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Datadog APM

Modern cloud-scale application observability & security

SaaSENTERPRISEAPM

LIVE INFRASTRUCTURE

99.99% Uptime SLA

Technical Architecture

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APM Tracing

Fully supported

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Log Management

Fully supported

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Synthetic Monitoring

Fully supported

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API Integration

Start building with Datadog APM in minutes with first-class SDK support.

import { createClient } from '@datadog/sdk'

// Initialize client
const client = createClient('YOUR_API_KEY')

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Predictable Pricing

Scale from prototype to production without billing surprises.

APM BASIC

$15/host/mo

  • Metrics & Traces
  • 15-month retention
  • 100+ integrations
  • Anomaly detection
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PRO

$31/host/mo

  • Custom metrics
  • Incident management
  • Log correlation
  • Advanced alerts

The Engineer's Verdict

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Engineering Pros

  • All-in-one Platform

    Combines metrics, traces, logs, and security in a single dashboard.

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Trade-offs

  • Complex Billing

    Pricing model contains many add-ons that can escalate costs rapidly.

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