DevLens vs Datadog
See how DevLens compares to Datadog in features, pricing, and capabilities.
DevLens is focused on simplifying your operations, and ensuring your observability and monitoring tools don't turn into a full time responsibility for your team. We're also honest about what you don't get. See how we stack up against Datadog below.
Pricing for a Team of 10 Engineers
Assumes 10 full-platform users and 100GB a month of data ingestion. DevLens Professional. As of 2025-10-30, an r7g.large EC2 instance with 1TB of disk is ~$160/mo.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Ours | Datadog |
|---|---|---|
| Error Tracking & Stack Traces | ||
| AI-Powered Anomaly Detection | ||
| Automatic Root Cause Analysis | ||
| 5-minute Setup | ||
| Unlimited Team Members | ||
| Alerting | ||
| Data Retention | 180 days | 15 days |
| API Rate Limits | Hardware limited | Throttled |
| Infrastructure Monitoring | ||
| APM (Application Performance Monitoring) | ||
| Real-time Performance Monitoring | ||
| Distributed Tracing | ||
| Log Management | ||
| Synthetic Monitoring | ||
| Real User Monitoring (RUM) |
Major Differences
Complexity
Datadog started as a challenger in the APM space, and with time, has expanded its feature set to include APM, SIEM, RUM, log management, and more. Large teams might need only a fraction of that visibility to keep a pulse on things. DevLens intentionally keeps things simple and focused on error management.
Data Residency
DevLens hosts your data in your environment, no matter where it resides. Zero dependencies on Internet access.
Cloud-Only
Datadog offers you a choice in data residency, at a cost. They remain in control of your data, and the parent company remains subject to US law. DevLens lets you choose who and where to host your data, be it within your environment, in the cloud, or under our oversight. DevLens offers you your choice in residency and management.
Cost
Datadog prices many of its services based on the number of hosts you're monitoring. This made sense in a server-centric world, but what happens if you decide to scale to a lot of small hosts for better horizontal scalability? What happens if you just need that one extra feature, but across a large fleet? DevLens keeps pricing simple and seat-based. We think it's "just right" for teams of many sizes.
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