Datadog vs. AppDynamics Comparison

Who should you choose and why?

🤔 Strongly consider Datadog over AppDynamics if

• You have a scaleup tech company with a dedicated DevOps and/or SRE team.
• You need more flexible dashboarding for different types of engineering and product teams.
• You would rather have a SaaS with the leading marketplace for plugins and connectors.

🤔 Strongly consider AppDynamics over Datadog if

• You have a complex hybrid application.
• You have teams of business analysts that need to use the data in your APM.

1. "Gotchas"
2. Feature comparison
3. Integration with other services
4. Compliance concerns
5. Helpful links

Product Information

• Datadog APM Product Page
• AppDynamics APM Product Page

Pricing Pages

• Datadog APM and Continuous Profiler Pricing Page
• AppDynamics Pricing Page

Louis-Victor Jadavji (or "LV") is a recognized leader in the cloud services industry. He's helped 50+ digital native companies like ModusBox, Later, and NS1 choose the right cloud stack for their applications. His work has been featured in Forbes (30 Under 30 All-Star), HuffPost, The New York Times, The Globe and Mail, and Inc. Magazine.