more features for monitoring and automation.
Sentiment score
5.6
Datadog users face challenges with billing, integration, interface complexity, and desire more flexibility, support, and improved features.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
8.0
ControlUp provides scalable solutions with flexible monitoring, despite cloud advantages and on-premises limitations impacting costs and setup adjustments.
Sentiment score
7.9
Datadog offers scalable performance and customization but users should monitor rising costs and potential challenges with complex architectures.
 

Setup Cost

No sentiment score available
ControlUp offers tiered annual licenses with possible hidden costs, yet users find it competitively priced with extensive features.
Sentiment score
6.3
Datadog's pricing varies by organization size, requiring careful monitoring and planning due to complex usage-based billing and potential hidden costs.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
9.1
ControlUp is stable and reliable, though large deployments face challenges; users value responsive support and ongoing improvements.
Sentiment score
8.0
Datadog is praised for its stability and reliable performance, effectively managing disruptions and supporting diverse operational needs.
 

Valuable Features

Sentiment score
8.6
ControlUp enhances infrastructure management with real-time insights, automation, and AI, improving efficiency and user experience through centralized analysis.
Sentiment score
8.4
Datadog excels in real-time monitoring, intuitive interface, robust integrations, efficient alerts, and comprehensive performance tracking and system reliability.
 

Categories and Ranking

ControlUp
Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring
36th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
11
Ranking in other categories
Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM) (5th)
Datadog
Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring
2nd
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
187
Ranking in other categories
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (1st), Network Monitoring Software (2nd), Log Management (3rd), Container Monitoring (1st), Cloud Monitoring Software (1st), AIOps (1st), Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) (6th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the IT Infrastructure Monitoring category, the mindshare of ControlUp is 0.9%, down from 1.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Datadog is 5.8%, down from 6.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
IT Infrastructure Monitoring
 

Featured Reviews

Richasvi Tripathi - PeerSpot reviewer
Used to monitor several devices, but most reports do not give information of all the devices
We have approximately 10 to 20 feature requests pending on the vendor side. Most reports give information about the top 100 devices, but not all of the devices. In our case, we are monitoring 200000 devices. So, we need details for all those devices, but that is limited to 100, which they have improved to an extent in some reports. I'm thinking of one feature request for ISPs because the dashboard does not provide a detailed list of ISPs, and it provides the wrong list. I feel some firewall issues are blocking that, and the team cannot send that detail. That may be the case. One feature request pending on the vendor side is the data format change. Once you see a detail in the report, it is mentioned in some other format, which is hard to analyze sometimes.
Kevin Palmer - PeerSpot reviewer
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.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
14%
Healthcare Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Educational Organization
37%
Computer Software Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ControlUp Real-time?
Based on my experience, ControlUp is not that expensive. It is a cheap tool because it is deployed to many devices where I work.
What needs improvement with ControlUp Real-time?
We have approximately 10 to 20 feature requests pending on the vendor side. Most reports give information about the top 100 devices, but not all of the devices. In our case, we are monitoring 20000...
What is your primary use case for ControlUp Real-time?
We use the tool to monitor approximately 2,00,000 devices for a client. We check how the devices are doing in terms of hardware and software. We also check their health and alerts every day. If som...
Any advice about APM solutions?
There are many factors and we know little about your requirements (size of org, technology stack, management systems, the scope of implementation). Our goal was to consolidate APM and infra monitor...
Datadog vs ELK: which one is good in terms of performance, cost and efficiency?
With Datadog, we have near-live visibility across our entire platform. We have seen APM metrics impacted several times lately using the dashboards we have created with Datadog; they are very good c...
Which would you choose - Datadog or Dynatrace?
Our organization ran comparison tests to determine whether the Datadog or Dynatrace network monitoring software was the better fit for us. We decided to go with Dynatrace. Dynatrace offers network ...
 

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B/E Aerospace, North Carolina SECU, Vancouver Island Health Authority, University of Florida
Adobe, Samsung, facebook, HP Cloud Services, Electronic Arts, salesforce, Stanford University, CiTRIX, Chef, zendesk, Hearst Magazines, Spotify, mercardo libre, Slashdot, Ziff Davis, PBS, MLS, The Motley Fool, Politico, Barneby's
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