Datadog vs Network Polygraph vs Scout

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Datadog

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Network Polygraph

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Scout

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Pros of Datadog
Pros of Network Polygraph
Pros of Scout
  • 137
    Monitoring for many apps (databases, web servers, etc)
  • 107
    Easy setup
  • 87
    Powerful ui
  • 83
    Powerful integrations
  • 70
    Great value
  • 54
    Great visualization
  • 46
    Events + metrics = clarity
  • 41
    Custom metrics
  • 41
    Notifications
  • 39
    Flexibility
  • 19
    Free & paid plans
  • 16
    Great customer support
  • 15
    Makes my life easier
  • 10
    Adapts automatically as i scale up
  • 9
    Easy setup and plugins
  • 8
    Super easy and powerful
  • 7
    AWS support
  • 7
    In-context collaboration
  • 6
    Rich in features
  • 5
    Docker support
  • 4
    Cost
  • 4
    Full visibility of applications
  • 4
    Monitor almost everything
  • 4
    Cute logo
  • 4
    Automation tools
  • 4
    Source control and bug tracking
  • 4
    Simple, powerful, great for infra
  • 4
    Easy to Analyze
  • 4
    Best than others
  • 3
    Best in the field
  • 3
    Expensive
  • 3
    Good for Startups
  • 3
    Free setup
  • 2
    APM
  • 1
    Easy deployment
  • 1
    Great UI
  • 1
    Clarity
  • 8
    Easy setup
  • 5
    Plugins
  • 3
    Affordable
  • 1
    Custom Scopes
  • 1
    GIT Integration
  • 1
    Local Developer Tracing
  • 1
    Profiles Ruby Memory Usage
  • 1
    Heroku Integration

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Cons of Datadog
Cons of Network Polygraph
Cons of Scout
  • 19
    Expensive
  • 4
    No errors exception tracking
  • 2
    External Network Goes Down You Wont Be Logging
  • 1
    Complicated
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      What is Datadog?

      Datadog is the leading service for cloud-scale monitoring. It is used by IT, operations, and development teams who build and operate applications that run on dynamic or hybrid cloud infrastructure. Start monitoring in minutes with Datadog!

      What is Network Polygraph?

      Simply export your router's stats to our cloud. All major vendors supported via NetFlow/sFlow/IPFIX/jFlow.

      What is Scout?

      Scout APM helps developers quickly pinpoint & resolve performance issues before the customer ever sees them. Spend less time debugging & more time building with a streamlined interface & tracing logic that ties bottlenecks to source code.

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