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Datadog alternatives in 2026

Watch every service for trouble, catch an outage before customers notice, and tell them what's happening on a status page. Compare the options below by their fit, pricing and tradeoffs, then check which Datadog features OneUptime covers before switching.

Side by side

Datadog alternatives compared

ToolTypeBest forPricingTradeoff
OneUptime on Borg App Hub Open source Watch every service for trouble, catch an outage before customers notice, and tell them what's happening on a status page. No per-seat cost; pay for AI + compute Runs inside your Borg workspace.
Grafana Cloud SaaS Hosted dashboards, logs, and metrics. Free tier; usage-based paid plans. Several data products need setup and cost tracking.
New Relic SaaS Application and infrastructure telemetry. Free tier; paid usage and users. Costs depend on data and access choices.
Dynatrace SaaS Enterprise observability. Usage-based plans; check vendor pricing. More platform setup for small teams.
Prometheus Open source Self-hosted metrics and alert rules. Free to self-host; infrastructure costs extra. Logs and status pages need other tools.
Zabbix Open source Self-hosted infrastructure monitoring. Free to self-host; paid support available. Application traces need other tools.
SigNoz Open source Self-hosted OpenTelemetry observability. Self-hosting available; hosted plans available. You maintain your own telemetry storage.

The push

Why teams leave Datadog

  • Infrastructure pricing is per host, so every new server you add raises the bill.

  • Logs, APM, and other Datadog products are billed separately from Infrastructure, each with its own meter.

  • Some teams want monitoring data kept on servers they control instead of a vendor's cloud.

  • Separate products and billing units for logs, APM, and hosts make the total bill hard to predict.

Before switching

Check the coverage you need

Review the feature details for OneUptime before moving your workflow from Datadog.

  • Infrastructure metrics

    Partly covered

    Collects telemetry; dashboards and coverage differ from Datadog.

  • Logs and traces

    Partly covered

    Telemetry is available; confirm the data types and scale you need.

  • Integrations

    Partly covered

    Offers integrations, not the full Datadog catalog.

See the full feature coverage for OneUptime.

Borg App Hub

OneUptime, without the seat tax

Watch every service for trouble, catch an outage before customers notice, and tell them what's happening on a status page. The Borg App Hub runs OneUptime with no per-seat cost and no usage caps. You pay only for the AI and compute you use, inside a workspace you control.

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Questions

Datadog alternatives, answered

Is OneUptime a complete Datadog replacement?

No. It covers monitoring and incident jobs, but check telemetry depth and integrations before moving.

Can OneUptime host a status page?

Yes. It includes status pages tied to service health.

Is there an open-source or free alternative to Datadog?

Yes. OneUptime's core is open source and free to self-host; Prometheus and Zabbix are other self-hosted options. You still pay for your own infrastructure and operations.

Does OneUptime handle incidents?

Yes. It can track incidents and help route responders.

Why compare Datadog bills by product?

Datadog prices Infrastructure, logs, APM, and other products separately. Check the full mix you use.

How does Borg App Hub pricing work?

There's no per-seat cost and no usage caps. You pay only for the AI and compute OneUptime uses, as part of your existing Borg subscription.

Ready to look closer? See OneUptime on the Borg App Hub.

Datadog pricing checked 2026-10-07. Pricing source