We performed a comparison between Datadog and LiveAction LiveNX based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two IT Infrastructure Monitoring solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."We can manage the entire system across the network and troubleshoot the pain points."
"It has scaled great. I haven't run into any problems anywhere that I've used it. They have handled everything that we have needed them to."
"It is easy to navigate the menu and create tests."
"Datadog is constantly adding new features."
"I have found error reporting and log centralization the most valuable features. Overall, Datadog provides a full package solution."
"Datadog dashboards are pretty great."
"It has enhanced the performance of my team."
"The most valuable feature of Datadog is its logs."
"We have been able to set very specific CPU and memory alerts, at the very base level, then we started to pull real business value, like 99th percentile response rates for our API calls."
"Its analytical capability is really good."
"We don't have any complaints about the software. According to my team, it's a very good tool that's very intuitive."
"All in all, LiveAction LiveNX has become an indispensable tool for maintaining and improving our network's reliability and performance, ultimately supporting our organization's goal of providing timely and dependable delivery services."
"The intention and the idea of the filter is great."
"One of the valuable features is the ability to create CLI scripts on the fly to fix any issues. We were using it for QoS modeling to ensure that we were properly modeling QoS, and it basically said here is what you need to fix to get this QoS done, whether it is ACL or something else. It would either push or recommend. If you have the right credentials, you could also push. It is very good if you are a Cisco shop. It gives you reporting, latency, and bandwidth utilization for your applications, so you can do good capacity management planning. There are a lot of pieces that LiveNX can give you. It is a total NPM solution for SD-WAN."
"The alerting feature is very good because it allows you to set MOS alerts at various network junctures or data points."
"The product has a very good graphical interface."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"We need more advanced querying against logs."
"The documentation leaves a lot to be desired for new users."
"We'd like Datadog to make the log storage cheaper."
"I'd like to see better pricing and more integration in the next release."
"The more tools that they can build that allow you to run AWX playbooks, or other similar fixes, would benefit clients greatly."
"It seems that admin cost control granularity is an afterthought."
"Sometimes it’s difficult to customize certain queries to find specific things, specifically with the logging solution."
"Datadog is expensive."
"This is a horrible solution and I think everything needs to be improved."
"They need to create a more simplified UI."
"The tool crashes sometimes when we try to pull reports simultaneously."
"It is not as robust as other NPM solutions. For instance, there is a problem while labeling specific applications. It works well with well-known applications, but when you have to put in new applications that are not very known and set them up with names, ports, URLs, or some protocols, it is not as intuitive."
"Improved documentation and more responsive customer support can help in addressing issues faster."
"Sometimes the solution does not register devices properly and that is a bug."
"The only downside to this software is the price."
Datadog is ranked 2nd in IT Infrastructure Monitoring with 137 reviews while LiveAction LiveNX is ranked 54th in IT Infrastructure Monitoring with 7 reviews. Datadog is rated 8.6, while LiveAction LiveNX is rated 6.8. The top reviewer of Datadog writes "Very good RUM, synthetics, and infrastructure host maps". On the other hand, the top reviewer of LiveAction LiveNX writes "Greta visual analytics and real-time monitoring but requires better documentation". Datadog is most compared with Dynatrace, Azure Monitor, New Relic, AWS X-Ray and Elastic Observability, whereas LiveAction LiveNX is most compared with ThousandEyes, SolarWinds NPM, Cisco Secure Network Analytics, OmniPeek and Plixer Scrutinizer. See our Datadog vs. LiveAction LiveNX report.
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