Datadog vs Nagios

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Datadog
Based on 137 reviews.
Nagios
Based on 118 reviews.
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Overview
In 2014, Datadog support was broadened to multiple cloud service providers including Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform and Red Hat OpenShift. The company added OpenStack support as well. Datadog was founded in 2010 by Olivier Pomel, former VP of technology at Wireless Generation, and Alexis L-Quc, former director of operations at Wireless Generation. In November 2012, Datadog received a $6.2M Series A investment co-led by Index Ventures and RTP Ventures.
Nagios, an open-source computer-software application, monitors systems, networks and infrastructure. Nagios offers monitoring and alerting services for servers, switches, applications and services. It alerts users when things go wrong and alerts them a second time when the problem has been resolved. Ethan Galstad and a group of developers originally wrote Nagios as NetSaint. As of 2015 "Agios" also transliterates the Greek word, which means "saint".
Sample Customers
Datadog
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
Nagios XI
Nagios has over one million users globally, including AOL, DHL, McAfee, MCI, MTV, Yahoo!, Universal, Toshiba, Sony, Siemens, and JPMorgan Chase.
Nagios Core
Airbnb, Cisco, PayPal, FanDuel
Nagios Fusion
NuBlue, St.Elisabeth Hospital, Akamit Systems, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, ValueClick, Sunrise Banks
Nagios Log Server
IBM, impulse, wipro, comteco
Popular Solutions
Top Industries
Educational Organization
34%
Computer Software Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Educational Organization
34%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Computer Software Company
10%
Government
6%
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