We performed a comparison between Datadog and Observer GigaStor based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Network Monitoring Software 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."
"The most valuable features have been: Sharable dashboards, TimeBoards, dogstatsd API, Slack Integration, Event logging API. CloudTrail Events, Tags, alerts, and anomaly detection. EBS Volume Snapshot Age, which they added upon request."
"Excellent autocomplete for everything in the UI."
"The observability pipelines are the most valuable aspect of the solution."
"Datadog has proven to be easy to set up and legible for both development and operational teams."
"The initial setup is very straightforward."
"The feature I have found most valuable is when I can reuse existing monitors and alerts for new dashboards."
"Dashboards and their versatility are among the most valuable features."
"The network map is crucial in identifying bottlenecks and determining what needs more attention."
"This solution allows us to see exactly what is going on in the network and we can very quickly solve issues with users."
"I also have the ability to see an application's performance, to see what's going on, why a network is slow, why this program for this user is experiencing a delay or some network issue"
"It can help to write your rules, organize firewalls, your block, and also your protocols and IP address to come in or out of your network."
"The ability to capture packets. It is not only for monitoring. That is very important for a company that wants to keep an eye on the packets, the transactions, the flows..."
"There are many valuable features, but understanding end-user response times stands out. It provides a score-based evaluation of user experience, helping customers quickly pinpoint whether issues originate from the network, server, client, or application. Additionally, it facilitates in-depth analysis of application dependencies."
"It's able to capture packets and, after a long time, you can come and use that information; to check, to analyze - everything you would want to do. So it's very good and helpful if you want to protect your data. It is stored in a certain place where you can access it every time you want to analyze it."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"I sometimes log in and see items changed, either in the UI or a feature enabled. To see it for the first time without proper communication can sometimes come as a shock."
"Delta traces on the Golang profiler are extremely expensive concerning memory utilization."
"Datadog could always lower the price!"
"The more tools that they can build that allow you to run AWX playbooks, or other similar fixes, would benefit clients greatly."
"I would love to see more metrics or analytics in IoT devices."
"We would really like to see more from the Service Catalog."
"We need more integration functionality, including certain metrics integration."
"The documentation leaves a lot to be desired for new users."
"Graphics need improvement. Because a lot of the information there you have to input first in some case to have full potential. It could be more automated."
"I would like to have more than 4TB of storage available in the portable version of this solution."
"GigaStor feeds into Apex. So, the area where there could be improvement would be in artificial intelligence. For example, the incorporation of more advanced machine learning or AI capabilities could enhance its functionality."
"Maybe the graphical user interface could be simplified to allow people to use it more easily. It's already good, but they can work more on it to make it even easier."
Datadog is ranked 2nd in Network Monitoring Software with 137 reviews while Observer GigaStor is ranked 91st in Network Monitoring Software with 7 reviews. Datadog is rated 8.6, while Observer GigaStor is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of Datadog writes "Very good RUM, synthetics, and infrastructure host maps". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Observer GigaStor writes "Aids significantly in the threat-hunting process and provides a score-based evaluation of user experience". Datadog is most compared with Dynatrace, Azure Monitor, New Relic, AWS X-Ray and Elastic Observability, whereas Observer GigaStor is most compared with Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline, Wireshark, Kentik and Cisco Nexus Dashboard Data Broker. See our Datadog vs. Observer GigaStor report.
See our list of best Network Monitoring Software vendors.
We monitor all Network Monitoring Software reviews to prevent fraudulent reviews and keep review quality high. We do not post reviews by company employees or direct competitors. We validate each review for authenticity via cross-reference with LinkedIn, and personal follow-up with the reviewer when necessary.