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Datadog vs Upcheck
Enterprise observability platform with broader metrics and tracing, not a dedicated site-health monitor.
DatadogMonitoring and security platform for cloud apps
UpcheckUpcheck watches every website you own — uptime, SSL certificate, DNS, domain registration, and the…Which to pick
Pick Datadog if you want…
- Unified observability and security for cloud apps
- Full-stack observability
- A free plan to start with
- Integrations with Amazon Web Services, Kubernetes or OpenTelemetry (on Datadog's list, not Upcheck's)
Pick Upcheck if you want…
- All-in-one website health monitoring
- Integrations with Email, Slack or Discord (on Upcheck's list, not Datadog's)
Side by side
- What it is
- Datadog:Datadog is a cloud monitoring and security platform that provides observability across infrastructure, applications, logs, and security.
- Upcheck:Upcheck monitors website uptime, SSL certificates, DNS, domain registration, page content, ports and APIs, sending alerts to your team.
- Best for
- Datadog:Unified observability and security for cloud apps
- Upcheck:All-in-one website health monitoring
- Who it’s for
- Datadog:Developers, IT ops, and security teams managing cloud-native workloads.
- Upcheck:Web developers and ops teams who need comprehensive site health monitoring.
- Pricing
- Datadog:Freemium
- Upcheck:Paid
- Plans
- Datadog:AI Credits $500 per 500 credits per month · Code Coverage $8 per committer per month · Log Management $0.10 per GB ingested per month
- Upcheck:—
- Works with
- Datadog:Amazon Web Services, Kubernetes, OpenTelemetry, GitHub, GitLab, Azure DevOps
- Upcheck:Email, Slack, Discord, Microsoft Teams, Webhook
Datadog features
- Infrastructure Monitoring. Collects metrics, custom metrics, and alerts from servers, containers, and cloud services.
- Application Performance Monitoring. Tracks request latency, traces, and provides continuous profiling.
- Log Management. Ingests, parses, enriches and stores logs with flexible retention and alerting.
- Security Suite. Offers code security, vulnerability management, cloud security posture and SIEM.
- Synthetic & Real User Monitoring. Proactively tests user journeys and captures real-user performance data.
- AI-powered Bits Suite. AI agents for chat, investigation, code fixes, and custom workflow automation.
Upcheck features
- Uptime checks. HTTPS requests every 5 minutes, confirmed twice before alerting.
- SSL certificate monitoring. TLS handshake twice daily with expiry and chain alerts.
- DNS change detection. Fingerprint DNS records every 6 hours and alert on changes.
- Domain registration alerts. RDAP-based expiry warnings weeks before renewal is due.
- Page & keyword monitoring. Watch specific text or keywords on any page and get notified on changes.
- Port & API endpoint checks. TCP connect tests and API probes with status, body and latency validation.
- Custom alert routing. Send alerts via Email, Slack, Discord, Teams or webhook, with reusable recipient lists.
- Historical check log. All check results are stored per site with a change feed.
Datadog vs Upcheck FAQ
Is Datadog or Upcheck free?+
Datadog has a free plan and paid plans. Upcheck is paid.
Do Datadog and Upcheck integrate with the same tools?+
Their integration lists don't overlap: Datadog lists Amazon Web Services, Kubernetes, OpenTelemetry, GitHub and 2 more; Upcheck lists Email, Slack, Discord, Microsoft Teams and 1 more.
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