Datadog alternatives

1 mapped open-source alternative. Fit is not feature parity.

Open-source alternatives

Grafana OSS
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Replaces dashboarding/alerting workflow when paired with separately operated telemetry stores and collectors. Grafana alone is not a full Datadog APM/logs/security replacement; dashboards and alert rules require rebuilding.

Entry priceUSD 15 / usage / month

Pricing modelmixed, billed annual

OwnerDatadog, Inc.

Infrastructure Pro starts at $15 per host/month billed annually; other modules priced separately. Source

Broad integrations and shared dashboards let operators investigate infrastructure alongside application signals.
Outlier, anomaly and forecast monitors help surface abnormal behavior beyond fixed thresholds.
Host/container maps and Live Processes support investigation of changing infrastructure.

The integration catalog and accumulated monitoring configurations can create workflow switching costs; this does not establish exclusive technical superiority.

Editorial assessments from the linked sources, not measured outcomes.

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